Huge military flypast over London in July
Upwards of 100 military aircraft are due to join a huge flypast over central London this coming July.
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Things to see and events to do across London.
Huge military flypast over London in July
Upwards of 100 military aircraft are due to join a huge flypast over central London this coming July.
London’s Bonfire Night Fireworks – The 2017 Displays
It's time to start plotting how we shall remember the downfall of a papist plot, and watch the skies over London explode with fireworks.
Photos from the Transport Museum’s Acton Depot open weekend
This weekend is a chance to go inside the Transport Museum's overflow depot at Acton Town, where they store all the goodies that would never be able to fit into their Covent Garden base.
Heritage Open Days – Details Announced
The weekend before London Open House Weekend, the rest of the UK does exactly the same thing, with a couple of thousand venues open to visit as part of Heritage Open Days.
See the Flying Scotsman steaming through Nth London on Saturday
Probably the world's most famous steam locomotive, the Flying Scotsman will be arriving at King's Cross station on Saturday.
Sheep to be taken across London Bridge
Later this year, you will be able to watch the Freemen (and women) of the City of London exercise their ancient right to drive sheep across London Bridge.
Red Arrows to fly over London on Saturday
A large formation of military aircraft, including the Red Arrows will fly over Central London on Saturday lunchtime, for the Queen's official birthday.
A chance to help chalk the Uffington White Horse
Fancy taking a hammer and smashing a prehistoric monument -- and doing so with permission?
Take a ride in the Post Office Railway next month
After a couple of years of work, the Post Office Railway will start to take its first passenger trips through the tunnels under London next month.
A sea of bluebells at Perivale Wood’s annual open day
Just once a year, a nature reserve in North-West London opens its gates to the general public, at just the right time to see an entire wood carpeted with bluebells.
London to have a “History Day” in May
For just one day, lots of venues will all join together to do lots of things, meaning that even with the fastest feet and most fortunate timing, you're bound to miss out on most them.
See the Doughboys in the City of London
A large scale exhibition is currently on at the Guildhall in the City of London remembering the battlefields of WW1 in France, and the contribution made by the "doughboys" to the European war.
Visit a Museum of Nostalgia in an ancient barn
On the edges of London, within earshot of the M25 can be found a most marvellous museum, housed in an ancient barn.
A room full of BBC Microcomputers comes to East London
For people of a certain age, there are few more nostalgia boosting views than a room full of flat beige boxes, each with a small dot matrix owl on the top corner.
Reigate Caves open days announced
One for your diaries, as this year's open days to go underneath Reigate town center into its maze of caves have been announced.
Embroidered Tales and Woven Dreams
A feast of colour and decoration awaits at an exhibition of traditional embroidered textiles from the lands of the Indus, Afghanistan, the Near East and Central Asia
The rise of the robots at the Science Museum
A display of mechanical marvels opens at the Science Museum and leaves the viewer with mixed emotions about the blurring boundary between man and machine.
See a compendium of craftsmanship in central London
Behind a closed door in an anonymous house on a posh garden square lies a prodigious display of modern craftsmanship.
Take a tour inside a drained canal lock
Over this weekend, there's a chance to go down to the bottom of one of London's canal locks, while it is being drained for maintenance works.
Return to the View from the Shard
Just over four years ago, a bright morning had me up at the top of the Shard for a look. Time to go back for another look.
Ticket Alert: Behind the scenes tours of building sites
The semi-annual Open Doors event is back, offering a peek behind the hoardings that cover up building sites.
Gun Salutes in London during 2017
Big guns go bang bang several times each year in London, at the Tower of London and in the Royal Parks.
There will be fun at the British Library with Victorian Entertainments
Roll up, roll up, be amazed and astonished, magic to astound, entertainments to delight, all the fun of the Victorian music hall and stage.
Magically Marvelous Mechanical Maths
As the world miniaturises and computerises, the Science Museum has opened a new gallery that delights in the massive mechanics of mathematics.