Saturday 7th June |
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Occasional open weekend of the LT Museum's Acton Depot, where it stores everything not on display in the public museum. |
 | 10am to 5:30pm |
|  | Transport Museum Acton Depot - Acton |
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Luke Jerram's illuminated scale model of the Moon will be installed in West Norwood Cemetery for a few days and nights. |
 | 10am to 10pm |
|  | West Norwood Cemetery and Crematorium - West Norwood |
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Unique opportunity to visit seven Central London gardens usually only seen by residents. |
 | 10:30am to 4pm |
|  | Kendal Street - Paddington |
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With over 550 studios, it’s an opportunity to meet local artists, makers and designers, find out about what they do, and to buy directly from their studios. |
 | 11am to 5pm |
|  | Thames-Side Studios - Woolwich |
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This June’s trail will see over 30 local artists and makers showcase their work in homes, studios, cafes and businesses. |
 | 11am to 5pm |
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This event brings together around 40 of the leading national and international antiquarian map dealers as well as hundreds of visiting dealers, collectors, curators and map aficionados from all parts of the world. |
 | 12pm to 7pm |
|  | The Royal Geographical Society - South Kensington |
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Exhibition Road will close to traffic and come alive with science experiments, technology displays, music, dance, art, live science shows and parades. |
 | 12pm to 6pm |
|  | Exhibition Road - South Kensington |
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A celebration of craft and making, and your chance to meet and shop directly from over 175 of London’s artist-makers across two weekends in June. |
 | 12pm to 6pm |
|  | Cockpit Bloomsbury - Clerkenwell |
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Monthly open day at one of London's more curious and delightful museums, devoted to the history of the sewing machine. |
 | 2pm to 5pm |
|  | Sewing Machine Museum - Tooting |
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Pure Japanese Zen garden (so no flowers) with 12 large and small rocks of various colours and textures, set in islands of moss and surrounded by a sea of grey granite gravel raked in a stylised wave pattern. |
 | 2pm to 5pm |
|  | Three Wheels - Acton |
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World-leading immunologist Daniel M. Davis examines the research and technology that is revolutionising our understanding of immune system health. |
 | 7pm to 8:30pm |
|  | Royal Institution (inc Faraday Museum) - Mayfair |
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Sunday 8th June |
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The London Bus Museum will be running heritage buses dating from the 1950s to 1970s alongside the normal daily service on route 418, between Epsom and Kingston. |
 | 9am to 5pm |
|  | Various locations - |
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Occasional open weekend of the LT Museum's Acton Depot, where it stores everything not on display in the public museum. |
 | 10am to 5:30pm |
|  | Transport Museum Acton Depot - Acton |
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This event brings together around 40 of the leading national and international antiquarian map dealers as well as hundreds of visiting dealers, collectors, curators and map aficionados from all parts of the world. |
 | 10am to 6pm |
|  | The Royal Geographical Society - South Kensington |
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Luke Jerram's illuminated scale model of the Moon will be installed in West Norwood Cemetery for a few days and nights. |
 | 10am to 10pm |
|  | West Norwood Cemetery and Crematorium - West Norwood |
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With over 550 studios, it’s an opportunity to meet local artists, makers and designers, find out about what they do, and to buy directly from their studios. |
 | 11am to 5pm |
|  | Thames-Side Studios - Woolwich |
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A parade through Twickenham to mark 65 years of partnerships with Konstanz in Germany and Fontainebleau in France. |
 | 11am to 11:45am |
|  | York House - Twickenham |
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This June’s trail will see over 30 local artists and makers showcase their work in homes, studios, cafes and businesses. |
 | 11am to 5pm |
|  | Various locations - |
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Exhibition Road will close to traffic and come alive with science experiments, technology displays, music, dance, art, live science shows and parades. |
 | 12pm to 6pm |
|  | Exhibition Road - South Kensington |
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A celebration of craft and making, and your chance to meet and shop directly from over 175 of London’s artist-makers across two weekends in June. |
 | 12pm to 6pm |
|  | Cockpit Bloomsbury - Clerkenwell |
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Visitors will be able to take a close look at Teddington RNLI inshore lifeboats and tractor, meet volunteer crew members, visit the boat hall and hear about what happens on a ‘shout’, (there were 106 in 2024). |
 | 12:30pm to 3:30pm |
|  | Teddington RNLI Lifeboat Station - Teddington |
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Pure Japanese Zen garden (so no flowers) with 12 large and small rocks of various colours and textures, set in islands of moss and surrounded by a sea of grey granite gravel raked in a stylised wave pattern. |
 | 2pm to 5pm |
|  | Three Wheels - Acton |
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This picturesque early 19th century mill, is situated in delightful surroundings on the banks of the River Mole |
 | 2pm to 5pm |
|  | Cobham Mill - Cobham |
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Monday 9th June |
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To mark its centenary as a museum, the Charles Dickens Museum will be open all day for free, and members of the Dickens family will be in attendance. |
 | 10am to 5pm |
|  | Charles Dickens Museum - Clerkenwell |
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Tuesday 10th June |
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This event will look at London’s historic buildings and our attachment to them from different points of view aiming to shed light on how heritage architecture speaks to us and how it comes to life in the hands of those with an intimate connection to it. |
 | 6:20pm to 8pm |
|  | Donald Insall Associates London studio - Harley Street |
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Architectural historian Clive Aslet discusses his new book 'King Charles III: 40 Years of Architecture' |
 | Starts at 6:30pm |
|  | Hatchards - Picadilly |
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Wednesday 11th June |
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Tickets to climb the 334 steps to the top of the Elizabeth Tower and stand next to Big Ben when it bongs will be released for sale today. |
 | Starts at 10am |
|  | Houses of Parliament - Whitehall |
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Keith Lowe reflects on how nations around the world have commemorated the Second World War, 80 years on since the end of the conflict. |
 | 1pm to 1:50pm |
|  | St Margaret's Church - Pimlico |
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A discussion examines how preserving buildings fosters identity and belonging, countering the impacts of speculative development and reinforcing our connection to place. |
 | 6pm to 7:30pm |
|  | The Gallery - Clerkenwell |
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Internationally acclaimed author, Anne has drawn on meticulous research to tell the full and astonishing story of The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz. |
 | 7pm to 8:30pm |
|  | Kent House - South Kensington |
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James will explain the development of such myths and investigate the underlying truths behind them. |
 | Starts at 7:30pm |
|  | The Duke of Greenwich - Greenwich |
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Thursday 12th June |
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Professor Clare McManus of Northumbria University traces the histories of the female leader of a famous rope-dancing troupe and of a celebrated playhouse performer of colour to share how rope-dancers shaped the Shakespeare we read, watch and study today. |
 | 6pm to 8pm |
|  | Guildhall library - City of London |
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This (non-technical) talk will introduce the history of telegraphy, its development under Marconi, and the practical applications of the technology with special focus on The London Archives' Lloyd's of London collection. |
 | 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
|  | The London Archives - Clerkenwell |
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Friday 13th June |
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A talk on the history of wherries in Richmond |
 | 3pm to 4pm |
|  | Whittaker Ellis Suite - Richmond |
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Video games, comedy and interactive entertainment collide in this unique mobile gaming extravaganza! |
 | 7pm to 8:30pm |
|  | Royal Institution (inc Faraday Museum) - Mayfair |
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Hear historian Marc Milner discuss the supposed failure of the British Army to prevent the escape of the Germans during the Normandy campaign of 1944. |
 | 12pm to 1pm |
|  | National Army Museum - Chelsea |
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Saturday 14th June |
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Tour an historic Grade II listed water tower with views of the Gasholders flats, the Coal Drops, Kings Cross area and St Pancras station. |
 | 10am to 3pm |
|  | St Pancras Waterpoint - Kings Cross |
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The exhibition features rarely seen original artworks recording the devastation experienced in the city during WWII. |
 | 10am to 4:30pm |
|  | The London Archives - Clerkenwell |
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Discover the stories – and the people – behind some of London’s most enduring designs at London Transport Museum’s Depot in Acton, west London. |
 | Starts at 11am |
|  | Transport Museum Acton Depot - Acton |
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Two sets of military gun salutes will take place today to mark the Official Birthday of HM The KingThe first will take place in Green Park (41 rounds) |
 | 12:30pm to 2pm |
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The annual official King's Birthday Parade on Horseguards will be followed by a military flypast over Buckingham Palace. |
 | 12:55pm to 1:15pm |
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Doctor Who writers and episode lineup curators Gavin Rymill and James Goss will introduce each of the serial's episode followed by screenings of the show. |
 | Starts at 1pm |
|  | Riverside Studios - Hammersmith |
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A walled garden behind the Priory Church of Our Lady of the Rosary and St Dominic, commissioned by the Dominican Friars as a spiritual and meditative space representing the 'Mysteries of Light' of the Holy Rosary. |
 | 1pm to 5pm |
|  | St Dominic’s Priory (the Rosary Shrine) - Kentish Town |
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You may see hundreds of naked people cycling around London today on the annual Naked Bike Ride. |
 | Starts at 1pm |
|  | Various locations - |
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A chance to see Wimbledon Windmill's sails rotating as part of an occasional test. |
 | 2pm to 2:30pm |
|  | Wimbledon Windmill Museum - Wimbledon |
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Jess Wade explains the concept of chirality, and how it might revolutionise technological innovation. |
 | 7pm to 8:30pm |
|  | Royal Institution (inc Faraday Museum) - Mayfair |
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