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Tickets Alert: Tours of sewage treatment works

As part of London Rivers Week, Thames Water is hosting free tours of two of its sewage works.

Tickets Alert: Star Trek stage-set appearing in Piccadilly Circus

For a couple of weeks later this month, replica stage sets from Halo and Star Trek: Discovery will be in Piccadilly Circus.

Tickets Alert: Take sheep across London Bridge

If you’re a Freeman (or freewoman) of the City of London, then you can exercise your ancient right to take sheep across a London bridge this coming September.

Tickets Alert: Behind the scenes tours of Leighton House

A few minutes from Kensington High Street is a remarkable artist's home, and while it's undergoing restoration works, there are tours of the building.

SOLD OUT – Free entry to the London Transport Museum over the Jubilee weekend

Adults can visit the London Transport Museum in Covent Garden for free each afternoon over the Platinum Jubilee Weekend (Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 June), if you book a ticket in advance.

Guided tours of the Bromley-by-Bow Gasworks

Next month, there's a very rare chance to go on a tour of the decommissioned gasholders that dominate the view from the trains passing through West Ham station.

The Queen’s bling to fill Buckingham Palace this summer

As part of this summer's now annual opening of Buckingham Palace to visitors, jewels from The Queen’s personal collection will go on display in the palace.

Polo in the Park returns next month

Polo in the Park returns to Fulham next month, with several days of the fast action horsey sport. While Polo has a certain reputation as a sport for rich people, it's really an exciting and very high-speed sport.

Outdoor film screenings in London this summer

Summertime now seems to mean watching a film at an outdoor location, so below is an almost certainly not a complete list of all the outdoor film screenings taking place in London this summer, but it’s probably not far off.

See Doctor Who on the big screen at the Barbican

In the 1960s, two Doctor Who movies were made, and in 2022, you can see them back on the big screen, at the Barbican Arts Centre.

Stockwell bus garage open day and tours

Next month, to mark the 70th anniversary of one of London's most distinctive bus garages, there will be a public open day and guided tours.

Tickets Alert: London’s Open Garden Weekend

Over 100 normally private gardens across London will open their doors to the public next month. This is London Square Open Gardens Weekend.

London Hat Week returns in August

A week of events to celebrate the hat, from making hats to wearing them returns to London this August.

Tickets Alert: Cycle around Kew Gardens

Bicycles are not normally allowed inside Kew Gardens, but for a few evenings this summer, two wheels can replace two feet for visitors.

More dates announced for tours of the Poppy Factory

For a century, there has been a factory that employs former military personnel making Remembrance Poppies, and they offer tours of the factory.

Tickets Alert: Early mornings at the Sky Garden

The Sky Garden at the top of 20 Fenchurch Street is normally open to the public from 10am, but if you buy a coffee, it's open from 8am at the moment.

Tickets for the Last Night of the Proms 2022

Prom season is starting again and it’s time to enter the ballot to get tickets to attend the Last Night of the Proms.

Tickets Alert: Spencer House and garden tours

Spencer House, a rather grand house overlooking Green Park is resuming Sunday tours of its main state rooms, and will be including the normally off-limits garden in the tours.

London Zoo to open late for adults only summer evenings

Later this summer, London Zoo will be having regular late-evening openings for adults only to enjoy the summer air surrounded by tigers and penguins, but not children.

Tickets Alert: Tours on top of Westminster Abbey’s roof

For the first time in living history, Westminster Abbey is allowing visitors to go up and outside onto the roof of this ancient building.

Tickets Alert: Visit the Reigate Caves

Underneath Reigate town centre is a series of large caves* that are usually open to the public for a few days during the summer.

Tours of the historic rooms in St Bartholomew’s Hospital

Although most of St Barts hospital near Barbican is a classic modern hospital building, as an ancient hospital, it also has ancient rooms, and these are now being opened up for regular tours.

Platinum Jubilee events in London

It's the decennial jubilee for the Queen this year, and lots of events are happening in London to mark the 70th anniversary of The Queen to the throne.

Tickets Alert: Take a trip through the Islington tunnel

Under the streets of Islington runs a tunnel - linking two parts of the Regents Canal, and next month tours of the tunnels will take place.