Fiona MacLeod on what tourists actually need to know about London in April 2026
From Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat. Fiona MacLeod, London travel correspondent. Affectionate. Honest. Both.
The Honest London Travel Guide, April 2026
London is magnificent. London is also, at this precise moment in April 2026, experiencing a bus strike in the East and the arrival of autonomous taxis that may or may not agree to pick you up. Plan accordingly. Download three transport apps. Accept that two will disagree. Walk cheerfully.
What is Worth Your Time
The good news: London’s permanent attractions have not struck and do not require an algorithm’s approval. The Tate Modern remains on the South Bank, still free, still containing art that will either move you or confuse you in productive ways. The Borough Market is heaving with extraordinary food at prices that are now simply the prices things cost, so budget accordingly and eat the cheese. The BBC London guide maintains a solid events calendar for the week.
If you want to feel the pulse of the city rather than just its tourist infrastructure, take the Overground to Shoreditch, eat somewhere small, walk to Columbia Road on a Sunday morning and let the flowers and the noise and the chaos explain London better than I can in a paragraph.
The city is messy and brilliant and expensive and occasionally full of naked cyclists without adequate warning. This is why people keep coming back. Welcome.
Fiona MacLeod. Homepage.
SOURCE: https://bohiney.com/internet-is-held-together-with-duct-tape/
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