ART GALLERIES
BARBICAN ART GALLERY www.barbican.org.uk 020 7638 4141
1100-2000 daily except Wed 1100-1800 & Thurs 1100-2200
The Curve :1100-2000 ; TH 1100-2200.
To : 12/6 : Song Dong : Waste Not : Free
DULWICH PICTURE GALLERY 020 8693 5254
TU-F: 1000-1700 SA,SU: 1100-1700. Ad: £5/4 extra £4 for special exhibitions
To 27/5: Ragamala Paintings from India: Poetry, Passion, Song
To: 27/5: Van Dyck in Sicilly: Painting & the Plague, 1624-25: £8/£7; jointly
with Ragamala: £10/£9
HAYWARD GALLERY www.hayward.org.uk 0844 8479911
During exhibitions: Daily 1000-1800; Fri: 1000-2200
To: 13/5: David Shrigley: Brain Activity: 1-21 Feb: £8
To: 13/5: Jeremy Deller: Joy in People: jointly with Shrigley: £10
NATIONAL GALLERY www.nationalgallery.org.uk 0207 747 2885
Daily 1000-1800; Fri to 2100. [NB staff training Mon till 11.00, limited accesss]
14/3-5/6: Turner Inspired: In the Light of Claude: £12/£11
NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY www.npg.org.uk 020 7306 0055
Daily:1000-1800; TH,F:1000-2100
To: 27/5: Lucien Freud Portraits: £14
QUEEN’S GALLERY www.royalcollection.org.uk 020 7766 7301
Daily 1000-1730 le 16.30 Ad £7.50 Concs £7.75/£4.50.
To 15/4 Heart of Great Alone: Scott, Shackleton & Antartic Photography
ROYAL ACADEMY www.royalacademy.org.uk 020 7300 8000
Daily: 1000-1800; F: 1000-2200. £12/£10/£8
To 9/4: David Hockney RA: A Bigger Picture: £15.50/£14
To 17/6: (In the Architecture Space): Nicholas Hawksmoor: Architect of the
Imagination
SERPENTINE GALLERY www.serpentinegallery.org.uk 020 7402 6075
Daily 1000-1800 :
SOMERSET HOUSE www.somerset-house.org.uk 020 7845 4600
Courtauld Gallery: Daily 1000-1800: £6/£5; u-18/stu/unwaged: free
Embankment Galleries: £6/£5 Mon (except Pub Hols) 1000 –1400 Free.
Courtauld: To: 20/5: Mondrian/Nicholson: In Parallel: standard admission
14/3-22/4: The Crisis Commission:
new works from major contemporary artists: Free
22/3-1/4: Pick Me Up:Contemporary Graphic Art Fair: £8/£6
TATE www.tate.org.uk 020 7887 8008 (recorded info) Main 7887 8888
Tate Britain Daily: 1000-1750; First Fri: 1000-2200.
To 12/8: Migrations: exploring British art through the theme of migration from
1500 to the present: £6/£5
To: 15/7: Picasso & Modern British Art: his legacy & influence on British art:
£14/£12.50
TATE MODERN SU-TH: 1000-1800; Fri, Sat: 1000-2200.
To: 5/6: Yayoi Kusama: £10/£8.50
To: 27/5: Alighiero Boetti: £10/£8/50
WHITECHAPEL GALLERY www.whitechapelgallery.org 7522 7888
TUE-SUN 1100-1800; THUR 1100-2100; Adm Free.
To 9/3: Zaria Bhimji
To: 20/7: The Bloomberg Commission: Josiah McElheny
28/3-17/6: Gillian Wearing
CHURCHES AND WORSHIP
BEVIS MARKS SYNAGOGUE
www.bevismarks.org.uk 020 7626 1274
Opening Hours: Mon, Wed, Thurs 1030-1400, Tues, Fri 1030-1300
Sun 1030-1230 Admission/Donation £4 adult and £2 student/child
Events/Closures: No planned closures in March
JOHN WESLEY’S CHAPEL
www.wesleyschapel.org.uk 020 7253 2262
Chapel Mon-Sat 1000-1600 House and Museum Mon-Sat 1000-1600
No formal charge, donations requested. Groups must be booked in advance
Services: Sun 0945 (exc 1st Sun of month) & 1100 Tues Recitals 1245-1315
Wed Holy Comm 1245-1315 in Foundery Chapel. Thurs Service 1245-1315
Events/closures: No planned closures in March
Chapel Redecoration continues and chapel accessible only for 1100 service
on Sundays, otherwise view chapel from foyer only
ST PAUL’S CATHEDRAL
www.stpauls.co.uk 020 7236 4128
Recorded info: 020 7246 8348.
NO PHOTOGRAPHY; CLOSED FOR TOURISM ON SUNDAYS
Mon-Sat 0830-1600(le), Galls. 0930-1615, rec. last grp entry 1530
Ad £14.50 Sen/Stu £13.50,Ch age 6-18 £5.50, Fam. (2+2) £34.50
Group Rates 10+ Ad £13.50, Sen/Stu £13.50, Ch. £5.00
Super Tours usually available 1045, 1115, 1300, 1330, 1400 free
Guides may wish to investigate more favourable rates booking on line.
Multimedia Hand Held Guides included with admission charge available in
Eng, Fr, Ger, It, Sp, Portuguese, Rus, Polish, Korean, Jap & Mandarin.
Also British Sign Language.
Group Guiding System available at no extra charge.
South Churchyard Entrance for those with access difficulties
Services
M-Sat 0730 Matins, 0800 and 1230 HC
Tue-Sat 1700 Choral Evensong, Mon 1700 Evening prayer (said)
Sun. 0800 HC, 1130 Sung Eucharist, 1515 Choral Evensong,
1645 Organ Recital, 1800 Evening Service
Events/closures
Sat 3rd
OBE Chapel closed 1030-1200 & 1300-1500
Ambulatory closed 1345-1500
Tues 6th Last admission for sightseeing 1200
Cathedral floor clear of visitors 1330
Wed 7th Closed until 1400 Queen attending OBE Service
Sat 10th OBE Chapel closed 1030-1200 & 1300-1500
Ambulatory closed 1345-15.00
Tues 13th Restricted access to Middlesex Chapel 1045-1200
Mothers’ Union Prayer Meeting
Sat 17th OBE Chapel closed 0930-1200 & 1300-1500
Ambulatory closed 1345-1500
Fri 23rd
Cathedral closed until 1230 United Guild Service
Sat 24th OBE Chapel closed 1030-1200 & 1300-1500
Ambulatory closed 1345-1500
Thurs 29th Closed until 1300 Scott Centenary Service
Saturday closures in the OBE Chapel usually baptisms and/or weddings
SOUTHWARK CATHEDRAL
www.southwarkcathedral.org.uk
020 7367 6734 Permit required for photography 020 7367 6700
Mon-Sat 0800-1800 (le1730) Sun 1100-1700 (le 1630)
Entry Charges – individual donations of £4 appreciated.
For groups of 10+ special rates apply depending on whether guided tour
required and BB guides should book direct to benefit from the Trade Rates
Groups : Ad,£4.50, Concs £3.50, Ch age 1-11 £2.00
Trade Rates: Ad £3.50. Concs £3.00 Ch £1.75
Group bookings 020 7367 6734.
SOUTHWARK CATHEDRAL - continued
Services: Mon-Sat. 0800 (0900 Sat), 0815 HC (0915 Sat), 1230, 1245HC,
1730 Choral Evensong (1600 Sat) – said Mon/Wed
Sun 0845, 0900 HC, 1100 HC, 1500 Choral Evensong, 1830 ‘At Southwark’
Suns. 1st Trad Choral Eucharist, 2nd Service of Light, 3rd Wholeness and
Healing, 4th Compline/Eucharistic Devotion
Events/Closures:
Mon am rehearsals for Organ Recital at 1310-1400
Music recital every Tues 1500-1615
Restrictions on group admissions on the following days:
Thurs 1st All Day until 1530 .Schools Activities
Sat 10th All Day .Royal College of Organists Diploma Ceremony
Wed 14th 1230-1600 School Service at 1400
Wed 21st Until 1330. Consecration Service at 1100
Wed 28th 1400 onwards. Rehearsals for evening concert
Fri 30th
All Day. Organ Tuning
For details refer to the cathedral website
TEMPLE CHURCH
www.templechurch.com 020 7353 3470
Ad £3, U21 & Sen free. Grps Ad £3 Sen/U21 £1.50
Every Wednesday 13.15-13.45 Organ recital (free)
Thursdays 13.15 HC (said)
Sunday HC 08.30 (said), Mattins 11.15 (choral)
WESTMINSTER ABBEY
www.westminster-abbey.org 7222 5152
NO PHOTOGRAPHY: CLOSED FOR TOURISM SUNDAYS MAX GROUP 26
Mon-Fri Tickets from Chapter Office 20 Dean’s Yard
Mon-Fri 0930-1530(le) for groups and individuals. Last entry Sats 1330
Last entry for individuals on Weds 1700 (no guiding)
Cloisters 08.00-18.00 Chap Hse / Pyx / Museum 10.30-16.00
College Garden 10.00-18.00 Tues/Wed/Thurs
Entry Charges: Ad £16.00 Conc £13.00 Ch 11-18 £6.00 U11 free
Fam 2 Ad 1 Ch £32.00 (plus £6 for each extra child) includes Audio Guide
Grps Ad £13.00, Concs £10.00, Child 6+ £6.00
Prebkd students £9.00 (Univ), £5.00 (Secondary), £2.00 (Primary),
Guided Verger Tours 90 mins £3.00 M-Sat 10.30 / 11.00 / 14.00 / 14.30
(on Saturdays in morning only)
Audio Tours (Eng, Fr, Ger, It, Sp, Jap, Russ, Mand, Polish, Portug, Hung.)
Services
Mon-Fri 0730 Matins, 0800 + 1230 HC, 1700 Evensong (said Wed)
Sat 0800 HC, 0900 Matins, 1500 Choral Evensong (Winter times)
Sun 0800 HC, 1000 Matins, 1115 Sung Eucharist, 1500 Choral
Evensong, 1745 Organ Recital, 1830 Evening Service
St Margaret’s Sun 1100 Eucharist
Events/closures:
Mon 12th Closed all day An Observance for Commonwealth Day
Thurs 29th Closed until 1300 Service 150th Anniversaryof Peabody
WESTMINSTER CATHEDRAL
www.westminstercathedral.org.uk
020 7798 9055 Daily 0700-1900, closes 1730 on BHs
No formal charges, but Cathedral’s own tours £2.50 pp
Group Tours led by BBGs minimum donation of £2 per head
Services Mass
M.-F. 0700.0800.1030(Latin),1230, 1730(Sung)
Sat 0800, 0900,1030(Latin),1230,1800 Evening Prayer 1730
Sun 0800.0900,1030(Sung), 1200,1730,1900 Sung Vespers 1530
Lift to Bell Tower 0930-1700 Ad £5 Family (2+4) £11
Events/closures: Avoid all weekends in March
Also avoid Fri 2nd (afternoon), Wed 28th & Thurs 29th
BLUE BADGE
GUIDES’ DIARY
March 2012
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MUSEUMS & MONUMENTS
ALBERT MEMORIAL ROYAL PARKS 020 7298 2000
TGL 020 7936 2568 Tours first Sunday in month March to December.
14.00 & 15.00. £6 concs £5. Groups 15+ book in advance.
BBG ESSENTIAL LONDON (Walk in WESTMINSTER)
Daily 10.00. 2 hours duration.
£9/Con £6 (u 12 free) meet Piccadilly Circus by Eros.
Booking not required.
Look for Blue Badge umbrella.
BLUE BADGE WALK OF 2012 SITE - TGL 020 7936 2568
1. Daily 11.00 Bromley by Bow tube. Also Tues + Fridays 13:30
Ad £9 ch/conc £7 u16 £5 Cash only www.toursof2012sites.com
Booking preferable via website / Tour Guides Ltd or just turn up
2. “The other Olympic Walk” meet Leyton tube 13.45 hrs prices as above
Every Saturday + Sun + Wed pm. Only until 31/3
3. Tours of Olympic connections in British Musuem. Fri 10:30.
Meet right of main entrance on Great Russell St. Ad £9. Others £6
See www.tgl.tourguides.co.uk for info
BRITISH LIBRARY www.bl.uk 020 7412 7332
Mon-Fri 9.30-18.00 (20.00 Tues) Sat 9.30-17.00 Sun/BH 11.00-17.00
For Tours see website or phone 01937 546546
To 13 Mar Royal Manuscripts – the Genius of Illumination
BRITISH MUSEUM www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk 020 7323 8000
Daily 10.00-17.30 incl.Sun & BH. Fri selected galleries til 20.30
Until 15/4 Hajj – Journey to the Heart of Islam
CHURCHILL WAR ROOMS www.iwm.org.uk/cabinet 020 7930 6961
Daily 9.30-18.00 (le17.00)
Ad: £16:50, Sen/Stu: £13 U16 free, Dis: £9.60 (Carer free) ES40: £8.00
Grps10+ Ad: £12.00, Conc £10.50
Audio wands 7 languages
No step-free access to May 2012
DESIGN MUSEUM www.designmuseum.org 020 7403 6933
Daily 10.00-17.45 incl. BHs Ad: £11.00 Con: £10.00 Stu: £7.00 U12: free.
To 4 Mar Terence Conran – The Way we Live Now
To 15 July Design of the Year
28/3 to 1/7 Christian Louboutin
GUILDHALL AND GALLERY 020 7606 3030 www.cityoflondon.gov.uk
Great Hall daily 10.00-17.00 Free. Guildhall Art Gallery 020 7332 3770.
Mon-Sat 10.00 -17.00(le 16 :30) Sun 12.00-16.00 (le 15 :45) inc amphitheatre
Admission Free. Free Friday tours. Phone ahead.
www.guildhall-art-gallery.org.uk.
‘Age of Elegance’ until 28/5
IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM 020 7416 5000 www.iwm.org.uk
Daily 10.00 -18.00 (le 17:45) incl. BHs. Free incl. most exhibitions
To Sep ‘12 Outbreak 1939
KENSINGTON PALACE 020 3166 6199 www.hrp.org.uk
WHOLE PALACE CLOSED UNTIL 26/3
WILL REOPEN WITH ‘VICTORIA REVEALED’ and
‘Diana – Glimpse of a Princess’.
LONDON DUNGEON 020 7403 7221 www.thedungeons.com
Opening times constantly changing. Check website.
Door price Ad: £24. Ch: (4-15) £18:60 sen/stu £21
Reductions for groups 15+ and up to £10 off pp for pre-booking online.
LONDON EYE 0870 5000 600 www.londoneye.com
10.00-20:30 (last flight). Will extend to 21:00 in April
Ad: £18:90 Sen:£15:00 Ch 4-15 £9:90 Dis: £14 (carer free)
10% disc for pre-booking online Grps:15+ less10%
Special deals on combi tics with other Merlin sites
MME TUSSAUD’S EXPERIENCE www.madame-tussauds.co.uk
0871 894 3000 phone bookings 0871 222 0177 (9-5pm)
Peak (all weekends & school hols) 09.00-18.00 (le) Off peak 09.30-17.30 (le)
Ad & sen: £30 Ch (5-15) £25. Fam: 2+2 £108 <5 free 10% disc online
Groups on door (15+) less 10%: Online group of 10+, further 10% disc.
Check for “Late Saver”(after 17:00 off peak and 6pm peak) –
must be booked online at least 24hrs in adv.
MONUMENT www.themonument.info 020 7626 2717
Daily 09.30–17.30 la 17.00 Ad: £3, Conc: £2 Ch: £1 u13 must be acc by adult
MUSEUM MUSEUM IN DOCKLANDS www.museumindocklands.org.uk
020 7001 9844 Mon-Sun 10.00-18.00 (le17.30). Free.
To 02/09/12: Your 2012.
MUSEUM OF LONDON www.museumoflondon.org.uk 020 7001 9844
Mon-Sun 10.00-18.00 (le 17.30).
Groups 10+ must be pre-booked 020 7001 9844. Free.
To 10/06/12: Dickens & London: 200th anniversary birth of Dickens. Charges
NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM www.nhm.ac.uk 020 7942 5000
Mon-Sun 10.00-17.50 (le 17.30).
Darwin Centre – FOC book timeslots to Cocoon building.
To 11/03/12: Wildlife Photographer of the World. Charges
To 02.09.12 Scott’s Last Exhibition charges
PALACE OF WESTMINSTER www.parliament.uk
Saturdays: 3,10, 24, 31 March 2012. Tours every 15 mins 09.15-16.30.
Ital / Span at 10.30, 11.15, 12.15, 13.30, 14.30, 15.15, 16.15.
German & French 10.30, 12.15, 14.30, 16.15.
Ticket Office by Jewel Tower or pre-book:
www.ticketmaster.co.uk or 0844 847 1672.
Ad: £14, Ch (5-15): £6, Conc: £9
Groups of 10+ 0844 847 2498. See website for group prices
QUEEN’S GALLERY www.royalcollection.org.uk 020 7766 7301
See under ”Art Galleries”
ROYAL MEWS www.royalcollection.org.uk 020 7766 7302.
01 Feb – 31 March: Mon – Sat, 10.00 – 16.00 (le 15.15). Ad: £8.25,
Conc: £7.50, ch U17 £5.20, U5 FOC, Family £22.00.
Grps 15+ Ad:£7.40, conc: £6.75, ch 5-17 £4.65.
Can close at short notice due to official functions.
SCIENCE MUSEUM www.sciencemuseum.org.uk 020 7942 4000
Daily 10.00-18.00. (le 17.15).
To 31.03.12: Hidden Heroes, the genius of everyday things. Charges.
To 05.06.12 Stephen Hawking: A 70th birthday celebration. Free.
Charges for Imax, £8.00/£6.25 Grps 10+ £6/£5. Check in case late changes
Charges for motion rides and simulators varies
SHAKESPEARE’S GLOBE www.shakespeares-globe.org 7902 1400
Ad: £12.50 Ch: £8 Conc/Stu: £11.Grps 15+ Ad £12, Ch £7.50 Con/Stu £10.50.
Exhibition : Mon-Sun 09.00 – 17.00. Globe theatre 9.30-17.00
Tours 10.30-17.00. Working Theatre so times may vary,
Rose may be visited so phone to check.
Groups (15+) pre-book 020 7902 1500.
TOWER OF LONDON www.hrp.org.uk 0844 482 7777
Sun & Mon 10.00-16.30. Tues-Sat 9.00-16.30 (le 16.00)
Re-presentation of Jewels for Diamond Jubilee – to 01 Apr cinemas in Jewel
House closed. Last entry to Jewel House 15,30.
Ad: £20.90 Ch (5-15) £10.45 Conc: £17.60 Fam: (2 + 6) £55.00
Grps 15+ Ad: £17.10 Ch: £8.55 Conc: £14.40
To 31/03/12: Fit for a king.
TOWER BRIDGE www.towerbridge.org.uk 020 7403 3761
09.30-18.00 (le 17.00) Ad: £8.00 Ch:5-15 £3.40 Conc:£5 Fam(1+2) £12.50
Grps 10+ Ad £6.80 Ch: £3 Conc: £5. NB: lift only on request.
Combined tix with The Monument Ad: £9.00 / Conc: £6.20 / Ch: £4.00
VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM www.vam.ac.uk 020 7942 2000
Daily 10.00-17.45 Fri 10.00-22.00 (after 18.00 selected galls only).
To 22 April: Queen Elizabeth II by Cecil Beaton. Charge.
WALLACE COLLECTION www.wallacecollection.org 020 7563 9500
Daily 10.00-17.00. Free. Periodic gallery closures for staff training.
To 26/03/12: Dazzling Arms and Armour from the East. Free.
To 16/04/12: Modello for a statue of Hebe.
WELLCOME COLLECTION www.wellcomecollection.org 020 7611 2222.
Tue/Wed/Fri/Sat 10-18.00, Thu 10-22.00, Sun 11-18.00 Free.
WELLINGTON ARCH www.english-heritage.org.uk 020 7930 2726
Closed until 31 March.
Household Cavalry pass under Arch 10.30 and 11.30 (9.30 /10.30 Sun)
WIMBLEDON LAWN TENNIS MUSEUM www.wimbledon.org/museum
020 8946 6131
Museum Daily 10.00-17.00 (le16.30). Ad: £11.00 Conc £9.50 Child £6.75
BBG tours of grounds (1.5 hrs) Booking recommended online/phone
Museum & Tour Ad: £20.00 Conc £17.00 Child £12.50.
Tours Daily: Mar 1st – 30th 10.30, 11.30, 13.30 & 14.30
Mar 31st
10.30, 11.30, 13.30, 14.30 & 15.30
NB: WILL BE CLOSED JUNE 18th to AUGUST 14th inclusive
Joint ticket with Twickenham, Lords & Chelsea Ad £45.00 Ch £32.00
Call 0207 915 2915 www.sport4allseasons.com