| Saturday 5th July |
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| There will be a sale of folio books, with a long list of restrictions on the buyers, so presumably a very popular event. |
 | 9:30am to 4pm |
|  | Glaziers Hall - Southwark |
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| The world-famous gardens of Hampton Court Palace include 60 acres of spectacular formal gardens and 750 acres (304 hectares) of parkland, all set within a loop of the River Thames |
| 10am to 4pm |
| | Hampton Court Palace - East Molesey |
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| A local fete will take place in Wapping, which also includes a fairly rare chance to visit the Police Museum. |
| 11am to 5pm |
| | Wapping Green - Wapping |
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| There will be over 100 independent stalls selling a huge variety of goods from lovely children's clothes to luxury dog food, antiques, kaftans and much more |
| 11am to 5:30pm |
| | Parsons Green - Fulham |
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| A nutritional garden with views across London, where fruit and vegetables grow amongst complementary flowers in six inches of soil, in raised beds on a flat roof. Trellis and greenhouse tomatoes. This is a tiny garden, so tours are restricted to six visitors. |
| 11am to 5pm |
| | 122 Great Titchfield Street - Fitzrovia |
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| Eel Pie island is a private island on the Thames at Twickenham |
| 11am to 5pm |
| | Eel Pie Boatyard - Twickenham |
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| This event will reunite at least four — and hopefully all five — of the surviving 1900 New Orleans cars, originally built in Twickenham. |
| 12pm to 6pm |
| | Moor Mead Park - Twickenham |
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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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| A chance to walk along the Deptford creek at low tide. |
| 2pm to 4pm |
| | Creekside Discovery Centre - Deptford |
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| In this talk, Dant shares stories from commissions across a curious range of establishments — Lord Mayors’ offices, Swiss banks, 900-year-old hospitals, livery companies, churches, royal courts, and even London’s cobblers. |
| 3:45pm to 5:15pm |
| | Heath Robinson Museum - Pinner |
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| Join planetary scientist Marina Galand for a look at what aurora can teach us about planets and moons around the solar system. |
| 7pm to 8:30pm |
| | Royal Institution (inc Faraday Museum) - Mayfair |
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| Sunday 6th July |
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| The world-famous gardens of Hampton Court Palace include 60 acres of spectacular formal gardens and 750 acres (304 hectares) of parkland, all set within a loop of the River Thames |
| 10am to 4pm |
| | Hampton Court Palace - East Molesey |
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| Admire a staggering legacy of motorcycling at Brooklands matched with a vast display of the best of modern motorcycles. |
| 10am to 5pm |
| | Brooklands Museum - Weybridge |
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| A nutritional garden with views across London, where fruit and vegetables grow amongst complementary flowers in six inches of soil, in raised beds on a flat roof. Trellis and greenhouse tomatoes. This is a tiny garden, so tours are restricted to six visitors. |
| 11am to 5pm |
| | 122 Great Titchfield Street - Fitzrovia |
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| Eel Pie island is a private island on the Thames at Twickenham |
| 11am to 5pm |
| | Eel Pie Boatyard - Twickenham |
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| One of only four windmills open to the public in Greater London, Shirley Windmill is a Tower Mill, built in 1854 by Richard Alwen to replace an earlier (1808) timber post-mill on this site, lost by fi |
| 12pm to 5pm |
| | Shirley Windmill - Croydon |
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| Heath Street is closed to traffic and will be lined with over 100 stalls selling artisan crafts, designer fashions, and international food and drink. |
| 12pm to 5pm |
| | Heath Street - Hampstead |
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| A small but enchanting woodland garden that surrounds an Arts and Crafts house. |
| 2pm to 6pm |
| | 29 Heathfield Road - Acton |
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| A foliage centred garden with weaving caramel-coloured paths and featuring bronze coloured metal art installations throughout. |
| 2pm to 5:30pm |
| | 3 Old Fold Close - Arkley |
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| A row of historical railway cottages, tucked away from the bustle of Wood Green nr Alexandra Palace, takes the visitor back in time. |
| 2pm to 5:30pm |
| | 2 Dorset Road - Wood Green |
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| Monday 7th July |
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| A day of talks and discussion, and feel free to ask our panel of experts to explore any aspect of English grammar from ain’t to innit. |
| 9am to 5pm |
| | British Library - Camden |
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| The garden of medicinal plants of the Royal College of Physicians has been described as ‘the most interesting garden in London’. |
| 11am to 4pm |
| | 11 St Andrews Place - Camden |
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| Mikhail Burtsev explains how artificial intelligence is helping decipher genomes and accelerate medical discoveries. |
| 7pm to 8:30pm |
| | Royal Institution (inc Faraday Museum) - Mayfair |
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| Tuesday 8th July |
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| There will be a full gun salute at the Tower of London at 12:10pm to mark the state visit by the President of the French Republic. |
| Starts at 12:10pm |
| | Tower of London - Tower Hill |
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| Owain Glyndŵr is one of the most revered and misunderstood figures in Welsh and British history. |
| Starts at 7pm |
| | London Welsh Centre - Farringdon |
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| Join Designer Alex Scott-Whitby, Curator Amber Butchart and Assistant Curator Tiya Dahyabhai in conversation with Danielle Thom to reflect on the making of the museum's swimwear exhibition. |
| 7pm to 8:30pm |
| | Design Museum - Kensington |
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| Richard Owen, who famously coined the term 'dinosaur', wasn't known for his humour. But his personal notebook might show you otherwise! |
| 2pm to 3pm |
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| Wednesday 9th July |
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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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| A two-day display of theatre design work by new graduates. |
| 10am to 8pm |
| | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) - Euston |
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| A short procession in full ceremonial garb by the Worshipful Company of Vintners from their Livery Hall on Upper Thames Street to the local church. |
| 11:45am to 12:15pm |
| | St James Garlickhythe - City of London |
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| Historian Marc Morris explores the life of King Edward I and considers how his controversial reign shaped the history of the British Isles. |
| 1pm to 1:50pm |
| | St Margaret's Church - Pimlico |
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| An evening celebrating the life and work of artist Emily Kam Kngwarray (c 1914-1996) |
| 6:30pm to 8:45pm |
| | Tate Modern - Southwark |
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| Thursday 10th July |
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| A two-day display of theatre design work by new graduates. |
| 10am to 8pm |
| | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) - Euston |
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| An event exploring the history of art in prisons and contemporary exhibitions on prisoner art. |
| 5:30pm to 7pm |
| | Royal College of Nursing Library & Heritage Centre - Harley Street |
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| This event offers a personal angle into Soft Play's Laurie Vincent's creative process in music and visual art - as well as his friendship with Robbie Williams. |
| 6:30pm to 11pm |
| | Tate Modern - Southwark |
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| A talk by the author of the authoritative account of the early life of America's most famous scientist and polymath. |
| 6:30pm to 8:30pm |
| | St Bartholemew the Great church - Barbican |
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| Who is enfranchised to appreciate, and take inspiration from, the great British poets of the past? What does this question reveal about this poetry’s relationship to privilege and power? And why and how are some poets coopted for nationalist ends? |
| 6:30pm to 8:30pm |
| | Keats House - Hampstead |
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| An evening with Georgina Moore, to celebrate the release of her latest novel, River of Stars, a love letter to the River Thames. |
| 7pm to 8pm |
| | Twickenham Library - Twickenham |
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| Meet two gardeners who are not only full of practical advice but combine their garden knowledge with a deeply personal take on how looking after a patch of land can not only grow us as individuals, but can also help to grow a better world. |
| Starts at 7pm |
| | British Library - Camden |
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| Friday 11th July |
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| Look out for a vintage tube train on the Piccadilly line for the next three days: |
| All day |
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| For a couple of summer evenings, the Palace of Westminster will be open late for the public to visit with a range of VE-Day themed talks and displays. |
| 5:30pm to 8pm |
| | Palace of Westminster - Whitehall |
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| The sensational story of two of the UK's most notorious Soviet spies. |
| 2pm to 3pm |
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| Saturday 12th July |
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| Look out for a vintage tube train on the Piccadilly line for the next three days: |
| All day |
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| Around 300 exhibitors offering fashion, jewellery, gifts and homeware for browsing plus food and drink stalls from some of Barnes' bars and restaurants including, The Crossing, Rick Stein, The Brown D |
| 9:30am to 5:30pm |
| | Barnes Green - Barnes |
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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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| A display of old photos, maps and documents, plus scale model of the area as it was in 1925 to mark the centenary of Motspur Park station |
| Starts at 10am |
| | Motspur Park Station - New Malden |
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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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| The family event, held in Grange Park, will see around 60 stalls with a variety of activities. |
| 12pm to 4:30pm |
| | Grange Park - Coulsdon |
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| Annual village fair with the usual mix of food, drink, craft stalls, vintage cars and displays. |
| Starts at 12pm |
| | Chelsfield Cricket Green - Orpington |
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| Frank Close takes us on a journey through the potentially devastating science and history of the nuclear age. |
| 7pm to 8:30pm |
| | Royal Institution (inc Faraday Museum) - Mayfair |
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