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Best Of Londonist: 14-20 July 2025

Our best articles from the past week.

Londonist: Things To Do
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Imberbus: Ride Vintage London Buses Over Salisbury Plain This August

THE bus event of the year?

Imberbus travelling across Salisbury Plain

Kew's Palm House To Close For Five Years

Major refit for the early Victorian structure.

The Palm House at Kew Gardens

Open House Festival 2025: Which Buildings Are Open? Which Need Booking?

First details of this year's architecture fest.

Inside Guildhall in London

Dazzling Yellow PYO Sunflower Farms And Fields Near London: Summer 2025

The 2025 sunflower season is expected to be short, so be quick.

Photo: Bonnie Kittle via Unsplash

Where To Find Eduardo Paolozzi's Sculptures In London

They're scattered across the city.

Isaac Newton statue at the British Library

Ticket Alert: A Taste Of Ireland Makes Its West End Debut

Starring alumni of Riverdance and Lord of the Dance. (Sponsor)

Dance performance on a purple stage at the peacock theatre in London
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Visit A Museum Of Vintage TVs, And A Moated Manor House: Heritage Open Days 2025

September = Xmas for London lovers.

Where To See Art In London In The Evenings

Where to get a dose of culture after work.

Whitechapel Art Gallery

Canada Water Is London's Next Hotspot: Here's Why

A new town square, and London's first new high street for 100 years. (Sponsor)

Canada Water in london from above

Anatomy of a Painting: William Hogarth's March of the Guards to Finchley

The nuggets of London history lurking on canvas.

William Hogarth's march to finchley

Fergie Finally Finds The Correct London Bridge - Two Decades After Blundering Music Video

Water under the bridge?

That Time Jayne Mansfield Opened The Chiswick Flyover

Strange bedfellows indeed.

Underneath Chiswick flyover

The Story Of The Embankment Lions

London's leonine mooring rings.

A stone lion at Vauxhall near the mi6 building

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Streatham Hill's A23 Set For Major Overhaul

New crossings, cycle lanes, public spaces and more.

Major road through Streatham

Al (Fresco) That Jazz! Ronnie Scott's Is Throwing A Street Party In Soho This Summer

And it's free.

Ronnie Scott's street party in Soho London

Paris Vs London According To An 18th Century Observer

"In Paris food is mainly soup... In London roast meat is consumed everywhere."

Cartoon by rowlandson showing various characters of the 18th century

A Visit To The Clerks' Well: The Source Of Clerkenwell's Name

The history runs deep.

The Clerks' Well plaque

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Croydon Composer Celebrated With Series Of Events

Feat. BRIT School and a public piano.

Samuel Coleridge Taylor

Thamesmead Festival: Outrageously Fun Party In South London This August

Music, comedy and a dog show.

A party in Thamesmead

Looking Ahead: Things To Do This Week In London: 21-27 July 2025

See what's on in London this week.

 
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