The ianVisits guide to cheap and free things to do in London on Saturday 23rd April.


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Top events in London on Sat 23rd Apr 2016

UCL and UCLH will be opening their doors to let you into their fascinating world of Cancer Research.
2016-04-23
10:30am to 3pm
 
Open weekend at the Transport Museum's overflow depot, with tours, mini-rides and steam rollers.
2016-04-23
11am to 5pm
 
There will be a variety of free interactive stalls and activities centred around this year’s theme of Recycle, Upcycle and Exchange,
2016-04-23
11am to 3pm
 
Poplar
Poplar
Come and celebrate St George’s Day, with its special Shakespearean theme, plus a feast of English food, live music and free fun for everyone.
2016-04-23
12pm to 6pm
 
Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar Square
Try your hand at the ancient technique of Flint Knapping and make your own lithic tool to take home.
2016-04-23
1pm to 4pm
 
Starting beneath Tower Bridge a group of over one hundred sea Kayakers will paddle 26.2 miles of the river Thames.
2016-04-23
1:30pm to 6:30pm
 

 

Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon

The amazing Two Temple Place will once again open to the public with the fifth of their annual Winter Exhibitions.
10am to 4:30pm
Strand
Closing soon Sun, 24th April
2016-01-30
2016-04-24
The exhibition explores the varying and sometimes magical ways that cities and communities have been re-imagined in the aftermath of disasters.
All Day
Strand
Closing soon Sun, 24th April
2016-01-27
2016-04-24
Jonathan Meades is having a one-man show of treyfs and artknacks at the Londonewcastle Project in Shoreditch.
12pm to 7pm
Bethnal Green
Closing soon Wed, 27th April
2016-04-07
2016-04-27
A major new show at The Building Centre reviews the past and present of Green Belt – and looks into the future.
All Day
Bethnal Green
Closing soon Wed, 27th April
2016-03-16
2016-04-27
London in Video Games examines London’s place in gaming culture and offers visitors an opportunity to play some early video games.
All Day
Bethnal Green
Closing soon Thu, 28th April
2016-03-18
2016-04-28
This exhibition explores the ways in which designers have engaged with the subject of literature in posters commissioned by London Transport.
All Day
Bethnal Green
Closing soon Fri, 29th April
2016-01-29
2016-04-29
An exhibition of illustrations of characters in fiction who are orphaned, adopted, fostered or found.
All Day
Bethnal Green
Closing soon Sun, 1st May
2016-01-22
2016-05-01
This small display explores their service on the Western Front, in the Middle East and Italy.
All Day
Poplar
Closing soon Sat, 7th May
2015-11-06
2016-05-07
Celebrate 200 years since the birth of one of Britain’s best loved writers, in a new display which includes some of Charlotte Brontë’s possessions.
All Day
Poplar
Closing soon Sat, 7th May
2016-03-15
2016-05-07
A display of plaster-casts of Syrian monuments that have been damaged by ISIS.
12pm to 6pm
Marylebone High St
Closing soon Sat, 7th May
2016-04-15
2016-05-07

Exhibitions opening soon


Regular Events - Saturday 23rd April 2016

Guided tours of this ancient former monastery hidden behind high walls near the Barbican
 11am to 12pm
 
2016-04-23
2016-04-23
Regular guided tours around the brutalist concrete estate that is the Barbican.
 tba
 
2016-04-23
2016-04-23
Geoffrey Marsh, Director of Theatre at the V&A leads a special walking tour of Bowie’s Soho.
 11am to 12pm
 
2016-04-23
2016-04-23
Weekend openings of one of London's largest visible Roman ruins, currently in the basement of an otherwise unremarkable office block.
 All Day
 
 City of London
2016-04-23
2016-04-23

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