Things to do in London in April 2023

Learn about how the City operates, its livery companies, famous events that took place within its medieval walls and admire the impressive memorials to some of Britain’s most important historic figures.

 

John Boughton examines the major ideas and theories that have shaped the form of council housing over its 150-year history.

 

Talks, refreshments and a tour of a new resource showcasing the international achievements of British nurses.

 

View Susanne du Toit's portraits of women writers and hear from her illustrious sitters at the London Library Lit Fest

 

The never-before-told story of how the makers of The First Folio created Shakespeare as we know him today.

 

Join Kevin Fenton as he explores the societal, community and individual threads that weave together and drive the growing health inequalities we see today.

 

Hear from Professor Martin Bricknell as he explores the relationship between health and the British Army over the last two centuries.

 

Discover the history behind the pageantry of royal coronations in partnership with Westminster Abbey.

 

To mark the official birthday of King Willem Alexander, there will be a street party outside the Dutch Church in London.

 

Celebrate the best of life on the waterways in London and its community at IWA Canalway Cavalcade.

 

Look out for upwards of a thousand cyclists in much finer clothing than usual perambulating around central London.

 

A running day featuring most of the Epping Ongar Railway's home fleet in action.

 

Expect the site to be bursting with all makes of Italian cars and a few motorbikes. 

 

Once a month open day at a nature reserve that sits alongside the railway in Forest Hill.

 

An occasional open day where you can climb up the church spire to the bell-ringing room, and then walk along the top of the roof.

 

The tour will be led by a member of The Friends and will include access to the crypt of the Chapel, which is not normally open to the public.

 

Dr Diya Gupta explores the multifaceted history of India during the Second World War through the emotions experienced by Indian people both in service and at home.

 

Celebrate the best of life on the waterways in London and its community at IWA Canalway Cavalcade.

 

A WW2-era history attraction that's open to the public once a month.

 

Once a month, the oldest building in Hackney, St Augustine's Tower is open, so you can climb up to the top.