(L)ondon (I)nteresting (A)ctivities
Photograph: cktravels.com / Shutterstock.comThere are, despite rumours to the contrary, still plenty of London pubs where you can bag a pint for less than six quid. As we explored in our handy round-up, some central boozers even meet the brief. Your […]
Photograph: joshimerbin / Shutterstock.comWhere did Shakespeare really belong? Stratford-upon-Avon draws in millions of tourists annually as the playwright’s birthplace and burial site, yet a new finding suggests Shakespeare spent a lot more of his later life down south than we […]
Photograph: mdotahsan / Shutterstock.comYou’ve probably heard by now, but even more tube strikes are on the way. RMT drivers will be walking out for six 24-hour periods in April, May and June. The first day of strikes will be next week, taking […]
Hackney Art Week is back, and in 2026 it’s going to be even bigger than last year’s event. The east London art festival has promised it will ‘expand across the borough’ this summer, with the fair taking place in Hackney […]
Photograph: John Marshall / JM EnternationalCalling all ’90s babies. A free exhibition has opened at the Barbican, and it’s celebrating the era of Cool Britannia with all things Spice Girls and Britpop. Mel B’s leopard print catsuit, Gerri Halliwell’s union jack print boots […]
Photograph: Ceri Breeze / Shutterstock.comIn 2025, London Heathrow recorded its highest number of passengers ever. A whopping 84.5 million people used the travel hub last year, which equates to an average of more than 231,000 travellers arriving and departing every day. However, that wasn’t […]
Photograph: ShutterstockIf you’re one of those nosy Londoners who likes to look through people’s living rooms and right into their gardens as you walk past houses, this one’s for you. In June, you’ll get the chance to snoop around Keir Starmer’s backyard […]