{"title": "War Graves tour with Abney Unearthed", "start": "2026-11-15T14:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Abney Park", "address": "219 Stoke Newington High Street, N16 0LH London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/military"], "description": "A guided walking tour through Abney Park cemetery held in recognition of Remembrance Day, learning about the lives of fallen soldiers and civilians buried there, including those with Commonwealth War Grave Commission memorial stones and some discovered by volunteers, with graves from The Great War. The tour is led by Abney Unearthed, a project funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Hackney Council that is remapping the cemetery, adding missing information to burial records and researching the people buried there to bring their stories to life. Free tickets must be booked in advance as places are limited. Meet at the Stoke Newington High Street entrance at the interpretation sign in front of the office.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/war-graves-tour-with-abney-unearthed-59940/", "official_url": "https://abneypark.org/upcoming-events/war-graves-tour-with-abney-unearthed-may2026-3jyz8", "image": "", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-15T14:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Abney Park", "address": "219 Stoke Newington High Street, N16 0LH London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Remembrance Sunday 2026", "start": "2026-11-08T10:15:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Abney Park", "address": "219 Stoke Newington High Street, N16 0LH London", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "worship", "tags": ["occasion/memorial"], "description": "A Remembrance Sunday commemoration held at the War Memorial in Abney Park Cemetery. 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. Attendance is free and unticketed, and dogs are asked to be on lead.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/remembrance-sunday-2026-59937/", "official_url": "https://abneypark.org/upcoming-events/remembrance-sunday-2025-twdcp", "image": "https://noky.io/images/31b31f339a72ae7a54074c5ccf18d8f96097220aa46c9205e7de6f412ab64407-600.webp"}, {"title": "Introduction to Abney's Ecology", "start": "2026-11-15T11:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Abney Park", "address": "219 Stoke Newington High Street, N16 0LH London", "price": "Free (donations appreciated)", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["nature/environment"], "description": "A guided walk introducing the ecology of Abney Park, a central London woodland that became Hackney's first local nature reserve in 1993. It is run by the Abney Park Trust, who explain why the site's ecology matters, how fallen trees let fungi flourish and invertebrates find a home, and why it is now even more under threat. The tour lasts about 90 minutes; booking is required but tickets are free, with donations appreciated.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/introduction-to-abneys-ecology-59939/", "official_url": "https://abneypark.org/upcoming-events/2026/7/5/introduction-to-abneys-ecology-naelp-dmfe2-3ammg-nyfdm", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ffcca63234f354e3e69019b12f24b27b044005977e9dec6a61307f39a44fc1a5-2000.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": "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": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "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": "‘Forget Me Not’ - The role of Military Pin-Stuck Cushions in WWI", "start": "2026-11-08T13:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Abney Park", "address": "219 Stoke Newington High Street, N16 0LH London", "price": "", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/world-war/world-war-i", "occasion/memorial"], "description": "A Remembrance talk at Abney Park cemetery on Military Pin-Stuck Cushions, heart-shaped keepsakes made by servicemen from the Crimean War to the First World War, exploring their role as symbols of remembrance. It is given by Alessandra Curtis, a British-Italian folklorist with a background in archaeology, and subject specialist of the Military Pin Stuck Cushions exhibition at the Fashion and Textile Museum. Abney Park holds 262 First World War burials, and the talk considers the cushions' emotional narratives and the Imperial War Graves Commission's role in 1917. Please meet at the Abney Park Chapel.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/forget-me-not-the-role-of-military-pin-stuck-cushions-in-wwi-59938/", "official_url": "https://abneypark.org/upcoming-events/2026/8/31/forget-me-not-the-role-of-military-pin-stuck-cushions-in-wwi", "image": "https://noky.io/images/531a6b367b26f9316456a586c5f349416b77c38e202149c2e972d27052542212-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Hidden Stories of Hyde Park Walking Tour", "start": "2026-11-07T11:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-07T12:30:00Z", "place": "Hyde Park", "address": "London", "price": "", "price_from": "3.00", "price_to": null, "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/local-history"], "description": "Hidden Stories of Hyde Park Walking Tour is a guided walking tour through Hyde Park, one of London's best-known green spaces, with a rare visit to the Victorian Pet Cemetery, the first public pet cemetery in Britain, where over 1,000 pets were buried in the late 1800s. It is run by The Royal Parks with an expert guide. Along the way it covers the park's rich history, from criminals who met their end at the Tyburn Tree to the start of Speakers' Corner and the park's role during WW1. The tour also visits the Serpentine, where Peter Pan had his first adventure in JM Barrie's novel \"Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens\".", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/hidden-stories-of-hyde-park-walking-tour-80974/", "official_url": "https://www.royalparks.org.uk/whats-on/hidden-stories-hyde-park-walking-tour-071126", "image": ""}, {"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": "Social Walks", "start": "2026-11-12T10:45:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Lauderdale House", "address": "", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "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": "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, "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": ""}, {"title": "Almshouse 14 Tours", "start": "2026-11-15T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Museum of the Home", "address": "Kingsland Road 136, E2 8EA London", "price": "Free with optional donation", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/local-history"], "description": "Almshouse 14 Tours are guided tours of the Museum of the Home's restored 18th-century almshouse dwellings, showing what it was like to live in Hackney 200 years ago. The interactive walk through Almshouse 14 reveals how residents kept warm, slept, ate and did their washing centuries ago. The tours are free drop-ins with an optional donation, last 45 minutes and start promptly, with places reserved at the Welcome Desk on arrival. Private group bookings are available by arrangement for groups larger than six people.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/almshouse-14-tours-92569/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3fd9665c8ba103e7da96498703e0853265d3f8ebc594e679338a85bdcff47cb5-2000.webp"}, {"title": "In Their Own Words Tour: The Battle of Britain as told by The Many and the Few", "start": "2026-11-14T13:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-14T14:30:00Z", "place": "Battle of Britain Bunker - RAF Uxbridge", "address": "Wren Avenue, UB10 0GG Uxbridge", "price": "£14 to free", "price_from": "14.00", "price_to": null, "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/wwii/battle-of-britain"], "description": "A special Battle of Britain Bunker tour that uses the testimonies of the people who fought the Battle of Britain. It explores in depth what it was like to defend Britain, both in the skies and from 60ft underground. The tour is hosted by author and historian Dilip Amin. It is open to those aged 12 and above.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/in-their-own-words-tour-the-battle-of-britain-as-told-by-the-78794/", "official_url": "https://pre.hillingdon.gov.uk/events/event/191/in-their-own-words-tour-the-battle-of-britain-as-told-by-the-many-and-the-few", "image": "https://noky.io/images/dc90c149f160cd063f75c27c72ed0bdd2adf84de865d36c65e1be6045094729a-600.webp"}, {"title": "Uxbridge at War: A Walking Tour", "start": "2026-11-11T11:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "", "address": "", "price": "Free with an optional £10 donation to the Royal British Legion.", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/military"], "description": "A guided walking tour through Uxbridge's military history. It is run by Hillingdon Council together with the Royal British Legion and starts at the Battle of Britain Bunker, with a refreshment stop at the Hillingdon Museum and Archives before finishing at Uxbridge Tube Station. It is open to people aged 16 and over.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/uxbridge-at-war-a-walking-tour-78791/", "official_url": "https://pre.hillingdon.gov.uk/events/event/400/uxbridge-at-war-a-walking-tour", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d62a074ed1ea8f0d512d38f9232313c470bdcb0b1f4b4f5a60a7455945075ed6-600.webp"}, {"title": "Speaker Series: Paul Woodadge – Remembrance Sunday", "start": "2026-11-08T11:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Bunker", "address": "Deptford Broadway 46, SE8 4PH London", "price": "£8 - free for members", "price_from": "8.00", "price_to": "8.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["occasion/memorial/remembrance-sunday", "history"], "description": "A special talk marking Remembrance Sunday, held at the Battle of Britain Bunker. Historian and author Paul Woodadge delivers it, speaking on commemoration and memorialisation. It is open to ages 14 and above, and the ticket price includes visitor access.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/speaker-series-paul-woodadge-remembrance-sunday-78787/", "official_url": "https://pre.hillingdon.gov.uk/events/event/450/speaker-series-paul-woodadge-remembrance-sunday", "image": ""}, {"title": "Secret London City Part 1 - Lost London that time forget and some hidden gems!", "start": "2026-11-04T13:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-04T16:30:00Z", "place": "Cannon Street", "address": "Cannon Street, London, London", "price": "£10 cash/card payment by simply turning up on the day", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history"], "description": "A guided walking tour of about 2.5 miles through the City of London, exploring a 'Lost London' that time has forgotten, from Roman and Medieval remains to hidden gems like a pocket park too small to sit in, an open-air medieval church and garden from 1225, and the oldest tree in the City. The walk is hosted by Kevin C. of the Meetup group Walks and Tours, whose 'Secret London Walks' have been exploring the city for 15 years and are led by a 'Visit England' Award-Winning Guide. Along the route, walkers hear stories such as the site of the first WW2 bomb dropped on London, where Oliver Cromwell married, where John Milton and Dick Whittington are buried, and a park connected to Hollywood stars including Julia Roberts and Jude Law. The walk starts and ends at Cannon Street, meeting at the mainline station entrance opposite 'The Cannick Tapps' and 'All Bar One' pubs, 103 Cannon St, London EC4N 5AG.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/secret-london-city-part-1-lost-london-that-time-forget-and-s-86085/", "official_url": "https://www.meetup.com/walks-and-tours/events/316428486/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/71ae4b7c12dc5e9f5e9677b2e3d177ea71b989bae712889a451b750b9dec0501-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Croydon's Music Heritage Trail: Black History Guided Tour", "start": "2026-11-14T11:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Thornton Heath Library", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/black-history", "music"], "description": "A guided walking tour celebrating Croydon's rich Black musical heritage, past and present. The Museum of Croydon runs it, first launched as part of the London Borough of Culture 2023 programme. The walk explores the stories of artists, musicians and changemakers whose influence extends far beyond music. It starts outside Thornton Heath Library and finishes at the site commemorating Avril Coleridge-Taylor in Dagnall Park, lasting approximately 80 minutes.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/croydons-music-heritage-trail-black-history-guided-tour-37217/", "official_url": "https://museumofcroydon.com/whats-on-listings/qe1l68oo9xvkxsbeu2iyvca4xoar1w", "image": "https://noky.io/images/58fb7f92904c4e1727f4a9a4129ccafa6913d33dc3cccd72071e2d0fbc870777-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Remembrance Day at Brompton Cemetery Chapel", "start": "2026-11-11T10:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-11T12:00:00Z", "place": "Brompton Cemetery Chapel", "address": "Fulham Road, SW10 9UG London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "worship", "tags": ["occasion/memorial"], "description": "Remembrance Day at Brompton Cemetery Chapel is a quiet gathering for personal reflection and remembrance held in the chapel at Brompton Cemetery. The Royal Parks invite visitors to join them in the chapel. There will be a two minutes silence at 11am, followed by wreath laying in the Colonnades and at the Chelsea Pensioners Monument.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/remembrance-day-at-brompton-cemetery-chapel-80975/", "official_url": "https://www.royalparks.org.uk/whats-on/remembrance-day-brompton-cemetery-chapel", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8cbb5ec4b84a88bb94ec5e7e54c817448fc4462ff454f22d1ecc49fc1239f358-2000.webp"}]}