Randomness Guide to London - Differences between Version 56 and Version 47 of Websites About London

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* [https://www.hungryonion.org/c/regions/u-k Hungry Onion England, Scotland, Wales, N. Ireland, and Ireland board] — contains a fair bit of London stuff
* [http://www.chowhound.com/tag/uk-ireland Chowhound UK/Ireland board] — contains lots of London stuff
* [http://londonkoreanlinks.net/category/lifestyle/food/ London Korean Links food section]
* [https://tamarindandthyme.wordpress.com/ Tamarind and Thyme] — a long-standing food blog with plenty of London content
* [http://londonist.com/food_and_drink/ Londonist articles on food and drink]
* [http://www.scoresonthedoors.org.uk/ Scores on the Doors] — hygiene inspection results for restaurants in certain boroughs (Hackney and Southwark at the time of writing)
* [http://www.timeout.com/london/restaurants/features/173.html Time Out Cheap Eats — The Thrifty Fifty] (focusing on high quality at lowish prices, rather than on rock-bottom cheapness)
* [http://beerdiary.firedrake.org/reviews/ Roger Burton West's reviews] — pubs and restaurants
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* [http://londonist.com/category/food-and-drink Londonist articles on food and drink]
* [http://www.scoresonthedoors.org.uk/ Scores on the Doors] — food hygiene inspection results
* [http://majbros.blogspot.com/ Dos Hermanos] — well-written and well-informed reviews of London restaurants
* [http://londonfood.typepad.com/stuff/ Food
and Drink in London] — more reviews of London restaurants
* [http://culinaryhags.blogspot.com/ Culinary Hags in London] — yet more reviews of London restaurants and cafes, with a focus on Asian food
* [http://
www.chowhound.com/boards/42 Chowhound UK/Ireland board] — contains lots of London stuff
* [http://forums.egullet.
org/index.php?showforum=9 eGullet UK/Ireland board] — a slightly lower proportion of London stuff than Chowhound, but it's there
* [http://www.londonkoreanlinks.net/blog/category/food/ London Korean Links food section
]
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[http://tamarindandthyme.wordpress.com/ Tamarind and Thyme] — food in London
* [http://sausageandbread.blogspot.com/ Sausage and Bread] — reviews of sausage sandwiches (with a fairly broad definition of such) from various London establishments

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=== Travel information ===
* [https://tfl.gov.uk/plan-a-journey/ TfL Journey Planner] — plan your journey on London's public transport system
=== Travel information: ===
* [http://journeyplanner.org/ Journey Planner] — plan your journey on London's public transport system
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* [http://www.cyclemaps.net Cyclemaps] — journey planner for cyclists
* [http://www.lastrounds.co.uk/ Last Rounds] — pub and bar review site which lists opening times, nearby public toilets, and last departure times for relevant public transport
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=== Walks ===
* [http://www.london-footprints.co.uk/ London Footprints] — nearly a hundred walks around various parts of London, with pointers to interesting landmarks, and printable pages of background information. Their links page is also worth a look.
* [http://www.londontuberambles.co.uk/ Rambles from the London Tube] — urban and country walks reachable by Tube, with a focus on the outlying areas of the network.

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* [http://www.disabledgo.info/Default.asp DisabledGo] — Very, very detailed accessibility information.
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* [http://www.192.com/maps/ 192.com maps] — very high resolution aerial photos of central London - much higher than Google Earth. You can even see people. I've been hesitating to highlight this because somehow they've got their synchronisation of their sets of aerial photos wrong: when you use the "super zoom" you find you're suddenly looking at a location fifty or so metres away. Quite annoying.
* [http://www.london-footprints.co.uk/ London Footprints] — nearly a hundred walks around various parts of London, with pointers to interesting landmarks, and printable pages of background information. Their links page is also worth a look.
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* [http://london-underground.blogspot.co.uk/ Going Underground]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/features] — Various items on events in London and in particular areas.
* [http://london
-underground.blogspot.com/ Going Underground]
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* [http://london.spottedbylocals.org] — Discover and experience London like a local. The articles on this website are written by local Londoners.
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* [http://londonstreets.name/ London Street Signs Project] Artistic interpretation of London Street signs by crazy people. I blame beth -- [[bob]]
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* [http://82.110.105.10/projectadorno.net/azunderground.htm Project Adorno] — 26 Tube stations from A to Z in a weekend.
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* [http://www.cityofsharedstories.org.uk/ A City of Shared Stories] — vignettes about different areas, written by local residents and plotted on a map.
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* [http://districtdave.proboards.com/board/3 District Dave's quizzes and surveys] — quite tricky as this site is aimed at hardcore enthusiasts.
* [http://districtdave.proboards39.com/index.cgi?board=Quizzes District Dave's quizzes and surveys] — quite tricky as this site is aimed at hardcore enthusiasts.

=== See also ===
* [http://www.timeout.com/london/features/4273/50-best-london-websites.html Time Out's article on the 50 "best" London websites]
* [http://londonbloggers.iamcal.com/ The London Weblog Directory] (previously known as the London Bloggers Tube Map)

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Note: the sites below cover the whole of London. Blogs, forums, websites, etc, covering specific areas of London can be found on the relevant locale pages.

Food and Drink

Travel information:

  • Journey Planner — plan your journey on London's public transport system
  • Walk It — journey planner for pedestrians!
  • Cyclemaps — journey planner for cyclists
  • Last Rounds — pub and bar review site which lists opening times, nearby public toilets, and last departure times for relevant public transport

General

  • DisabledGo — Very, very detailed accessibility information.
  • Weird and Wonderful London — Yahoo group concerned with performance opportunities (poetry, live/performance art, music etc), money work for performers, cabarets, interesting events, squat parties etc etc
  • The Knowhere Guide — fairly unstructured guide to various places around the UK, including areas of London; though be aware that the recommendations may be very out of date
  • 192.com maps — very high resolution aerial photos of central London - much higher than Google Earth. You can even see people. I've been hesitating to highlight this because somehow they've got their synchronisation of their sets of aerial photos wrong: when you use the "super zoom" you find you're suddenly looking at a location fifty or so metres away. Quite annoying.
  • London Footprints — nearly a hundred walks around various parts of London, with pointers to interesting landmarks, and printable pages of background information. Their links page is also worth a look.
  • London Air Quality Network — near-current map of air quality at various points in London. Plus stats.
  • Shady Old Lady's Guide to London — You can add your own interesting London places. Includes the government's secret tunnels, Camden's catacombs, and the Lea Coppermill. Bit slow to load.
  • http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/features — Various items on events in London and in particular areas.
  • Going Underground
  • Londonist
  • Dictionary of Victorian London — wide variety of pages about life in Victorian London
  • http://london.spottedbylocals.org — Discover and experience London like a local. The articles on this website are written by local Londoners.

Creative/art projects

Games and quizzes

See also


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