What's on in London today
Welcome to the IanVisits guide to free and cheap lectures, talks, heritage, walks and miscellany happening around London.
Top events in London Today
Free
The People's Tower
Watch a tall tower built in Guildhall Yard on Saturday, and demolished on Sunday
11:30am to 2pm
City of London
Free
Lambeth Country Show
Annual show that was more country fair and is now a general music and beer fest.
12pm to 8pm Herne HillA range of events at Crystal Palace, which includes tours of the Victorian subway.
11am to 2pm Upper Norwood
Chance to go up on a roof in the center of London.
10am to 4pm Soho North
A chahar-bagh (four-part) garden delineated by a central fountain, and channels of water, on the roof opposite the V&A Museum.
3pm to 5:30pm South Kensington
A weekend of events at "Europe's largest Japanese food hall" to mark it's 1st birthday.
11:30am to 9pm Shepherds Bush
Each open day will be individual to the station, but there will be a fire engine on display for everyone to have a good look at, and may be even get in!
12pm to 4pm Whitechapel
Go up to the 14th floor, where they have an outdoor running track.
1pm to 5pm
Annual open day including catacomb tours. Get there early as the catacomb tours (£5) tend to sell out very quickly.
11am to 5pm West Brompton
Watch the Italian church's annual procession, and buy typical Italian products from different gastronomic stands.
3:30pm to : ClerkenwellAnnual open weekend to show off the excavated remains of a Roman bathhouse.
11am to 4pm St Mary Cray
Open day to visit the garden overlooking Bank in the City of London.
12pm to 4pm
Monthly tours of the City of London Cemetery & Crematorium
Starts at 10am Manor Park
£2.00
Retro games fair
The London Gaming Market is a place to buy retro video-games, board games and merchandise.
Starts at 12pm Euston
Open day at one of the largest surviving historic estates in Surrey.
1pm to 5pm
An opportunity to have a look at the buildings and engines, to take in the exhibition and learn something of the Victorian sewer system.
10:30am to 4pm Abbey Wood
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Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
Discover this pioneering, subversive artist as the British Museum lifts the veil on his life and works in the largest show of his prints in the UK for 45 years.
10am to 5:30pm Russell Square
Closes today
BEYOND THE ROAD merges the worlds of visual arts, music and film and offers visitors a chance to leave behind their modern day lives and lose themselves in a multi-sensory world led by sound.
10am to 6pm Chelsea Closing soon Wed, 24th Jul
This exhibition tells the story of how Robert and Ellen Paul really created cinema here in Haringey.
1pm to 5pm Tottenham Closing soon Sun, 28th Jul
A selection of Turner’s illustrations for Sir Walter Scott’s poetry and prose, part of the house’s permanent collection.
12pm to 4pm Twickenham Closing soon Sun, 28th Jul
Ten years of awe-inspiring images shot by astrophotographers worldwide.
10am to 4:30pm Greenwich Closing soon Sun, 4th Aug
Comprising 65 prints and drawings, this exhibition highlights Rembrandt’s technical and creative ingenuity on paper.
10am to 5:30pm Russell Square Closing soon Sun, 4th Aug
In this, the first major museum display of artists’ postcards, discover both the politics and playfulness of this unique collection of 300 postcards.
10am to 5:30pm Russell Square Closing soon Sun, 4th Aug
An exhibition of kaleidoscopic sculptures, installations and video works informed by scientific processes and natural phenomena such as heat, cold, magnetism and light.
11am to 7pm Southwark Ends on Sun, 18th Aug
This display focuses on the rarely seen archives of queer venues and social networks collated by University College London’s Urban Laboratory.
11am to 6pm Whitechapel Ends on Sun, 25th Aug
This exhibition explores the forgotten industrial history of plastic in east London around the River Lea.
10am to 5pm Bow Ends on Sun, 25th Aug
Regular Events - today
Hidden under a road bridge can be found the remains of a medieval monastery.
11am to 4pm WimbledonA 90-minute walking tour as you explore the Barbican and discover the fascinating history behind the building of the Centre and the surrounding estate.
Starts at 1pm Barbican
Tower Bridge opening times
| 04:45am | Motor Vessel Silver Wind | Down river |
| 02:30pm | Paddle Steamer Dixie Queen | Up river |
| 03:00pm | Paddle Steamer Dixie Queen | Down river |
| 07:30am | Sailing Barge Ardwina | Up river |
| 12:00pm | Sailing Barge Ardwina | Down river |
