Saturday 11th January |
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Come hunt for personal treasures, rummage for bargains, and refresh your living space with unique finds at a vintage yard of salvaged olde things. |
![](https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/_images/emailimages/clock-thumb.png) | 11am to 5pm |
| ![](https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/_images/emailimages/places-thumb.png) | Copeland Park |
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Join them for one of their hands-on, interactive drop-in drawing sessions, led by our Artists in Residence from the Royal Drawing School |
![](https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/_images/emailimages/clock-thumb.png) | 12pm to 2:30pm |
| ![](https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/_images/emailimages/places-thumb.png) | The King's Gallery |
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Sunday 12th January |
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Hackney Depot – a former bus garage is bringing together dealers of vintage furniture, art, lighting, fashion, homeware and more for a new monthly flea market. |
![](https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/_images/emailimages/clock-thumb.png) | 11am to 5pm |
| ![](https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/_images/emailimages/places-thumb.png) | Hackney Depot |
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Gather with the clergy of Southwark Cathedral on London Bridge for the Annual Celebration of the Blessing of the River Thames and those who live on, work or use it. |
![](https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/_images/emailimages/clock-thumb.png) | 12pm to 1pm |
| ![](https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/_images/emailimages/places-thumb.png) | Southwark Cathedral |
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Monday 13th January |
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Roughly once a month, there is a guided tour of the unique and historic Stationers' Hall in the City of London |
![](https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/_images/emailimages/clock-thumb.png) | 11am to 12:30pm |
| ![](https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/_images/emailimages/places-thumb.png) | Stationers' Hall |
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A private tour of Outlaws: Fashion Renegades of 80s London with curator Martin Green. |
![](https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/_images/emailimages/clock-thumb.png) | 2pm to 4pm |
| ![](https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/_images/emailimages/places-thumb.png) | Fashion and Textile Museum |
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Calum Harris, a cook who started on Instagram in 2019 with the aim to make vegan food simple for everyone to enjoy. |
![](https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/_images/emailimages/clock-thumb.png) | 6:30pm to 8pm |
| ![](https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/_images/emailimages/places-thumb.png) | Fortnum & Mason |
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Tuesday 14th January |
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I Brought the War with Me: Stories and Poems from the Front Line The Conversation is a series of weekly events talking about conflict and empathy, inequality and power, climate crisis and wonder th |
![](https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/_images/emailimages/clock-thumb.png) | Starts at 6:30pm |
| ![](https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/_images/emailimages/places-thumb.png) | St Martin-in-the-Fields |
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The talk will examine both the options and imperatives of fuelling all of the people all of the time – 'one world is enough for all of us'. |
![](https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/_images/emailimages/clock-thumb.png) | 6pm to 7pm |
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Wednesday 15th January |
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Inside the Greek Ambassador's official London residence is a room preserved for nearly 60 years in memory of the man who once worked there and is now open to the public. |
![](https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/_images/emailimages/clock-thumb.png) | 5pm to 7pm |
| ![](https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/_images/emailimages/places-thumb.png) | Hellenic Residence |
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In the spirit of ‘A history of the world in hundred objects’, this talk presents the history of Bloomsbury in a dozen or so ‘bombsites’: the points of detonation but also the memorials, memori |
![](https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/_images/emailimages/clock-thumb.png) | 5:30pm to 7pm |
| ![](https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/_images/emailimages/places-thumb.png) | The London Archives |
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Thursday 16th January |
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Optimism is central to the human psyche: it seems to give us an advantage in both everyday life and in addressing great collective challenges Sumit Paul-Choudhury, former editor-in-chief of New Sci |
![](https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/_images/emailimages/clock-thumb.png) | 6pm to 7pm |
| ![](https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/_images/emailimages/places-thumb.png) | Royal Society of Arts |
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‘Pinch, swipe, tap’ is a talk by Hanna Kops, Head of Experience at TfL Digital |
![](https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/_images/emailimages/clock-thumb.png) | 7pm to 8:30pm |
| ![](https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/_images/emailimages/places-thumb.png) | St Bride Foundation |
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Two talks on railway history by students from the University of York's Masters Degree in Railway Studies. |
![](https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/_images/emailimages/clock-thumb.png) | 5:30pm to 7pm |
| ![](https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/_images/emailimages/online-thumb.png) | Online |
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Friday 17th January |
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Explore the events of the Battle of Saratoga, a key turning point of the American War of Independence, with Professor Kevin Weddle of the US Army War College |
![](https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/_images/emailimages/clock-thumb.png) | 12pm to 1pm |
| ![](https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/_images/emailimages/places-thumb.png) | National Army Museum |
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Saturday 18th January |
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The world-famous gardens of Hampton Court Palace include 60 acres of spectacular formal gardens and 750 acres (304 hectares) of parkland, all set within a loop of the River Thames |
![](https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/_images/emailimages/clock-thumb.png) | 10am to 4pm |
| ![](https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/_images/emailimages/places-thumb.png) | Hampton Court Palace |
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Discover the hidden treasures of St Mary Magdalene's church, a Grade I listed masterpiece, in a free heritage highlights tour. |
![](https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/_images/emailimages/clock-thumb.png) | 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
| ![](https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/_images/emailimages/places-thumb.png) | Grand Junction at St Mary Magdalene's |
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We live much of our lives away from the here and now – as we reminisce about the past, anticipate the future, daydream, enter the virtual worlds created by art and science |
![](https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/_images/emailimages/clock-thumb.png) | 7pm to 8:30pm |
| ![](https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/_images/emailimages/places-thumb.png) | The Royal Institution |
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