Tickets Alert: Snowdrop Sundays at Gatton ParkA beautiful historic parkland designed by Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown with Edwardian gardens in Reigate, Surrey – and in February, their rock garden is full of snowdrops.
Tickets Alert: Trooping the Colour and the Garter Ceremony 2021Each year, two major royal ceremonies take place, and, assuming they go ahead in 2021, you can request tickets to attend one of them.
Tickets Alert: Banksy exhibition opening in LondonA large scale exhibition of Banksy’s trademark artwork is coming to London in a couple of months time.
Tickets Alert: London Zoo is reopeningAs with many outdoor venues, London Zoo has confirmed it can reopen while London is still in the Tier 4 lockdown.
Take a winter wander through Highgate CemeteryHighgate’s West Cemetery is the famous half of the cemetery and normally it’s open for guided tours only, but at the moment, weekends are open to freely wander around.
Tickets Alert: Winter lights at Kew go back on saleKew Garden’s winter nighttime decorations are reopening again, with a sparkling trail of over one million twinkling lights, illuminating heritage trees and buildings.
Cheaper entry to Kew Gardens over ChristmasA side-effect of the lockdown is that Kew Gardens is cheaper to visit at the moment.
David Bowie season coming to the BFI cinemaJanuary is David Bowe month at the BFI Southbank, with a large number of the man’s movies being shown through the month.
Tickets Alert: Fairground dodgems to fill Somerset HouseThe courtyard of Somerset House, normally an ice-rink at this time of year, is to become a fairground dodgems ride instead.
Tickets Alert: Electronic: From Kraftwerk to The Chemical Brothers -The Virtual TourThere’s a chance to virtually visit the excellent electronic music exhibition at the Design Museum this coming Thursday (17th Dec).
Tickets Alert: Walk through the Mail Rail tunnelsMore dates have been announced for a chance to walk through the tunnels deep under Clerkenwell once used by the Post Office’s private Mail Rail trains.
Catch Charles Dickens’ Christmas Carol by candle lightOver three nights, a performance of A Christmas Carol will take place inside Charles Dickens home, and it will be done live and by candlelight.
Tickets Alert: Christmas tickets to visit National Trust propertiesWith the lockdown ending, the National Trust has confirmed how bookings to visit properties over Christmas will work.
Tickets Alert: Dinner and special tours of a Jumbo JetThis coming Saturday (12th Dec), there will be a rather strange dining event – dinner on a Jumbo Jet.
Opening Highgate’s West Cemetery to the publicHighgate’s West Cemetery is the famous half of the cemetery and normally it’s open for guided tours only, but they are now allowing people in to wander around freely.
Tickets Alert: Tours of the restored Newington Green Meeting HouseBuilt just over 300 years ago, a church hall in north London is, for the first time ever, to regularly open it’s doors to the public for tours.
Half price View from the Shard offer for Black FridayThe View from the Shard – the viewing floors at the top of the skyscraper are offering a half-price deal on their annual ticket passes.
Tickets Alert: A glowing earth inside Greenwich’s Painted HallIt was hugely popular in the summer, so Luke Jerram’s huge glowing earth is returning to Greenwich’s Painted Hall in January.
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