Top 10 London Blogs: Our pick of the best
November 2nd, 2009
As we continue our series of best of blogs, I’m more than happy to reveal London’s top 10 – not least because I’m a Londoner and also, they show off the capital in such a great light.
And here they are:
Londonist is topical and up to the minute when it comes to what is going on in central London. It’s got a great sense of style and humour too, plus great images like this one of the new Studio 55 gallery.
Catch a Vibe is the guide to black culture and going out in London. There are lots of interviews with musicians and fashion as well.
Annie Mole’s Going Underground’s Blog is “irreverent & informative”, and award-winning. It’s all about the life and times of our multicoloured-moving-spaghetti aka the London Underground Tube network.
London Daily Photo is from Tiki Chris and shines a light on London’s more alternative face.
London SE1 is a season blog and has a great round up of what’s going on around London’s Southbank
This is a great discovery London Jazz and it’s updated daily with news and there’s lots of great photographic memorabilia. The editor is Sebastian Scotney who also blogs on the Telegraph.co.uk.
The Londoneer is all about London and also the travels of the editor so expect to see photographs of rugged landscapes and urban graffiti as well as museums and moshpits.
Tired of London Tired of Life is another microscope on London and today’s post features an old favourite cafe of mine, The Gallery which is right across the road from the Museum of Childhood – it’s run by Monks and their veg pasta is heaven on a plate.
The LGBT is a new wordpress blog but it definitely deserves a shout out here. It’s the only hub for all things Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender in the capital and can provides all the information and services you need to make your stay in London and the UK as fabulous as possible!
Visit London blog has a really comprehensive list of seasonal events for the traveller that wants to get the best out of the city.
If you’re looking for ideas on where to go stay, check our hotels pages at lastminute.com.
Please feel free to suggest any other great London blogs which we should be looking at.
November 2nd, 2009
tikichris says...Aw shucks. Thanks.
November 2nd, 2009
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November 2nd, 2009
Andreas says...LOL! Thanks for not including my London cycling blog
November 2nd, 2009
Steve says...Please can the writers/editors of this site not tell blatant lies.
If, as you state, The Gallery is an old favourite haunt of yours, then you’d know where it is surely.
Don’t tell us it’s next to the Museum of London, when the site you link to clearly says it is in Bethnal Green.
It’s shite editorial like this that makes people turn away from a website, if the site is going to recommend things, then at least recommend things that you know, otherwise ‘every other thing’you’ve written becomes questionable.
November 2nd, 2009
eva says...You’re absolutely right – and my mistake, so thanks for pointing it out – I lived there for nearly 10 years so I definitely know the area well, and yes, The Gallery is next to the Museum of Childhood.
November 2nd, 2009
tomtiredoflondon says...Thanks for thinking of me. Very much appreciated. Glad to see the Museum of London/ V&A Museum of Childhood anomaly has been ironed out, albeit with a little too harsh a critique from Steve for my liking.
Well done Eva and everyone else who got a mention for all your hard work, I love all your sites.
November 2nd, 2009
eva says...Thanks for the feedback and great blog!
November 3rd, 2009
Stacey says...Hmmm I think you’ve missed a few off..
http://www.nickelinthemachine.com is a great blog of London history.
http://www.metrotwin.com is really useful and has a funny blog
http://diamondgeezer.blogspot.com is hugely informative AND funny and I don’t think you can be more of a Londoner than him!
November 3rd, 2009
eva says...Hi – nickel in the machine is fascinating – thanks for the tips, Eva
November 3rd, 2009
Taylor says...How about http://www.jazzreloaded.com – the All Party Parliamentary Jazz Appreciation Groups choice for Jazz Publication of the year 2009?
November 3rd, 2009
Sebastian says...Thanks for the listing. Much appreciated, particularly since LondonJazz has only been going since mid-Jan 09.
November 5th, 2009
TheLondoneer says...Colour me stunned that you spotted my little blog – chuffed to bits!
November 5th, 2009
scarlet says...Great piece! Have recently moved to London and am still in that “want to see it all, do it all” flush of enthusiasm, so I particularly loved tiredoflondontiredoflife.
Added to those listed here, I really like http://www.londondifferently.com which is a hilarious blog about trying new things in London, and http://www.londonreviewofbreakfasts.blogspot.com is brilliant for brunch inspiration.
November 11th, 2009
Alice says...Thank you for picking my website! I’ve been bragging about it left and right, even issued a press release! And thanks for letting us discover the other blogs. Well done to the editors!
November 12th, 2009
eva says...That’s our pleasure Alice and glad you’ve checked out the other blogs too, keep in touch, Eva