The ianVisits guide to cheap and free things to do in London on Saturday 8th June.


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Top events in London on Sat 8th Jun 2019

A bit like Open House, but for gardens - a single pass buys you access to hundreds of gardens all weekend.
2019-06-08
All Day
 
£22.00
A collection of steam trains make a visit to the Epping Ongar Railway.
2019-06-08
All Day
 
Monthly opening of the only surviving windmill in inner London.
2019-06-08
10am to 4pm
 
Brixton
Brixton
Learn about this remarkable but long-since-disappeared structure and why it never fulfilled its promise.
2019-06-08
Starts at 10:30am
 
Tooting
Tooting
One of the largest and most prestigious antiquarian book fairs in the world.
2019-06-08
11am to 7pm
 
South Lambeth
South Lambeth
A traveling vintage fairground with steam powered rides.
2019-06-08
12pm to 10:30pm
 
Walthamstow
Walthamstow
The longest-running community festival in the Royal Borough of Greenwich.
2019-06-08
12pm to 6pm
 
Woolwich
Woolwich
The largest Antique Map Fair in Europe.
2019-06-08
12pm to 7pm
 
South Kensington
South Kensington
Either watch, avoid, or join in as hundreds of cyclists ditch their clothes and take a group ride around London.
2019-06-08
Starts at 12pm
 
As is traditional, expect to see a large formation of military aircraft flying over London for the Queen's Birthday.
2019-06-08
12:55pm to 1:10pm
 

 

Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon

The first solo UK exhibition by Myfanwy MacLeod, in partnership with the Contemporary Art Gallery (CAG, Vancouver).
11am to 5:45pm
St James
Closing soon Sat, 8th June
2019-03-01
2019-06-08
A timely photography exhibition chronicling the lives of Robin Hood Gardens residents in the estate’s last years before demolition.
11am to 6pm
Bethnal Green
Closing soon Sat, 8th June
2019-05-22
2019-06-08
This exhibition explores the objects people used to make music, what they sounded like, and how instruments were used in Romano-Egyptian rituals, homes, and childhood.
1pm to 5pm
Euston
Closing soon Sat, 8th June
2019-01-22
2019-06-08
From flamboyant uniforms to fast horses, this exhibition looks at the shared heritage between the Hungarian and British hussars.
9am to 10am
Chelsea
Closing soon Sun, 9th June
2019-04-01
2019-06-09
An exhibition that covers a long period in the history of magic, from the 16th to the early 20th century.
9:45am to 5:15pm
Euston
Closing soon Sat, 15th June
2019-01-21
2019-06-15
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
Closing soon Sun, 16th June
2018-09-21
2019-06-16
The first major exhibition to explore the great twentieth-century British sculptor’s fascination with armour.
10am to 5pm
Marylebone High St
Closing soon Sun, 23rd June
2019-03-06
2019-06-23
Free  
Drector and photographer James Morgan set out to capture the lives of the Bajau Laut, the world’s last true marine nomads.
10am to 5:30pm
Forest Hill
Closing soon Sun, 23rd June
2019-01-25
2019-06-23
Exhibition showcasing Arabic calligraphy works by the master calligrapher, Mr. Mouneer Al Shaarani.
12pm to 5:30pm
Mayfair
Closing soon Thu, 27th June
2019-05-30
2019-06-27
The Music Photography of Mark Allan
9:30am to 4pm
Barbican
Closing soon Sat, 29th June
2019-05-17
2019-06-29

Exhibitions opening soon


Regular Events - Saturday 8th June 2019

A guided tour around the historic Somerset House including the vaults under the main forecourt.
 12:15pm to :
 
 Strand
2019-06-08
2019-06-08
A 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
2019-06-08
2019-06-08

Architecture Tours - Brutal or beautiful?

See a machine over 150 years old pull apart a piece of iron from end-to-end and celebrate the vision of a forgotten hero of engineering science.
 2pm to 5pm
 
 Southwark
2019-06-08
2019-06-08

Live Demonstration of David Kirkaldy's Universal Testing Machine

Visit one of the Geffrye's 18th-century almshouses which has been taken back to its original condition.
 tba
 
 Bethnal Green
2019-06-08
2019-06-08

Geffrye Museum's Alms House tour

What's on in London

Walking tours of London on Saturday 8th June 2019

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
2019-06-08
2019-06-08