Best Sources for London Information: Official, Cultural & Practical

Whether you're visiting, moving, researching, or writing — here are the authoritative London resources, categorized by purpose.

Official & Government

• City of London Corporation: cityoflondon.gov.uk (Square Mile governance, business, planning)
• Greater London Authority (GLA): london.gov.uk (Mayor, Assembly, transport, policing, environment)
• VisitLondon (Official Tourism): visitlondon.com — attractions, events, accessibility, itineraries
• Transport for London (TfL): tfl.gov.uk — live tube/bus/rail status, fares, journey planner

News & Current Affairs

• The Guardian — London: guardian.com/uk/london
• Evening Standard: standard.co.uk (free daily, hyperlocal)
• BBC London: bbc.co.uk/news/uk/england/london
• Londonist: londonist.com — quirky history, hidden gems, transport nerdery

Culture, Listings & Hidden Gems

• Time Out London: timeout.com/london — events, restaurants, theatre, reviews
• Secret London: secret.london — off-beat, speakeasies, rooftops, unusual museums
• DesignMyNight: designmynight.com — bars, clubs, bottomless brunch

Deep Dives & Reference

• Wikipedia — London: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London — comprehensive, cited, good starting bibliography
• Google Arts & Culture — London: artsandculture.google.com/project/london — virtual museum tours, high-res artifacts
• Survey of London (UCL/Bartlett): ucl.ac.uk/.../survey-london — scholarly parish-by-parish architectural history
• British History Online: british-history.ac.uk — primary sources (vestry rolls, maps, calendars)

Practical Guides

• Lonely Planet London: lonelyplanet.com/.../london
• Rough Guides London: roughguides.com/.../london

Bookmark the tier matching your need: official for permits, TfL for travel, Time Out/Secret London for fun, Londonist/Guardian for context.