This pub was voted among the best in the Victoria Park area by Londonist readers. Pubs named after authors. There should be more of them. Dickens has a couple. Defoe pops up in Stoke Newington. But ...

Also closing this week, a treat for fans of Jane Austen (pun intended). The Fan Museum in Greenwich presents Fans in the Age ...

So claims a Blue Plaque on Kenilworth Court, next to Putney Bridge. (Can we start a rumour that he really lived in flat No. 72, but convinced everybody he lived next door, by throwing his voice?) ...

And, just for a bit of fun, we've added some of the many vanished museums of London, as well as a handful of 'wish list museums' we'd love to see set up. The best way to browse is to home in on one of ...

Certainly, you'll remember the artist after craning your neck up at his monumental new sculpture, just unveiled outside the V&A East museum, which itself is set to open this April.

As London is increasingly populated with hilariously tall buildings, we use our in-depth expert architectural nous to appraise the 100 loftiest of all. Note: We've also thrown in a handful of ...

Kew may have size on its side, but Chelsea Physic Garden pips on the history front: London's oldest botanic garden, this four ...

London is downright strange sometimes, and we love it all the more for that. Mark your calendars with these kooky events — ...

There are actually two Boat Races (officially, they are collectively titled the Boat Race), pitting elite rowing teams from Oxford and Cambridge universities against one another, in a bicep-bulging ...

Get yourself to a free museum. We've just published Free Museums In London: The Definitive Guide: our roundup of the dozens ...

When Charles Dickens died on 9 June 1870, aged just 58 years old, it was a shock to the entire world. The author had suffered a stroke the previous day — while having dinner at home at Gad's Hill ...

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