The boundaries of the City of London are patrolled by 14 guardian dragons. A while back, we decided it was time they each had a name. These are our proposals, all of which have an historical connection to the part of the City in which they stand. See if you can work them out.
Trouble at t'Mill. How a fire on Bankside changed London in many unexpected ways -> londonist.substack.com/p/trouble-at...
Need a dose of spring colour? Visit London's best spots for daffodils
35+ things to do this weekend, from airport history, to Harry Styles, to a flea market at a rather unusual venue
Such a dressy affair, it's the polar opposite of the World Naked Bike Ride 🚲
Genuine street name in Cricklewood. You have been warned...
FREE STUFF: Catch a Royal Opera House show for free - plus other bargain events in London this week 🚫💰 londonist.com/london/free-...
Reminder that we maintain a map of all London's bookswaps... places where you can freely pick up a book, or drop some off for someone else. We're always adding to it, so do let us know if there's one near you that we missed -> londonist.com/london/maps/...
Looking for FREE museums in London? We've just written the definitive guide 🏛️ londonist.com/london/free-...
Richmond Palace model in Museum of richmond
Model of Old London Bridge in St Magnus the Martyr church
Construction of the metropolitan railway. A model in London Transport Museum
A model of Euston station, on display at York's National Railway Museum
Some fantastic models of London buildings and scenes... we've rounded up a few favourites in today's Londonist: Time Machine -> londonist.substack.com/p/london-in-...
Lots of clowns in this part of town...
Good news food/history lovers! The historic Simpsons in the Strand restaurant reopens in a matter of days
FROM TOMORROW: These huge paintings of the Tube, soundtracked by recordings made by the man who co-wrote Fairytale of New York, go on show at Guildhall Art Gallery londonist.com/london/art-a...
A fountain of vomiting people. You've got till the end of today to see the 'Fountain of Filth' on the South Bank. It's an installation by Channel 4 to tie in with their new documentary Dirty Business, about the sewage scandal
The amber lambency of sunshine through a pint. Now there's something we haven't seen for a very long time...
1921 was the Year of the Pogo Stick in London, with even celebrities and royalty having a go. This week's Londonist: Time Machine hops back to take a look... londonist.substack.com/p/1921-do-yo...
You'll be delighted to know that the first Christmas press releases have started to arrive. Too soon to put the tree up? 🎄
London's longest tunnels... not that you can walk down most of them, but here's where to find London's longest tunnels of every type londonist.com/2026/02/lond...
Intriguing viewpoint: likes clean air, doesn't like ULEZ. A guerrilla bench plaque spotted on Gray's Inn Road...
A new floating park and floating lido have been proposed for east London (with some slightly eccentric mock-ups)
Horsey pub crawls, new exhibitions and a look ahead to St Patrick's Day - this week's Best Of Londonist has just dropped
We love London, but we could be persuaded to leave for a day or two...
5 London Underground stations that totally ripped off other buildings 👀
This is what Pimlico and (the area that would become) Victoria looked like in 1746... now mapped in colour for the first time. High-res version and details on link: londonist.substack.com/p/mapped-in-...
London's Ramadan lights are here! Head to Coventry Street to see them dazzle! They're on every night till 24 March ✨
Images: Aziz Foundation
The Whitgift Centre, the Black Dog, and other locations to visit on a Taylor Swift tour of London
From Poirot to Taylor Swift, via station redevelopment, Tube toilets, and tiny trains
Charles II (in Soho Square). He was England's most lecherous, licentious and... by the looks of it... lichenous monarch
