From BookTok cafés to dating events, from writing workshops to cocktail bars, here are some of the capital’s hotspots for bibliophiles
After the London museum’s once-in-a-generation revamp, the FT’s art critic shares her favourite works from its permanent collection
Ex-trividend
Connect with the land and hang out with animals at these urban oases focused on community, sustainability and experimental agriculture
The first stages of the £3bn redevelopment of Queensway are bedding in. More change is on the way. But there’s still some distance to go to shake off the “cheap side of the park” jibes
’Round our hometown / memories better be fresh
The capital’s annual 26.2-mile race is the biggest in the world. Here’s how to swerve the loneliness of the long-distance runner while prepping for it
Every low tide, the river’s foreshore surrenders pieces of London’s past. Here’s where — and how — to safely look
As the clocks go forward this weekend, the FT’s senior graphics artist walks a fine (meridian) line through the birthplace of GMT in its 350th-anniversary year
The man behind some of London’s coolest watering holes reveals his favourite haunts for everything from breakfast noodles to midnight martinis
Charts + church + charity
Join us in London’s oldest parish church for marimekkos and merriment
Coming to a medieval church, soonish
The FT’s resident freeman takes part in the hallowed ritual of herding sheep across the Thames and into the Square Mile
‘There’s no land more extraordinary for a painter’ said the artist, who offered a spectacular vision of the city
Everything you need to make the most of September 7 — the hottest ticket in town — and where to head afterwards
Where to shop, eat and visit this midsummer
For the East London actor, it’s all about cafés, culture – and the neighbourhood catwalk
Tracing the Greenwich Meridian is an 8km waterside route that takes in an Antony Gormley ‘cloud’, Tracey Emin birds and an upside-down pylon
Meet the people who curate the pioneering programmes at four venues that are must-visits for film buffs
The co-founder of the east London retail, art and restaurant space takes us on a whirl around his favourite shops, galleries and eateries in the capital
Arm yourself with the knowledge needed to navigate the rites and rituals of this hallowed institution
Right ommm . . . ditch the flat white for an acoustic immersion alleged to stave off the early-afternoon slump
An FT graphic artist walks through the story of the UK’s postal service and hops on London’s other underground railway
All aboard the Carriage Club, a 1930s-style show and dinner experience on the Belmond British Pullman, sibling of the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express
