Westminster

Properties and events in Westminster

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1-4 Suffolk Street: Uni of Notre Dame & G.K Chesterton tours

1-4 Suffolk Street, London, Greater London, SW1Y 4HG
In person
Pre-booking not required

Built for the United Universities Club, 1-4 Suffolk Street is now home to the University of Notre Dame and its G.K Chesterton Collection. Visitors will be able to enjoy both this Edwardian listed building and the unique collection within.

Barracks, Bombs and Buckingham Palace - The Guards Museum

Wellington Barracks, Birdcage Walk, London, Greater London, SW1E 6HQ
In person
Pre-booking not required

Join us for a weekend filled with family fun in the heart of central London. You will journey through 400 years of history behind the iconic King’s Guard – with re-enactors, music, themed talks, object handling, and more!

Changing Times, Changing Places

St Peter's Church, 119 Eaton Square, London, Greater London, SW1W 9AL
In person
Pre-booking not required

How a building adapts over 200 years to meet changing needs - from Georgian to modern in a neighbourhood church.

College of Optometrists

The College of Optometrists, 41-42 Craven Street, London, Greater London, WC2N 5NG
In person
Pre-booking not required

Open Day at UK Professional Body for Optometry, including a first opportunity to view the completed refurbishment of the British Optical Association Museum

London Fo Guang Shan Temple

London Fo Guang Temple, 84 Margaret Street, London, Greater London, W1W 8TD
In person
Pre-booking preferred

Guided tour of the heritage Grade II* building, Chinese calligraphy, tea & zen, meditation, and sutra transcription. Some of these activities will be done at specified times, please see below:

Royal Society of Arts Open House

8 John Adam Street, London, Greater London, WC2N 6EZ
In person
Pre-booking not required

An architectural gem designed by the Adam brothers, the Royal Society of Arts is opening its doors to the public for tours, art activities, archival displays and exhibitions. Come learn about RSA's whimsical history and famous fellows!

St Clement Danes Church & Crypt

Strand, London, Greater London, WC2R 1DH
In person
Pre-booking not required

St Clement Danes is the central church of the Royal Air Force. Explore the church's thousand year history, and the fascinating artefacts connected with the RAF. For the Heritage Open Days, the church's historic crypt will be open to the public.

The History of the East India Company - Westminster Walking Tour

Robert Clive Statue, Westminster, Greater London, SW1A 2AH
In person
Pre-booking required

Join us for the second part of our East India Company Walk, as we uncover the company's tumultuous past in Westminster. Uncover the company's transformation from merchants to a powerful territorial aggressor, even trading in narcotics.

Two Temple Place - Open House

2 Temple Place, London, Greater London, WC2R 3BD
In person
Pre-booking not required

Completed in 1895, Two Temple Place is a dazzling neo-Gothic gem on the Victoria Embankment, designed by gothic revivalist architect, John Loughborough Pearson, & commissioned by & built for William Waldorf Astor, as his estate office.