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The Fiver – Five American-style Diners in London - Londontopia
There’s something comforting about a diner. You walk into any greasy spoon in the United States, and you know there’s going to be coffee, burgers, breakfast at all hours, and—most importantly—good company. The diner is probably the most American of restaurant concepts, and like a lot of popular American culinary experiences, it has found its […]
10 Interesting Facts and Figures about Oxford Street - Londontopia
London is a city full of history, culture, and entertainment. One of the most famous places in London is Oxford Street, which is known for its world-class shopping and vibrant atmosphere. Whether you are a local or a tourist, Oxford Street is a must-visit destination. In this article, we will explore ten interesting facts and […]
Tube History: A Brief History of the Victoria Line - Londontopia
It might be hard to believe, but the Underground line, named after the United Kingdom’s second-longest serving monarch, is actually one of the babies when it comes to the Tube. It’s also one of the only Tube lines to have just one extension. Running from Brixton in South London to Walthamstow Central in the northeast […]
The Fiver: Five of the Most Expensive Restaurants in London - Londontopia
Having just booked some dining reservations for my upcoming birthday, food can be pretty expensive if you go to a fancy restaurant. As the capital of the United Kingdom and a pretty fashionable city in its own right, London has dozens of restaurants that can really take the money out of your bank account. However, […]
Top London Transport YouTubers To Subscribe To - Londontopia
Transport YouTube is one of the most popular subjects on the video streaming website. There are several notable Tube YouTubers who cover the London Underground, some in excruciating but fascinating detail. Here are a few of the ones I subscribe to and watch regularly, with examples of their videos. Geoff Marshall Basically the God of […]
10 Interesting Facts about the Bakerloo Line - Londontopia
If I had to pick a London Underground line with the most ‘Londony’ name, it would be the Bakerloo line (a portmanteau of Baker Street and Waterloo Railway). Here are a few interesting facts and figures about this famous Tube line. The Brown Line Printed in brown on the Tube map, it serves 25 stations, […]
The Fiver: Five Great Places to Exercise in London While Traveling - Londontopia
Staying fit can be a bit of a challenge when you’re away from home. You could, of course, use a hotel gym, but those can be a little disappointing and don’t really let you get out and see the local color. London has many great places to exercise from parks with trails and exercise equipment […]
A Brief History of the London Overground - Londontopia
A very recent addition to Transport for London, the London Overground isn’t a Bizarro-mirror-universe copy of the London Underground. However, it is very much what it says on the tin and where the Underground is a below-ground rail system, the Overground is more of a metropolitan train service. The Overground is what is known as […]
Ten Interesting Facts about the District Line - Londontopia
Running from the east in Upminster to Earl’s Court in the west, the District Line forms one of the oldest London Underground lines in the service’s history. The idea when the line began was that it would connect all of London’s railway termini. Starting off as a separate underground railway, it was integrated with the […]
10 Interesting Facts About the Waterloo and City Line - Londontopia
The shortest Tube Line, the Waterloo and City Line connects just two stations, but provides a key traffic pattern for commuters to the City of London from London’s suburbs in southwest London, Surrey, and Hampshire. Here are a few interesting facts about it. THE SHORTEST It’s the shortest Tube line at just 1.47 miles or […]
The Tube: 10 Interesting Facts about the Circle Line - Londontopia
The Circle Line is one of London’s oldest Tube Lines, but it also gets easily confused with the District Line, with which it shares a lot of track. But this unique line has long served central London and is a great way to get around for tourists. Here are a few interesting facts about the […]
Passengers can now travel directly from Essex to Heathrow on Elizabeth line - Londontopia
Passengers can now travel directly from Essex to Heathrow airport as part of changes to London’s Elizabeth line. Updates to the line’s timetable mean trains will run from Shenfield in Essex, through east London to Heathrow Terminal 5 all day. The airport will now receive six Elizabeth line trains per hour. The new timetable also […]
Four London landmarks to join Big Ben in lighting up for the King’s coronation - Londontopia
Four London landmarks have been announced as additions to the list of buildings which will light up across the nation to mark the King’s coronation. Tower Bridge, London Bridge, Guildhall and Mansion House will be illuminated in red, white and blue to mark the crowning of the King and the Queen Consort this weekend. The […]
Coronation benches designed by children to be at Tower of London all summer - Londontopia
Coronation benches designed by schoolchildren across the UK will be at the Tower of London throughout the summer. The 14 illustrated benches reflect the values and symbols that young people wish to define this new era, Historic Royal Palaces said. Schoolchildren across the country were tasked with designing their own illustrated benches, exploring their hopes […]
HMV to reopen historic Oxford Street store - Londontopia
HMV is to reopen its historic Oxford Street store later this year after a four-year absence. The music retailer shut the flagship store in 2019 after tumbling into administration before a rescue takeover by Canadian Doug Putman’s Sunrise Records. The site, where HMV opened its first shop in 1921, has been operating as an American […]
Queen Consort waxwork unveiled at Madame Tussauds London - Londontopia
A waxwork of the Queen Consort has been unveiled at Madame Tussauds London ahead of the coronation in May. Styled in a dark blue gown, the statue will stand alongside Charles, the Prince and Princess of Wales, the late Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh in the Throne Room. Designer Anna Valentine recreated the outfit […]
Horse-drawn carriage available to book on Uber in London ahead of coronation - Londontopia
Royal fans can get into the coronation spirit by booking an Uber ride with a difference – a horse-drawn carriage that resembles the King’s mode of transport on the day he is crowned. The coronation carriage will be in operation from May 3 to May 5 at Dulwich Park in south London and slots will […]
Crown Jewels to be projected on to Tower of London to tell story of coronations - Londontopia
The Crown Jewels will be projected on to the Tower of London before touring UK landmarks under plans to tell the story of coronations to thousands of people. The jewels will be projected on to the famous London landmark in autumn before touring the length and breadth of the country. The Crown and Coronation display, […]
More than 200 looks to feature in V&A exhibition on Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel - Londontopia
More than 200 Chanel looks will be seen together for the first time in the Victoria and Albert Museum’s (V&A) forthcoming exhibition on the work of French fashion designer Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel. Gabrielle Chanel. Fashion Manifesto will unfold over 10 sections, charting the evolution of her design style and the establishment of the House of […]
London Eye gets spring clean to mark start of the season - Londontopia
One of London’s most distinctive landmarks has had a thorough clean to mark the first day of spring on Monday. Staff braved heights of 135 meters (443ft) to reach the pods on the London Eye in Westminster and ensure the glass on each capsule was washed and polished. The landmark, which first opened in 2000, […]
National Portrait Gallery to reopen with exhibition on pioneering color photographer - Londontopia
The National Portrait Gallery is set to reopen with more than two dozen newly discovered works from trailblazing 20th-century British photographer Yevonde. Yevonde: Life And Colour will explore the life and career of Yevonde Middleton, who pioneered the use of color photography in the 1930s, and will run from June 22 to October 15. The […]
The Ugly Duchess: Beauty and Satire in the Renaissance at the National Gallery - Londontopia
The Ugly Duchess: Beauty and Satire in the Renaissance is a free exhibition at the National Gallery. Open from 16 March to 11 June 2023, it sheds new light on Quinten Massys’s An Old Woman (about 1513). Quinten Massys Also known as Metsys, Quinten Massys (1465/6–1530) was born in the university town of Leuven in […]
Gatwick returns to profit as air travel bounces back - Londontopia
Gatwick Airport returned to profitability in 2022 amid a bounce-back in air travel as coronavirus rules eased, but said it has “some way to go to reach a full recovery.” The West Sussex airport reported profit after tax of £196.5 million for last year, against total losses of more than £830 million during 2020 and […]
Shire horses prepare Tower of London moat for next wildflower display - Londontopia
The Tower of London has employed a pair of shire horses to transform its moat into a permanent haven for wildflowers. Around 20 million seeds were planted in the famous fortress’s moat last year for its first-ever floral display. Now the dark brown and white stallions, named William and Joey, have plowed the ground ahead […]
Heathrow ready for ‘successful Easter getaway’ after chaos of 2022 - Londontopia
Heathrow has sought to reassure families it is prepared for a “successful Easter getaway” after many saw their holiday plans ruined a year ago. The west London airport said overall passenger satisfaction is “close to pre-pandemic levels”. The punctuality of departing flights in February was “the most consistent it has been in the last 12 […]
More than 40,000 plant species now stored in Kew Gardens’ seed bank - Londontopia
The Millennium Seed Bank (MSB) is celebrating a major milestone after banking more than 40,000 different plant species in an effort to preserve rare, threatened and important wild plants. Dubbed the Noah’s Ark for plants, the MSB holds the Guinness World Record for the largest seed bank facility on Earth. It stores 98,567 seed collections […]
Ten of the Best Fish & Chips Restaurants in London - Londontopia
Fish and chips is one of those iconic British foods. A good, fried piece of cod and what we Americans would call French fries is all you really need for a good meal. Naturally, there are chippies all over the UK and there are arguably as many in London as there are pubs, so figuring […]
Emmeline Pankhurst immortalized by Madame Tussauds for International Women’s Day - Londontopia
Modern-day activists such as Florence Given joined Madame Tussauds London to unveil its new Emmeline Pankhurst waxwork ahead of International Women’s Day. The leading Suffragette has been immortalized by the London attraction 120 years after she co-founded the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU), whose members were determined to win the right to vote for […]
Fledgling airline Norse to serve the most US destinations from London's Gatwick in summer - Londontopia
Norse Atlantic Airways has announced it will serve more US destinations from Gatwick than any other airline this summer. The fledgling Norwegian low-cost carrier said it will add Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington DC to its transatlantic operations from the West Sussex airport. It already connects Gatwick with New York, and recently announced […]
Heathrow Airport narrows losses after ‘year of recovery’ - Londontopia
Heathrow Airport narrowed its losses sharply in 2022 amid a bounce back in travel demand, but said results were weighed on by surging cost pressures and lower passenger numbers. The group reported underlying pre-tax losses of £684 million for last year, against losses of £1.3 billion in 2021. It said no dividends were paid in […]
Nearly half of Londoners have used Elizabeth line so far – survey - Londontopia
Nearly half of Londoners have used the Elizabeth line since it opened in May 2022, a new survey suggests. The results of a YouGov poll shared with the PA news agency indicate 45% of the capital’s residents have made at least one journey on the £19 billion railway. That is up from 24% in July […]
Art lovers in a spin over spiral artworks signposting a wider universe at Somerset House - Londontopia
An artwork featuring two intersecting spirals has been constructed at Somerset House in London. The outdoor installation, which spirals outwards from the art gallery’s neoclassical courtyard, is by Indian contemporary artist Jitish Kallat. Unveiled on Thursday, Whorled (Here After Here After Here) features two spirals that run parallel to each other and do not meet […]
Tate Britain to unveil complete rehang of collection for first time in 10 years - Londontopia
Tate Britain has announced it will open a complete rehang of its national collection of British art for the first time in a decade. The new displays opening on May 23 will feature more than 800 works by over 350 artists, from much-loved favorites to recent discoveries and brand new commissions. The rehang will see […]
Heathrow Airport records busiest start of year since before pandemic - Londontopia
Heathrow Airport is “back to its best” having recorded the busiest start of the year since before the pandemic, its boss John Holland-Kaye has said. The UK’s busiest airport revealed more than 5.4 million passengers traveled through Heathrow in January, reaching levels not seen since the start of 2020. It comes as UK airports were […]
London hotel prices 60% higher for King’s coronation, says Trivago - Londontopia
Accommodation search website Trivago has revealed that London hotels have ramped up their prices by nearly two-thirds for the King’s coronation. Trivago chief executive Axel Hefer told the PA news agency that the group has seen hotel prices in the capital jump by 60% year on year for coronation day on May 6, with prices […]
Artist Ai Weiwei to launch first design-focused exhibition at London's Design Museum - Londontopia
Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei is to take over London’s Design Museum with his first installation using design and history as a lens through which to consider what we value. Hundreds of thousands of objects, which have been collected by Weiwei since the 1990s as part of his ongoing fascination with artifacts and traditional craftsmanship, […]
London Travel Alert: Staff at British Museum to walk out during half-term break - Londontopia
Fresh strikes have been called by the biggest civil service union in its long-running dispute over jobs, pay and pensions. Members of the Public and Commercial Service union (PCS) at the British Museum will take industrial action during February half term. More than 100 members of the museum’s visitor services and security teams will take […]
National Portrait Gallery to reopen in June with two special exhibitions - Londontopia
The National Portrait Gallery will reopen later this year with an exhibition of previously unseen photographs by Sir Paul McCartney from his early days in The Beatles. The archive features images taken between December 1963 and February 1964 – from the emergence of Beatlemania in Liverpool to performing on The Ed Sullivan Show in New […]
Ten Social Media Accounts to Follow for Londonphiles - Londontopia
For good or for ill, social media is everywhere these days. We watch videos on Tiktok and Youtube, post our photos to Instagram, chat via WhatsApp, and keep in touch with our friends using Facebook. Social media can also be a useful place to find information (hopefully good information) about places we love. Of course, […]
Pollock’s Toy Museum in London Has Closed Unexpectedly - Londontopia
One of London’s most famous tourist attractions – Pollock’s Toy Museum in central London – has closed its doors unexpectedly. The Toy Museum, located in a beautiful old Georgian building, was a popular tourist attraction, showcasing the history of toys from around the world. According to the statement released this week by the store on […]