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Top events happening London today
Kempton Steam Museum is home to the world’s largest working triple-expansion steam engine.
10:30am to 4pm
Feltham
In his talk, Peter Dodge will take us to Doctors’ Commons, the Prerogative Court and the Will Office.
1:30pm to :
North Kensington
A flypast of four US military jets will take place over the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as part of a US football event.
Starts at 2pm
Tottenham
Approx 9 acres with ponds, streams and waterfalls. Many rare trees which, in spring and autumn, provide stunning colour.
2pm to 4pm
Norbiton
Online events / webinars
A fun historic walk off the beaten track in Bloomsbury
11am to 12:30pm
The Artist & Occultist's biographer tells all in this Zoom lecture
8pm to 10pm
Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
Free
IKONA | Wise Women
Contemporary multimedia portrait series showcasing mighty women including cultural activists, journalists, creatives and filmmakers will go on display this October at Hoxton Arches.
10am to 6pm
Bethnal Green
Closes today
The Kasama Potters project brings together thirty-four Japanese ceramicists from Kasama.
10am to 6pm
Islington
Ends on Mon 8th November
Bringing together over 200 objects from collections across Europe and America, this exhibition shows how Sophie Taeuber-Arp (1889-1943) blazed a new path for the development of abstraction.
10am to 6pm
Southwark
Closes today
Starting over 50 years ago, this great photographer has been documenting life in the west London communities of Ladbroke Grove and Notting Hill.
12pm to 8pm
Southwark
Closes today
This exhibition shows photographs from fine-art photographer Hugo Rittson-Thomas' new book Wildflowers For The Queen
10am to 5pm
Southwark
Closes today
This exhibition explores the characters, events, places and personal tales of triumph and tragedy that inspired and shaped the novel that made Charles Dickens a household name across the world.
10am to 5pm
Clerkenwell
Closes today
Free
The Natural World
This exhibition is dedicated to approximately 40 rare and fascinating objects paying tribute to the wonders of the natural world.
10am to 5pm
South Kensington
Closing soon Fri, 22nd October
10am to 5pm
Pimlico
Closing soon Sun, 24th October
£7.70
Julian Opie
Pitzhanger presents a new body of work by renowned British artist Julian Opie, including site specific pieces, focusing on architecture, people and nature.
10am to 5pm
Ealing
Closing soon Sun, 24th October
This exhibition explores the true story of Rome's fifth emperor informed by new research and archaeological evidence from the time, challenging the biased historical accounts written after Nero’s death that have shaped his legacy.
10am to 5pm
Russell Square
Closing soon Sun, 24th October
Regular events in London today
Weekly guided tours run by the Friends of Kensal Green Cemetery of London's first great garden cemetery which has more notable monuments and residents than any other.
Starts at 2pm
North Kensington
Walking tours of London today
£15.00
The Famous Square Mile
A walk that explores the very heart of the City – the most historic part of the capital.
10:30am to 12:30pm City of LondonWe’re just a few stops up the Northern Line, but we’re in a country village nestling round what was once an old pond.
10:45am to 12:45pm HighgateVolunteer-led walks through a 21 acre memorial landscape steeped in social history from the Victorian Jewish community through to the present day.
11am to 12:15pm Willesden£13.52
City Highlights Guided Walk
Enjoy an insider's tour of the City, including Guildhall, Mansion House, the Bank of England and the Royal Exchange.
11am to 12:30pm City of London£15.00
The Street Art Tour
A guided walk around Shoreditch looking at the ever-changing street art.
11am to 4pm City of London£15.00
Beatles Magical Mystery Tour
This Magical Mystery Tour is a chance to “Imagine” Beatlemania and the Swinging 60s.
11am to 1pm Bloomsbury£15.00
Westminster at War
A guided walk around Westminster ending at the Cabinet War rooms looking at the area's WW2 history.
1:45pm to 3:45pm Trafalgar SquareTwo-hour walking tour of London's first great garden cemetery which became the most prestigious in Victorian Britain and has more listed monuments than any other.
2pm to 4pm North KensingtonA guided walk around the City looking for old London.
2:45pm to 4:45pm BarbicanWhat's on in London
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