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Aldgate in Winter 2025 | 4 & 5 December That’s Aldgate in Winter 2025 | 4 & 5 December

That’s right – one of our favourite community events of the year is back! We’re so excited to invite you all to this year’s Aldgate in Winter Festival, a two-day extravaganza that’s got all the fan favourites AND some exciting new additions 🤫 Here’s just a taste of why you should block out your calendar and head on down:

❄️ A Lantern Trail exhibition throughout Aldgate
❄️ A lunchtime launch party on Petticoat Lane
❄️ Two days of live performances on The Aldgate Stage
❄️ Creative workshops throughout November and December
❄️ The Lantern Parade
❄️ The Community Feast

There’ll be more details coming soon, so for now save the date and spread the word. We can’t wait to celebrate with you all.

#thingstodoinlondon #londonlife #aldgateinwinter
The best of the City, right here in Aldgate... F The best of the City, right here in Aldgate...
 
For the past few months, we’ve been working with @city_am and our fellow City BIDs to celebrate the best of the City’s leisure and hospitality offer. And after an incredible awards ceremony last week, we’re proud to share that Aldgate is home to some best-in-class spots…
 
Congratulations to @thewaroftheworldsimmersive being named the Best Family Experience, and to @galvinlachapelle for being crowned Best Restaurant, a title up there with their Michelin-star 😉. 
 
We had some incredible businesses representing Aldgate, and the competition was tough. Congratulations to all nominees, thank you to everyone who voted and supported these awards with us, and thank you to City AM for putting it all together. 

📸 City AM

#toastthecity #cityoflondon #londonguide
A week to go ’til Halloween! Delve into some of A week to go ’til Halloween! Delve into some of Aldgate’s real-life horror stories as spooky season begins 👻

Legend has it that one of London’s hidden gems, the Aldgate Pump, which stands at the junction between Fenchurch Street and Leadenhall Street, has some pretty gruesome tales to tell…

Marking the point at which the East End begins, Aldgate’s Pump has been drawing water since at least the 1200s. In 1860, the water from the pump was praised for its ‘bright, sparkling and cool’ qualities, with many acknowledging its ‘agreeable taste’. But it is said that what was thought to be high-quality and remarkably clear water was actually calcified from the bones of deceased humans due to the stream of water passing through or near many graveyards.

And if you think that’s ghastly, it gets worse...

By the mid-1800s, many of the inner-city graveyards were full, meaning that ‘organic matter’ from corpses had begun to seep into various water outlets across London. Sadly, this caused an outbreak of cholera and typhoid, resulting in multiple deaths. You’d think this would be enough to deter people from drinking the Aldgate Pump’s water. Oh no. Some locals are said to have resolutely carried on, despite experiments showing it contained five times the usual quantity of ‘unusual…solids’. How refreshing! 🫣

#londonhistory #aldgate #horriblehistories
If we ever needed proof that good food = good mood If we ever needed proof that good food = good mood, @emiliaspasta is on hand. We always feel tip-top with a bowl of freshly crafted pasta in front of us. 
 
Emilia’s knows that there’s a fine art to the shape:sauce ratio, and each dish is meticulously created to emphasise Italian tradition, technique, and taste above all else. We couldn’t think of a better place to drop by for some authentic World Pasta Day celebrations this weekend 🍝
 
📍Emilia’s Crafted Pasta | 77 Alie Street

#worldpastaday #londonfoodies #londonfoodguide
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