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What's happening in London today

= Event is free of charge (sometimes a donation is appreciated)
= Pre-Booking required.
Italitcs = This event happens fairly regularly.
Sat, 4 Jul, 2009
10:00 AM Giants of Brede - Steam Pumping Station
Monthly open weekend at the Victorian steam pumping station - Near Hastings.
10:00 AM Robin Hood Gardens - Exhibition
Photographic exhibition of the (in)famous Robin Hood Gardens housing estate.
10:30 AM Westminster's Women of America
Celebrate American Independence Day on a tour focusing on American women from all walks of life who have left their mark on London.
11:00 AM Guided tour around the 2012 Olympics Site
Walking tour every Saturday of the sites around the future Olympic park
11:00 AM Kensal Green Cemetery - Open Day
Tours, stalls and displays at the annual open day event in NW London
11:00 AM London - a Hanseatic City
A walking tour around London focusing on its Germanic heritage and the German enclave where Cannon St stands today.
12:00 PM Guided tour of Somerset House
Monthly guided tours of the building near The Strand, including areas not usually open to the public.
01:30 PM City of London Gardens Walk
Monthly walks around the City of London looking at the history of the gardens and how they are managed today
02:00 PM Sewing Machine Museum - Open Day
Monthly open day at a small museum dedicated to sewing machines in South London
02:00 PM Tours of Upminster Windmill
Guided tours of Upminster Windmill, which is considered to be one of the finest examples of a 'Smock' windmill remaining in England.
02:00 PM Walking tour of Clerkenwell
Your guide will show you the ancient well which gave the area its name and the village green which for centuries was the setting for radical meetings.
02:30 PM From Baltic Street to the Baltic Exchange
Guided walk through the City of London identifying some of its connections with Northern Europe.
06:00 PM Treasures of the Mary Rose
The first ever travelling exhibition of the relics from the infamous Tudor warship, The Mary Rose
All Day Event Open Tech 2009
Open Tech 2009 is an informal, low cost, one-day conference on slightly different approaches to technology, democracy and community.
All Day Event Regent's Canal Experience
This full day walk covers the entire length of the Regent's Canal from Limehouse to Little Venice.

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