| Check out this week's alternative guide to what's on in London. | Saturday 24th December | |
| Soak up the festive spirit this Christmas Eve as you explore the very home in which Charles Dickens lived and wrote. |  | 10am to 6pm |
|  | Clerkenwell |
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| | Sunday 25th December | |
| The one ice rink that will be open on Christmas Day. | | All day |
| | Hampstead |
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| | Annual early morning swim in Hyde Park's Serpentine Lake - you can watch from the sidelines. | | Starts at 9am |
| | Kensington |
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| | A vintage bus hire company will be offering a free vintage bus service on Route 430 between Roehampton and Putney Bridge. | | 9:30am to 3:30pm |
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| | Monday 26th December | |
| A Boxing Day walk along the Deptford Creek at low tide. | | 10am to 12pm |
| | Deptford |
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| | Tuesday 27th December | |
| These are a newish regular event at the Barbican, and some tours will take place over the Christmas period. | | tba |
| | Barbican |
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| | Wednesday 28th December | |
| These are a newish regular event at the Barbican, and some tours will take place over the Christmas period. | | tba |
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| | A one-hour tour of the Cathedral's Triforium which includes the Trophy Room and Great Model, as well as a spectacular views of the Cathedral. | | 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
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| | Thursday 29th December | |
| These are a newish regular event at the Barbican, and some tours will take place over the Christmas period. | | tba |
| | Barbican |
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| | A one-hour tour of the Cathedral's Triforium which includes the Trophy Room and Great Model, as well as a spectacular views of the Cathedral. | | 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
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| | Friday 30th December | |
| It's quiet over Christmas, so if you've never been, it's a good time to visit Parliament for a tour. | | 10am to 4pm |
| | Whitehall |
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| | A one-hour tour of the Cathedral's Triforium which includes the Trophy Room and Great Model, as well as a spectacular views of the Cathedral. | | 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
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| | Saturday 31st December | |
| Exhibitions closing shortly | | This world-first, object-rich exhibition reveals the past, present and future of how cancer is prevented, detected and treated. (Ends on Sat, 31st Dec) | | The Courtauld Gallery presents the first monographic exhibition devoted to British abstract artist Helen Saunders in over 25 years. (Ends on Sat, 31st Dec) | | An exhibition exploring the Elstree Extension through the Northern Heights that was suspended during World War 2, and never restarted. (Ends on Sat, 31st Dec) | | BSMT Space will be signing off 2022 with HARDCORE, a banger of an exhibition by Ryan Callanan aka RYCA. It’s a trip into the world of Acid House, full of melting smiley faces and pulsating yellows. (Ends on Sat, 31st Dec) | | Discover the ground-breaking technology that changed the post forever in a new exhibition. (Ends on Sun, 1st Jan) | | This year’s exhibition presents not just one edible city but five miniature cities across five different climate zones: Polar, Continental, Temperate, Dry and Tropical. (Ends on Mon, 2nd Jan) | | This display brings together items reflecting the varied interests and achievements of the polymath Charles Jennens. (Ends on Tue, 3rd Jan) | | Celebrating the life and work of one of the best loved children's authors of the 20th century. (Ends on Sun, 8th Jan) | | The first large-scale group exhibition in the UK exploring how contemporary artists have used clay in unexpected ways. (Ends on Sun, 8th Jan) | | One of the most original and eccentric artists of the 18th century, Henry Fuseli, is the subject of a new exhibition at The Courtauld. (Ends on Sun, 8th Jan) | | Fred Tschida’s spinning, glowing work is recreated at a technically ambitious scale. (Ends on Sun, 8th Jan) | | A geodesic dome with a single energy-efficient light bulb at its centre casts multicoloured light in every direction. (Ends on Sun, 8th Jan) | | Fred Tschida’s seven rotating sculptures trace half of a vase design – set to rotate, they create a luminous three-dimensional vessel. (Ends on Sun, 8th Jan) | | The museum's Rooms Through Time, restyled to reveal how winter has changed London homes through the last 400 years (Ends on Sun, 8th Jan) | | Explore the relationship between two of the principal buildings on Lincoln’s Inn Fields: Grafton’s Marshall Building for the London School of Economics and Political Science and Sir John Soane’s Museum. (Ends on Sun, 8th Jan) |
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