We’re wrapping up the final designs of Issue #1 of the Londontopia Magazine and it’s looking really good. However, we need a final tally on what to order from the printer. Printing is our most expensive cost in this endeavor so to get the best price, we have to order the right amount. Between initial subscriptions […]
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London Getting a New Road Tunnel Under the Thames in Greenwich By 2023
Today in London infrastructure news, London is getting a new road tunnel in Greenwich. The Silvertown Tunnel will link the Royal Docks north of the river with the Greenwich Peninsula in the south. It is hoped that the new tunnel will reduce congestion in the Blackwell Tunnel. As any traveler who’s been stuck in traffic for […]
London Annual 2018: Top 10 London Bookshops For the Book Lover
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in the 2018 London Annual, and while this special publication is now sold out, you can support great long-form writing about London by subscribing to the Londontopia Print Magazine, debuting in June 2018. Full details here. London is the capital of good bookshops. And while there are dozens of […]
First Statue in Parliament Square of a Women Unveiled Today – Suffragist Leader Millicent Fawcett
History was made today in Parliament Square, located directly across from the Palace of Westminster. For 200-years great leaders have been honoured with a statue in front of the Houses of Parliament. Lincoln, Churchill, Gandhi, Mandela are just a few of the names. But one thing all those names had in common was that they […]
London Theatre: First Look at The Moderate Soprano Starring Roger Allam and Nancy Carroll
I’m getting very excited about this play which has just started at the Duke of York Theatre. I’m a big fan of Roger Allam – I love him in Endeavour – so I’ve booked a ticket to see it when I’m over covering Harry’s Wedding. A series of pictures was recently released by the producers – […]
Westminster Abbey Gets a New Tower
Westminster Abbey is a living building. It’s been constructed, altered and added to over its over 1,000 years of history. It is not a static building, stuck in time. And the big news is that Westminster Abbey has officially added a new tower to the building. The newly named Weston Tower, so named after the […]
Introducing the New Londontopia Print Magazine – Order Your Copy Now – Quantities Very Limited
We’ve been working on this in secret and now we’re ready for the big reveal. Introducing The Londontopia Print Magazine. Did you know that there isn’t a magazine on the US market dedicated completely to London? We thought this was odd, so now that we’ve got two years of magazine experience under our belts with […]
Trafalgar Square: The Fourth Plinth Has a New Artwork – Replica of Statue Destroyed by ISIS
Goodbye, giant Thumb’s Up, hello Lamassu. The fourth plinth is one of the best public art projects in London. Every few years, a new artwork is put on display on the empty fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square (empty for a statue that was never made). It’s prime place directly in front of the National Gallery is a […]
London Alert: Next Schedule of Hidden London Tours Revealed – Tickets Go On Sale April 6th
Hidden London tours are some of our favorites. We’ve been on two – in fact planned two trips around them. They’re an excellent opportunity to explore bits of London that are normally closed off to visitors. You can read about one of our tours here. I received an email this morning outlining the next schedule […]
The Tube: Transport for London Reveals Fares for the Upcoming Elizabeth Line
Crossrail is coming. In fact, trains will start running on the new ‘Elizabeth Line’ from December with the entire new Tube Line opening in 2019 (it’s been a project 30 years in the planning, see this article for more information). One big question that’s been up in the air, however, is what fares would be […]
New London Attractions for 2018: New Places and Closures for the Coming Year
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in the 2018 London Annual and is a fixture of each Annual – the new attractions in London along with the places that have sadly closed. Support great longform writing about London by buying the London Annual – 128 full-color pages about London history, culture and travel. We have […]
London’s Railway Bathrooms To Become Free From 2019
Time to update all the guidebooks. A big change is coming to London’s railways later this year (and Britain’s). You may have noticed that when you’re caught short in London’s mainline railway stations that they charge for the privilege of using the public toilets. As an American, this has always struck me as odd. There […]
We Need Your Help – Vote On New Column Series – Along the Lines – Exploring London’s Tube Lines
Very soon we’re going to start a new article series here on Londontopia. We’re tentatively calling it ‘Along the Lines’ and the concept is simple: every time we’re in London, we’re going to pick a Tube line and spend the day exploring the entire line, from beginning to end. We plan to visit famous places […]
London Alert: Buy The Official London Underground Tube Map – Anglotopia Exclusive
Due to two deaths in the family this week, we don’t have a full Anglotopia Imports Product launch this week. We will next week, though. Instead, we’ve launched a single product that we think Anglotopia readers are going to snatch up – we’ve imported the official London Underground Tube Map Poster. We’ve ordered 50 and […]
Event Alert: Immerse Yourself in 1920’s and 1930’s London in a Special Bright Young Things Evening at the London Transport Museum
This event looks like a lot of fun! The London Transport Museum is hosting a special late night where you can have a very 1920’s or 1930’s evening with costumes, musical guest, and talks. Sounds like a lot of fun and if I was in London in March, I would totally check this out. Here […]
From April 4th You’ll Be Able to Travel Direct from London to Amsterdam via Eurostar
Big news in London Transport, it’s been a long time coming but from April you’ll finally be able to travel directly from London’s St Pancras right to the heart of Amsterdam. The direct journey will take just 3 hours and 41 minutes via the Channel Tunnel. According to the BBC: Channel Tunnel train service Eurostar […]
Event Alert: Visit the London Transport Museum’s Acton Depot – Open Weekend in April
The London Transport Museum is one of our favorites in London, but the museum in Covent Garden is but a sliver of their entire collection. They store the whole collection in the Acton Depot, and occasionally it’s opened to the public. LTM has notified us that this year’s open weekend will take place on April 21st […]
Theatre Alert: Ian McKellan’s King Lear Coming to the West End for Just 100 Performances – Booking Now Open
Big news today in the London theater world. A production of King Lear starring Ian McKellan that started out in Chichester is coming to the West End. This will be a great chance to see McKellan in a major role in London Theatre. Here are the details released today: ATG Productions, Chichester Festival Theatre, Gavin […]
The New Piccadilly Circus Billboard: A Review
In this article, I’m going to review a billboard. But not just any billboard, the most famous billboard in the world. Well, in London at least. I’m talking about, of course, the new electronic billboard that has replaced the previous iconic billboards at the heart of Piccadilly Circus. First some terminology – in Britain they […]
Video: The Basics of Crossrail – London’s New Underground Line
Crossrail, also known as the Elizabeth Line, is coming and the folks over at Londonist have put together a great video that summarizes the new line and lays out the new dates when it will be running. This Tube geek can’t wait to give it a test!
London Theatre: Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution at London County Hall – Review
One of the best parts of visiting London is going to the theatre, and on a recent trip, we got to have a very different theatre experience in a very special place. I’m not a huge Agatha Christie fan, but when it was announced that there would be a special production of Witness for the […]
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