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Cheaper entry to Dennis Severs House for locals and young people

If you live in Tower Hamlets or are aged under 30, and haven't visited or fancy a cheaper repeat visit, then Dennis Severs House has started offering half-price tickets.

Tickets Alert: Ballot opens to attend the Trooping the Colour 2024

Trooping the Colour is a big military parade that marks the King's official birthday in June, and the ballot for tickets to be in the audience is now open.

More dates announced to walk through the Mail Rail tunnels

The Postal Museum has announced fresh dates for the chance to walk through old Mail Rail tunnels and is, for the first time, offering tunnel walks on Saturday evenings as well.

The Royal Mews collection of horse-drawn carriages has reopened today

Around the back of Buckingham Palace is the Royal Mews, where the King’s horses and carriages are kept, and they've reopened to the public today after their winter slumber.

Tickets Alert: Tours of the Beckton gasworks

There's a chance to go through locked gates into the Beckton gas works next month, as there will be some tours of the former industrial site.

Tickets Alert: Tweed Run is back for genteel cycling around London

Fancy a charming jaunt around the sights of London in a decorous style becoming of the Edwardian upper middle classes?

Catch a Routemaster bus to the Crossness pumping station

The Victorian pumping station at Crossness in southeast London will be easier to visit for the next few months, as they're laying on a Routemaster bus shuttle service.

Tickets Alert: Visit the Chatley Heath semaphore tower

Peeking just above the trees by the M25 on the edge of southwest London is a tall octagonal building built as part of the defence of Britain, and it will be open to the public for a weekend in June.

Tickets Alert: Climb up inside the Old Royal Naval College’s Dome

Seen by millions from the outside, but hardly ever from the inside, tickets to climb up inside one of the tall domes at the Old Royal Naval College are now on sale.

Tickets Alert: Tours of the Banqueting House in Whitehall

Banqueting House, a grand hall in the centre of London that used to be open to the public most days, is now only open on occasional dates for guided tours.

Tickets Alert: Zippos Circus is back in town

The travelling circus is coming to town and will be popping up around London throughout 2024, and there's a way of getting half-price tickets to the show.

Tickets Alert: Evening tours of the Houses of Parliament

For one evening only, you will be able to visit the Houses of Parliament to look around the inside of the Palace of Westminster at night.

Antiques Roadshow filming in west London

The BBC's  Antiques Roadshow will be filming an episode in west London in May, and tickets to have your curios assessed are now available.

Hidden parts of Holborn tube station to open to the public

Sealed-off parts of Holborn tube station will be opened to the public later this year, as part of the London Transport Museum's Hidden London tours.

Tickets Alert: Tours of the Albert Memorial’s hidden undercroft

The Albert Memorial in Hyde Park* is a remarkable confection of Victorian design, but few people realise it sits on top of a large brick undercroft.

Tickets Alert: Tours of Harrow School for Boys

A few times a year, there are tours of the famous posh private school in northwest London, and tickets for the next tours are on sale.

Tickets Alert: Tours of Parliament’s Speaker’s House

The now semi-regular opportunity to see inside the richly decorated Speakers House within the Houses of Parliament is returning and will run through most of the summer.

Tickets Alert: Regular tours of the Union Chapel will resume in March

The nearly 150-year-old and gloriously gothic Union Chapel will be resuming guided tours of the building for the first time since the pandemic stopped them.

Chelsea Flower Show tickets are on sale

Tickets are now on sale for the floral extravaganza that takes place in May inside the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea.

Twilight tours of the Tower of London

Long after the tourists have left for the day, small groups are allowed inside the Tower of London for a private look around.

Tickets Alert: London Concours luxury car exhibition

Something to look forward to if you like looking at expensive cars — a big display of them is returning to London for the summer.

Pay a visit to the factory where Remembrance Poppies are made

For over a century, there has been a factory that employs former military personnel making Remembrance Poppies, and you can visit the factory for a tour.

Half price entry to Hampton Court Palace at the moment

There's a half-price offer to visit Hampton Court Palace for the next few weeks during the quiet season for visits.

Tickets Alert: Tours of Moor Park Mansion

A grand manor house on the outskirts of London built in its current style 300 years ago will have a handful of public open days this year to see its exceptional interior.