walk/tour
Criterion Theatre opposite Eros, 218-223 Piccadilly, W1J 9HR
This alternative queer walking tour will explore queer places in London’s pleasure district of Soho and the surrounding parts of Westminster, focusing on lesbian, bisexual and trans stories through an intersectional lens.
Green Park, Charing Cross, Piccadilly Circus
Charing Cross
94, 159, 139, 453, 38
End: near Soho Square
This tour is led by a participant of Open City’s Golden Key Academy – a course training up insightful and engaging guides dedicated to explaining London and bringing its many stories to life. It is part of a wider collection of tour events created by Golden Key Academy guides for the Open House Festival celebrating their conclusion of the eight month course.
Further information on the Golden Key Academy can be found here https://open-city.org.uk/golden-key-academy
Guided tour
institution/profession, library, museum
Part of New Burlington House, purpose built in 1875 for London's learned societies. Historic apartments with highlights from the Library and Museum collections on display. Imposing top-lit library with double galleries and marbled columns.
Robert Richardson Banks and Charles Barry, 1875
Guided tour / Young people
institution/profession, scientific, library
The home of the Royal Astronomical Society since 1874, refurbished in 2007. Part of the extension to Burlington House to provide accommodation for learned societies.
Robert Richardson Banks and Charles Barry, 1874
Drop in
scientific, education, library, institution/profession
The world's oldest active biological society. Founded in 1788, the Society takes its name from the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus whose botanical, zoological and library collections have been in its keeping since 1829.
Robert Richardson Banks and Charles Barry, 1873
