{"title": "HMS Belfast Private Tours", "start": "2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-04-01T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "HMS Belfast", "address": "The Queen's Walk, SE1 2JH London", "price": "Adults from £330", "price_from": "330.00", "price_to": null, "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/military"], "description": "A private guided tour of HMS Belfast, a warship moored on the River Thames, for groups of up to twelve people led by a member of the Ship's Company. It is run by IWM, and the tour shares sailors' stories of living and working on board, from the Arctic Convoys and D-Day to the ship's service with United Nations forces in Korea from 1950 to 1952. The hour-long tour includes exclusive access behind the barriers and can take place before, during or after museum opening hours.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/hms-belfast-private-tours-99311/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e32196cb3fa27ac2307bf54e874688787141a2bbc84373426f2acb5f79e1aeb2-1200.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-04-01T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "HMS Belfast", "address": "The Queen's Walk, SE1 2JH London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Guided Tour: Sailors Stories", "start": "2026-11-13T10:15:00Z", "end": null, "place": "HMS Belfast", "address": "The Queen's Walk, SE1 2JH London", "price": "Adults from £36.80 | Members £10", "price_from": "36.80", "price_to": "36.80", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/wwii"], "description": "A guided tour aboard HMS Belfast, the historic warship moored by the Thames. Expert guides lead visitors across the main deck, from the quarterdeck to the torpedo room, galley and sickbay. The tour tells the stories of the sailors, marines and airmen who lived and worked on board through the Arctic convoys, D-Day and the Korean War. The ticket also includes entry to explore the rest of the ship at your own pace.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/guided-tour-sailors-stories-83090/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/faee9dcdaab20bc6dd7c7e09fcf83b2ba1ee0628db44c02dece5894845135cad-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Guided Tour: The Second World War", "start": "2026-09-05T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-12-31T00:00:00Z", "place": "HMS Belfast", "address": "The Queen's Walk, SE1 2JH London", "price": "Adults from £36.80 | Members £10", "price_from": "36.80", "price_to": null, "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/wwii"], "description": "A guided tour aboard HMS Belfast that explores the warship's Second World War story. Led by Imperial War Museums' expert guides, it follows the ship and its crew chronologically through the war, told through the crew's oral histories. The tour covers HMS Belfast's convoy escort duties in the Arctic, its part in the Battle of North Cape and the D-Day landings, and its final journey toward East Asia. It begins on the Quarterdeck and includes admission to the ship.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/guided-tour-the-second-world-war-80685/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/72b4b599c5979dbefdc79d7e7067a65bc30b857f1bf40042b30c319aff31743b-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Family Activities: HMS Belfast", "start": "2026-11-04T10:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "HMS Belfast", "address": "The Queen's Walk, SE1 2JH London", "price": "Free event with general admission", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["history/military"], "description": "Family Activities: HMS Belfast offers hands-on, drop-in activities for families onboard HMS Belfast, a historic warship. It is run by Imperial War Museums and takes place every weekend and daily during school holidays. 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It is run by the National Maritime Museum and led by a friendly, knowledgeable guide who takes visitors through multiple galleries, exploring items from across the globe. Highlights include meeting a Fijian canoe, hearing tales of polar exploration, marvelling at the oldest boat in the collection and learning about life at sea in the age of Nelson. The tour lasts 50-60 minutes, is suitable for adults and children, and starts at the Information Desk on the ground floor.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/treasures-tour-of-the-national-maritime-museum-74476/", "official_url": "https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/national-maritime-museum/treasures-tour-national-maritime-museum", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e5fe652f91cc88b2a86650a5106a181ee4594b881ccc1b3d72a85c434237b400-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Private Tour: First World War", "start": "2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-04-02T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "IWM London", "address": "", "price": "£235–£300 per group depending on time", "price_from": "235.00", "price_to": "300.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/world-war/world-war-i"], "description": "A one-hour private tour of the First World War Galleries at IWM London, booked for a date to suit you. Expert IWM guides lead visitors through the museum's collections, revealing the stories behind objects such as artillery guns, uniforms, love letters and art. Highlights include a recreated trench with a Sopwith Camel fighter plane overhead and a Mark V tank. The tour explains how the First World War started, why it continued and its global impact, and can take place inside or outside museum hours.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/private-tour-first-world-war-95919/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c113ae628e281091685e4f026ca18cd72fcd06fdb5d023d711cd55653dce7ad8-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Tower Hill to Canary Wharf via Limehouse, 4.1 miles", "start": "2026-11-07T12:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-07T15:00:00Z", "place": "Tower Hill", "address": "40 Tower Hill, London, London", "price": "£5 for other members (free for annual-subscription members and NHS staff)", "price_from": "5.00", "price_to": "5.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["wellness/fitness/walking", "history"], "description": "A guided 4.1-mile walking tour from Tower Hill to Canary Wharf via Limehouse. It is hosted by Gaz, a Super Organizer of the Scenic London Walking Group, and explores historic sights including the Tower Hill Sundial, Saint Dunstan-in-the-East, All Hallows-by-the-Tower with its Crypt Museum, St Katherine Docks, and the Thames path through Wapping and Limehouse. Walkers will pass historic pubs such as the Prospect of Whitby and The Grapes, the latter owned by Sir Ian McKellen. The walk is free for subscribed annual members and NHS staff, with a £5 fee for other members, and optional drinks or lunch at the end.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/tower-hill-to-canary-wharf-via-limehouse-41-miles-94007/", "official_url": "https://www.meetup.com/scenic-london-walking-group/events/316753322/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b01b3ac0729dc36d3d0ffc336c2c80f839cffd95cd3854d7b3cfc132dd65ebe9-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Behind the scenes tours at The Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre", "start": "2026-11-12T13:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre", "address": "", "price": "Adults: £16 | Members: £12", "price_from": "16.00", "price_to": null, "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/maritime"], "description": "A guided behind-the-scenes tour taking visitors inside the state-of-the-art storage facility of the Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre, part of Royal Museums Greenwich. Specialist tour guides lead visitors through a sprinkling of the 2.5 million objects and archives held across the sites, and visitors meet the conservation team to learn first-hand about an object's voyage from store to display. The tour lasts two hours with a 10-minute interval and includes a complimentary tea or coffee, and is fully wheelchair accessible. It has been specifically designed for adults, though younger enthusiasts of history, conservation and heritage are welcome.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/behind-the-scenes-tours-at-the-prince-philip-maritime-collec-103995/", "official_url": "https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/prince-philip-maritime-collections-centre/behind-scenes-tours-prince-philip-maritime", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7dc654c1328a3b12c773d3006a474ec1e50c41e0ffcd690d053436b1e099ec09-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Private Tour: The Holocaust Galleries", "start": "2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-04-02T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "IWM London", "address": "", "price": "£300", "price_from": "300.00", "price_to": "300.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/holocaust"], "description": "Private Tour: The Holocaust Galleries is a guided tour of the Holocaust Galleries at IWM London, lasting one and a half hours and bookable inside or outside museum hours, with outside-hours tours giving exclusive access to the galleries. It is run by Imperial War Museums, whose expert guides have an unprecedented knowledge of the museum and bring its historic objects to life. The tour covers the origins and implementation of the 'Final Solution', showing how persecution turned to mass extermination, and highlights stories of people caught up in these events. It explores the stories behind key artefacts in IWM's extensive Holocaust Galleries.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/private-tour-the-holocaust-galleries-78811/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8dcc155f8b0cc26a2a5947d1acaa5e3c927bbba7380f20770ee67a39e945db44-1200.webp"}, {"title": "London Museum Docklands highlights tour", "start": "2026-11-07T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-28T00:00:00Z", "place": "London Museum Docklands", "address": "No. 1 Warehouse, West India Quay, E14 4AL London", "price": "from £11.00", "price_from": "11.00", "price_to": null, "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/london"], "description": "A guided gallery tour through London Museum Docklands, taking in the museum's highlights. Run by the museum, it covers the history of London's docks, the East End and the people who have lived and worked there for over two centuries. Walking through the historic warehouse building, visitors learn how unused marshland was transformed into towering Canary Wharf. The guide shares the grim details of dock work, the ins and outs of the 'sailortowns' and the heroic efforts of those defending the docks during the war.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/london-museum-docklands-highlights-tour-63339/", "official_url": "https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/welcome-to-docklands/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e0cb969730f37b534ba5796b0f70a4dc816b8fdcdabad001de6a75796a8f5d56-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Remembrance Sunday Walking Tour", "start": "2026-11-07T14:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Civil Service Club", "address": "Great Scotland Yard 13-15, SW1A 2HJ London", "price": "£15 per person", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/wwii"], "description": "A 120-minute guided walk through London's most significant sites of war, peace, remembrance, and commemoration. It is led by Caroline Mongan, a qualified London tour guide and BBC-featured storyteller. The walk explores the courage, sacrifice, and resilience that shaped Britain in times of conflict, including the Blitz, the Battle of Britain, the Cenotaph, wartime code breakers, and resistance fighters and the SOE. It starts at Trafalgar Square.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/remembrance-sunday-walking-tour-49072/", "official_url": "https://www.civilserviceclub.org.uk/remembrance-sunday-walk/", "image": ""}, {"title": "History Tours", "start": "2026-11-07T17:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Wilton's Music Hall", "address": "Graces Alley 1, E1 8JB London", "price": "£10", "price_from": "16.00", "price_to": "35.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history"], "description": "History Tours is a guided tour of Wilton's Music Hall, a historic building that was once a Victorian sailors' pub. The tours were devised by a Wilton's researcher and historian and last approximately one hour. They tell how the pub went from music hall to Methodist Mission and was forgotten before becoming the venue it is today. They offer a glimpse into the life of the last surviving building of its kind and suit students, researchers and anyone who would like to learn more about this historic venue.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/history-tours-40340/", "official_url": "https://wiltons.org.uk/whats-on/history-tours-5/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/456a0104124476acf38e7630dfd8875956cb72f80ee8e4192e8be00029a050a2-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Tour: War and Remembrance", "start": "2026-11-06T13:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-09T14:00:00Z", "place": "Westminster Abbey", "address": "Dean's Yard 20, SW1P 3PA London", "price": "£42 (including general admission)", "price_from": "42.00", "price_to": "47.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/war/remembrance"], "description": "Tour: War and Remembrance is a special guided tour of Westminster Abbey about its connections to war, sacrifice, and national memory. It traces the journey of the Unknown Warrior, one of the country's most significant remembrance memorials, to the Abbey over a century ago. The tour also uncovers the Abbey's wider role in commemoration, from burials to memorials telling stories of courage and loss.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/tour-war-and-remembrance-81020/", "official_url": "https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-events/special-tours-and-events/2026/november/tour-war-and-remembrance/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/51d497cc0828c0f008a90481fd0d64d61cb82e52e5d5cce99e86e80371168322-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Pressure: The D-Day Decision", "start": "2026-08-21T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-04-11T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "HMS Belfast", "address": "The Queen's Walk, SE1 2JH London", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["history/wwii"], "description": "Pressure: The D-Day Decision is a temporary display aboard HMS Belfast, a historic warship moored by the River Thames, exploring the weather forecast that shaped the D-Day landings. It was created by Imperial War Museums in partnership with STUDIOCANAL and the Met Office, and looks at the tense 72 hours before the invasion decision of the Second World War. The display brings together rarely seen objects, historic documents and eyewitness testimony, including Group Captain James Stagg's personal diary and a memo from General Dwight D. Eisenhower. Entry is included with a ticket to HMS Belfast.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/pressure-the-d-day-decision-83089/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5ae65e7360d6e05fd1120c64c86a4cf6b57b7e0556e35569fbf48baf7c2ea6f8-2000.webp"}, {"title": "UK Parliament: Guided Tour", "start": "2026-11-07T09:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Parliament Square", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "40.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["society/politics/government", "art/architecture"], "description": "A structured 90-minute guided tour through the Palace of Westminster. It is led by expert in-house guides who bring together art, history, architecture and Parliament's daily work. Visitors see renowned spaces such as Westminster Hall, Central Lobby, the House of Commons Chamber and the House of Lords Chamber, with explanations of how past and present connect. The tour is in English, suits individuals, families and groups with children aged 5 and over, and does not include access to Big Ben.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/uk-parliament-guided-tour-91548/", "official_url": "https://tickets.parliament.uk/event/uk-parliament-guided-tour/uk-parliament/3634063", "image": "https://noky.io/images/27ff797095c428ad710d0b0d4ab580d7006552cbc223389cfad9d98fe17933d4-600.webp"}, {"title": "Behind the Scenes Tour", "start": "2026-10-30T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-01-31T00:00:00Z", "place": "Royal Opera House", "address": "Bow Street, WC2E 9DD London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "tours", "tags": ["stage/opera", "history"], "description": "Behind the Scenes Tour is a guided tour of the Royal Opera House lasting approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes, suitable for ages 12 and over. Expert guides take visitors into areas normally off-limits to the public, such as rehearsal studios, costumes and production workshops. The tour shares insight into the secrets and spaces of the theatre, its history as the third theatre on the site, and the inner workings of one of the world's most renowned theatres.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/behind-the-scenes-tour-38336/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/845fbb4108a338a0458b9cee47e0f9fc0a01b60dc0f207b5f2176e07013346a4-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Floating Hot Tub Tour of London's Docklands", "start": "2026-11-04T16:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Skuna Boats", "address": "", "price": "from £39 each", "price_from": "39.00", "price_to": "42.90", "category": "tours", "tags": ["wellness/beauty/spa"], "description": "A guided tour of London's Docklands from a floating hot tub boat, heated to 38 degrees Celsius. Skuna Boats runs it, with experienced tour guides telling you about the Canary Wharf docklands area as you soak. Groups of up to seven share a boat, sipping bubbly during 75 minutes on the water in a mixed-group experience; private hire is also available. It departs from West India Quay and is strictly for those over 18.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/floating-hot-tub-tour-of-londons-docklands-103761/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e440bc4c453b8375fc2b150aa2671d4df1bf416c87072fb4e28afd4702299975-1200.webp"}]}