{"title": "Open day", "start": "2026-11-08T10:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Markfield Beam Engine & Museum", "address": "", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["history/local-history"], "description": "A free, family-friendly open day at a museum in Tottenham where you can explore a hidden piece of local heritage. The Markfield Beam Engine Museum, run with Haringey Council behind its programme, celebrates the history of sanitation with a Victorian steam engine from 1888. The engine, still fully functional, once formed part of a sewage treatment works that saved thousands of lives. 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It was created by the museum's London Youth Panel and traces the site's history from its beginnings as the London Aerodrome to the RAF Museum of today. Visitors can discover the local area's story, including aviation firsts and links to the Suffrage movement. 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The current exhibition, Battlebridge Basin, is organised by the museum and tells the story of the water behind the museum over two hundred years, from coal, ice and jam to the boaters who live on it today. It began as a dock cut into a field from 1818 for a builder who wagered a private basin would raise his land's worth. 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It is run by the London Museum at London Museum Docklands in the historic heart of Canary Wharf, with activities changing each month, such as sensory areas, role play, soft toy sea creatures, a mini digger and puppet shows. On this day the theme is fairy tales, and entry may be limited during busy times.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/tots-at-the-docks-37060/", "official_url": "https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/tots-at-the-docks/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/87e4ba3b7708a669e3aacb0050aecdbe7dd94b327fcba18cdeaccdf2b2001b5a-1200.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", "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": "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": "Historical Building Tour", "start": "2026-11-11T11:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Oxford House", "address": "Derbyshire Street, E2 6HG London", "price": "7.50", "price_from": "7.50", "price_to": "7.50", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/heritage-preservation"], "description": "A guided one-hour tour of Oxford House, a listed Victorian building in Bethnal Green. It is run by Oxford House, set up in 1884 as one of the world's first 'settlement houses', as part of its heritage project Made in the East End. Visitors hear untold stories from the archives, see a 'secret chapel', learn about Gandhi's 1930s visit and the building's role in both World Wars, and enjoy 360-degree rooftop views over East London, weather permitting.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/historical-building-tour-41802/", "official_url": "https://www.oxfordhouse.org.uk/event/historical-building-tour-3/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/173564660e5700d4b5960632ee3da95f41b2062e7845274a1b4773cdbad3ebfa-600.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, "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": "Fulham Fire Station open day - 130th birthday celebration!", "start": "2026-11-14T11:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Fulham Fire Station", "address": "685 Fulham Road, SW6 5UJ", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["occasion/anniversary", "community"], "description": "Fulham Fire Station open day - 130th birthday celebration! is a family open day marking the fire station's 130th birthday. It is run by the London Fire Brigade and invites visitors to see the history of LFB vehicles and compare old and new firefighting equipment. Retired firefighting colleagues also have a chance to meet up and reminisce.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/fulham-fire-station-open-day-130th-birthday-celebration-37044/", "official_url": "https://www.london-fire.gov.uk/community/hammersmith-and-fulham/fulham-fire-station-open-day/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9c0f50ef0b692738fa925c97e4013d12521232625901b3ac5d0dc6c9eb322ebc-1200.webp"}, {"title": "November 2026 weekday conservation tours", "start": "2026-11-02T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-24T00:00:00Z", "place": "Ham House", "address": "", "price": "Free event (admission applies)", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["art/architecture", "history/heritage-preservation"], "description": "Weekday 50-minute tours taking visitors inside Ham House in November, when access to the house is by tour only. They are run by the house's staff and volunteer team, who carry out conservation work on the 17th-century interior during this quieter time. The tours offer a chance to get up-close to conservation work, see some of Ham's most spectacular rooms, and hear how the objects and buildings are cared for. No advance booking is needed; sign up at Visitor Welcome on the day, first come first served.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/november-2026-weekday-conservation-tours-36378/", "official_url": "https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/london/ham-house-and-garden/events/169d84e3-aa6c-4792-aa7a-4d59a95501e2", "image": ""}, {"title": "East End History Club, Parent/Carer & Under 5’s Stay & Play Session", "start": "2026-11-06T10:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-06T11:30:00Z", "place": "Welcome to Idea Store", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["history/local-history"], "description": "A parent, carer and under-fives stay and play session where adults can explore historical records on the famous East End. Organised by East End History Club, it offers the chance to meet other parents over a cuppa and browse a unique collection of maps, photographs, newspapers and pamphlets. A range of toys is available for children aged 0-5, with a mini brunch and refreshments including tea and coffee. No booking is required, just drop in.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/east-end-history-club-parentcarer-under-5s-stay-play-session-88040/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Sunday Fun-Day Family Workshops", "start": "2026-11-15T11:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-15T15:00:00Z", "place": "Lauderdale House", "address": "", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["art/crafts", "history/local-history"], "description": "Sunday Fun-Day Family Workshops are relaxed, drop-in family sessions at Lauderdale House. Led by an artist, they share the history of the house through fun and exciting crafts. Families can also explore the building's architecture, from Tudor beams and fireplaces to Georgian ceiling décor, with almost 500 years to discover. All children must be accompanied by a parent or carer.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/sunday-fun-day-family-workshops-36948/", "official_url": "https://www.lauderdalehouse.org.uk/whats-on/sunday-fun-day", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c16fb29d54a92d7c484a063f264487f55747457c7e7d72c995993c0f36d01628-600.webp"}]}