The ianVisits guide to cheap and free things to do in London on Saturday 28th October.


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Top events in London on Sat 28th Oct 2017

All-day conference on tunnels and subterranean structures.
2017-10-28
All Day
 
South Kensington
South Kensington
Discover working models all built from Meccano, and invent and build your own models for the chance to win a prize!
2017-10-28
10:30am to 4:30pm
 
Eltham
Eltham
Visit the c.1397 Grade 2 listed ‘threshing’ barn, over 100ft x 40ft in size, with a fine crownpost roof.
2017-10-28
Starts at 10:45am
 
Rickmansworth
Rickmansworth
Workshops and demos, including honey tasting, honey spinning, seed bomb, wax candle making workshops.
2017-10-28
11am to 10pm
 
Kennington
Kennington
Guided tours of the London Transport museum's archive of posters and artwork.
2017-10-28
Starts at 11am
 
Acton
Acton
An exhibition of Acorn / BBC / RISC OS computers and software, with both classic and modern developments.
2017-10-28
11am to 5pm
 
Hatton
Hatton
A free community open day of free maker activities for people of all ages
2017-10-28
12pm to 3pm
 
Shepherds Bush
Shepherds Bush
At this free marketplace discover the more surprising side of London’s medical history. Handle objects from centuries past and join workshops from suturing to spoken word poetry.
2017-10-28
2pm to 5pm
 
Harley Street
Harley Street
Watch museums stand-up and hear the weirdest and wildest medical stories as we show off the lighter side of medical history.
2017-10-28
6pm to 8pm
 
Harley Street
Harley Street
Late night opening at St Paul's, with photos allowed, and the 1st ever display of William Tyndale's New Testament.
2017-10-28
6:30pm to 9pm
 
City of London
City of London
In Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park’s most atmospheric guided tour, join Cemetery Club on a lamp-lit tour to celebrate the lives of the quarter of a million people buried here.
2017-10-28
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Bow
Bow

 

Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon

An exhibition of animals that have been recreated using a variety of familiar machine parts and gadgets to reveal how their real life counterparts see, eat, hunt and hide.
10:30am to 5:30pm
Forest Hill
Closing soon Sun, 29th October
2017-02-11
2017-10-29
View rarely seen excavation photographs and discover the sites that were uncovered during the post-ware rebuilding of London.
All Day
City of London
Closing soon Sun, 29th October
2017-10-03
2017-10-29
Free  
Come face-to-face with a Roman skull uncovered during excavations in the Walbrook Stream.
10am to 5pm
City of London
Closing soon Sun, 29th October
2017-07-28
2017-10-29
The exhibition explores a largely unknown and under-rated body of Dickens’s work that speaks plainly to social justice with energy and relevance—both then and now.
10am to 5pm
Clerkenwell
Closing soon Sun, 29th October
2017-08-05
2017-10-29
70 years of Concrete Quarterly explores the social and architectural history of concrete architecture and engineering over the past 70 years,
10am to 5pm
Euston
Closing soon Mon, 30th October
2017-08-04
2017-10-30
Play the very best video games, computers and consoles from the past four decades.
All Day
South Kensington
Closing soon Tue, 31st October
2017-10-20
2017-10-31
Revealing the captivating, visceral power of blood to expose, shock and save lives, the exhibition highlights the scientific and symbolic nature of blood.
10am to 6pm
Peckham
Closing soon Wed, 1st November
2017-10-12
2017-11-01
The exhibition features examples of many well-known cartoon strips from newspapers and magazines from the past 100 years.
10:30am to 5:30pm
Bloomsbury
Closing soon Sun, 5th November
2017-07-26
2017-11-05
AntikBar will be exhibiting a few of their original vintage Soviet posters on their feature wall.
10am to 6pm
West Brompton
Closing soon Tue, 7th November
2017-10-25
2017-11-07
An exploration of melancholia in European art and culture.
11:30am to 5:30pm
Strand
Closing soon Fri, 10th November
2017-09-21
2017-11-10

Exhibitions opening soon


Regular Events - Saturday 28th October 2017

A guided tour around the historic Somerset House including the vaults under the main forecourt.
 12:15pm to :
 
 Strand
2017-10-28
2017-10-28
 11am to 12:30pm
 
 Strand
2017-10-28
2017-10-28
This circular-ish walk will be funny, irreverent, and informative and will wonder what ghosts are what ghost stories say about who we are and how we think about the world.
 7pm to 8:30pm
 
 Clerkenwell
2017-10-28
2017-10-28
How much concrete was used? Why is it called ‘Barbican’? Why is the lake so green…?
 1pm to :
 
2017-10-28
2017-10-28

What's on in London

Walking tours of London on Saturday 28th October 2017

Uncover some of the locations from the James Bond films, including the latest 007 film adventure.
 10:30am to 1pm
 
 Trafalgar Square
2017-10-28
2017-10-28
Hear about the history of the area and how it was transformed to host the world-famous London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
 11am to 1pm
 
 Olympic Park
2017-10-28
2017-10-28
Join Pete on his fascinating walking tour taking in the sights and sounds of Brick Lane and the lesser known streets of this vibrant community.
 2pm to 4pm
 
 Tower Hill
2017-10-28
2017-10-28
Let "Mike the Mod" share his first-hand knowledge of the history of contemporary music in Camden
 2pm to 4pm
 
 Hampstead
2017-10-28
2017-10-28
Join Henri for a fun and fascinating walking tour around London’s trendiest neighbourhood.
 2pm to 4pm
 
 Moorgate
2017-10-28
2017-10-28
This walking tour covers iconic London from a new perspective, introducing guests to the history and surprisingly dynamic modern politics of the Public Toilet.
 3:30pm to 5:30pm
 
 Southwark
2017-10-28
2017-10-28