Welcome to the ianVisits guide to free and cheap lectures, talks, heritage, walks and miscellany happening around London.
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This is a fairly rare open day of the former iron church building that's now used as a London base for the Sea Cadets.
10am to 2pm
Kilburn
Kempton Steam Museum is home to the world’s largest working triple-expansion steam engine.
10:30am to 4pm
Feltham
Come and visit this green oasis in an urban setting it is a one of the many local green lungs in Forest Hill where you can find some interesting wildlife.
2pm to 5pm
Forest Hill
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Join Adrian Stone as he describes how he took his family story from Bristol to London to Jamaica, Scotland and America, and finally to Nigeria.
4pm to 5pm
Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
An exhibition of 25 photos taken during the filming of the latest James Bond movie.
11am to 6pm
Mayfair
Closing soon Fri, 15th October
Free
Treasures of the RSM
This exhibition offers a fascinating insight into the history of medicine and the growth of the medical and scientific professions.
9:30am to 6pm
Harley Street
Closing soon Fri, 15th October
Wizardry in Wood 2021 presents beautiful and amazing works demonstrating their makers’ mastery of the art and craft of woodturning.
10am to 4pm
Mayfair
Closes today
This exhibition shows photographs from fine-art photographer Hugo Rittson-Thomas' new book Wildflowers For The Queen
10am to 5pm
Southwark
Closes tomorrow
Free
IKONA | Wise Women
Contemporary multimedia portrait series showcasing mighty women including cultural activists, journalists, creatives and filmmakers will go on display this October at Hoxton Arches.
10am to 6pm
Bethnal Green
Closes tomorrow
This exhibition explores the characters, events, places and personal tales of triumph and tragedy that inspired and shaped the novel that made Charles Dickens a household name across the world.
10am to 5pm
Clerkenwell
Closes tomorrow
Bringing together over 200 objects from collections across Europe and America, this exhibition shows how Sophie Taeuber-Arp (1889-1943) blazed a new path for the development of abstraction.
10am to 6pm
Southwark
Closes tomorrow
Starting over 50 years ago, this great photographer has been documenting life in the west London communities of Ladbroke Grove and Notting Hill.
12pm to 8pm
Southwark
Closes tomorrow
Free
Round and Around
Round and Around is an audio-visual project planned and produced to observe modern Korean history on multiple levels.
10am to 5:30pm
Trafalgar Square
Closing soon Fri, 22nd October
Free
The Natural World
This exhibition is dedicated to approximately 40 rare and fascinating objects paying tribute to the wonders of the natural world.
10am to 5pm
South Kensington
Closing soon Fri, 22nd October
Walking tours of London - today
£15.00
Old Westminster Walking Tour
A guided walk around Westminster and get to see the hidden and ever so picturesque Georgian back streets where all the political salons are
10am to 12pm
WhitehallA walk exploring the shifting shape of contemporary architecture through the 21st century additions to The City of London.
10:30am to 12:30pm City of London£15.00
Old Camden Town
A regular guided walk around the canals and heritage of Camden town.
11am to 1pm Camden£15.00
The Beatles Walks
A guided walk around the heart of Abbey Road looking out for Beatles memorabilia.
11am to 1pm CamdenThe London of a life steeped in equal measures of pleasure, controversy and disdain...
11am to 1pm Picadilly£15.00
Disastrous London
Bloody, Flaming, Poxy London. Plague, Fire & Revolution. The Black Death. Churchyards brimming with bodies. The harvest of Death. The zombie apocalypse – but for real.
2pm to 4pm Barbican£15.00
London Magic Tour
A unique walking tour through London’s magical history with a magical guide — discover the magic side of London beyond Harry Potter.
Starts at 2pm Whitehall£15.00
Ghosts of the Old City
At night the ancient City is deserted. And eerie. Explore its shadowy back streets and dimly lit alleys.
7:30pm to 9:30pm Barbican
