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History tours of Wilton’s Music Hall

One of the last surviving old music halls in London offers semi-regular tours of its partially restored interior.

Tickets Alert: Tours of the Old Bailey

This summer, there will be regular tours of the exceptionally famous Old Bailey courthouse in the City of London.

Tickets Alert: A military musical spectacular in Horseguards parade

Each year, a few weeks after the Trooping the Colour, the centre of London sees another mass grouping of military and music, with fireworks.

Go on a tour of a church crypt in Greenwich

If you fancy an evening spent wandering the brick-lined vaults of the dead, then there's a chance this summer with tours of the crypt underneath St Alfege church in Greenwich town centre.

Tickets Alert: Free bus tours of Barking and Dagenham

Maybe not the most obvious place for a tourist bus tour, but Barking and Dagenham council is now offering free bus tours of their patch.

A Sex and the City pop-up comes to London

As part of a promotional event to plug their new TV series, there's a Sex and the City pop-up in London for a few days later this month.

Tickets Alert: City of London beer festival

Tickets have gone on sale for the annual Beerfest, which takes place next month in the City of London's Guildhall Yard.

Tickets Alert: Tours of Big Ben go on sale next week

Tickets to climb the very many steps to the top of the Elizabeth Tower and stand next to Big Ben when it bongs the hours will go on sale next week.

Paul McCartney and Stanley Tucci in conversation at the National Portrait Gallery

To mark the reopening of the National Portrait Gallery, and their inaugural exhibition of Paul McCartney photographs, there will be an in-conversation between Paul McCartney and Stanley Tucci.

New self-guided tours of Lincoln’s Inn

Once a week, there are guided tours of the ancient enclave of Lincoln's Inn, but if the timing is inconvenient, they've now started offering self-guided tours on other days as well.

Carshalton’s annual Lavender harvest returns next month

One weekend a year, a 3-acre private lavender field is open to the public to visit and harvest your own bunch of lavender from the fields.

Fantasia, The Black Hole and Tron to highlight a Disney season at the BFI

To mark a century of Disney, there's a two-month long film season taking place at the BFI showing a range of movies from the big headline names to some lesser known and harder to see on the big screen outings.

Tickets Alert: Tours of the 350 year old Stationers’ Hall

Hidden away around the corner from St Paul's Cathedral is Stationers’ Hall, one of the largest and opulent of the City of London's livery halls, and they hold occasional public tours.

Tickets Alert: Vintage tube train trips to Heathrow Airport

A tube train built in 1938 and restored to its art-deco original interior will be running between central London and Heathrow Aiport next month.

Greenwich’s Old Royal Naval College offering tours of their domes

Seen by millions from the outside, but hardly ever from the inside, later this summer, the Old Royal Naval College will be taking small groups into their Wren-designed rooftop domes.

The Wicker Man returns to the cinemas for the Summer Solstice

The summer solstice will be a special one this year, as a restored version of the Wicker Man will be returning to the cinemas.

Upminster windmill reopens to the public

One of London's last surviving windmills will reopen to the public this weekend following several years of restoration work.

Ticket Alerts: Tours of the Royal Hospital Chelsea

The Royal Hospital Chelsea is a grand set of buildings designed by Sir Christopher Wren, although far better known as the home to the famously red-coated Chelsea Pensioners.

Tickets Alert: Take sheep across Southwark Bridge

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

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

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

Tickets Alert: Free tours of Bromley-by-Bow’s disused gasworks

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

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.

Tickets Alert: Graffiti workshops in Leake Street

As part of his year-long artist residency at Waterloo's Leake Street, Marc Craig (aka Max The Virus) is leading a series of hands-on graffiti workshops at London's famous graffiti tunnel.

School kids get free entry to Frameless on Tuesday

This coming Tuesday, Frameless, a large basement space at Marble Arch filled with video animated versions of grand master paintings will be free to visit for people aged under 18 years old.