Half price offer on Thames Rib boat tours
If you've ever fancied a ride on one of those high speed boats that zoom up and down the Thames, then the next few weeks is a good time to try one out.

Burnt Oak Brook flowing freely again after decades in a concrete channel
A north London stream that has been constrained within a narrow concrete channel since the 1950s is flowing freely again as part of a rewilding project.

Camden High Street’s pedestrianisation trial starts in May
Camden council has confirmed that an 18-month trial to pedestrianise the exceptionally busy Camden High Street will start on Saturday 3rd May.

Second HS2 tunnel reaches Greenford, completing Western Northolt tunnel
A second 5-mile railway tunnel has been completed underneath west London after one of HS2's tunnel boring machines arrived at a shaft at Greenford.

London’s weekly railway news
This is a weekly round-up of London's rail transport news...

Wimbledon’s Henman Hill set for makeover ahead of the championship’s 150th anniversary
Wimbledon's famous Henman Hill / Murray Mount could get larger and easier to sit on for its many fans, as the All England Lawn Tennis Club has announced plans to improve the hill.

New skyscraper may open up a hidden section of London’s Roman Wall
A section of London's Roman Wall hidden under a 1980s office block could be opened up to the public if plans for a redevelopment of the site are approved.

From Roman relics to horned helmets: Mudlarking treasures unveiled
Twice a day, the depths of the River Thames are pulled back by the power of the moon, opening up its foreshore to the mudlarkers, those hardy folk who scrabble amongst the shingle for hidden treasures.

London’s Pocket Parks: Westfield Park, SW10
By London's standards, this is a fairly new pocket park, having opened in 1981 on land that was cleared by the diligent efforts of WWII bombs.

King’s Cross tube station gets brighter
If you've noticed that King's Cross tube station has been a bit brighter recently, you're not wrong—it is.

Tickets Alert: Visit the UK’s largest particle accelerator – the Diamond Light Source
A stunning flying saucer-shaped building housing a large particle accelerator can be found not far from Didcot and it opens to the public for free tours a few times a year.

From fancy costumes to brutal battles: New exhibition looks at a pirates life
Pirates, the fancy-dressed rum-drinking parrot-keeping seafarers of old are, as a new exhibition shows, nothing of the sort.

Cutty Sark DLR station to close for nearly a year to replace its escalators
Bad news for Greenwich, as Cutty Sark station on the DLR will close at the end of next month for nearly a year of work to replace its unreliable escalators.

Latest photos from the Silvertown Tunnels ahead of opening to motorists
East London is about to get two new road tunnels as the Silvertown Tunnels carry out their final tests before opening to road traffic.

New entrance for Walthamstow Central station inches closer as construction plans updated
Long delayed plans to add a second entrance to Walthamstow Central station appear to be waking up after the property developer responsible filed an update on the project.

Free exhibition showcases 500 years of rare and beautiful maps
If you like looking at old maps, then you'll love a new exhibition that's recently opened in the City of London, showing a range of maps dating from the 15th century onwards.

London’s Cold War tunnels take important step towards opening to the public
The plans to open up the large network of Cold War tunnels under Holborn have taken a technical but important step forward to being opened to the public.

Free plants from Hyde Park for local charities
There’s a large garden nursery inside Hyde Park that grows more plants than it needs, and if the weather allows a surplus, the plants are given away to the local community.

The UK’s first purpose built flyover – the story of the Silvertown Viaduct
When the Silvertown Tunnel opens next week, not many people using the roundabout on the north side will notice they're driving past a first in road history.

Blockbuster store returning to Soho – four four days only
Blockbuster, the once dominant video rental store that failed to adapt to the internet age, is coming back next month—as a publicity promotion with a well-known brand of chocolate.

V&A Museum closing its fashion gallery next month for a year of refurbishment works
The V&A Museum's large round fashion gallery is closing next month ahead of a year-long refurbishment project for the space.

A graffiti-covered tube train inside a fake station? Exploring an exhibition of street art
An old bank next to Piccadilly Circus currently has a graffiti-covered tube train up on the first floor, and it's freely open to visit.

London’s Alleys: Rex Place, W1
This royally named double passage can be found in posh Mayfair and is the sort of place where the first dozen pages in Google are full of estate agent adverts for expensive houses.

Eurostar faces competition as rail regulator finds space for rival trains
There could be more competition on the railways between London and mainland Europe sooner than expected after the railway regulator issued a significant update.