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Tickets Alert: See inside the derelict St Lawrence Church Brentford

As part of Brentford Festival of Archaeology Day, there will be a rare chance to step inside a church that's been closed for the past 25 years.

Tickets Alert: Behind the scenes tours of the Barbican theatre

If you’ve ever fancied wandering around the Barbican's back corridors and up to the high fly tower, then you'll be pleased to hear they've resumed the backstage tours of their main theatre.

O2 Millenium Dome to show the Euro2024 football finals

It’s just been announced that the huge arena in the O2 Millennium Dome at North Greenwich will show the Euro football finals on Sunday.

Tickets Alert: Visit the Earl’s Court development site

The former Earl's Court exhibition centre is currently a flattened building site waiting for a large, and at times controversial, housing development to start.

Tickets Alerts: Evening tours of the Charles Dickens Museum

If you've ever wanted to explore the Charles Dickens Museum after hours, now is your chance with their Guided Evening Tours.

The King’s Observatory is reopening for tours

A grand building in Richmond built for King George III to observe a rare astronomical event will be open next month for tours.

Tickets Alert: Late opening at Westminster Abbey

Later this month, Westminster Abbey will host one of its occasional late openings, which, apart from seeing the Abbey in a very different light from daytime visits, are also cheaper than a daytime visit.

Tickets Alert: Tours of St Pancras railway station

Short notice, but there will be guided tours of St Pancras station this coming Saturday (6th July).

Tickets Alert: Tours of a derelict waterworks building in Clerkenwell

A 300-year-old derelict waterworks building in Clerkenwell that will soon be a museum is holding tours of the site ahead of refurbishment works starting.

Tickets Alert: Climb to the top of Windsor Castle’s round tower

For a couple of months each year, it’s possible to climb to the top of the ancient Round Tower inside Windsor Castle, with views all the way to London.

70 Years of Japanese monster movies at the Barbican

This summer, the Barbican will show a series of Japanese monster movies to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the first Godzilla film.

Tickets Alert: Croydon Airport open day

The remains of London's original international airport can be found in Croydon, and the old control tower and entrance hall are open once a month.

Evening curator tour and talk at Kew Palace

Inside Kew Gardens is Kew Palace, which will be open late for special tours and talks for a few evenings this summer.

Tickets Alert: Chatley Heath semaphore tower open weekend

Peeking just above the trees by the M25 on the edge of southwest London is a tall octagonal building built as part of Britain's defence, and it will be open to the public for a weekend in June.

Gin tours with the Household Cavalry Museum

There's going to be a couple of evening openings of the Household Cavalry Museum in central London, with gin.

Tickets Alert: Climb down into an Ice Well

Once a year, two large ice wells near King's Cross are opened for the public to climb down into and learn about how ice was stored before the refrigerator was invented.

Mayfield lavender farm reopens on 15th June

Row upon row of purple lavender fill the fields near Croydon, and you can walk through them from next Saturday.

Tickets Alert: A free celebration of Vivienne Westwood at Christie’s

A display of Vivienne Westwood’s clothes and possessions is coming to London later this month, and there will also be a free evening at the exhibition.

Kew Gardens’s “corpse flower” is in bloom

It's only in bloom for a day or two, so if you can get to Kew Gardens sharpish, then one of the world's smelliest plants is strutting its thing.

Dennis Severs’ House is already selling Christmas tickets

It may seem absurdly early, but tickets to visit the Christmas makeover at Dennis Severs’ House are already on sale -- because they keep selling out.

Tickets Alert: Rare Patek Philippe watches going on display in London

Patek Philippe, the maker of exceptionally expensive watches, will be exhibiting some of its rarer handcrafted watches in a free exhibition in central London later this month.

Strawberry Hill House to be transformed by 30 floral designers for a flower festival

If the Chelsea Flower Show whetted your appetite for all things floral, then you'll want to hear that a gothic house will be filled with flowers for a whole weekend later this year.

Tickets Alert: Southbank Centre resumes architecture tours

Once a semi-regular event before the pandemic, the Southbank Centre is resuming its architectural tours of its buildings.

Tickets Alert: Dry dock tours of the Golden Hinde

A few Sundays this summer will offer an opportunity to go down into the dry dock around the Golden Hinde replica ship and get up close to the restoration work being carried out at the moment.