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• When it opens, the London Museum will come with four cafes and restaurants

  24-07-2026 17:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  The soon-to-open London Museum has announced more details of the non-museum stuff that museums need – such as the food and drink they will be offering.
  The London Museum (c) Secchi Smith
  What we call the restaurants and cafes, they call “major hospitality concepts” with four “distinct food and drink destinations” that will come with a “food curator”. All of which is hopefully not a preview of the language to be used on the labels when the museum proper o
  
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• This weeks discounted theatre tickets from London Theatre Direct

  24-07-2026 13:30 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
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  On stage at the Shaftesbury (c) ianVisitsSinatra The Musical
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• London tram driven the wrong way through Croydon town centre

  24-07-2026 12:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Seeing a tram heading the wrong way through Croydon town centre might normally be a sign that something has gone very wrong. A few weeks ago, it was exactly what was supposed to happen.
  The overnight tram test – enhanced photo from TfL video
  The unusual sight was part of a planned test ahead of a partial closure of the London Trams network for engineering works next month. The engineering works will close the entire central section of the tram network, but to maintain reliable service, the
  
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