{"title": "Gardening Together: October half-term", "start": "2026-10-28T13:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Chiswick House", "address": "", "price": "Free, registration in advance essential", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://chiswickhouseandgardens.org.uk/community-schools/growing-green-school-visits/", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["nature/gardening", "occasion/half-term"], "description": "Gardening Together: October half-term is an outdoor volunteering session in the green spaces of Chiswick House & Gardens. It is run by the venue's Gardens team, with participants helping with essential tasks in the gardens and woodlands. It is open to individuals and families, though children taking part must be aged over 7 for safety reasons. It is a free, one-off afternoon session, and registering in advance is essential.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/gardening-together-october-half-term-35302/", "official_url": "https://chiswickhouseandgardens.org.uk/event/gardening-together-october-half-term/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9ca7628b12aafaf22f450c42ca3da1d4b3074a2574cbc1dc730c2de48526317c-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-10-28T13:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Chiswick House", "address": "", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Archie’s October Half Term Adventure Camp", "start": "2026-10-26T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-30T00:00:00Z", "place": "Chiswick House", "address": "", "price": "From £73 – £360", "price_from": "73.00", "price_to": "360.00", "tickets_url": "https://chiswickhouseandgardens.org.uk/community-schools/growing-green-school-visits/", "category": "kids-family", "tags": [], "description": "Archie's October Half Term Adventure Camp is an outdoor holiday camp for children aged 5 to 12 held in the grounds of Chiswick House & Gardens. Archie's runs screen-free camps built entirely around being outside, with no tablets and no wet weather screen backup. Across the week children take on den building, woodland missions, stealth and camouflage games, conker championships, team challenges and Archie's Taskmaster, a run of deliberately ridiculous tasks. Groups are small, staff know every child by name, and the day ends with children who are muddy, exhausted and full of stories.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/archies-october-half-term-adventure-camp-35299/", "official_url": "https://chiswickhouseandgardens.org.uk/event/archies-october-half-term-adventure-camp/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/04b20163af1b6e7e75bcd28ac75e264092dccf350d207682266993eb33beaa22-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Community Garden Action Days", "start": "2026-11-04T13:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Imperial College London", "address": "Exhibition Road, SW7 2AZ London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["nature/gardening"], "description": "Community Garden Action Days are drop-in gardening sessions in the Community Garden at the Chaplaincy Centre, running Wednesdays from 13:00 to 16:00. Student organisers and volunteers host them, and participants can get outside to grow plants, sow seeds, clear new ground or prune bushes. Everyone is welcome, whether it is a first session or there is plenty of experience, and gloves, protective gear and tools are provided. The garden is reached through the Multi-Faith Centre at 15 Princes Gardens or via the side gate of the Weeks Building at 16 Princes Gardens.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/community-garden-action-days-60772/", "official_url": "https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/214070/community-garden-action-days-6/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c9cc8b899254097e3036c7575448c9bfbed4a3d9436580f40fec9deea6ba2a0c-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Volunteer Gardening - this Sunday", "start": "2026-11-09T12:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Friends of Kennington Park", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["nature/gardening"], "description": "A volunteer gardening session in the Flower Garden, where Marietta and Catherine will be there from noon until 4pm with tools and gardening gloves to share. Friends of Kennington Park organise it, and everyone is welcome with no experience needed. Come for just 15 minutes or the whole four hours, and children must be accompanied by an adult.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/volunteer-gardening-this-sunday-50090/", "official_url": "https://www.kenningtonpark.org/post/volunteer-gardening-this-sunday", "image": "https://noky.io/images/44651cd6fb586423c05dbd27282e523a83f409c922b050ec9258630056b28f06-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Wild Harrow – Working Party at Lady Gilberts Orchard", "start": "2026-11-07T10:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-07T15:00:00Z", "place": "Best Western Plus Grim's Dyke Hotel", "address": "Grim's Dyke Hotel, Old Redding, Harrow Weald, HA3 6SH", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["nature/conservation"], "description": "A volunteer working party at Lady Gilberts Orchard, a hands-on outdoor session with jobs like clearing around fruit tree trunks, mulching with bracken, removing plants overgrowing a phoenix tree, digging out invasive saplings and finishing a dead hedges tidy-up. It is organised by HNC Harrow Nature Conservation, and the orchard is part of that group, with all participants fully insured. Helpers should bring a packed lunch and their own gloves and secateurs if possible, while all other tools are provided; anyone who cannot stay the whole time is still welcome. Free parking is available in the lower car park of the hotel, and the 258 bus to Watford stops at Clamp Hill outside The Hare Inn.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/wild-harrow-working-party-at-lady-gilberts-orchard-42769/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d828be52c3e06d7c87cfab550b0936078a55fc38376df2cef6f87095f89ffd99-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Family Allotment Club", "start": "2026-05-22T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-13T00:00:00Z", "place": "Southwark Park Galleries", "address": "", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["nature/gardening"], "description": "Family Allotment Club is a drop-in gardening session for families held in the gallery's garden. Families with pre-schoolers learn from a community gardener and an associate artist how to sow seeds, grow flowers, harvest vegetables and enjoy new arts and crafts activities each week. Sessions are free and open to all families and carers with children aged 0 to 5, who must be accompanied by an adult.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/family-allotment-club-38736/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7be56afdaa413946c4aa1edf7f3b75636b50ba0f26389027b5440a21660aa662-1200.webp"}, {"title": "October half Term", "start": "2026-10-23T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-01T00:00:00Z", "place": "The Grove", "address": "Oldridge Road 39, SW12 8PN London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.thegrove.co.uk/whats-on/school-holidays/october-half-term/", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["nature/forest", "occasion/half-term", "wellness/beauty"], "description": "October Half Term is a family programme of activities running from 19 October to 1 November. It is hosted by The Grove on its 300-acre estate, where children can explore woodland trails, pick and carve pumpkins, try archery and axe throwing, and join family movies, a magic show and a mini disco. Kids can also be looked after at Anouska's Kids Club or enjoy teen spa treatments, while the grown-ups visit the Sequoia spa, play the championship golf course, or dine together at one of the restaurants. Stays between 24 and 29 October are limited in availability.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/october-half-term-76844/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/974a79e5a6af7a3c07930bcba6f55f6adc1fa68e362a698e747a9e9c8bfa0391-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Grow Club: November: Roots, Cuttings and Quiet Work", "start": "2026-11-06T11:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-06T15:00:00Z", "place": "Company Drinks", "address": "Longbridge Road, IG11 8TA Barking", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["nature/gardening"], "description": "Grow Club is a gentle, wellbeing-focused garden session where people take part in activities such as gardening, learning new skills, or simply being present outdoors. It is run by Company Drinks in Barking Park, and this November session is a calm, focused workshop on taking hardwood cuttings from woody shrubs to root over winter, led with Anders. Participants arrive on time for a group check-in, introductions and a garden stretch and mindfulness, and should bring water and a packed lunch.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/grow-club-november-roots-cuttings-and-quiet-work-41297/", "official_url": "https://companydrinks.info/event/grow-club-november-roots-cuttings-and-quiet-work/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3ae800cdddfa9c560b4e3081be099e2f8b0527bda00e1c6ee135eb10be4f3506-2000.webp"}, {"title": "SET Social DIY Community Garden - Sunday Gardening Sessions", "start": "2026-11-01T14:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-01T16:00:00Z", "place": "Set Social", "address": "Nigel Road 55, SE15 4NP London", "price": "FREE", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["nature/gardening"], "description": "The DIY Community Garden at SET Social is a collective food-growing project and shared space for planting, learning, and spending time outdoors. It is looked after entirely by SET Social members, neighbours, and anyone interested in getting involved, working together to grow everything from seasonal vegetables to herbs and flowers. The Sunday sessions are open and informal, with no prior gardening experience needed and no expectation to stay the whole time. People can just drop in, bring a mug for tea, and share a plant or cutting if they want to, with no booking required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/set-social-diy-community-garden-sunday-gardening-sessions-38478/", "official_url": "https://setspace.uk/event/set-social-diy-community-garden-sunday-gardening-sessions/2026-11-01/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0c2eb6438b9d203d8202e28471d23a9cce2385033eff9503372ef4ea2a79279f-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Community Garden Volunteer Day", "start": "2026-11-02T14:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-02T18:00:00Z", "place": "The Garden Cinema", "address": "Parker Street 39-41, WC2B 5PQ London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.eastwaybaths.co.uk/events#", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["community/volunteering", "nature/gardening"], "description": "Community Garden Volunteer Day is a gardening session in the venue's garden. Volunteers do planting, share tea and finish with a free sauna. The day is hosted by Eastway Baths, a London venue with a hall, sunroom, cafe and garden that puts on community events alongside music, screenings and workshops.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/community-garden-volunteer-day-69739/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "October half term activities at the National Maritime Museum", "start": "2026-10-24T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-01T00:00:00Z", "place": "National Maritime Museum", "address": "Romney Road, SE10 9NF London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://tickets.rmg.co.uk/webstore/shop/viewItems.aspx?cg=RMG&c=NMMADM&_gl=1*161cl5v*_ga*MTAxMTc2MjU0MC4xNjYyMTA0NTE5*_ga_7JJ3J5DBF6*MTY2MjExMzU3Mi4zLjEuMTY2MjExMzY2NS4wLjAuMA..&_ga=2.121511624.1990949396.1662104519-1011762540.1662104519", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["nature/animals/insects", "art/crafts", "occasion/half-term"], "description": "October half term at the National Maritime Museum is a family programme of craft workshops and storytelling themed around bugs and creepy crawlies, with something different each day of the holidays. It is run by Royal Museums Greenwich, whose conservators, astronomers and invited performers lead activities such as puppet making, live science shows and a bug-themed music workshop. Many activities are free and drop-in, with no need to book in advance, and the Cove outdoor playground is open every day too. Workshops are designed for children and their carers to learn together, planned on the basis of each adult bringing up to four children.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/october-half-term-activities-at-the-national-maritime-museum-37275/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0448815a0ced04e8d2c953af084a98623ab0f420a2a018e6ab19e789857a155f-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Gardening | Community Garden", "start": "2026-10-31T12:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Ruskin Park Community Garden", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["nature/gardening"], "description": "A drop-in gardening session at a community garden where locals grow fruit and vegetables together. The sessions are run by the Ruskin Park Community Garden, a space for the local community to grow produce. Everyone is welcome and no gardening experience is necessary, with friendly garden enthusiasts on hand to introduce newcomers and show them what to do. Equipment is provided, though visitors may wish to bring their own gardening gloves and a bag for any produce they take home.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/gardening-community-garden-50265/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8075c5154a247c0cbf19d3095c93135c9b44baf09f6268c6d66fc00285ff6cd4-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Green Skills Volunteer Days", "start": "2026-11-03T10:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Cranford Park", "address": "The Parkway, Hounslow, TW5 9RZ", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["community/volunteering", "nature/conservation"], "description": "Green Skills Volunteer Days is a volunteering session of litter picking, gardening and general maintenance around Cranford Park. It is run by Hillingdon Council and is open to those aged 14 and over, with under-18s needing to be accompanied by an adult. Places can be booked by emailing your name and email address to the council.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/green-skills-volunteer-days-78778/", "official_url": "https://pre.hillingdon.gov.uk/events/event/175/green-skills-volunteer-days", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d019b1321472a45b051a1030fc72daa199636d7029044fc0f3e413acd599282a-600.webp"}, {"title": "Minet Gardening Club", "start": "2026-10-31T10:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Minet Library and Lambeth Archives", "address": "Knatchbull Road 52, SE5 9QY London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.ticketweb.co.uk/event/224215", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["nature/gardening", "community"], "description": "The Minet Gardening Club is a free gardening session where people help tidy up the Minet Garden. It is run through Minet Library, whose manager Zoey Dixon can be contacted, and welcomes everyone from experienced gardeners to complete beginners. Participants spend time outdoors, learn new skills and help the local community by bringing the garden back to life, meeting new people as they do. If you have any, you are asked to bring gardening tools and gloves.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/minet-gardening-club-60875/", "official_url": "https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/events/minet-gardening-club", "image": "https://noky.io/images/368140744161a22d6edbfe7a5ca199fc634932230d3f2a1a3347907f430bb631-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Mulberry Tree Community Gardening Session", "start": "2026-11-06T10:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-06T13:30:00Z", "place": "Friends' Meeting House", "address": "High Road 594, N17 9TA London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["nature/gardening"], "description": "A weekly community gardening session at the Mulberry Tree Community Garden, where people grow fruit, vegetables, herbs and flowers together. The garden welcomes everyone, especially asylum seekers, refugees and other migrants, and offers a chance to get to know the neighbourhood and take produce home. No experience is needed, and lunch, tea, coffee, tools and gloves are provided, plus transport costs for asylum seekers and others on low incomes. Children are welcome with an adult; there is an indoor space and toilets, though these lack disabled access.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/mulberry-tree-community-gardening-session-45860/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Veterans Outreach - Growing Connections November: Bulb Planting and Bulb Lasagna", "start": "2026-11-10T10:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-10T15:00:00Z", "place": "The Royal Hospital Chelsea", "address": "Royal Hospital Road, SW3 4SR London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["nature/gardening"], "description": "A veterans' gardening workshop on planting bulbs, including making a 'Bulb Lasagna', a layered pot of bulbs suited to small spaces that flowers through the summer. It is part of Growing Connections, a monthly programme for Veterans at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, run in partnership with the Defence Garden Scheme and funded by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust. Lucy and Rachel from Defence Garden Scheme will teach the session, which also includes planting a biodiversity bulb mix chosen to bring spring joy to generations of Chelsea Pensioners. Places are very limited, and interested participants should register by email to be notified if successful.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/veterans-outreach-growing-connections-november-bulb-planting-39682/", "official_url": "https://chelsea-pensioners.co.uk/events/veterans-outreach-bulb-planting-bulb-lasagnas", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fa88610e805d9b4169ec57b6d2afc3246f19df4b892aed840985d2ec53d6a8ba-1200.webp"}, {"title": "🍂🎃 Half-Term Fun at West Ealing Community Library! 🍂🎃", "start": "2026-10-31T11:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-31T12:30:00Z", "place": "West Ealing Community Library", "address": "Melbourne Avenue, W13 9BA London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["diy/making", "occasion/halloween"], "description": "🍂🎃 Half-Term Fun at West Ealing Community Library! 🍂🎃 is a week of fun and creative activities for children during the October half-term. It is run by West Ealing Community Library and includes autumn-inspired arts and crafts, woodland adventures, pumpkin decorating, spooky creations and magical storytelling. Visitors can also drop in anytime to add their own colourful creation to the Magical Autumn Tree. Booking is essential for scheduled activities, and all children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/half-term-fun-at-west-ealing-community-library-40268/", "official_url": "https://wecl.org.uk/activities-and-events/%f0%9f%8d%82%f0%9f%8e%83-half-term-fun-at-west-ealing-community-library-%f0%9f%8d%82%f0%9f%8e%83/2026-10-27/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ead4d5ac5ab4076585930aaf35fe4efd72f7eb26e0500a1fd9ca6ec457d3c29f-2000.webp"}]}