The weather in London this Saturday was typically autumnal: lots of exciting wind and rain, with a bit of thunder and lightning thrown in for good measure!
Sadly, the wet weather led to the fireworks at the Lord Mayor’s Show being cancelled for the first time in 20 years; although the rest of the parade was a great success.
According to The Guardian:
“The bad weather is nothing unusual… Forecaster Nigel Bolton said: ‘In most winters we experience gales and heavy rain, but the last three or four winters have been quite quiet. Most winters bring storms and gusts of winds so we shouldn’t be too surprised by this.
‘Thursday and Friday are looking particularly wet. It’s unpleasant but not unprecedented.’ “
In light of this news, we want your recommendations of the best things to do in London when the weather turns wet. We’ve got some great ideas to keep families dry in the city, but can you add to the suggestions?
This week’s picture from the Visit London Flickr pool is by dodsworld and shows fireworks over Putney. Add your photos of autumn in London and we could be featuring you next!
If you love fireworks, you’ll be excited to hear that The Mayor has just announced that London will celebrate the new year with a big fireworks display at the London Eye. Find out more about New Year in London.
This weekend, it’s time for the Lord Mayor’s Show.
A celebration of diversity in the capital, the Lord Mayor’s Show sees more than 6,000 people walk through the streets in a colourful procession of acrobats, costumes, music and dancing.
The procession begins at 11am at Mansion House following a military flypast. It will travel down Cheapside to St Paul’s Cathedral, where the Lord Mayor will be blessed before proceeding to the Royal Courts of Justice on the Strand.
At 5pm, the Lord Mayor launches a spectacular fireworks display on the Thames between Blackfriars Bridge and Waterloo Bridge.
But what do you enjoy most about the annual Lord Mayor’s Show?
What's the best thing about the Lord Mayor's Show?
- The acrobats (8%, 2 Votes)
- The children (16%, 4 Votes)
- The coach (12%, 3 Votes)
- The fireworks (32%, 8 Votes)
- The costumes (20%, 5 Votes)
- The military flypast (12%, 3 Votes)
Total Voters: 25
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Last week was all about Halloween. Hope you all had a suitably scary weekend.
This week, London looks to Bonfire Night with a whole host of different firework displays taking place across the capital.
Bonfire Night is also known as Fireworks Night or Guy Fawkes Night. It’s a British tradition dating back to the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, when Catholic conspiritor Guy Fawkes tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament and King James I. Read the full story here.
And we’re interested to know where our readers are headed for this year’s firework fix?
If you’re still undecided, check out our list of London’s firework displays.
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