The ianVisits guide to cheap and free things to do in London on Sunday 1st January.


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Top events in London on Sun 1st Jan 2017

The largest New Year’s Day Classic Gathering in the UK.
2017-01-01
10am to 4pm
 
Weybridge
Weybridge
London’s New Year’s Day Parade - floats, music, entertainment.
2017-01-01
12pm to 4pm
 

 

Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon

A botanical wonderland awaits, with brightly coloured laser beams dancing over water, a Tunnel of Lights, scented Fire Garden and fairy-tale avenues of flora.
5pm to 10pm
Richmond
Closing soon Mon, 2nd January
2016-11-23
2017-01-02
Go behind the scenes of some of the most iconic war films which have captured the imagination of cinema-going audiences for generations.
All Day
Richmond
Closing soon Sun, 8th January
2016-07-01
2017-01-08
A wide selection of Heath Robinson’s humorous drawings from both World Wars.
All Day
Pinner
Closing soon Sun, 8th January
2016-10-15
2017-01-08
This exhibition considers a fundamental yet little-examined aspect of life at the Foundling Hospital – food.
7pm to 8pm
Pinner
Closing soon Sun, 8th January
2016-09-23
2017-01-08
Step back through the centuries and discover the origins and meanings of some of the rich and vibrant traditions of Christmas past.
10am to 5pm
Pinner
Closing soon Sun, 8th January
2016-11-22
2017-01-08
Very odd art display in the Barbican's curve space.
All Day
Barbican
Closing soon Sun, 8th January
2016-09-29
2017-01-08
The original diary of one of the 17th century's leading scientists is on display for the first time.
All Day
Barbican
Closing soon Thu, 12th January
2016-09-01
2017-01-12
Am exhibition of some of the souvenirs people could buy from the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park.
All Day
Barbican
Closing soon Thu, 12th January
2016-09-16
2017-01-12
The first ever exhibition devoted to the Dutch painter and draughtsman Adriaen van de Velde.
10am to 5pm
Barbican
Closing soon Sun, 15th January
2016-10-12
2017-01-15
Follow the rise and fall of the mental asylum and explore how it has shaped the complex landscape of mental health today.
All Day
Barbican
Closing soon Sun, 15th January
2016-09-15
2017-01-15

Exhibitions opening soon


Regular Events - Sunday 1st January 2017

A opportunity to explore the Chapel in its entirety, including some rarely seen spaces such as the Committee Room and Minister’s Vestry.
 12:15pm to 3pm
 
 Islington
2017-01-01
2017-01-01
How much concrete was used? Why is it called ‘Barbican’? Why is the lake so green…?
 1pm to :
 
2017-01-01
2017-01-01

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Walking tours of London on Sunday 1st January 2017

London's waking nightmare of murder... He came silently out of the midnight shadows of August 31, 1888.
 7:30pm to 9:30pm
 
 Tower Hill
2017-01-01
2017-01-01