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Get free tickets to The Mandalorian pop-up in Piccadilly Circus

For a couple of days next week, there will be a pop-up venue promoting the third series of the Star Wars spin-off The Mandalorian.

Tickets Alert: Tours of Croydon Old Palace

Lurking on a side street a short walk from Croydon town centre is a former palace for the Archbishop of Canterbury -- and it's open to the public on a few days of each year.

Free tours of the disused Bromley-by-Bow gasworks

Later this 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.

Disney centenary show coming to London

For just 10 days in May, there will be an exhibition celebrating 100 years of the mouse machine that is Disney.

Early bird tickets to Open Garden Squares Weekend

The annual weekend of opening up loads of private gardens and large garden squares will return this summer, and discounted tickets are now on sale.

Tickets Alert: Tours of the British Museum’s round reading room

Sitting in the centre of the British Museum is a huge Round Reading Room, with a massive dome, and although long closed to the public, the museum has started offering tours.

Tickets Alert: Science Fiction film festival comes to the Science Museum

Next month, the Science Museum will host its first ever science-fiction film festival, making full use of its huge IMAX cinema for some exclusive screenings.

See a video installation inside St Martin’s church this week

Until this Saturday, the interior and outside of St Martin-in-the-Fields are being filled with sound and light as a Son-et-Lumiere covers the walls with colour.

More tours of disused and hidden parts of the London Underground

More tickets have been released for the London Transport Museum’s tours of the private and disused parts of the London Underground.

Tickets to the Chelsea Flower Show 2023

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

Tickets Alert: Hidden highlights tours of Westminster Abbey

There’s a chance to explore behind the scenes of Westminster Abbey on a guided tour of some areas not usually open to the public.

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

Last year, the first-ever public tours of the richly decorated Speakers House inside Parliament took place, and they’re running them again for a few days in April.

Harrow school offering public tours in February

Four 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 Longford Castle, near Salisbury

During the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, an unusually shaped castle was built on the banks of the River Avon not far from Salisbury, and 450 years later, it’s still a private home that a few years ago, started opening to the public, but only for guided tours.

Guided tours of the British Library

The huge brick groundscraper that is the British Library in King's Cross while open to the public to wander around, also offers guided tours to show off the highlights.

Monday only: Free entry to Frameless – an immersive art exhibition

This coming Monday, Frameless, a large basement space at Marble Arch filled with video animated versions of grand master paintings will be free to visit.

Go on tours of buildings sites this March

The semi-annual event that shows off the construction industry by letting people go behind the hoardings onto building sites returns in March, and booking is open now.

Attend the Tower of London’s ancient Ceremony of the Keys

The Ceremony of the Keys is the formal locking up of the tower, and it takes place every single evening at 10pm, and although it's a private event inside the Tower, each evening a small group of people are allowed to watch.

Tickets Alert: London Concours 2023

It might be a bit early to be thinking of summers looking at supercars, but tickets to the London Concours 2023 have gone on sale already.

Christmas trips through the Islington canal tunnel

Although usually only a summer event, for one day over Christmas, there will be trips through the long canal tunnel that runs underneath Islington.

Christmas themed tours of Shakespeare’s Globe theatre

Hear how Christmas was observed in Shakespeare’s time and the folk traditions that people practiced to welcome in winter.

Tickets Alert: London Open Gardens is back

The annual weekend of opening up loads of private gardens and large garden squares will return next year, and discounted tickets are now on sale.

Tours of 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.

Take a winter wander through Highgate Cemetery

Highgate’s West Cemetery is the famous half of the cemetery and winter can be a wonderful time for a wander with the mists and damp leaves creating a very atmospheric visit.