The ianVisits guide to cheap and free things to do in London on Saturday 16th August.


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Top events in London on Sat 16th Aug 2014

To mark four years of Barclays Cycle Hire, the usual daily charge will be waived this weekend.
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All Day
 
The Museum tells the story of the mansion house, as it was used as the Headquarters for Fighter Command during WW2.
2014-08-16
10am to 5pm
 
Stanmore
Stanmore
Taste everything from naturally growing chocolate mint leaves to cocktails made from Jasmine and Honeysuckle.
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1pm to 11pm
 
Peckham
Peckham

 

Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon

A second exhibition by a Shoreditch street artist (the sort who sits on streets, not the sort that paints walls).
12pm to 8pm
Whitechapel
Closing soon Sun, 17th August
2014-07-19
2014-08-17
This exhibition traces the British comics tradition back through classic 1970s titles including 2000AD, Action and Misty to 19th-century illustrations
All Day
Whitechapel
Closing soon Tue, 19th August
2014-05-31
2014-08-19
A display of over fifty key objects featuring the quirky, colourful and often charming design style that emerged from the 1950s in the Soviet Union.
11am to 5pm
Fitzrovia
Closing soon Sun, 24th August
2014-07-04
2014-08-24
An exhibition of photographs looking at interactions between British soldiers and the Italian civilian population.
10am to 5pm
Paddington
Closing soon Fri, 29th August
2014-07-21
2014-08-29
A display of the art work used to design the stage sets for the famous play.
11am to 5pm
Paddington
Closing soon Sat, 30th August
2014-08-06
2014-08-30
An exhibition of art works created for hospitals designed to have a therapeutic effect on their residents.
10am to 5pm
Bexley
Closing soon Sun, 31st August
2014-06-15
2014-08-31
The roof of John Lewis on Oxford Street has been converted into a public garden.
10am to 4pm
New Oxford Street
Closing soon Sun, 31st August
2014-06-21
2014-08-31
A derelict shop has been filled with over 4,000 handmade felt versions of familiar grocery items
10am to 7pm
Bethnal Green
Closing soon Sun, 31st August
2014-08-01
2014-08-31
An exhibition about the history of the long-lost Merton Prior, the remains of which now lie under a main road.
2:30pm to 5pm
Wimbledon
Closing soon Sun, 31st August
2014-07-19
2014-08-31
This life-sized knitted garden was created in 2011 by over 2,500 knitters and crocheters in Dorset.
10am to 4pm
North Finchley
Closing soon Thu, 4th September
2014-08-11
2014-09-04

Exhibitions opening soon


Regular Events - Saturday 16th August 2014

Walk with old maps round site of World’s first Pleasure Gardens 1661-1859.
 11am to 1pm
 
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Through this walking tour of the external high walks and inside the Barbican Centre itself, we will reveal the history of the site.
 3pm to :
 
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A World War I commemorative walk around central Westminster with a City of Westminster Guide in conjuntion with the Royal British Legion.
 11am to 1pm
 
 Pimlico
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The guided tour takes about 75 minutes and includes the Commons and Lords Chambers, the Queen's Robing Room, the Royal Gallery and Westminster Hall.
 9:15am to 4:30pm
 
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