Welcome to the IanVisits guide to free and cheap lectures, talks, heritage, walks and miscellany happening around London.
Top events in London on Sunday
View Tate’s Grade II* listed mansion Park Hill (exterior only) and explore the historic garden with its Grade II listed features, including the Pulhamite grotto, Victorian folly, lake and temple.
2pm to :
StreathamDiscover the history of the building and climb the 135 stairs for the best view of Hackney.
2pm to 4:30pm HackneyMonthly open day at a site of an important railway wildlife reserve.
1pm to 5pm Forest Hill
£12.00
MotorSport at the Palace
Over 100 vintage to modern cars race around the old Crystal Palace motor track.
9am to 5:30pm
See the gardens on seven linked floating barges.
2pm to 5pm Southwark
A monthly open day at a quirky transport museum housed in an old water pumping building.
10am to 4pm Enfield Town
See and buy from a display of more than 200 cacti and succulent plants
10am to 5pm EnfieldA chance to visit five private gardens overlooking the Thames.
2pm to 5:30pm Hammersmith
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Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
This display presents six innovative projects from the collections of the RIBA and the V&A, each demonstrating a unique experiment in social housing design.
10am to 5:45pm South Kensington
Closing soon Sun, 26th May
This exhibition displays a selection of Cultural Revolution propaganda posters, revolutionary landscapes, images of the leader and intricate papercuts all of which were collected in China during the 1970s.
10am to 5pm Walthamstow Closing soon Sun, 26th May
A major exhibition exploring the role of drawing in contemporary architectural practice through the work of one of Britain’s leading architects and architectural draughtsmen.
10am to 5pm Holborn Closing soon Sun, 26th May
Spanning thousands of years, this takes a closer look at five objects that explore the relationship between food, power and control.
10am to 5:30pm Russell Square Closing soon Mon, 27th May
A major exhibition of works by Martin Parr, one of Britain’s best-known and most widely celebrated photographers.
10am to 7pm Soho Closing soon Mon, 27th May
Key pieces include rare and early examples of designs by Conran and Quant on display spaning the period from 1952 – 1977
11am to 5pm Southwark Closing soon Sun, 2nd Jun
The first ever exhibition outside of Norway of Harald Sohlberg, one of the greatest masters of landscape painting in the history of Norwegian art.
10am to 5pm Dulwich Closing soon Sun, 2nd Jun
From flamboyant uniforms to fast horses, this exhibition looks at the shared heritage between the Hungarian and British hussars.
9am to 10am Chelsea Ends on Sun, 9th Jun
Women were inspired to serve their country by Florence Nightingale's work. But in 1918, as WW1 approached its end, nothing could have prepared them for what was to come - the deadly Spanish Flu.
10am to 5pm Southwark Ends on Sun, 16th Jun
The first major exhibition to explore the great twentieth-century British sculptor’s fascination with armour.
10am to 5pm Marylebone High St Ends on Sun, 23rd Jun
Regular Events - Sunday 26th May 2019
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
Walking tours of London on Sunday 26th May 2019
Explore London with one of our fantastic Doctor Who guides on this 2 ½ hour walking tour.
10:30am to 1pm SouthwarkTower Bridge opening times
| 10:15am | Sailing Barge Lady Daphne | Up river |
| 10:45am | Sailing Barge Lady Daphne | Down river |
| 02:30pm | Sailing Barge Lady Daphne | Up river |
| 03:00pm | Sailing Barge Lady Daphne | Down river |
| 01:30pm | Paddle Steamer Dixie Queen | Up river |
| 02:30pm | Paddle Steamer Dixie Queen | Down river |
| 04:30pm | Paddle Steamer Dixie Queen | Up river |
| 05:15pm | Paddle Steamer Dixie Queen | Down river |
| 11:45am | Sailing Barge Will | Up river |
| 12:30pm | Sailing Barge Will | Down river |
| 03:45pm | Sailing Barge Will | Up river |
| 04:30pm | Sailing Barge Will | Down river |
| 10:15am | Sailing Barge Will | Up river |
