Welcome to the ianVisits guide to free and cheap lectures, talks, heritage, walks and miscellany happening around London.
Coronavirus: Events may be cancelled and venues closed at short notice, you are advised to check on their websites before making a trip.
Top events in London Today
A hidden oasis full of surprises and built on several different levels.
10am to 6pm
Ealing
Over 50 hand-picked traders, bringing, 20th Century furniture, salvaged French homeware, vintage clothes, curiosities & collectables, kitschenalia, reclaimed industrial fixtures / electricals / lighting, and unexpected oddities.
11am to 6pm
Peckham
Get hands-on and creative and make your own flower crown from a selection of fresh-cut flowers and foliage, guided by the team from The Fresh Flower Company.
11am to 3pm
Chelsea
A garden for all seasons with many interesting plants and sculptures.
11am to 5pm
Mill Hill
The 35 acre Beale Arboretum consists of over 800 varieties of trees and shrubs, incl National Collection of Hornbeam cultivars.
2pm to 5pm
Barnet
Online events / webinars
Extraordinary tales of magic, spirits, strange beasts, anthropoghagi and spirits picked up by master storyteller Viktor Wynd on his travels
9pm to 10pm
Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
Free
Forest on Fire
The exhibition features a series of bronze-cast animal pelts and abstract, carved stone animal heads, supported by stone basins.
12pm to 5pm
Regent Street
Ends on Closing soon Sat, 15th May
The Royal Society of Sculptors is showcasing the work of Naomi Blake FRBS with an outdoor exhibition on the sculpture terrace.
All Day
South Kensington
Ends on Sun 6th June
An open-air exhibition documenting the overland journey photographer Christopher Wilton-Steer undertook in 2019 following the historic trade route.
All Day
Kings Cross
Ends on Wed 16th June
An exhibition around the roof garden above the Elizabeth line station of large geometric coloured shapes.
All Day
Poplar
Ends on Sat 19th June
Embrace the wonderfully weird world of plant biodiversity through newly commissioned interactive art installations using music, sound and colour.
10am to 6pm
Richmond
Ends on Sun 19th September
Free
Beuys’ Acorns
In response to the climate emergency, artists Ackroyd & Harvey have installed Beuys’ Acorns, a group of 100 oak trees, on Tate Modern’s South Terrace
All Day
Southwark
Ends on Sun 14th November
An outdoor exhibition marking the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the seat of Poland’s diplomatic post in London at 47 Portland Place.
All Day
Regent Street
Ends on Fri 31st December
Walking tours of London - today
£15.00
The Famous Square Mile
A walk that explores the very heart of the City – the most historic part of the capital.
10:30am to 12:30pm
City of LondonWe’re just a few stops up the Northern Line, but we’re in a country village nestling round what was once an old pond.
10:45am to 12:45pm HighgateVolunteer-led walks through a 21 acre memorial landscape steeped in social history from the Victorian Jewish community through to the present day.
11am to 12:15pm Willesden
£13.52
City Highlights Guided Walk
Enjoy an insider's tour of the City, including Guildhall, Mansion House, the Bank of England and the Royal Exchange.
11am to 12:30pm City of London
£15.00
The Street Art Tour
A guided walk around Shoreditch looking at the ever-changing street art.
11am to 4pm City of London
£15.00
Beatles Magical Mystery Tour
This Magical Mystery Tour is a chance to “Imagine” Beatlemania and the Swinging 60s.
11am to 1pm Bloomsbury
£15.00
Westminster at War
A guided walk around Westminster ending at the Cabinet War rooms looking at the area's WW2 history.
1:45pm to 3:45pm Trafalgar SquareA guided walk around the City looking for old London.
2:45pm to 4:45pm Barbican
