Cinema tickets for £3 on Saturday
This coming Saturday, 3rd September, hundreds of cinemas across the UK are coming together to celebrate National Cinema Day, where cinema tickets will be on sale from £3 each.
Your guide to London's culture and transport news and events taking place across the city.
Your chance to grab tickets early to London events and exhibitions.
Cinema tickets for £3 on Saturday
This coming Saturday, 3rd September, hundreds of cinemas across the UK are coming together to celebrate National Cinema Day, where cinema tickets will be on sale from £3 each.
Tours of the Royal Courts of Justice have resumed
The Victorian Gothic Revival style Royal Courts of Justice in central London have restarted regular tours of the 140-year old building.
Public tours of the UK’s largest working sailing ship, SV Tenacious
SV Tenacious, the UK's largest working tall ship will be in London for a short visit in September, and there will be a free open day for tours.
Waverley, the world’s last seagoing paddle steamer is visiting London
The Waverley, the world’s last seagoing paddle steamer, will be making a visit to London next month, and will be offering regular trips along the Thames during her visit.
Kew Garden’s winter light show returns for its 10th anniversary
Now in its 10th year, Kew Gardens will be lighting up the winter evenings once more with its winter lights festival.
Canada House tours have restarted
The Canadian High Commission's impressive building next to Trafalgar Square is offering public tours of the grand state rooms.
Tower Bridge’s behind the scenes tours resume in November
As Tower Bridge doesn’t open for boats as often during the winter months, they’re resuming their behind-the-scenes tours that include trips into the huge bascule chambers underneath the bridge.
Gaia – a large glowing earth will float inside Southwark Cathedral
A 7-metre wide planet earth will float inside Southwark Cathedral, as Luke Jerram's Gaia arrives on its UK-wide tour.
Pre-booking for Battersea Power Station’s chimney lift visitor attraction
In a few months time, it will be possible to ride up the inside of a Battersea Power Station chimney, and pop out of the top for a view across London.
Winter Wonderland returns to Hyde Park
Now in its 15th year, the annual Winter Wonderland funfair is returning to Hyde Park for festive fun.
See a steam train covered in Christmas lights this winter
A steam train covered in Christmas lights is coming to northeast London once more this winter, as the Epping-Ongar heritage railway runs its Light Fantastic services in the evenings.
Final chance to visit the Carters Steam Fair
In a few weeks time, the Carters Steam Fair will make its last visit to a London venue, and the touring fair prepares to settle down after years of being on the road.
The London Month of the Dead returns with spooky tours and talks
October is the month of the dead, and the annual festival of Death and the Arts will return with a month of tours, talks and events.
Tickets Alert: Tours of Goldsmiths Hall
One of the grandest of the City’s livery halls, the Goldsmiths is open a few days a year for public tours and the dates for… next year have been announced.
Open House London bookings open next week
An important date for your diaries, as the annual festival of letting people inside normally private buildings, will open for ticket bookings next week.
Halloween trail coming to Chiswick Park and Gardens
We're in a heatwave, so the best time to start talking about Halloween - mainly as tickets for a nighttime woodland trail are now on sale.
The King’s Observatory in Richmond is opening for tours
A grand building in Richmond that was built for King George III to observe a rare astronomical event will be open later this month for tours.
There will be a South Park pop-up store in Soho for three days
Twenty-five years after its first episode was broadcast, there's a 25th-anniversary pop-up store opening in Soho for a few days to mark the event.
Go for a swim in Hyde Park’s Serpentine Lake
You can't usually swim in Hyde Park's Serpentine Lake, but for one day next month you can, as around 5,000 people are invited for a swim.
Free tours of Thames Water’s grand pumping stations
Next month, four of London's magnificent sewage and water pumping stations will be opened to the public for free tours, and tickets to go to three of them will be released this coming Monday (8th August).
The Iron Throne comes to the Tower of London
Ahead of a Game of Thrones prequel, a new-look Iron Throne will be touring the UK, arriving first at the Tower of London, and you can take a seat on the throne.
Square Mile to be filled with fairs, theatre and subterranean adventures
The City of London has announced plans for a one-day spectacular of theatre, games, and performance to fill the Square Mile with art and events this autumn.
More tour dates to see inside the 230 year old Trinity House
Next to the Tower of London is 230(ish) year old building that is the headquarters of the people who look after the lighthouses.
Hear a WW2 Rolls-Royce Merlin engine powered up this weekend
One of the most famous allied sounds of WW2, the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine was used in the Spitfire and Hurricane fighter planes and the Lancaster bomber, and this weekend you can hear one up close.