{"title": "Late: The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries", "start": "2026-11-05T18:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-05T20:30:00Z", "place": "Westminster Abbey", "address": "Dean's Yard 20, SW1P 3PA London", "price": "£11.55 (including £1.55 booking fee)", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/late-the-queens-diamond-jubilee-galleries-tickets-1997686752854", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["history"], "description": "An after-hours evening opening of The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries, high above the Abbey floor. Westminster Abbey invites visitors to explore its treasures in the 13th-century triforium, with talks about the objects on display, views of the empty Abbey, and time to explore 1,000 years of history at your own pace. For adults and young people over 16. Entry is by stairs or lift, and the rest of the Abbey is closed during the event.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/late-the-queens-diamond-jubilee-galleries-49730/", "official_url": "https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-events/lates/2026/november/late-the-queens-diamond-jubilee-galleries/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8750e92c91e80b919e37af79a7a8304723baae6ca38de2ae67e685e19ca9a578-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-05T18:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-05T20:30:00Z", "place": "Westminster Abbey", "address": "Dean's Yard 20, SW1P 3PA London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Tour: Abbey unlocked", "start": "2026-11-03T08:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-24T10:00:00Z", "place": "Westminster Abbey", "address": "Dean's Yard 20, SW1P 3PA London", "price": "£150", "price_from": "150.00", "price_to": "150.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/middle-ages", "religion/monasticism"], "description": "A 90-minute private tour that lets you see Westminster Abbey in the quiet of the morning, before its doors open to the public. It is run by Westminster Abbey and offers rare access with an expert guide to treasured spaces such as the Coronation Chair, the Shrine of Edward the Confessor, the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries, Poets' Corner and the High Altar. Only 12 places are available per tour, and the tour meets at the Cloister Entrance in Dean's Yard. 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Over 75 minutes, the tour stops at famous and lesser-known memorials from the last 1,000 years, walking through spaces such as the Cloisters, Poets' Corner, the Lady Chapel and the Nave with the Grave of the Unknown Warrior. Westminster Abbey runs the tour, which is for adults and young people over 16 and meets by the North Door.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/tour-memorials-and-memory-49728/", "official_url": "https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-events/special-tours-and-events/2026/october/tour-memorials-and-memory/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fe41544886aed63f46f6da0c11ef7ac8c3fe59ab81e9f59b5c5f695528518820-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Family tour: Souls, saints and stories", "start": "2026-10-26T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-30T00:00:00Z", "place": "Westminster Abbey", "address": "Dean's Yard 20, SW1P 3PA London", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/middle-ages", "religion/christian"], "description": "A family tour through Westminster Abbey that uncovers the strange stories beneath the stones and explores the mysteries of burial. The Abbey invites curious families to hear tales of surprising ends, unusual burials, kings, queens, a saint, and the connections between the Church calendar and this mysterious time of year.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/family-tour-souls-saints-and-stories-49725/", "official_url": "https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-events/family/2026/october/family-tour-souls-saints-and-stories/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c52dcf84d1eda4ac75da4883b1a08616c508600223f4b48b25172a2c34bc597a-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Chapel Open Morning", "start": "2026-11-01T11:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-01T13:00:00Z", "place": "Abney Park", "address": "Stoke Newington High Street, London, England, N16 0LH, United Kingdom", "price": "Free - donations to support the work of Abney Park Trust are welcome.", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["history/world-war"], "description": "Chapel Open Morning is a chance to drop in and see inside the recently restored Chapel at Abney Park, open between 11:00 and 13:00. The Abney Park Trust hosts the morning, including a talk at midday about some of the War Dead buried and remembered there, highlighting stories among the 150 Commonwealth War Graves of soldiers, sailors and airmen who lost their lives in the World Wars. Visitors can drop in at any time to see the Chapel, and toilets, baby changing facilities and accessible toilets are available onsite. 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It tells the story of the Abbey's Benedictine monastery, from the arrival of the first twelve monks in 960 AD to its dramatic dissolution under Henry VIII in 1540, showing how monastic life shaped the Abbey known today. The tour is run by Westminster Abbey.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/tour-medieval-monastery-49727/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e287004bad02bfce2c8bd62c998a0512f0df7e76ca7be1ac25ca94aeb7c10dce-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Guided tours", "start": "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-12-31T00:00:00Z", "place": "Museum of the Order of St John", "address": "St John's Lane, EC1M 4DA London", "price": "£15pp and £11.25 for Art Pass holders", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/religion"], "description": "Guided tours at the Museum of the Order of St John take visitors behind the scenes to explore historic rooms otherwise closed to the general public. The museum, which tells the story of an ancient religious military Order from eleventh century Jerusalem to its modern role with St John Ambulance, runs the tours. Its collection includes tours of St John's Gate, the lost medieval priory, and the Victorian St John Ambulance, some with audio description, BSL interpretation or Deaf-led guidance.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/guided-tours-37224/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9d81f5ad6b12b5984795118c74e2db5ec46197363ed0ae75ae55a85dd356a699-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Museum Highlights Tour", "start": "2026-10-30T14:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Guards Museum", "address": "", "price": "Ticket includes museum admission.", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "tickets_url": "https://tickets.theguardsmuseum.com/event-tickets/68452?catID=65254", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/military"], "description": "A guided highlights tour through the museum's collection, exploring royal coronations and executions, the life of a Guardsman, and the Guards' duties from guarding the palace to frontline combat. It is run by The Guards Museum, whose expert guides lead visitors through stories behind over 1,000 artefacts spanning the five Foot Guard regiments. The tour lasts 45 minutes and suits history enthusiasts, British heritage lovers, and visitors wanting to discover the other side to London's pageantry.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/museum-highlights-tour-39332/", "official_url": "https://theguardsmuseum.com/your-visit/whats-on/events-calendar/museum-highlights-tour/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d2c3b27956d7109aea36833b5d319cbe449921e8d8a16e88c03b55c2a46f0a3f-2000.webp"}, {"title": "St Martin-in-the-Fields: 300 Years at the Heart and on the Edge", "start": "2026-10-30T11:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "St Martin-in-the-Fields", "address": "St Martin's Place 5, WC2N 4JH London", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.stmartin-in-the-fields.org/booking?event-id=52386&instances-id=484203", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["history/local-history"], "description": "A free exhibition in the church foyer marks 300 years of St Martin-in-the-Fields with unique objects, extraordinary video footage and stories from its past. The St Martin-in-the-Fields 300 Heritage Project, made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund, also offers a new audio guide exploring seven sites in and around the church and crypt, four family days with hands-on activities, and an outdoor photographic exhibition on the edge of Trafalgar Square created by Jayne Lloyd, inspired by the sketchbook of congregant Vanessa Tinker, capturing 15 individuals' answers to the question: Why did you come? Why have you stayed?", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/st-martin-in-the-fields-300-years-at-the-heart-and-on-the-ed-47690/", "official_url": "https://www.stmartin-in-the-fields.org/whats-on/st-martin-in-the-fields-300-years-at-the-heart-and-on-the-edge/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/bc801efdbf8b356b84be3c73ca82bb1f0a193a0e7eb8f856481067985bb03d31-1200.webp"}, {"title": "After Dark Visit to the Viewing Platform", "start": "2026-11-07T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Severndroog Castle", "address": "SE18 3RT London", "price": "From £7.5", "price_from": "7.50", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "tours", "tags": ["community"], "description": "An After Dark Visit to the Viewing Platform is a rare evening opening of the castle's rooftop, offering views over the lights of London. It is run by Severndroog Castle, a small independent charity that receives no regular funding, and proceeds help keep the castle open for the community. Visitors are admitted in 20-minute timeslots in groups of up to ten, with access via a spiral staircase and no lift, and the event goes ahead in almost all weather. Afterwards, the Tea Room serves hot chocolate and seasonal treats stocked from local small businesses.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/after-dark-visit-to-the-viewing-platform-38505/", "official_url": "https://severndroogcastle.org.uk/etn/after-dark-visit-to-the-viewing-platform/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d2df4f19de36c824246de68c0fdb58917305ce78abad0501fd4d540b72056799-2000.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, "tickets_url": "https://www.roh.org.uk/visit/visitor-information/private-tours", "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": "RCP Museum Late: exploring patient voices", "start": "2026-11-05T12:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Royal College of Physicians", "address": "St Andrew's Place 11, London", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/exhibition", "history/medical-history"], "description": "RCP Museum Late: exploring patient voices is an after-hours evening at the Royal College of Physicians Museum to explore the new exhibition 'Patient voices: power, truth, understanding'. Visitors can join free expert tours of the exhibition with senior curator Liz Douglas at 6pm and 7pm. The exhibition shares the lived experiences of healthcare through diaries, letters, images, oral histories, objects and artworks, bringing together patient voices past and present in partnership with a patient advocacy steering group. The museum stays open until 8pm, with free hot drinks in the Regent's Perk café and access to the Treasures Room, fine art, apothecary jars, anatomical tables, the Censors Room and the Dorchester Library.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/rcp-museum-late-exploring-patient-voices-38304/", "official_url": "https://history.rcp.ac.uk/event/rcp-museum-late-exploring-patient-voices", "image": "https://noky.io/images/48812d633c39469e193b1cbd8a4ea90a971984c88dcf3748b878341f7416a948-600.webp"}, {"title": "Ghost Tours- The Barbican After Dark", "start": "2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-12-13T00:00:00Z", "place": "Barbican Centre (Cinema)", "address": "Silk Street, EC2Y 8DS London", "price": "From £8", "price_from": "8.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://onecitylondon.com/shop/", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/local-history/ghosts"], "description": "Ghost Tours - The Barbican After Dark is an atmospheric after-dark walking tour through the Barbican Centre, exploring the site's hidden past and the unexplained experiences reported by Barbican staff. It is hosted at the Barbican Centre, whose Brutalist building stands over nearly two thousand years of history, from Roman forts and burial grounds to plague pits, fire, war and ruin. Participants hear stories of mysterious voices, fleeting figures and strange encounters in spaces that feel different once the building falls silent. The tour concludes in the Library Stack Rooms, a space surrounded by decades of stories, sightings and unexplained events.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/ghost-tours-the-barbican-after-dark-37585/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4c2bfc58b4232ec99159b279d5678c5df273c77a6057f23a260f0639827c7ab9-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Crystal Palace Museum", "start": "2026-06-12T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-12-20T00:00:00Z", "place": "Crystal Palace Museum", "address": "Anerley Hill, SE19 2BA London", "price": "Free, drop-in", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.crystalpalacepark.org.uk/whats-on/members-event-how-to-restore-a-dinosaur-q1qt", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["history/local-history"], "description": "Crystal Palace Museum is a museum inside Crystal Palace Park that tells the story of the two Crystal Palaces, from the original building in Hyde Park to the spectacular palace that once stood in the park. Visitors can explore unique historic images, large-scale models and displays of ceramics and other objects that bring the palace's story to life. The museum opens on Fridays and Sundays from 10am to 4pm. Entry is free and drop-in, though access is via a steep flight of stairs and not suitable for wheelchair users.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/crystal-palace-museum-35493/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3bfd89419c026af296858ed1469033dc6241d340eb342f8ddf31ef794139a6eb-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Weekly Service", "start": "2026-11-01T09:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Biggin Hill Memorial Museum", "address": "", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://bigginhillmuseum.com/shop/", "category": "worship", "tags": ["religion/christian"], "description": "A weekly worship service inviting everyone to join a friendly congregation and celebrate the Word of God in the Chapel of Remembrance. No booking is needed; visitors can simply turn up, though the events calendar should be checked for special services or closures that may occasionally affect availability. The event takes place at St George's RAF Chapel of Remembrance and is free of charge.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/weekly-service-34989/", "official_url": "https://bigginhillmuseum.com/event/weekly-service/", "image": ""}, {"title": "The Charterhouse Candlelight Evening Tour", "start": "2026-11-03T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Charterhouse", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": "27.00", "price_to": "30.00", "tickets_url": "https://thecharterhouse.digitickets.co.uk/tickets", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history"], "description": "The Charterhouse Candlelight Evening Tour is a guided tour through the Charterhouse, revealed by flickering candlelight. It takes visitors through the ancient walls to see historic interiors, the medieval Norfolk Cloister, and the Tudor Great Chamber with its silk-covered walls lined with 17th Century portraits of the Restoration Governors. The tour is run by the Charterhouse and lasts 60 minutes, with a glass of wine or a soft drink at the pop-up bar included in the ticket price.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-charterhouse-candlelight-evening-tour-39047/", "official_url": "https://thecharterhouse.org/visit-us/whats-on/the-charterhouse-candlelight-evening-tour/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/65bc88422b068b483e266742419fbdd8393b91767714aa62cd191ce8082fa31b-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Conversation and performance: Voices of democracy", "start": "2026-11-04T18:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-04T20:30:00Z", "place": "Westminster Abbey", "address": "Dean's Yard 20, SW1P 3PA London", "price": "Free (booking required)", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/conversation-and-performance-voices-of-democracy-tickets-1990646530359", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["music/classical/choral", "history/democracy"], "description": "An immersive evening of music, readings, and discussion about how individual voices have shaped the long story of democracy in the UK. It is hosted by Westminster Abbey Institute as part of its programme The Long Story of Democracy. Chaired by Josie Rourke, it features a panel including Professor Janina Ramirez, music from St Margaret's Choristers and Consort, and performances by Paul Chahidi and Miranda Raison. From Magna Carta to Nelson Mandela, it explores how those who tested the foundations of democracy inspire hope for its future.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/conversation-and-performance-voices-of-democracy-49729/", "official_url": "https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-events/lectures-and-talks/2026/november/conversation-and-performance-voices-of-democracy/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/53d94d67ae2efff392b59ae48b41d6facbba64eefcc87e098a46f1b7e7869e32-2000.webp"}]}