Victorian London comes alive with new soundscape at Sambourne House
The sounds of Victorian London can now be heard in the richly preserved Sambourne House, where they’ve recently added a new soundscape to the usually silent rooms.| ianVisits
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Transport for London (TfL) has denied reports that the Elizabeth line’s ticket offices are to be closed.Read more ›| ianVisits
Approximately three million tons of chalk excavated from the HS2 tunnels are being used to form a new nature reserve next to the M25 motorway, and nature has begun to colonise the space.Read more ›| ianVisits
The famous roller skating trains have returned in a revival of the 1980s classic, and there’s a pre-Christmas sale on tickets at the moment.Read more ›| ianVisits
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The public ballot for tickets to attend Wimbledon 2026 has opened, so you can apply for tickets to attend next year’s tennis championships.Read more ›| ianVisits
Earlier today, the UK gained a new royal train when a SWR train was formally named the King Athelstan by historian Tom Holland.Read more ›| ianVisits
A group of four East London politicians are supporting a plan to introduce international rail services at Stratford International station.Read more ›| ianVisits
The sounds of Victorian London can now be heard in the richly preserved Sambourne House, where they’ve recently added a new soundscape to the usually silent rooms.| ianVisits
Just ahead of its 130th anniversary, a Victorian drinking fountain that was installed in 1897 has been restored to working order in Croydon.| ianVisits
For the next few weeks, there’s a free exhibition of props, costumes, and set pieces from across the Downton Abbey TV series and films in Central London.| ianVisits
A number of tube stations across London are to get some repairs and upgrades over the next year or so as Transport for London (TfL) is seeking a maintenance contract.| ianVisits
LNER is planning to expand its Simpler Fares pilot to cover more destinations closer to London as well as its existing long-distance trips.| ianVisits
Three very different collections of drawings by a host of top artists are on display in an exhibition of bequests to the British Museum.| ianVisits
Greenwich’s planetarium is to close next month to allow for a rebuilding of the site by the Royal Observatory Greenwich as part of its upgrade project.| ianVisits
Two London buildings at risk are to get urgent repairs after a £1.3 million grant was approved.| ianVisits
The design of a new HS2 headhouse for the tunnels portal closest to Euston station has been unveiled for public comment and feedback.| ianVisits
Croydon, a town of modern towers has a much older tower that once was so high above the skyline that it was open to the public to climb up and see the view| ianVisits
This is a narrow passage in Hampstead that, unsurprisingly for its name, runs past a large church, and then over a hill and back down past blocks of housing.| ianVisits
