Enjoy a talk, join a debate, take yourself on a tour, or book into one of the guided tours in South Kensington.
Take a self-guided tour and explore how London’s quarter for the arts and sciences was created. Discover more about it's great institutions and magnificent buildings.
Royal Geographical Society
Visit Website for Discovering Britain: Albertopolis Walk at Royal Geographical Society
Get more from your lunchtime by dropping in on a special event, guided tour or lecture from the V&A curators and guest speakers. Discover something new about their collections, exhibitions, displays and beyond.
9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th Nov & 7th Dec
1:00 pm
V&A South Kensington
Visit Website for V&A Lunchtime Lecture series at V&A South Kensington
Step inside a landmark like no other. Together with a friendly guide, take a peek at the royal areas of the Hall.
Daily
Various times
Royal Albert Hall
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Get closer to the Museum and its incredible collections with our wide range of free or paid-for bespoke tours.
Daily: 10am-5:45pm - Friday: 10am–10pm
V&A South Kensington
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The Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Walk takes visitors through four of the most beautiful parks in the world, including Hyde Park and Kensington Palace.
Are you big on museums, but short on time? NHM's knowledgeable visitor assistants have designed just the dinosaurs tour for you. It will introduce you to some of the Museum's most famous and imposing specimens. One hour
The trail will include creative looking, thinking and drawing activities as you explore the museum and exhibitions. The trail asks the user to consider what it's like to be a designer, maker and user of some of the wonderful objects in the collection. Takes 30 - 40 minutes.
Visit Hyde Park, where the 1851 Great Exhibition was held. Download the free app to see a true-to-size recreation of the Crystal Palace. Explore the site, admire the building's scale and details, and learn about its fascinating history.
Go on a journey of discovery and exploration around the Science Museum.
From hefty herbivores to jungle jumbos, discover who's topping the charts when it comes to being the biggest, the tallest and the heaviest of them all. Follow the trail to meet some of world's biggest animals and to find out all about the highs and lows that come with being so big.
Have you ever wondered what makes a dinosaur a dinosaur, what they really looked like and why we continue to study them today? Book a Dinotour with one of the Museum's knowledgeable tour guides to get up close and personal with all the main characters in their world-famous Dinosaurs gallery.
Dates vary
9 am - 10 am
Natural History Museum
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Enjoy a guided tour of the RCM Museum, featuring highlights such as the world’s oldest guitar and the earliest stringed keyboard instrument, alongside 56 other treasures from its 14,000-piece collection.
Every Wed
12.30 pm - 1.15 pm
Royal College of Music
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Join free guided walks exploring the unique group of Victorian studio-houses built on Holland Park Road and Melbury Road (Kensington, West London) by the ‘Holland Park Circle’ of artists, sculptors and architects.
Select Thur & Sun
11 am - 12.30 pm
Leighton House and Sambourne House
Visit Website for Artists Houses Free Walking Tours at Leighton House and Sambourne House
Night Owls is a sensory friendly event for visitors aged 16+ who need a quieter environment to enjoy the museum.
Want to learn all about the predators that lived in the oceans and on land during the Jurassic Period? Discover the Jurassic collections we care for before we open to the public for the day on one of our special guided tours.
Dates vary
9 am - 10 am
Natural History Museum
Visit Website for Early Riser Jurassic Tour at Natural History Museum
Join Daniel Robbins, Senior Curator on a tour of Leighton House's major exhibition, The Arab Hall: Past and Present, exploring the artists and makers involved in its creation. The tour will focus on each of their contributions, how they became involved and what they thought of the resulting Arab Hall.
17th Sept 2026
1 pm - 2 pm
Leighton House and Sambourne House
Join artists Cecily Brown and Celia Paul for a live conversation exploring their individual approaches to painting, daily studio practices and the images that continue to inspire them..
6th July 2026
7 pm
Serpentine
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Join one of the volunteer guides to explore the Science Museum Group Collection through the lens of gender and sexual identity.
This July, Summit Photo returns to the Society to explore how photography and filmmaking can drive positive change and address today’s global challenges.
17th - 19th July 2026
11 am - 8.30 pm (Until 5.15 pm on Sun)
Royal Geographical Society
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Enjoy an afternoon in the museum's garden, filled with nature, design‑led conversations and workshops, alongside garden designer Lottie Delamain, artist and researcher Rosa Whiteley, and our Growing Together cohort.
18th July 2026
2 pm - 4.30 pm
the Design Museum
Visit Website for Summer Garden Salon at the Design Museum
Join V&A volunteer guides for an architectural tour of their South Kensington building, which will take you through the history and setting of their collections.
Until 31st Dec 2026
11.30 am - 12.15 pm
V&A South Kensington
Visit Website for Designing the V&A - The Story of our Museum at V&A South Kensington
Last Saturday of the month, except December. Join the V&A Volunteer Guides to explore gender and sexual identities through a selection of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer plus objects in the V&A’s rich and surprising collections.
Last Saturday every month
4 pm - 5 pm
V&A South Kensington
Visit Website for LGBTQIA+ Tours at V&A South Kensington
Take a tour of the beautiful gardens and the highlights of the Museums collections before enjoying a nature-themed afternoon tea in the magnificent member’s room.
Dates & times vary
Natural History Museum
Visit Website for Afternoon Tea and Tour at Natural History Museum
Join the Museum to explore the relationship between fashion and the natural world and discover the female scientists and activists whose work has shaped our understanding.
Various dates
Various times
Natural History Museum
Visit Website for Women in Science Tour: Fashion at Natural History Museum