The Time Out London blog team

When long commutes on the tube, squished like a sardine against a stranger’s sweaty armpit, have turned you sour to our fair city’s transport network, there’s one place in London that’ll always make you fall back in love with the city’s trains, buses, trams and more.  The London Transport Museum has been welcoming history buffs, design lovers and train-obsessed tots to its Grade II-listed halls since 1980. A horse-drawn omnibus from 1805 and a wooden Metropolitan Railway coach are among the Covent Garden museum’s many wonders, transporting you back to ye olde times before boarding the Circle line meant being forced to sit next to someone watching TikTok on full volume. The museum will soon become even more of a draw, as plans have been revealed for new exhibition galleries. London Transport Museum is converting an 840 square foot office area on the first floor into the Wellington gallery (that’s the working title, at least).  The soon-to-be upgraded space is next to its existing art deco poster exhibition, which boasts more than 100 original (and pretty damn chic) poster designs from the likes of Edward McKnight Kauffer, Dora Batty and Jean Dupas. Pop up displays are planned for the new space, but its main function will be as additional space for educational work and collabs with local community groups. Volunteers will also get their own meeting room as part of the revamp.  The planning application has just been approved by Westminster Council and the new space is expected...

The weather’s finally starting to warm up, and that means that Londoners who until recently were hunkering down sensibly indoors are now free to skip through the streets, spending cash with gay abandon. Five quid for a matcha latte? £9 for a pint? £826 for some blossom-pink Miu Miu ballerinas? Why not, it’s spring goddammit! But exhilarating though the change of seasons might be, there’s no need to fully pack away your financial good sense, along with that boring winter coat. London’s full of free things to do, if you know where to look. So read on for our tips for lifting your spirits this weekend, without leaving your bank account emptier than your office on a sunny Friday afternoon. From free jazz events to art shows to delicious treats, the fun’s on us.  The best free things on in London this weekend, March 13-15 2026 1. Paint the town green at central London’s St Patrick’s Day fest London’s Irish community is set to turn out en masse for a huge St Patrick’s Day festival in central London, with over 50,000 attendees enjoying the craic. The action will start out at Hyde Park Corner with an 11am parade full of pageantry and elaborately decorated floats, then finish up among the famous lions and fountains of Trafalgar square, where there’ll be stages with Irish music and performances, both traditional and modern. You’ll also find food and drink stalls and kids activities, plus plenty of nearby pubs once the fest comes to a close at 6pm. Trafalgar Square, WC2 5DN. Sun Mar...

Last weekend a slew of full and partial line closures caused havoc on London Underground services. It’s a similar picture on March 14-15 with major service disruption on the Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan lines and more. To make things worse, this week RMT union drivers announced six 24-hour strikes for between now and May. But all of that is no reason to stay at home. London this weekend will have plenty to get you out of the house, from St Patrick’s Day celebrations and loads of stuff to take your mum to for Mother’s Day to a new Michael Sheen play and a celebration of Miles Davis at the Southbank Centre. In other words, you’ll want to plan around the service disruption. Here’s what you need to know about planned tube and train closures on TfL services in London this weekend. RECOMMENDED: 🚇 The London Underground’s Piccadilly line will be almost completely shut for two weekends in March. 🛤️ London’s busiest train station will have major closures this month. London travel disruption and tube closures, March 14-15 2026 Circle line On Sat Mar 14 and Sun Mar 15, no trains between Hammersmith and Tower Hill, and again between Edgware Road and High Street Kensington. A special service will run between High Street Kensington and Barking (via Victoria). Hammersmith & City line On Sat Mar 14 and Sun Mar 15, no service between Edgware Road and Aldgate East. Metropolitan line On Sat Mar 14 and Sun Mar 15, no trains between Baker Street and Aldgate. DLR On...