Randomness Guide to London - Differences between Version 56 and Version 25 of Websites About London

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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 [[Category Locales|locale pages]].
=== Blogs (in alphabetical order) ===
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* [http://london-underground.blogspot.com/ Going Underground]
* [http://www.londonist.com/ Londonist]
* [http://www.nottinghillnonsense.co.uk/ Notting Hill Nonsense]
* See also [http://londonbloggers.iamcal.com/ the London Weblog Directory] (previously known as the London Bloggers Tube Map).

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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://www.londonist.com/archives/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/print/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

=== Travel information ===
* [https://tfl.gov.uk/plan-a-journey/ TfL Journey Planner] — plan your journey on London's public transport system
* [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
* [http://knowhere.co.uk/446_eatdrink.html Eating and Drinking in Bethnal Green and Hackney, Greater London: Pubs, Cafes, Coffee Shops and Restaurants] — In the Knowhere Guide. It may well be worth looking for other areas
=== 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://knowhere.co.uk/ 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
* [http:
//www.londonair.org.uk London Air Quality Network] — near-current map of air quality at various points in London. Plus stats.
* [http
://www.shadyoldlady.com 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://london-underground.blogspot.co.uk/ Going Underground
]
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[http://www.londonist.com/ Londonist]
* [http://www.victorianlondon.org/ Dictionary of Victorian London]
— wide variety of pages about life in Victorian London
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2005/05/31/yourmanor_hackney_feature.shtml Robert Elms - Your Manor _ Hackney: the best boozers, shops, restaurants and best things to do and see in your neck of the woods.] — Suggestions by listeners to Robert Elms's BBC London 94.9 radio programme. It may well be worth looking for other areas.
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=== Creative/art projects ===
=== Art projects ===
* [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://home.clara.net/praveen/azunderground.htm Project Adorno] — 26 Tube stations from A to Z in a weekend.
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=== Games and quizzes ===
* [http://www.waitingforlunchtime.co.uk/ Waiting For Lunchtime Tube Quiz] — a very simple idea, but fun. Click on the blank Tube map and type in the name of the station. See if you can get them all! It will save your correct guesses in a cookie so you don't have to complete it in one sitting.
* [http://london-underground.blogspot.com/2007/09/guess-where-tube-quiz.html Going Underground's Guess Where Tube Quiz, September 2007] — view twelve photos and guess which Tube stations they depict (not automated; you work out your own score).
* [http://london-underground.blogspot.com/2008/02/guess-where-tube-quiz-round-two.html Going Underground's Guess Where Tube Quiz, February 2008] — another round of the above.
* [http://districtdave.proboards.com/board/3 District Dave's quizzes and surveys] — quite tricky as this site is aimed at hardcore enthusiasts.


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Blogs (in alphabetical order)

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

Art projects


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