The show must go on.

Oxford Street’s famous Christmas lights will be switched on, on Monday 2 November.

This year, the 27 LED light curtains which run the length of the shopping street — and debuted last Christmas — will display a ‘heartwarming poem’, according to Oxford Street’s PR team. The poem will celebrate London itself, as well as people across the country who’ve shown ‘incredible acts of care, kindness and support ‘ this year.

Source: The Oxford Street Christmas Lights Switch-On Date Has Just Been Announced | Londonist

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From the team behind WC Clapham.

Source: A Victorian Toilet Has Been Transformed Into Bloomsbury’s Newest Wine Bar | Londonist

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The Postal Museum reopens this month

Source: London Mail Rail and Postal Museum reopens for tours

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There are picture-worthy spots around every corner in London. Ahead of London Cocktail Week, we’ve rounded up the prettiest bars in the city.

Source: Prettiest Bars In London: 21 Spots For Picture-Perfect Cocktail Dates

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London at night is a different place, where you can be blinded by the lights or hidden in the shadows. See the city in a whole new light with these photos!

Source: London At Night: 50 Photos Of London Looking Spectacular After Dark

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2020 edition.

Source: A New Geographically Accurate Tube Map | Londonist

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Pets, fictional creatures and zoo escapees all feature.

Source: This Incredibly Detailed London Map Highlights The Capital’s Wild Side | Londonist

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The Phantom of the Opera will close in the West End in a stark blow for London theatre fans. Producer Cameron Mackintosh confirmed today in an article for the Evening Standard that the London

Source: The Phantom of the Opera has been ‘permanently shut down’ in the West End | London Evening Standard

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Welcome to the Derelict London Summer 2020 updates page.

Join the mailing list HERE to find out about Derelict London guided walks as soon as tickets are released plus news on my latest books and website updates. My latest book London’s Lost Music Venues is out now and more information can be found at www.londonslostmusicvenues.com.

Check the agency website HERE for any available tickets for walks. Walks scheduled to take place during the Covid 19 restrictions have been postponed to dates later in Summer & Autumn. If restrictions on gatherings continues then the agency will contact you with confirmation that your tickets have been transferred to the postponed date.

Source: Summer 2020 New Pics – Derelict London – Photography, Social History and Guided Walking Tours

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Theatres are facing an extremely tough time right now, but a glimmer of hope is on the horizon: it’s been announced that Sir Ian McKellen will star in an age-bl

Source: Sir Ian McKellen will play Hamlet in a new age-blind production – and rehearsals begin next week

This is great news! I thought he was done doing stage work. This will definitely help London’s theatres when they open back up.

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Camden Market has become one of the first outdoor markets around London to return. June 1 is a big day in London’s lockdown calendar: IKEA has reopened, you’re allowed to see up to five other people outdoors, and outdoor markets are permitted to reopen. And wasting absolutely no time on the latter point is Camden […]

Source: Camden Market Reopened To The Public Today – Secret London

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Our City Together is a new digital programme from several huge City of London cultural institutions, including the Museum of London, the Barbican and the London

Source: Museum of London, Barbican and City icons launch culture platform

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The current plan for the reopening of London’s museums and galleries contains more grey areas than the concrete staircase at Switch House. Essentially, there is

Source: When will museums and galleries reopen in London after lockdown?

Looks like the answer is “don’t know” but “probably July.”

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On a warm Thursday in Soho, Dean Street is deserted. “This is relatively busy for lockdown Soho”, says Clare Lynch, a DJ at Soho Radio, who has kept her morning show on air since late March from her Brewer Street flat. She points out “two or three” people pottering around — the area’s electoral roll counts 2,000 Soho inhabitants, and Lynch, standing well away from me, says the actual number is 3,500. During quarantine, the capital has drained outwards.

Source: The new normal: How Soho’s cultural institutions are planning for life after lockdown | London Evening Standard

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TreeTalk finds rare arboreal treasures among London’s common foliage.

Source: Map of London’s trees – Big Think

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