Your guide to London's culture and transport news and events taking place across the city.

Your guide to London's culture and transport news and events taking place across the city.

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Cinema tickets for £3 on Saturday
Cinema tickets for £3 on Saturday

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.

Aug
29
2022
Tours of the Royal Courts of Justice have resumed
Tours of the Royal Courts of Justice have resumed

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.

Aug
29
2022
Public tours of the UK’s largest working sailing ship, SV Tenacious
Public tours of the UK’s largest working sailing ship, SV Tenacious

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.

Aug
27
2022
Waverley, the world’s last seagoing paddle steamer is visiting London
Waverley, the world’s last seagoing paddle steamer is visiting London

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.

Aug
26
2022
Kew Garden’s winter light show returns for its 10th anniversary
Kew Garden’s winter light show returns for its 10th anniversary

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.

Aug
25
2022
Canada House tours have restarted
Canada House tours have restarted

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.

Aug
25
2022
Tower Bridge’s behind the scenes tours resume in November
Tower Bridge’s behind the scenes tours resume in November

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.

Aug
24
2022
Gaia – a large glowing earth will float inside Southwark Cathedral
Gaia – a large glowing earth will float inside Southwark Cathedral

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.

Aug
23
2022
Pre-booking for Battersea Power Station’s chimney lift visitor attraction
Pre-booking for Battersea Power Station’s chimney lift visitor attraction

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.

Aug
23
2022
Winter Wonderland returns to Hyde Park
Winter Wonderland returns to Hyde Park

Winter Wonderland returns to Hyde Park

Now in its 15th year, the annual Winter Wonderland funfair is returning to Hyde Park for festive fun.

Aug
22
2022
See a steam train covered in Christmas lights this winter
See a steam train covered in Christmas lights this winter

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.

Aug
22
2022
Final chance to visit the Carters Steam Fair
Final chance to visit the Carters Steam Fair

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.

Aug
19
2022
The London Month of the Dead returns with spooky tours and talks
The London Month of the Dead returns with spooky tours and talks

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.

Aug
18
2022
Tickets Alert: Tours of Goldsmiths Hall
Tickets Alert: Tours of Goldsmiths Hall

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.

Aug
17
2022
Open House London bookings open next week
Open House London bookings open next week

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.

Aug
17
2022
Halloween trail coming to Chiswick Park and Gardens
Halloween trail coming to Chiswick Park and Gardens

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.

Aug
16
2022
The King’s Observatory in Richmond is opening for tours
The King’s Observatory in Richmond is opening for tours

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.

Aug
15
2022
There will be a South Park pop-up store in Soho for three days
There will be a South Park pop-up store in Soho for three days

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.

Aug
06
2022
Go for a swim in Hyde Park’s Serpentine Lake
Go for a swim in Hyde Park’s Serpentine Lake

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.

Aug
06
2022
Free tours of Thames Water’s grand pumping stations
Free tours of Thames Water’s grand pumping stations

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).

Aug
05
2022
The Iron Throne comes to the Tower of London
The Iron Throne comes to the Tower of London

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.

Aug
04
2022
Square Mile to be filled with fairs, theatre and subterranean adventures
Square Mile to be filled with fairs, theatre and subterranean adventures

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.

Aug
03
2022
More tour dates to see inside the 230 year old Trinity House
More tour dates to see inside the 230 year old Trinity House

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.

Aug
02
2022
Hear a WW2 Rolls-Royce Merlin engine powered up this weekend
Hear a WW2 Rolls-Royce Merlin engine powered up this weekend

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.

Aug
01
2022