The Time Out London blog team

Picture this: there you are, powering across Tower Bridge, surrounded by cheering crowds, with thousands of other runners plodding alongside you. Suddenly, you spot a familiar face out of the corner of your eye. It’s Cynthia Erivo – and she’s overtaking you. If you’re one of the more than 50,000 courageous souls gearing up to race the London Marathon this weekend, this could actually be about to happen to you. And Elphaba the green witch isn’t the only celeb running the 26.2 miles across our great city, either.  From stars of stage and screen to sports icons and social media personalities, the list of famous faces hoping to cross the finish line in 2026 is well and truly stacked. Whether you’re currently getting in your last few taper runs or, alternatively, are planning to cheer on friends or family along the barriers, here are all the VIPs taking on the challenge on Sunday. Recommended:🛍️ All the best freebies and perks that London Marathon runners can claim for completing this year’s race.👟 London Marathon 2026: your winning guide to dates and timings.‼️ The London Marathon could be a two day event in 2027. Which celebrities are running the 2026 London Marathon? Here are all the slebs confirmed to be running on Sunday, with – where applicable – the charity they’re running for.  Aaron Ramsey – Former Arsenal footballer Adrian Sanderson – MAFS star running for Marie Curie Aimee Fuller – Former Winter Olympian snowboarder and TV presenter AJ Pritchard – Dancer and TV...

Six years after it was first proposed, the 186-year-old Lea Bridge station is finally getting a much-needed upgrade.  The station sits on the Greater Anglia line between Tottenham Hale and Stratford, and it reopened after 31 years out of action nearly a decade ago. It actually dates all the way back to 1840 but closed in 1985 after falling into disrepair.  Though it has been back up and running since 2016, Lea Bridge still only has a small un-gated entrance on a side street and no ticket office. Locals have long been campaigning for the station to get upgrades that meet the demands on modern city life. And this summer, work will finally get started to build a full ticket office at the station and provide a larger entrance on the main road.  Plans for the station’s upgrade were initially announced in 2020, and work was expected to begin in 2021. Of course, lockdown put everything on hold for a couple of years, but then plans were officially approved in 2023. The new design will make the station bigger, brighter and easier to navigate – especially for those with limited mobility.  Besides the larger ticket hall, there’ll be provision for automatic ticket gate lines, a retail unit on the ground floor and a cycle hub in the basement with space for up to 130 bikes. It’ll be accessible via the station concourse and will connect to the Network Rail’s existing footbridge.  The expansion will support the area’s growing housing development. Waltham Forest Council has confirmed that...

From stone circles to leylines, to legends and witchcraft, the UK is packed full of freaky and mysterious histories and mythologies, which according to the folk at Weird Walk – the zine that encourages an exploration of British lore through walking –  are best discovered on foot.  This month Time Out has launched its ranking of the world’s most walkable cities. To celebrate, we are showing Londoners some of the top ways to explore the city on two feet, from scenic strolls near the capital, to the intrepid London Loop. But what if plain old walking isn’t enough for you? The capital has plenty of its own esoteric secrets. Here, comedian Stewart Lee (he’s hosting an event for the zine later this month) explains how to do your very own eldritch amble in east London.  Stewart Lee’s Hackney Weird Walk  On April 30 I’m hosting a night of imaginary film soundtracks for Weird Walk at Hackney’s Moth Club. Arrive early and enjoy a nearby Weird Walk drawn from my forthcoming book of perambulations. Give yourself 90 minutes. You’ll want to begin by taking the Windrush line to Haggerston Station, from where you’ll walk northwest up Enfield Road, out of the southwest corner of De Beauvoir Square, and along Northchurch Terrace to St Peter’s Church. On February 8 1854 Samuel Liddell Macgregor Mathers, who founded the Hermetic Order Of The Golden Dawn and became a ritual facilitator of occultist Aleister Crowley, was christened here. Photograph: India Lawrence for Time Out Next walk north...