Open House
Festival 12-20.9.26

Join us for a unique opportunity to step inside the working studios of Tannery Artists. This event offers the chance to meet the artists, explore their work in progress, engage in conversation about wide range of artistic practices, and gain insight into different creative processes.

ACAVA Undercraft Studios A vital creative hub in Gospel Oak, home to 34 fully accessible artist studios and 10 community organisations.

Fredrick MacManus & Partners, 1972

The Royal Society of Musicians is a charity founded in 1738 with the express purpose to support music professionals. As such it is the oldest music-related charity in Great Britain. The Society has a rich archive, including an extensive collection of fine portraits, that are on display in its ground-floor meeting room in Fitzroy Square.

Anglican church building built in 1867 based on the mediaeval Gothic styles of the pre-Reformation era and Gothic revivalist design.

Various including John Taylor Jnr and John Norton & P E Massey , 1867

St Aldhelm's is a Grade-2 listed church designed by the Arts and Crafts-influenced architect W. D. Caröe. Worth visiting for its architecture, it also holds a set of art and stained glass by Walter P. Starmer, famous for his murals at St. Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb. Visitors will be able to see the beautiful cantilevered stone spiral staircase, not usually accessible to the public.

WD Caroe, 1903

Gentrification and African Presence in Peckham (GAPP) walking tour highlights the spaces occupied by the Caribbean community, 1960 – 1990. The pinnacle of the walking tour contextualises the significant educational, recreational and cultural spaces which shaped Peckham’s social, cultural, political and economic history over a defined period.

Full refurbishment and extension of a Victorian terraced house in Walthamstow Village. The project reconfigures a previously compromised layout to create a brighter, more coherent home, improving its relationship to the street and garden. A careful material palette and environmental upgrades enhance both spatial quality and long-term performance.

Pablo Sanchez Lopez, 2025

The home of Eric and Jessica Huntley , community activists and educators who founded the pioneering company Bogle-L'Ouverture Publications in 1968, lived and ran their bookshop from this semi detached property soon after. The house is an Black British cultural archivists dream; filled with books, arts and craft and correspondence from the 1960s to the present day.

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As part of the Open House Festival, Streatham Hill Theatre stands out as a significant example of London’s theatrical heritage. Built in 1928–29, it was the final theatre designed by renowned architect W. G. R. Sprague. Opening in 1929, the venue hosted theatre, opera, ballet and variety performances until 1962, with a temporary closure between 1944 and 1950 due to wartime bomb damage.

W. G. R. Sprague, 1928

Ready to see an industrial estate that is anything but grey and boring? Developed by General Projects and designed by Turner Works, Florentia Village in Harringay Warehouse District combines workshops, studios and light industrial space with shared courtyards and open walkways. Join a tour of the village and explore a makers market featuring on-site fashion, food and drink producers.

Turner Works, 1970

Founded in 1866, John Lobb prides itself on upholding its exacting standards and unique levels of craftsmanship in the creation of hand-made shoes and boots for men. See the shop transformed from a beautiful Grade II listed building to it's modern look. Also a former residence of (Sir) Isaac Newton, 1696-1700, in which he lived for four years.

72 Kynaston Road, N16, is a typical Stoke Newington two storey terraced house. A simple side return extension expands the kitchen/dining area and connects it to the reception rooms. What stands out in this design are a generous oriel window seat on to the garden, a bespoke kitchen finished in cherry wood, and the clients bold choice of floor tile.

Knott Architects, 2024

Established 1984, Strongroom has produced some of the biggest records in British music and remains the largest independent recording studio in East London. Featuring unique visual design by legendary artist Jamie Reid (Sex Pistols), these spaces are unlike any other. Reid's work draws from druidic culture and sacred geometry to convey vital messages of hope, environmentalism and anti-fascism.

Basil Scruby’s 1920’s-30’s classic Arts and Crafts style garden estate which was inspired by the character of the area’s woodland and rural open spaces. This guided walk of Petts Wood focuses on the contrasting house designs such as Tudorbethan and Art Deco including Rene McIntosh influenced motifs. Stained glass also features at St Francis church; a Nickolaus Pevsner listed historical building.

Geoffry Mullins, 1934

A walking tour of the City, visiting key areas associated with famous writers, from Shakespeare, Dr Johnson, Oscar Wilde, and many others.

Join SAVE Britain's Heritage and Klaud Studio for a tour of Sprüth Magers gallery in Mayfair, a sensitively restored Grade II-listed townhouse by Sir Robert Taylor. Discover how its layered history was honoured and past damage repaired to create a refined, modern space for art, clients, and work.

Klaud (formerly ALA), 2018

St Johns Church was built by the Normans and retains architectural features from this time and later periods. As well as original brasses and monuments, it also contains several artefacts from the excavations at nearby Lesnes Abbey. As an ancient parish church its story echos that of the local area, especially the Lords of the Manor of Erith.

Architect unknown, 1130

Part of the Chelsea Heritage Quarter, the National Army Museum covers the British Army’s role from the Civil Wars to the modern day. Find inspiration in the stories of our soldiers and how their service shapes our world. Founded by Royal Charter in 1960, the Museum has been on the Chelsea site since 1970. Come and find out who we are and why we are here! Free entry to all our galleries!

Sir Robert McAlpine and Sons Limited., 1970

The building of Worlds End Studios started life as a factory manufacturing machines for commercial baking ovens; it burned down and the remains were used as the foundations of what we know today. Two young architects found the ruined site in 1974. They wanted to create a community workspace geared toward designers, one of the first of its kind, in London.

Peter Barrett / David Lloyd-Davis, 1976

The New Fauconberg Cottage replaced a building that had been on the site since 1931. Designed within extremely limited space, planning, and financial constraints, it is a testament to ingenuity and creativity. The building’s local renown is largely due to its dazzling and unique yet discreet cladding, which is both a remarkable sculpture and a functional weather protection.

Torsten Broeder, 2025

The Catford House is a newly refurbished pub and community kitchen run by GCDA. The oldest surviving building in Catford was revitalised by Hayatsu Architects as part of Lewisham Council’s town centre regeneration. Led by architect Takeshi Hayatsu, the Open House tour explores the building’s repair, exposed structure and adaptation for community use.

Hayatsu Architects, 1736

The Cumberland Road Studios Wood Green is host to about 50 artists and makers currently occupying studios in a 1980s former office building. You will have the opportunity to chat, see their work and their workspaces as part of their Open Studios weekend. The building will be active with events including workshops, demonstrations and talks.

Visit Making House, the London home of Heatherwick studio, a team of over 280 problem solvers dedicated to making the physical world around us better for everyone. Explore our new exhibition and the exciting stories of London Olympia, Little Island in New York, the central business district in Xi’an, and Birmingham City's football stadium, among many other extraordinary design projects.

Heatherwick Studio, 2023

Buried treasures, banks and bullion…. Explore the legendary wealth of the City of London and its modern-day reputation as a global centre of finance. They used to say its streets were paved with gold... This guided walk explores the historic sources of the City's money, including livery companies, global trade and the development of the banking industry, and some of the ways that manifests today.

A walk around places in the City you might recognise (or not) from the silver screen. Visit the impressive sites used in major films, including Harry Potter, Mission Impossible, James Bond, and many more.

How did one small Hampstead street become linked to the discovery of hydrogen, Peter Pan and The Time Machine? What unexpected stories lie behind these elegant facades? This guided walk explores the historic houses, churchyard and streetscape of Church Row and its surroundings, revealing how science, imagination and social change became concentrated in a single corner of London.

Absorb the fascinating history of ancient Londinium, visiting sites where the Romans lived, worked, and played.

Camden Tour Guides Association will celebrate the history and heritage of Somers Town with a day of dedicated tours exploring the rich social history and architecture of this community, now a regeneration area, sandwiched between the major transport hubs of Euston and St Pancras stations. Hear about its historical roots as a 19th Century slum and the housing reformers who transformed it.

Unpack my story of North Kensington’s rich history on this guided walk. My family was one of the first families to move into the Brutalist-style Trellick Tower. From rural roots to industrial hub, class divides to cultural revolution – discover hidden stories, iconic sites, and how migration and activism shaped a vibrant, ever-changing community like no other: my childhood playground.

A walking tour of the City, visiting key areas associated with famous writers, from Shakespeare, Dr Johnson, Oscar Wilde, and many others.

A guided architecture walk exploring London’s post-war transformation, from the Brutalist vision of the Barbican to the High-tech Lloyd's Building and contemporary towers of the City. Through key landmarks, the tour reveals how social ideals, technological innovation, and economic change have shaped the modern skyline.

Calling all canal enthusiasts - also known as 'gongoozlers' - to walk through the social and industrial history of Little Venice, Camden Lock, and St Pancras. If you enjoyed Gongoozlers of Regent's Canal & Limehouse Basin in the east (Open House 2024), you will enjoy this new west side story. Discover how a hand-dug canal shaped the lives of West Enders, Londoners, and the United Kingdom.

John Nash, 1820

This tour takes visitors around the haunts and homes of famous Victorian artists, both international and local, and explores the connections between these personalities and their work, the wider impact of their art on society then and now, and the excitement of the Victorian time period's prolific artistic output and invention.

Buried treasures, banks and bullion…. Explore the legendary wealth of the City of London and its modern-day reputation as a global centre of finance. They used to say its streets were paved with gold... This guided walk explores the historic sources of the City's money, including livery companies, global trade and the development of the banking industry, and some of the ways that manifests today.

A curious and enlightening wander through the City of London led by an expert guide. If you know where to look, the past still communicates its secrets concealed within a city that is 2000 years old. We'll discover clues to the City’s past in strange marks and curious symbols along the route, keeping an eye out for honeybees, demi-maidens and sunbursts.

A guided walk looking at the building materials that built a city. The 90 minute tour around Piccadilly looks at the various rocks that have been used to face the buildings. The tour uncovers the history and geology behind the key building materials of London. The tour is lead by Dr Stephen King, a qualified Westminster tour guide and geologist.

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