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What: Medieval London Walk Explore the City of London in Medieval times Discover Medieval London Meet other adventurous souls Qualified London tour guide When: Sun, 1 Nov 2PM (3 TICKETS LEFT AS OF 30 OCT) Sun, 15 Nov 1PM Sun, 29 Nov 1PM On this guided walk we will look at how Londoners made their livings, how religion permeated their lives, and how they had to put up with some pretty strong smells.

The medieval past reverberates through to today. Names like Ironmonger Lane a...

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Halloween Themed Events What: Ghosts and Gallows Walk When: Sun, 25 Oct 2020 at 2 PM Discover the city's dark history… Retrace the final footsteps of the condemned, hear the curious case of the superstitious teenager and how ghosts from the civil war still haunt Fleet Street. Discover the city's dark history Meet other curious souls Qualified London Guide Suitable for all age groups. Please note all children must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets: £12 adult / £10 chi...

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Greenwich Events What: C-O-N-T-A-C-T – A unique, socially distanced theatrical experience
When: until Sunday, 22 November, 2020 @ 4:30pm | 6:00pm | 7:30pm
A young woman sits alone on a park bench, lost in her own thoughts. What is she thinking? Dive into her mind in this unique sensory and immersive theatre experience.

After taking the streets of Paris and London by storm with sell-out performances, C-O-N-T-A-C-T now journeys north to the streets of Salford and Manchester.

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What: Greenwich London Walk Come and see some of the finest and most important buildings in England. Explore Greenwich’s magisterial and its seedy sides, and hear about its literary connections on this fascinating public walking tour. Greenwich was for centuries the ceremonial entrance to the capital from the river Thames. It was the site of one the most important Tudor palaces, and later of the Royal Naval Hospital where a collection of the greatest names in English archi...

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What: Filthy Lucre: Whistler's Peacock Room Reimagined This immersive installation by contemporary artist Darren Waterston presents a detailed and decadent interpretation of James Abbott McNeill Whistler's famed Peacock Room, a sumptuous 19th-century interior. The Peacock Room – a sumptuous 19th-century dining room once housed just a stone's throw away from the V&A, and now installed at the Freer Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. Cost: Free Wh...

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What: Leighton House Museum

Leighton House Museum is the former home of the Victorian artist Frederic, Lord Leighton (1830-1896). The only purpose-built studio-house open to the public in the United Kingdom, it is one of the most remarkable buildings of the nineteenth century, containing a fascinating collection of paintings and sculpture by Leighton and his contemporaries.

Built to Leighton’s precise requirements, the house was extended and embellished over the 30 years that...

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What: Coq d’Argent Coq d’Argent is a D&D London restaurant that serves classic French food in a spectacular rooftop setting at No.1 Poultry in the City of London. In addition to the main Restaurant, the Grill offers a more casual menu at lunchtime, while the outdoor terraces and gardens provide a verdant oasis in the heart of the Square Mile. D&D London stands for Des Gunewardena and David Loewi – our two founders – who led the buyout of Conran Restaurants in Septem...