London’s cycle hire scheme has its busiest year ever
Transport for London's (TfL) cycle hire scheme saw more bikes hired during 2022 than any other year in the scheme’s history, with 11.5 million rentals across the year.

Discounts on Great British Bake Off musical tickets
The UK’s most beloved baking show Great British Bake Off (GBBO) has been adapted for the stage and reinvented into a delicious musical-comedy, opening at the Noel Coward Theatre next month.

London’s weekly railway news
A weekly round-up of London's rail transport news…

Barkers department store to be refurbished
The former Barkers department store in Kensington has been given planning permission for a large redevelopment of the interior spaces, and a new roof terrace to be added on top.

Make a spectacle of yourself at the Wellcome Collection
An exhibition at the Wellcome Collection is taking a look at eyesight, from how we see things to how we correct how we see things, and the cultural baggage we've wrapped that medical issue up in.

The unexpected interior of Our Lady of the Rosary, Marylebone
Not far from Marylebone can be found an austere looking church building, that has a surprisingly light and open interior.

V&A Museum doubling the size of its Photography Galleries
The V&A Museum is doubling the size of its Photography Centre and has confirmed that the new galleries will open on 25th May 2023.

London’s 2023 ceremonial gun salutes
Ceremonial military guns will go bang bang several times in London during 2023, at the Tower of London and in the Royal Parks.

New cycleway between Holloway and Finsbury Park construction starts this month
Construction of a new experimental cycle lane, Cycleway 50, between Holloway and Finsbury Park will start later this month, as TfL announces plans for a consultation when the route opens.

London’s Public Art: Unity by Ivan Klapez
Two bronze figures are dancing in an alcove near the Barbican, in a place that's both public, but also not that well known.

International Hall’s old colonial emblems
A large building just down the road from Russell Square tube station is notable for both its monumental design, but also a series of plaques that line the walls.

Tours of the Lord Mayor of London’s Mansion House
The grand mansion in the City of London that’s home to the Lord Mayor of London isn't usually open to the general public, but they do hold a once-weekly guided tour.

The unexpected heritage of London Bridge station’s iron girders
Little noticed by the thousands of people who use London Bridge station, but above their heads are some of the oldest iron girders in the UK.

Go on tours of buildings sites this March
The semi-annual event that shows off the construction industry by letting people go behind the hoardings onto building sites returns in March, and booking is open now.

London exhibitions to visit in January 2023
A selection of ten excellent exhibitions to visit in January as you try to lose the Christmas excess by walking between lots of museums and galleries.

London’s Alleys: James Court, W1
This is a fairly new open courtyard and alleyway that replaced a small sealed off cul-de-sac as part of a large redevelopment of the former Foyles bookstore.