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The Conversation Literary Events @ St Martin in the Fields

In January 2025 St Martin-in-the-Fields and Peter Florence (Director...

Celebrate ‘London Nights’ at London Transport Museum’s November

At London Transport Museum’s November Museum Late, Londoners can...

Millet: Life on the Land at the National Gallery

The first UK exhibition in nearly 50 years dedicated...

Winston Churchill: The Painter at The Wallace Collection

Universally renowned as an inspirational statesman, writer, orator and...

Caravaggio’s Cupid at The Wallace Collection

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Grayson Perry: Delusions of Grandeur

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Secrets of the Thames: Mudlarking London’s lost treasures

The first major exhibition on mudlarking, it will explore...

The World of Tim Burton at the Design Museum

Don’t miss this extraordinary exhibition celebrating the iconic work...

Barbie®: The Exhibition at the Design Museum

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London Transport Museum

London is a city that is steeped in history,...

The London Eye

The London Eye is one of the iconic landmarks...

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The Tower of London

The Tower of London is an iconic attraction located...

London Tower Bridge

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Westminster Abbey

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London St. Pancras International Train Station

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New Hotel Planned for London’s South Bank

The South Bank in London will get a new hotel in 2014. According to Travel News, US-based Morgans Hotel Group will manage a new 360-room...

Pictures: Christmas in London 2011

Is there anything more magical than London at Christmas Time? Our friend Meg McAllister was recently in London and sent us over 100 pictures...

Top 10 Unique London Attractions off the Tourist Track

London is a place of many oddities if you know where to look. If you're after the unusual and outlandish, avoid the usual throng...

Food: A Little Piece of Cuba in Central London

If you've never been to Cuba - you can experience a little bit of Cuba in London at The Cuban - a Cuban themed...

A first for Damien Hirst – Solo Show at Tate Modern Coming Soon

British artist Damien Hirst is to be given his first major solo exhibition in the UK. More than 70 of his works will be...

London Alert: Free WiFi in Central London for the rest of 2011

Our friends at the Visit Britain Super Blog are reporting that Nokia is offering free WiFi to anyone in central London for the rest...

A day and night out in London (away from the bars and clubs!)

At Londontopia, we pride ourselves on championing a diverse range of things to see and do in London.  With that in mind, we’ve come...

Awesome New Map – Clandestine London

If you're looking for somewhere in London to arrange a secret liaison or if you're writing a story that needs inspiration for a secret meeting place...

The Top 100 Best Shops in London from Time Out

The folks over at Time Out have put together a great microsite guide to what they think are the Top 100 Shops in London. From...

Cool Maps of Individual London Underground Lines

We've found some really cool maps of invididual lines of the London Underground. You can purchase them as posters and they have a very...

London 2012: Posters by Britain’s Top Artists Released for London 2012

London 2012 has released a series of 12 posters for the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics. Check them out below in a gallery and...

Monumental wooden art at Kew Gardens

One of Britain’s most prolific creators of ecological art is to produce and exhibit his work for a year at the Royal Botanical Gardens...

Soho’s new place for Urbanites – Details of New Hotel in London’s Soho

The UK’s newest hotel group is to open its first hotel in London’s Soho district. Z Hotel Soho plans to be the first hotel...

London’s Admiralty Arch Could Become Hotel

London's Admiralty Arch which stands sentry near Trafalgar Square could be turned into a luxury hotel according to The Telegraph. From the Telegraph: Admiralty Arch, built...

Tune Hotels to Open Second Budget Hotel in London

Tune Hotels is to open its second UK budget hotel in January. The new Tune hotel, with 183 en-suite bedrooms, will be near Liverpool...

Extravagant shoes on show at the Design Museum

The Design Museum in London is to hold the first comprehensive UK exhibition of the work of shoe designer Christian Louboutin. Louboutin’s shoes are well...

The Tube: Tube Map Visualized of the World

We love maps that play on the iconic London Underground map so I thought we'd share this one too from the San Diego Reader. Click...

Splash of colour for the Olympic Park as striking central bridge is completed

A splash of colour and a striking new piece of architecture for the Olympic Park was unveiled today as the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA)...

Christmas in London: Christmas Lighting Dates for Central London

A couple years ago we had the pleasure of being in London during the holiday season and we marveled at all the wonderful Christmas...

London 2012: Measuring the Economic Impact of the 2012 Olympic Games

Check out this really cool infographic of the economic impact to London of the upcoming 2012 Olympic Games. Brought to you by Confused.com - Compare...

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30 St Mary Axe: 10 Interesting Facts and Figures about the Gherkin

30 St. Mary Axe, otherwise known by its more...

Great London Icons: The Beefeaters – The Sentries of the Tower of London

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London and the Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution changed the world forever.  The coming...

Londinium: 10 Interesting Facts and Figures about Roman London

  Londinium was the Roman name given to the settlement...

A Brief Guide to Swinging London – What Was It?

Yeah, baby!  London was a happening place in the...

London History: A Look at The London Underground During World War II

Millions of people travel on the London Underground every...

LHR: 10 Interesting Facts and Figures about London Heathrow Airport

Certainly the busiest airport in all of the United...

London Fog: London and the Great Smog of 1952 – The True Story

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How London Changed During the Victorian Period

The 19th Century was a time of great change...

10 Interesting Facts and Figures about the Victoria and Albert Museum You Might Not Know

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Great London Buildings: The Palace of Westminster – The Houses of Parliament

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V&A to Stage Britain’s First Marie Antoinette Exhibition: From Versailles Secrets to Sofia Coppola Glamour

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Cool Britannia: A Look at London in the 1990s

The 1990s were a time of great change in...

The Tube: A History of the London Underground

The world’s first underground railway, the London Underground was...

London Long Read: A History of London’s 35 Bridges Over The Thames

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How London Became the United Kingdom’s Capital

Long one of the greatest cities in the world;...

The London Fiver – Five of the Oldest Schools in London

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10 Interesting Facts and Figures about the Famed Savoy Hotel

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Exploring London’s 20 Oldest Historic Pubs: A Journey Through Time

London holds within its labyrinthine streets a treasure trove...

Exploring London: 10 Random Facts and Figures about Trafalgar Square

Trafalgar Square is one of our favorite places in...

Buck House: A History of Buckingham Palace – Long Read

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