Saturday 23rd November |
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You will find 40 stalls selling a diverse range of arts and craft where you get to meet and buy direct from the artist, designer and maker while importantly supporting local. |
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Syon House's Great Conservatory will be transformed into a marketplace for Christmas gifts. |
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Browse over 100 stalls at this annual fair. |
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This event is an immersive experience featuring rare fossils, stunning crystals, hands-on demonstrations, and talks by industry experts. |
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Normally you need to pay to visit the gardens, but on a few weekends a year, the gardens are free to visit. |
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A nature walk during low tide in Deptford Creek. |
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A Danish themed fair, with classic Danish gifts, food and drink - and plenty to eat and drink on the day as well. |
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A day full of talks by writers and illustrators, who all share a love for Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. |
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There will be gingerbread, delicatessen, glassware, homemade glogg, textiles, food & sweets, candles & Christmas cards and much more. |
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Cockpit’s Winter Open Studios returns with a chance to meet and shop direct from over 175 artist-makers. |
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Sunday 24th November |
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The day when it is traditional to make the Christmas Pudding -- assuming you don't just buy one from the supermarket. |
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Browse over 100 stalls at this annual fair. |
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This event is an immersive experience featuring rare fossils, stunning crystals, hands-on demonstrations, and talks by industry experts. |
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Normally you need to pay to visit the gardens, but on a few weekends a year, the gardens are free to visit. |
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A WW2-era history attraction that's open to the public once a month. |
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Annual Christmas fair held in the grounds of Dulwich College. |
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A Danish themed fair, with classic Danish gifts, food and drink - and plenty to eat and drink on the day as well. |
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There will be gingerbread, delicatessen, glassware, homemade glogg, textiles, food & sweets, candles & Christmas cards and much more. |
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Cockpit’s Winter Open Studios returns with a chance to meet and shop direct from over 175 artist-makers. |
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Once a month, the oldest building in Hackney, St Augustine's Tower is open, so you can climb up to the top. |
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This talk presents stories from classical mythology and history that are not for the faint of heart: here you will find tales of torture |
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Monday 25th November |
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This talk by City Guide and Lecturer Jill Finch is on the life and extraordinary time of Christopher Wren. |
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A debate about why offices are changing in the 21st century and the implications for our built environment. |
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Tuesday 26th November |
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There will be over 50 stalls with gift ideas in the atmospheric surroundings of the Charterhouse. |
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From the creator of the beloved Instagram @LondonSuburbia comes a heart warming full-colour celebration of London’s suburbs in all their underappreciated beauty. |
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This lecture, by Peter Howell, will look at the interior of Westminster Cathedral. |
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Wednesday 27th November |
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Join author Kandace Chimbiri for a potted history of Black nurses in Britain to launch her new book on the subject. |
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This lecture explores how cells achieve this, what happens when they go wrong and how you can keep your own immune system in top condition. |
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This lecture will examine how a children’s rights lens can help steer an evidence-based path towards better digital futures for children. |
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Experience the chilling tales of those who were locked away, their voices silenced, their lives forever altered by the experimental treatments of their time. |
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Thursday 28th November |
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Both Handel and Hendrix's homes will be opulently dressed for Christmas, with late night openings on some Thursdays. |
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Book event and panel discussion with authors Flora Dunster and Theo Gordon, and Catherine Grant |
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An evening filled with music, creativity and discovery, all themed around A Tenement Flat in 1913 |
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An opportunity to unpick the new British political landscape with several political commentators. |
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Historian Jon Temple tells of the history of the Guild of the Company of Watermen and Lightermen of the River Thames and London guide Geoff Fairbairn narrates two forgotten tales of disaster on the river. |
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Tim Hopkins uses organ-on-a-chip technology to develop miniature, lab-based versions of human tissues, but can this help fight disease? |
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Bestselling historian Dan Jones returns to The National Archives to talk about his new biography of Henry V, England's greatest king. |
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Friday 29th November |
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Join Dr Gianluca Fantoni as he chronicles the formation, deployment and field conduct of the Jewish Brigade Infantry Group during the Second World War. |
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Explore the private life of Elizabeth I with bestselling author, historian and broadcaster, Tracy Borman. |
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A Victorian-themed evening of top entertainment and terrible poetry to celebrate the 150th birthday at Burlington House. |
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A special evening to explore Electric Dreams with music, artist-led workshops, talks, film and more |
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Saturday 30th November |
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A seasonal vintage market in the surroundings of Dulwich Picture Gallery. |
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Two Nordic churches in Rotherhithe hold their annual Christmas fairs, offering a range of gifts, food and of course, hot Glögg to drink. |
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Dacres Wood Nature Reserve occupies 2.5 hectares to the east of the main railway line between Forest Hill and Sydenham stations. |
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Gain exclusive access to the Royal Observatory and take part in a special evening of astronomy in this unique Museum late event. |
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