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Turkey sandwiches. Gingerbread scones. Mince pies galore. It's festive afternoon tea season!
Fantastically Festive Christmas Afternoon Teas To Enjoy In London This Year
Treat yourself to a festive afternoon tea 🎅🏻🫖
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November 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Turkey sandwiches. Gingerbread scones. Mince pies galore. It's festive afternoon tea season!
"Paddington Bear" and "music video" are not phrases we expected to write in the same sentence, but it's 2025 and here we are
Paddington Bear Stars In Charming New Music Video Filmed At Paddington Station
Tom Fletcher joins him for 'One of Us'.
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November 28, 2025 at 12:17 PM
"Paddington Bear" and "music video" are not phrases we expected to write in the same sentence, but it's 2025 and here we are
Vauxhall could soon see a whopping 3,000-home development right next to the station
Vauxhall Could Get One Of The UK's Tallest Residential Buildings
3,000 homes and one of the tallest towers in London.
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November 28, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Vauxhall could soon see a whopping 3,000-home development right next to the station
Another Luke Jerram artwork is going on display - and this time, you can touch it
Luke Jerram's Mirror Moon To Go On Display In London
Made from mirrored stainless steel.
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November 28, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Another Luke Jerram artwork is going on display - and this time, you can touch it
This year's Gingerbread City exhibition is ready for its grand opening this weekend 😍
Full info on this year's exhibition here: londonist.com/london/chris...
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November 27, 2025 at 2:11 PM
This year's Gingerbread City exhibition is ready for its grand opening this weekend 😍
Full info on this year's exhibition here: londonist.com/london/chris...
Full info on this year's exhibition here: londonist.com/london/chris...
Wellies at the ready for a visit to a real-life Christmas tree farm 🎄
Pick Your Own Christmas Tree At These Festive Farms In And Around London
Where to pick your own Christmas tree near London.
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November 27, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Wellies at the ready for a visit to a real-life Christmas tree farm 🎄
See UCL lit up in celebration of its bicentenary this winter
UCL Gets A Glow-Up With Special Light Show This Winter
Celebrating the institution's bicentenary.
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November 27, 2025 at 9:24 AM
See UCL lit up in celebration of its bicentenary this winter
Fire in Holborn. Avoid any roads/buses going through the area north of Holborn Tube (Southampton Row/Theobalds junction). An underground fire in utility tunnels has the whole area cordoned off, with 10 fire engines on site
November 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Fire in Holborn. Avoid any roads/buses going through the area north of Holborn Tube (Southampton Row/Theobalds junction). An underground fire in utility tunnels has the whole area cordoned off, with 10 fire engines on site
Would you swim in the Thames? These Victorians did, in a specially constructed 'floating baths'. It became an ice rink in winter, too. More on the link ->
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Whatever Happened to the Floating Swimming Pool of Charing Cross?
A deep dive into London's most unusual pool.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Would you swim in the Thames? These Victorians did, in a specially constructed 'floating baths'. It became an ice rink in winter, too. More on the link ->
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Keeping Tabs: Painting, pollution and prizes
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
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November 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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From Christmas events to current exhibitions, here's what's happening in London this December
40+ Rather Splendid Things To Do In London This Month: December 2025
Festive and non-festive things to do in the capital.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
From Christmas events to current exhibitions, here's what's happening in London this December
Forget walking around the West End Christmas lights — take a bus tour instead!
The Best Bus Tours To See London's Christmas Lights 2025
Tour the West End lights in comfort.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Forget walking around the West End Christmas lights — take a bus tour instead!
Got your NYE plans sorted? See in 2026 with a bang at these parties and events 🍾
Things To Do In London On New Year's Eve 2025
Where to see in 2026 in the capital.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Got your NYE plans sorted? See in 2026 with a bang at these parties and events 🍾
Fire up the Autochef and stock up on Wensleydale: a Wallace & Gromit exhibition is coming to London! 🧀
Ticket Alert: New Exhibition Goes Behind The Scenes On Wallace & Gromit
No use prevaricating about the bush on this one.
londonist.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Fire up the Autochef and stock up on Wensleydale: a Wallace & Gromit exhibition is coming to London! 🧀
The London skyline's had a glow up in the new Neverland light trail at Kenwood House 😍💡
November 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
The London skyline's had a glow up in the new Neverland light trail at Kenwood House 😍💡
The DLR extension is expected to the the Government's green light later this week. Here's your need-to-know on London's next major rail project
The DLR Extension To Thamesmead: An Explainer
London's next major rail project is nigh.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The DLR extension is expected to the the Government's green light later this week. Here's your need-to-know on London's next major rail project
Not long until Trafalgar Square's tree is put up, plugged in and switched on - here's how to catch the ceremony
Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree: Where's It From? What's Its History? When Is The Switch-On?
Spruce up on your arboreal knowhow.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Not long until Trafalgar Square's tree is put up, plugged in and switched on - here's how to catch the ceremony
On Southwark Street, this pavement advert has been hanging around for more than quarter of a century.
November 24, 2025 at 10:35 AM
On Southwark Street, this pavement advert has been hanging around for more than quarter of a century.
Free Christmas pasta! Plus talks, exhibitions and a Big Cathedral Knit - none of which will cost you a thing! 🧶
Free Things To Do In London This Week: 24-30 November 2025
Budget-friendly events in the capital.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Free Christmas pasta! Plus talks, exhibitions and a Big Cathedral Knit - none of which will cost you a thing! 🧶
Looking for something to get up to in London this week? If only someone had compiled a really handy roundup...
Things To Do In London This Week: 24-30 November 2025
See what's on in London today.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Looking for something to get up to in London this week? If only someone had compiled a really handy roundup...
Did you know that if you go to the eastern end of the platforms at Tower Hill, you can see a fragment of Roman wall embedded in the tunnel? It's not the most impressive fragment, but the fact it's in a Tube station makes it that bit more magical
November 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Did you know that if you go to the eastern end of the platforms at Tower Hill, you can see a fragment of Roman wall embedded in the tunnel? It's not the most impressive fragment, but the fact it's in a Tube station makes it that bit more magical
Oxford Street ✅ Regent Street ✅ Covent Garden ✅ This walking route passes all the main Christmas attractions in one handy loop
A Fantastically Festive Walk Through London's Christmas Lights And Decorations
A 16-stop walk through London's most festive spots.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Oxford Street ✅ Regent Street ✅ Covent Garden ✅ This walking route passes all the main Christmas attractions in one handy loop
This street sign in Fitzrovia seems to be gradually sliding down the wall 🐌
November 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
This street sign in Fitzrovia seems to be gradually sliding down the wall 🐌
Harry Potter fans... there's a Christmas tree for you at King's Cross
The King's Cross Christmas Tree Is Not For Muggles
This year's Christmas tree in King's Cross is wizard-themed.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Harry Potter fans... there's a Christmas tree for you at King's Cross
A trail of Snoopy sculptures is now dotted around Fleet Street.
You've got until 16 January to find all 12. (We've included a map here)
Images: Fleet Street Quarter
You've got until 16 January to find all 12. (We've included a map here)
Images: Fleet Street Quarter
November 20, 2025 at 11:23 AM
A trail of Snoopy sculptures is now dotted around Fleet Street.
You've got until 16 January to find all 12. (We've included a map here)
Images: Fleet Street Quarter
You've got until 16 January to find all 12. (We've included a map here)
Images: Fleet Street Quarter