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Top events in London on Sun 3rd Nov 2019
£2.00
Retro games fair
The London Gaming Market is a place to buy retro video-games, board games and merchandise.
Starts at 12pm
Euston
A celebration of mid-century living from the 50s and beyond, the event offers up vintage traders, all offering furniture and homewares without costing the earth.
11:30am to 4:30pm Bethnal Green
A monthly opening of the Victorian museum of industrial testing equipment.
11am to 5pm SouthwarkThings to do in London today | What to do in London tomorrow | What's on this weekend
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Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
This exhibition presents a global picture of Dickens, exploring the impact of his travels on his life and his writing, and it examines how Dickens has gone on to shape the lives of people around the globe.
10am to 5pm Clerkenwell
Closing soon Sun, 3rd Nov
The display offers food for thought for art lovers, artists and art historians alike – and celebrates the joy of looking and the possibilities of the imagination.
10am to 5:30pm Russell Square Ends on Tue, 12th Nov
See Heath Robinson’s unpublished watercolours, many never exhibited before.
11am to 4pm Pinner Ends on Sun, 24th Nov
An exhibition of new paintings by contemporary artist, Naomi Frears, that depicts a variety of enigmatic human forms.
11am to 6pm Hanover Square Ends on Sat, 30th Nov
This exhibition brings together works from the 17th century to the present day to illustrate how London’s ever-changing cityscape has inspired visiting and resident artists over four centuries.
12pm to 4pm City of London Ends on Sun, 1st Dec
This exhibition traces the history of the Thameslink route from 1866 through to the recent £7bn modernisation programme which has transformed the route and untangled the tracks.
10am to 6pm Covent Garden Ends on Mon, 2nd Dec
Antony Gormley takes over the Main Galleries with a series of works that test the scale and light of the RA’s architecture.
10am to 6pm Picadilly Ends on Tue, 3rd Dec
The LSE Library is marking the centenary of the appointment of William Beveridge as one of LSE’s most influential and widely known Directors.
11am to 6pm Holborn Ends on Fri, 20th Dec
Highlights include self-driving cars, autonomous flying drones and smart underwater vehicles like the Autosub Long Range Boaty McBoatface.
10am to 6pm South Kensington Ends on Sat, 21st Dec
The exhibition looks at Pope’s early life in Twickenham and the creation of his villa, garden and grotto.
2pm to 4pm Ends on Sun, 22nd Dec
Regular Events - Sunday 3rd November 2019
For the very first time, The National Archives is opening its doors for the entire weekend!
11am to 4pm Richmond
A opportunity to explore the Chapel in its entirety, including some rarely seen spaces such as the Committee Room and Minister’s Vestry.
12:15pm to 3pm IslingtonA 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 3rd November 2019
£10.00
City Highlights Guided Walk
Enjoy an insider's tour of the City, including Guildhall, Mansion House, the Bank of England and the Royal Exchange - grand buildings in the heart of a city where big money and history are still being made.
2pm to 3:45pm City of London
London has burned several time in its 2,000 years, and on this 2-hour walk you’ll learn about the 2 cataclysmic events of 1666 and 1940/41.
11am to 1pm City of London
Travel through a thousand years of history, meeting kings, body snatchers, Charles Dickens, an eighteenth century ghost, and William Wallace (and how he was in no fit state to shout "Freeeedoooommmm!")
10:30am to 12:30pm Barbican
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
Tower Bridge is not due to open today. The next scheduled opening is on Wed 6th Nov at 05:30pm
