The V&A's alternative village fête is held in the John Madejski garden and features stalls run by contemporary artists and designers, a tombola with designer prizes you might actually want, live music and tongue-in-cheek games such as 'Pimp my...
Forget the V&A, it's time to celebrate the lesser-known gems tucked away in every corner of the capital
Everyone knows about Hadrian's most famous legacy in Britain – the eponymous, 73-mile-long wall he had built between England and Scotland following his first tour of the country in AD 121 – but few other facts about the Roman emperor (117...
Every Thursday throughout the summer the centre puts on a barbecue with live music (5.30-9pm). You can also make an evening of the late-night openings on the same days, when admission is half price after 6pm (last adm 8pm).
Hurtling along the Thames in a Rib (rigid inflatable boat) at 30 knots (35mph) is the closest thing we’ve got...
Displays around the gardens show the role of trees in our lives, the main attractions being the new underground Rhizotron display revealing how roots work, and the 18m-high, 200m-long Xstrata Treetop Walkway, which allows visitors to wander...
Although the capital is justly famous for its parks and public gardens, its hidden green spaces can be just as...
Founded in 1673, this is not the oldest botanical garden in England (Oxford Botanical Garden got a three-year head start), but it does contain the oldest rock garden, made from fused bricks and flint, stones from the Tower of London, and...
An outdoor maze features ample amusements for children – puzzles, games, a zip slide – and leads to a tropical butterfly house swarming with hundreds of free-flying American, African and Asian specimens.
Time Out picks ten intriguing reasons to stay in London over the bank holiday weekend
This exhibition celebrates the centenary of the birth of Bond creator Ian Fleming, exploring his wartime career and work as a journalist and travel writer and how, as an author, he drew upon his experiences to create the iconic secret agent and...
Fans from the seventeenth century to the present, including examples from John Galliano's recent collection for Dior, are used in this exhibition to explore the shifting social history of the fan.
An extensive programme of events is planned to celebrate the museum's fifth anniversary, and there's free entry all weekend. Highlights include costumed actors discussing the history of the area, talks on the founding of the museum (July 26 2pm,...
Oral history recordings, previously unseen photographs of Victorian Whitechapel, Charles Booth's hand-drawn poverty maps, original police files and other documents revealing the human stories and historical context of the gruesome...
Seasonal opening of the garden, which highlights inner-city wildlife conservation. Found beside the Museum's west lawn, the garden attracts urban wildlife like dragonflies, blackbirds and wrens, not to mention marigolds, bluebells and other flowers.
From the syphilitic to the cancer-riddled – every bone has a story, as Time Out finds on a visit to the Museum of...
Greenwich Council had concerns that its new attraction would be garish and out of place, but these have proved...
Learn about bats from a staff expert then venture out with a bat detector to identify which species are out that night. For adults and kids aged 8+. Booking essential.
An hourly interactive show involving magic and sorcery for kids.
The Zoo, which covers 36 acres, is home to more than 600 animal species, many of which are endangered – your entry fee contributes to the Zoo's conservation projects across the globe. Regular events include an 'animals in action display' and...
Hundreds of varieties of fish and sea life from all over the world, including stingray, sharks, piranha, sea scorpions, and friendly rays which swim 'ashore' to be stroked by visitors. Built around two giant Atlantic and Pacific tanks which can...
On a clear day the world's largest observation wheel offers views as far as Windsor Castle, 25 miles away. There are a number of flight options, for instance you could combine your flight with a river cruise, take a champagne flight (£29.50) or...
Exhibition on the extravagant White City built alongside the 1908 Olympics stadium in London.
There‘s more to museum shops than branded jumbo pencils and penknives!
Using historical material and personal memorabilia this exhibition illustrates the involvement of black men and women from the West Indies and Britain during WWI and WWII, and examines how their experiences helped to establish Britain's...
More than 100 posters charting the history of the games and their eras through design, including prints from post-war London 1948, remarkably modern designs from Melbourne 1956 and works by David Hockney and Andy Warhol.
Time Out gets a guided tour of Spencer House's newly restored splendours
This National Archaeology Weekend event offers a rare chance to scavenge the river bank by the Tower. Experts are on hand to reveal if your finds are of value – coins, pottery, Roman glass are among the items washed up by the Thames in the past...
Celebrating the contributions to society made during the Victorian era, this exhibition features interactive displays and quizzes focusing on key figures of the era, such as Florence Nightingale and Marie Lloyd, and inventions including Morse...
One of the world's oldest museums, the BM is vast and its collections, only a fraction of which can be on public display at any time, comprise millions of objects. First-time visitors generally head for the mummies, the Rosetta Stone, Lindow...
Prints from the BM's collection by American artists. The exhibition traces the development of American avant-garde art from the 1900s, with work by early exponents such as John Sloan and George Bellows, to the Abstract Expressionists in the...
Animal skeletons, taxidermy specimens and creatures preserved in fluid lend the museum, which dates from 1828, the air of the house of an avid Victorian collector. The collection includes remains of many rare and extinct animals such as the...
Exhibition on the work of the architect and firm responsible for Paris' Pompidou Centre, Lloyd's of London, the Millennium Dome and the National Assembly for Wales.
Eagle comic-book hero Dan Dare has been drafted in to front a temporary exhibition at the Science Museum which...
Costumes, music, album covers and photos relating to the 1960s group, from the collection of Mary Wilson who, along with Diana Ross and Florence Ballard, was one of the original Supremes.
Time Out hosts a conversation between designers Hussein Chalayan and Thomas Heatherwick, two of the principal...
Sigmund Freud's London home after he fled the Nazis in 1938. The house is a time capsule, a small chunk of Hapsburg Vienna transported to Hampstead. It contains the couch on which psychoanalysis was born, Freud's study and library and his...
Take the opportunity to explore BBC Television Centre in White City before it’s too late, says Lisa Mullen...
This biennial exhibition is curated by art history students and this year features work by 30 artists including Antony Gormley and Mark Wallinger, on the theme of time. The show is usually open on the last weekend of every month and occasional...
An exhibition of photographs by Ralf Obergfell of Routemaster buses, their passengers and crew, taken during their final 18 months of regular service.
Using specialist model-making materials and taking inspiration from the Richard Rogers exhibition, children can construct a fantasy building. Age 5-11. Booking essential.
The latest instalment in the V&A’ s FuturePlan – which is transforming the place inch by inch into a...
See views from Kew Gardens' Xstrata Treetop Walkway
A garden designed to reflect connections between China's natural habitat and its culture has been planted by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in the forecourt at the British Museum. Most of the featured plants are native to the mountains of...
(Room 3) Display of three photobooks (sequenced and bound collections of photographs), exploring post-war and contemporary Japan.
A guide to the best museums and galleries exhibiting historical African art and artefacts
Demonstration of a traditional tea ceremony, in the Japanese gallery.
Zoologist Nicola Davies reveals the 450-million-year history of the much-feared fish, from the chocolate-bar-sized pygmy shark to the great white.
The only Modern Movement house open to the public, this National Trust property is the former family home of the architect Ernö Goldfinger, who designed it. The place has remained pretty much unchanged since 1939. A permanent collection includes...
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