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See a partially restored Spitfire plane on Saville Row

A partially restored Spitfire plane will be displayed in central London next month as part of a two-day display of sports vehicles on Savile Row.

Tickets Alert: Late openings at London Zoo

London Zoo's annual late evening openings during the summer months are back, with tickets on sale now.

Tickets Alert: Tours of a remarkable Wandsworth home resume next month

An unremarkable looking house on a busy Wandsworth road conceals a quite remarkable interior, and following some restoration works, limited tours will resume

Tickets Alert: Routemaster bus history tour of Richmond

There's a chance to go on a tour around some of the key historic locations in the Richmond area, with your journey between them taking place in a Routemaster bus.

Tickets Alert: Visit the 10 Downing Street garden

As part of the annual Open Gardens weekend, there's a chance to visit the garden at 10 Downing Street, and the ballot for tickets is now open.

Tickets Alert: Tours of Billingsgate Roman House and Baths

Hidden underneath a mundane office block is one of London’s largest Roman remains, which has reopened for tours.

Monthly tours of the City of London’s Guildhall

Once a month, it’s possible to go on a guided tour of the City of London’s ancient and impressive Guildhall building.

Jools Holland and a free light show to mark the National Gallery’s 200th birthday

Jools Holland will be headlining the National Gallery's Friday Lates next month as the gallery celebrates its 200th anniversary, with music inside and a light show outside.

Tickets Alert: See the conservation work inside St Bart’s Great Hall

The oldest historic parts of St Barts Hospital near Smithfield are currently being restored, and they're offering tours of the restoration works.

April dates announced to visit the George Seferis exhibition

Inside the Greek Ambassador’s official London residence is a room preserved for nearly 60 years in memory of the man who once worked there and is now open to the public for the first time.

First-ever tours of Buckingham Palace’s famous balcony rooms

This summer, the public will be able to stand where only royalty has stood and look out through the windows leading onto Buckingham Palace's famous balcony.

Tickets Alert: Open Day at the Banqueting House

It's only been occasionally open since the pandemic, but Banqueting House in central London is having one final open day before it closes for long-term restoration work.

Tickets Alert: Free open evening at St Paul’s Cathedral

For one evening later this Spring, you will be able to visit St Paul's Cathedral in the evening and also for free.

Tickets Alert: The National Physical Laboratory’s annual open day

The government’s national measurement standards laboratory is based in southwest London, and one day a year, it's open to the public to visit.

Tickets Alert: Pokemon Pop-Up coming to London

The 2024 Pokémon Europe International Championships will be coming to ExCeL in east London next month, and there's an associated pop-up store that will be open to the general public.

Tickets Alert: Chevening House gardens open day

The date of the annual open day of Chevening House’s gardens has been announced, and it’s a chance to wander around an impressive garden normally reserved for government ministers and their staff.

Tickets Alert: The Household Division’s Beating Retreat

Fancy an evening in Horseguards Parade watching a military precision drill, with cannons, and finished off with fireworks?

Tickets Alert: Boat trip through a canal tunnel under Islington

Regular trips through a long dark canal tunnel under Islington will resume later this month, and tickets are on sale now.

Tickets Alert: Perivale Wood’s 2024 bluebells open days

A normally closed nature reserve in west London will be open for two days in April when the woods are filled with bluebells at their best.

Tickets Alert: Behind the scenes tours of the National Archives

Not far from Kew in southwest London is the government's repository for its historic records, where people spend hours studying old documents for interesting nuggets that you may later read in a book, or a website article.

Early hours visits to see the Natural History Museum’s dinosaurs

The Natural History Museum's dinosaur's gallery can feel as crowded as a tube train at times, but you can visit the room when it's empty, with early morning tours.

Friday and Saturday lates at the Barbican Conservatory

In the heart of the City of London is a large heated conservatory that’s occasionally open to the public, and at the moment, also home to an art exhibition.

A helicopter and boats to perform a rare ceremony at the Tower of London

Next week, a fairly rare ceremony will take place in and around the Tower of London, and it's even more special than usual this time.

London Zoo’s new reptiles house is about to open

London Zoo is about to open a new building, focused on reptiles and amphibians, and will offer a glimpse into the Zoo’s breeding and animal care areas, with the ‘behind-the-scenes’ bought to the fore in the new space.