Year: 2026

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Field Day 2026 in Brockwell Park: set times, full lineup, tickets and everything you need to know

Photograph: Luke DysonThe late May Bank Holiday Weekend is when London’s summer festival season properly gets going. Brockwell Park’s first three major events take place over the three day weekend, with Field Day first up on Saturday May 23. This […]

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GALA Festival 2026 at Peckham Rye Park: set times, full lineup, tickets and everything you need to know

Photograph: Jake Philip Davis (www.instagram.com/jakephilipdavis)Weather-wise, the late May Bank Holiday Weekend is set to be a corker. And where better to make the most of that sunshine than beloved south London electronic music festival GALA? London’s trendiest electronic musos will […]

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London’s iconic Trocadero is being turned into one of the city’s biggest Wetherspoons pubs

Photograph: Criterion CapitalJD Wetherspoon is set to open its first ever pub in London’s Theatreland district, with a new West End mega-boozer taking over part of what was once the Trocadero. The pub will be known as Piccadilly Hall, named in tribute to […]

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The 6 best free things to do in London this bank holiday weekend [May 22-25 2026]

Photograph: Angel Comedy ClubWhat’s that on the horizon? Another three day weekend? And temperatures potentially reaching 31 degrees? Don’t mind if we do.  After two weeks suffering through rain and cloudy skies, the sun can make us do crazy things. Like spending […]

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London travel disruption this weekend: full list of tube and train closures for May 23-25 2026 bank holiday weekend

Photograph: Sergii Figurnyi / Shutterstock.comNot only is the weather gonna be balmy over the late May Bank Holiday Weekend, but there’s loads taking place in London that’ll help you make the most of it. From Peckham’s legendary GALA festival and […]

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The world’s oldest seagoing paddle steamer is coming to the Thames

Photograph: dvlcom – www.dvlcom.co.uk / Shutterstock.comAye aye cap’n, it’s time to grab your skipper hat and quickly learn the difference between port and starboard because The Waverley, aka the world’s last ever seagoing paddle steamer, is heading this way. For […]

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This American health food brand is coming to London for the first time with three new restaurants

Photograph: Rōti Modern MediterraneanSometimes, all you need to tip an average weeknight evening into a good ’un is a tasty takeaway in front of the telly. Well, thanks to the UK debut of American food brand Rōti Modern Mediterranean, three […]