{"title": "Monthly History Tour", "start": "2026-11-01T14:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Abney Park", "address": "Stoke Newington High Street, London, England, N16 0LH, United Kingdom", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://app.tickettailor.com/events/abneyparktrust/1880491", "category": "tours", "tags": ["nature/plants", "history"], "description": "Monthly History Tour is a guided walking tour through Abney Park, held on the first Sunday of every month. It is hosted by Abney Park Trust and focuses on the park's uniqueness, from its diverse permanent residents to its striking funerary architecture, as well as its historic dual role as burial ground and arboretum since 1840. Known as the 'middle child' of London's Magnificent Seven cemeteries, Abney Park has traditionally been the resting place of rebellious, radical and dissenting Londoners. The tour quietly celebrates that spirit in this community-focused green space and lasts about 90 minutes.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/monthly-history-tour-59935/", "official_url": "https://abneypark.org/upcoming-events/history-tour-2026-jun-zc6yk-h9ap5-kzrsp-try5x", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fd11c13db0662504f323dc62dbb799b1ff7b85d542b1e50df2d55bc0a48b1928-600.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-01T14:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Abney Park", "address": "Stoke Newington High Street, London, England, N16 0LH, United Kingdom", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"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 is run by the Abney Park Trust and combines traditional ceremony elements with an address from a local Councillor, the laying of wreaths, music from Hackney Songworks and the Morris Folk Choir, and the Last Post played by Steve Pretty. The cemetery holds many Commonwealth War Graves, and the gathering remembers those who lost their lives in conflicts across the world. 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Participants are guided on a walkabout around the park, recording gravestones, lettering, symbols and details through drawing, looking as a form of contact with the site, its heritage and the people held within it.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/grave-gazers-club-a-drawing-safari-at-abney-park-36356/", "official_url": "https://abneypark.org/upcoming-events/2026/10/31/grave-gazers", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b0ffa9a1acd9369561ecefa86df548e4ee99fdd47d795e062715b671c3913927-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Social Walks", "start": "2026-11-12T10:45:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Lauderdale House", "address": "", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "tours", "tags": ["community", "history"], "description": "Social Walks is a monthly community walk, and on this day it is a free guided tour of the East side of Highgate Cemetery followed by a walk through Hampstead Heath, ending with complimentary tea and coffee. It is a Camden Council-funded project delivered in collaboration with Holly Lodge Community Centre and The Highgate Society. The walks aim to bring people together through connection, conversation and light exercise, helping reduce loneliness and isolation. Everyone is welcome and there is no need to book.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/social-walks-69937/", "official_url": "https://www.lauderdalehouse.org.uk/whats-on/social-walks", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5b4cdd83dbb9b9c8e6b29a9d7875c87854c80555c9bde47f09e648ea2f6eb624-600.webp"}, {"title": "Tour: Memorials and memory", "start": "2026-11-04T14:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-26T15:15:00Z", "place": "Westminster Abbey", "address": "Dean's Yard 20, SW1P 3PA London", "price": "£11.55 (including £1.55 booking fee)", "price_from": "11.55", "price_to": "11.55", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1994020549140", "category": "tours", "tags": ["occasion/memorial"], "description": "A guided tour of Westminster Abbey called Tour: Memorials and memory, looking at the abbey as an evolving place of national memory. It asks who is buried there and why, exploring over 3,000 people buried and remembered through memorial stones, windows and sculptures. 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": "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": "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": "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", "tickets_url": "", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/wwii"], "description": "A 120-minute guided walk through London's most significant sites of war, peace, remembrance, and commemoration. 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It is run by Boston Manor House, exploring the areas around the house and the park while sharing walking routes and information. Walkers meet at the house's front entrance portico ten minutes before the start, in groups of up to 15 people, wearing suitable shoes and carrying a drink. Café and toilet facilities are close by at Boston Manor Park.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/boston-manor-house-community-walk-35029/", "official_url": "https://bostonmanorhouse.org/event/boston-manor-house-community-walk-2-4-copy-5-copy-copy-2-copy-copy-copy-copy-copy/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/03e5119f5bc614321480f99facbed405f5953ffb04f2e043e5ccaf154fcd0c7c-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Historic House Tour November 2026 - CANCELLED!!", "start": "2026-11-03T11:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-03T13:00:00Z", "place": "Hall Place and Gardens", "address": "Bourne Road, DA5 1PQ Bexley", "price": "£10.00", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/local-history"], "description": "A guided tour of the historic house at Hall Place, led by passionate guides who explore how the house has evolved and changed with each owner since the 16th century, with a few secrets revealed along the way. The tour is organised by Hall Place & Gardens, run by the London Borough of Bexley. After the tour there is time to visit the exhibition galleries with objects from the Bexley Museum Collection dating back to pre-historic and Roman times, as well as WW2 Hall Place. The tour takes place on the ground and first floor of the historic house, meeting at the single black door in front of the long drive and big lawn, and is suited to anyone interested in local history, historic buildings and the Tudor period.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/historic-house-tour-november-2026-cancelled-36363/", "official_url": "https://www.hallplace.org.uk/event/historic-house-tour-november-2026/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1020209b2df23a93f803185753ac184e1fcd08910ce8e60bd6c4f839076d90cb-2000.webp"}, {"title": "History Tours", "start": "2026-10-31T17:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Wilton's Music Hall", "address": "Graces Alley 1, E1 8JB London", "price": "£10", "price_from": "16.00", "price_to": "35.00", "tickets_url": "https://wiltons.org.uk/whats-on/the-little-match-girl/#Tickets_in", "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": "Trip to the London Museum Docklands", "start": "2026-10-31T10:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Poplar Union", "address": "Cotall Street 2, E14 6TL London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://book.plinth.org.uk/e/xBB43r0ZvakknUTYSyno", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/colonialism"], "description": "A guided trip to the London Museum Docklands, exploring the stories woven into the history of London's docks, from the slave trade and river policing to local communities and dockers' fight for workers' rights. It is part of Exploring History through Creativity, an adults-only series, with under-18s allowed only when supervised. This Halloween outing uncovers hidden histories and forgotten voices lingering in the Docklands' past. It is organised by Poplar Union and builds on their recent collage workshop.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/trip-to-the-london-museum-docklands-76763/", "official_url": "https://poplarunion.com/event/trip-to-the-london-museum-docklands/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1292bd3a902f8f45f7bcc7bbad048bd9beab8e5dd2b4a2c3ce1303455de6bfc0-1200.webp"}, {"title": "In & around Smithfield Market", "start": "2026-11-11T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-26T00:00:00Z", "place": "", "address": "", "price": "from £14.00", "price_from": "14.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://museumtickets.londonmuseum.org.uk/ticketbooth/shows/1173649359/events/428915123", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/early-modern/tudor"], "description": "A 90-minute guided walk through the Smithfield area, an area packed with medieval and Tudor history. The London Museum runs it, with a guide leading visitors past famous landmarks and into the fascinating and surprising stories behind them. The tour explores the lives of past Londoners, covering the dissolution of the monasteries, the plague and public executions, and hears stories of William Wallace, Henry VIII and even Sherlock Holmes. Stops include the Charterhouse, St-Bartholomew-the-Great, one of London's oldest churches, and the famous meat market.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/in-around-smithfield-market-49194/", "official_url": "https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/in-around-smithfield-market/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/59e59e3b9930bc40ed110fc879a5cd29a5c22c6739e62e69a6855314ba65cbf0-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Gunnersbury Unlocked: From Private Grounds to Public Park", "start": "2026-03-28T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-12-31T00:00:00Z", "place": "Gunnersbury Park Museum", "address": "", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["history/local-history"], "description": "An exhibition celebrating Gunnersbury Park's 100th birthday, the first in a series of centenary exhibitions at Gunnersbury Park Museum. It traces how the park, once a private estate from the days of the Rothschilds, became a public park enjoyed by generations. It covers Gunnersbury's role in the World War II war effort and stories from employees, their families and the local community about sport, leisure, music, nature and wellbeing. It also features a 'thinking tree' where visitors can share their thoughts and feelings.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/gunnersbury-unlocked-from-private-grounds-to-public-park-36329/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2187e1475f9541b40d3eba0d04953c2f822ec5b4e35ebaf43110fa942c6f5b17-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Twilight Tour: Descent into the Underworld", "start": "2026-10-31T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Sir John Soane's Museum", "address": "Lincoln's Inn Fields 13, WC2A 3BP London", "price": "£35", "price_from": "35.00", "price_to": "35.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.soane.org/terms-conditions-ticketed-events-tours", "category": "tours", "tags": ["occasion/halloween", "art", "history"], "description": "An exclusive after-hours Halloween tour that descends into the basement of Sir John Soane's atmospheric house-museum, exploring its Crypt filled with artefacts themed around mortality. The museum's expert guides lead this hour-long journey through the labyrinthine space, sharing stories of death and the Beyond from ancient Egyptian gods to the rise of Gothic literature, with a display featuring an original copy of Dante's Divine Comedy.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/twilight-tour-descent-into-the-underworld-38608/", "official_url": "https://www.soane.org/whats-on/twilight-tour-descent-underworld", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b5c1c7f618ca1a15fc2ad4c2ac9cb9a69bf29c1f2e6e5b938b1c808b936ab2cd-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": "Hertsmere Road, E14 4AL London", "price": "from £11.00", "price_from": "11.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://museumtickets.londonmuseum.org.uk/ticketbooth/shows/1173649704/events/428918253", "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"}]}