Walks and Tours
Sun 18 October : 11:30 -13:30
Seeing Architecture
Housing is the most significant built form in cities. On this walk, we see how architects and planners over the…
Sat 17 October : 10:30 -12:30
The London Ambler
Around the fringe of every city lies an Edgeland. Neither town or country these fertile hinterlands are made up of…
Other Events
Sat 17 October : 12:00 -14:00
Artificial Kreativity
Join our visual networking event and connect with creatives from a variety of professions. You will have the chance to…
Tue 06 October : 20:00 -22:00
Open City
This tour around Smithfield, Charterhouse Square, St Bartholomew’s Hospital and the Barbican is a walk from twilight into night, moving…
Sat 03 October : 10:00 -12:45
This insightful walking tour around King’s Cross Central — led by expert guide Maggie Baddeley — tells the story of…
Sat 03 October : 11:00 -13:15
The walk will explore the bold, modernist vision of the architects Chamberlin, Powell & Bon who created both Golden Lane…
Thu 01 October : 14:00 -16:00
Clerkenwell is one of London’s most multi-layered neighbourhoods. From its medieval, monastic origins to its recent emergence as a hub…
Professional
07 February - 30 September
Created by Open City, the charity behind the Open House festival, Accelerate and a much-loved year round programme of public…
Sun 27 September : 10:30 -13:00
The story of London's Regent's Canal (1812) provides a fascinating insight into Georgian industrial infrastructure in early 19th century London.…
Sat 26 September : 13:00 -15:45
Join Open City for an afternoon tour along the River Thames that surveys the landmark architecture of central London’s embankments…
Sat 26 September : 13:00 -15:00
This walking tour takes participants on a journey through the history of British housing – led by architecturally-trained town planner…
Sat 26 September : 10:30 -12:30
Poplar is an area of massive and ongoing transformation where slum housing was replaced with futuristic visions of a built…
Sat 05 September : 11:00 -13:30
From industrial manufacturing to the global trade in architecture and design services — this insightful walking tour tells the story…
Sat 29 August : 10:00 -12:00
This fun and engaging walking tour — led by Barratt London head of planning and Golden Key Academy graduate Martin…
Sat 29 August : 10:30 -12:30
Join Open City for an architectural walking tour exploring the history and ideas behind the changing architecture of Isle of…
Sun 23 August : 10:30 -12:30
Join Open City for an alternative architectural walking tour exploring queer place-making in London’s pleasure district of Soho and the…
Sat 22 August : 10:30 -12:30
Dominated by the state frenzy of nearby Westminster, Victoria is a district rich with history and unique architectural traditions, yet…
Sat 22 August : 10:30 -13:00
This fun and engaging walking tour — led by Elephant and Castle resident and Open City Golden Key Academy graduate…
Sat 22 August : 11:00 -13:30
Join Open City for a walking tour exploring North Kensington, one of London’s most compelling, diverse and architecturally varied neighbourhoods…
Fri 17 July : 19:00 -21:45
Departing from Crown Pier close to Blackfriars Bridge, the tour first ventures upriver to Nine Elms, taking in the newly…
Sat 04 July : 10:30 -13:00
Led by expert guide Maggie Baddeley, this insightful and engaging tour will visit iconic developments across an historic 60-hectare post-industrial,…
Sat 04 July : 11:00 -13:15
Fri 03 July : 10:00 -12:30
Join Open City for a walking tour marking over 300 years since the death of the architect, scientist and polymath…
Sat 27 June : 10:00 -13:00
This insightful walking tour from Soho to Clerkenwell — led by writer and architectural designer Eleanor Marshall — chronicles the…
13 December - 27 June
This insightful walking tour along the route of the ruined London Wall — led by City of London guide Paul…
Sat 27 June : 10:30 -13:00
Join Open City for a tour exploring the past present and future of London’s Vauxhall, Nine Elms and Battersea Power…
Sat 27 June : 10:00 -12:00
Led by Chief Executive of South Bank Employers’ Group and South Bank Business Improvement District, Nic Durston, this engaging tour…
Sat 20 June : 10:00 -12:00
This tour — led by Barratt London head of planning and Golden Key Academy graduate Martin Scholar — from Whitechapel…
Sat 20 June : 11:00 -14:00
Join Open City to explore the past, present and future of London's sewers and sanitation infrastructure from the Great Stink…
Sat 13 June : 11:00 -13:15
