The ianVisits guide to cheap and free things to do in London on Saturday 1st August.


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Top events in London on Sat 1st Aug 2015

earn the traditional skill of scything in two-hour workshops.
2015-08-01
All Day
 
Leyton
Leyton
Tibet Relief Fund is hosting an exhibition of photos of the Tashi Lhunpo monastery in south India.
2015-08-01
10am to 5pm
 
Hackney
Hackney
This one-off special walking tour explores how London's landscape was influenced by the needs of the population for supply of food and water.
2015-08-01
2pm to 4pm
 
Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell
Monthly open day at one of London's more unusual, and delightful museums.
2015-08-01
2pm to 5pm
 
Occasional open day at the private gardens within Regent's Park.
2015-08-01
2:30pm to 5:30pm
 
Camden
Camden
An interactive walk with staff from the Museum's archive, taking in sites in the City and the Roman amphitheatre. Also a chance to handle objects.
2015-08-01
8pm to 9pm
 
Learn all about these fascinating mammals of the night sky.
2015-08-01
8:15pm to 10pm
 
Bow
Bow

 

Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon

The first and largest retrospective of McQueen's work to be presented in Europe.
All Day
Closing soon Sun, 2nd August
2015-04-12
2015-08-02
To celebrate its 175th anniversary, this exhibition tells the story of the creation of the Penny Black and its phenomenal social impact.
All Day
Closing soon Fri, 7th August
2015-05-06
2015-08-07
This exhibition explores post-war design for play through an exploration of the original playgrounds in Brutalist housing estates.
10am to 5pm
Closing soon Sun, 16th August
2015-07-06
2015-08-16
An exhibition of some 200 works reflects the Embankment Galleries’ riverfront location in one of London’s most ancient quarters.
All Day
Closing soon Mon, 24th August
2015-05-25
2015-08-24
The exhibition features more than 100 images exhibited on sleek back-lit photographic panels, creating a uniquely cinematic effect.
4pm to 5pm
Closing soon Sun, 30th August
2015-01-17
2015-08-30
This multi-projection film installation is set amongst the spaces used by the BBC to construct scenery and props for television drama since 1960.
2pm to 8pm
Shepherds Bush
Closing soon Sun, 30th August
2015-06-26
2015-08-30
This exhibition looks at how fashion survived and even flourished under the strict rules of rationing in 1940s Britain.
All Day
Shepherds Bush
Closing soon Mon, 31st August
2015-05-02
2015-08-31
For a limited time in the summer, the official residence of TRH The Prince of Wales is open to the public.
All Day
Whitehall
Closing soon Mon, 31st August
2015-08-01
2015-08-31
Explore centuries of dramatic history, from King John, medieval battles, revolution, wars, empire and the struggle for the right to vote,
7pm to 8pm
Whitehall
Closing soon Tue, 1st September
2015-05-16
2015-09-01
The exhibition tells the story of market gardens in the local area their rise and decline from the early 18th Century to the 1970s.
11am to 4pm
Richmond
Closing soon Tue, 1st September
2015-07-14
2015-09-01

Exhibitions opening soon


Regular Events - Saturday 1st August 2015

Themed walking tour by volunteers around the Bloomsbury neighbourhood.
 11am to :
 
 Clerkenwell
2015-08-01
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A gothic revivalist church is open twice a month for the public to visit.
 10:30am to 4:30pm
 
 Lewisham
2015-08-01
2015-08-01
On the first Saturday of each month, The Friends of Holland Park organise a Bird and Nature Walk.
 Starts at 9am
 
2015-08-01
2015-08-01
Each afternoon during the summer months, the locked interior of the derelict church will be unlocked.
 2:30pm to 4:30pm
 
 Stanmore
2015-08-01
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 12pm to 1pm
 
 Holborn
2015-08-01
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Regular tours of the brutalist Barbican centre
 2pm to :
 
2015-08-01
2015-08-01
 Starts at 11am
 
 Highgate
2015-08-01
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Explore one of Camden's many colourful sides on a two-hour walking tour.
 11am to 1pm
 
 Camden
2015-08-01
2015-08-01
 2:30pm to 4pm
 
 Camden
2015-08-01
2015-08-01

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