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Somerset House to be filled with trees for the first time

When Somerset House was built 250 years ago, the architects banned planting trees in the central courtyard, but this summer trees will fill the space.

Tickets Alert: Gilbert & George at the White Cube

One of the first exhibitions that's likely to open after lockdown comes from London's very own Gilbert and George, in their trademark style of large bold photo canvases

Rodin exhibition coming to Tate Modern for the summer

That famous statue of a naked man thinking is coming to London, as part of an exhibition about the man who made it, Auguste Rodin.

Hampton Court Palace gardens have reopened

The gardens at Hampton Court Palace have reopened to the public to help with a bit of lockdown walkabouts.

Tickets Alerts: 50th anniversary concert of Tubular Bells

This autumn marks the 50th anniversary of the conception of Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells, and the SouthBank Centre will be having an anniversary live concert.

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 in the summer.

Tickets Alert: Snowdrop Sundays at Gatton Park

A 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 2021

Each 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 London

A large scale exhibition of Banksy's trademark artwork is coming to London in a couple of months time.

Tickets Alert: London Zoo is reopening

As 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 Cemetery

Highgate’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 sale

Kew 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 Christmas

A side-effect of the lockdown is that Kew Gardens is cheaper to visit at the moment.

David Bowie season coming to the BFI cinema

January 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 House

The 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 Tour

There'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 tunnels

More 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 light

Over 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 properties

With 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 Jet

This coming Saturday (12th Dec), there will be a rather strange dining event - dinner on a Jumbo Jet.

Opening Highgate’s West Cemetery to the public

Highgate’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 House

Built 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 Friday

The View from the Shard – the viewing floors at the top of the skyscraper are offering a half-price deal on their annual ticket passes.

A Christmas of talks about Charles Dickens

Christmas seems somewhat synonymous with Charles Dickens, and the Charles Dickens Museum is hosting a series of appropriate talks over the next few weeks.