The ianVisits guide to cheap and free things to do in London on Saturday 1st June.
Top events in London on Sat 1st Jun 2024
Monthly open day at one of London's more curious and delightful museums, devoted to the history of the sewing machine.
2pm to 5pm
Tooting
A guided tour of this remarkable post-war church.
3pm to 3:45pm
Soho
Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
The first-ever, walk-through photography exhibition that tells the untold story of how Princess Diana changed the world – through the lens of her official photographer.
10am to 6pm
Wapping
Ends on Mon 2nd September
Thick, Stretchy, Sticky Space features digital paintings and video works that delve into speculative landscapes.
12pm to 6pm
Bethnal Green
Ends on Sun 14th July
A virtual reality tour around the French cathedral, Dame de Paris telling its history right up to the recent devastating fire.
9am to 3pm
Pimlico
Ends on Sat 1st June
This exhibition features personal stories, photographs and objects from from the 1950s to the present day.
10am to 5pm
Hackney
Ends on Sat 1st June
The exhibition will feature paintings, drawings and sculpture by Oliver Enwonwu, as well as works by his father, the acclaimed pioneer African modernist artist, Ben Enwonwu.
10am to 5pm
St James
Ends on Sat 1st June
£18
Skateboard
The first major UK exhibition to map the design evolution of the skateboard from the 1950s to today – a story of design, daring and disobedience.
10am to 6pm
Kensington
Ends on Sun 2nd June
An exhibition about the west London hive of workshops and design studios that fed into some of the country’s most iconic Sci-Fi films and TV shows.
10am to 4:30pm
Ealing
Ends on Sun 2nd June
Turn back the hands of time and discover a beautiful exhibition of mechanical marvels.
10am to 6pm
South Kensington
Ends on Sun 2nd June
Bella Hoare’s solo exhibition 'A Different Green' showcases paintings that celebrate femininity and its relationship with the natural world.
11am to 6pm
Southwark
Ends on Sun 2nd June
Free
Fanciful Figures
anciful Figures turns visitors’ attention to ‘staffage’, the small human and animal figures in architectural drawings, which became increasingly popular during the eighteenth century.
10am to 5pm
Holborn
Ends on Sun 9th June
Regular Events - Saturday 1st June 2024
£25.00
St Pancras Hotel Tour
Tour inside one of London's greatest gothic buildings.
Get an inside view of this gothic masterpiece; The St Pancras Hotel is seen by many as one of the finest example of neo gothic architecture. Assembled using Midland red brick it took five years to complete.
All Day
Camden
Have you ever wondered what Somerset House was built for and what has taken place within this Grade 1 listed building over the years?
12pm to 1pm Strand
What's on in London
Walking tours of London on Saturday 1st June 2024
A walking tour exploring freedom and chaos, architecture and reform, through one of London’s most eclectic and intense urban districts.
10:30am to 12:30pm SouthwarkA walk exploring White City's hidden history as London's go-to venue for exhibitions, entertainment, and the 1908 Olympic Games.
2pm to 4pm Shepherds Bush
