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The oldest of London\u2019s four Inns of Court \u2013 its records date all the way back to 1422 \u2013 Lincoln\u2019s Inn has been home to London\u2019s elite legal minds for more than 600 years. The 11-acre site encompasses an array of facilities used by its members, including the Grade I-listed Old Hall and Grade II-listed Great Hall, a chapel, one of the UK\u2019s most important law libraries and a variety of lecture theatres and meeting rooms. Usually closed to the public, Open House is a very rare chance for a peek inside these historic corridors of power at it\u2019s open day, when you can also check out an exhibition and a programme of history talks and panel discussions too.<\/p>\n
Lincoln’s Inn, WC2A 3TL. Sat 13 September. Free.<\/p>\n
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\nPhotograph: City Hall \/ Open House
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City Hall<\/strong><\/p>\n Opened in 2012 as an exhibition centre and think tank called The Crystal, London\u2019s new City Hall in the Royal Docks has been the home of London Assembly and the offices of the Mayor of London since 2022. And while the building does offer limited public access year round, Open House is a chance to have a proper snoop around, and to learn more about City Hall\u2019s impressive sustainability credentials, \u2013 which earned it the first ever BREEM Outstanding certification, on one of the drop-in tours, as well as checking out the magnificent views over the historic local area from its events space, London\u2019s Living Room.\u00a0<\/p>\n Kamal Chunchie Way, E16 1ZE. Sat 13-Sun 14 September. Free.<\/p>\n HMS Wellington<\/strong><\/p>\n A sleek, 81-metre military ship stationed on the north bank of the Thames between Blackfriars and Waterloo, HMS Wellington saved hundreds of lives during the six-year Battle of the Atlantic during World War II, steaming close to a quarter of a million miles and escorting 103 Atlantic Convoys. The ship has rarely been open to visitors before this summer, but following a major restoration project it will now be open to fee-paying members of the public every weekend<\/a>. And to celebrate, HMS Wellington will be free to visit during Open House, offering hundreds of visitors the chance to learn more about the heroic deeds that occurred during the ship\u2019s career.<\/p>\n Temple Stairs, WC2R 2PN. Sun 14 September. Free.<\/p>\n London Film School<\/strong><\/p>\n Mike Leigh, Ann Hui, Michael Mann and Carla Sim\u00f3n are just a few of the renowned directors to have learned their craft at the London Film School in Holborn. Step into their shoes at one of the renowned institution\u2019s Open House filmmaking workshops, where you\u2019ll get to work with green screen and a camera operating team, then do a tour of the site\u2019s cinema and workshop spaces, housed in a former banana warehouse.\u00a0<\/p>\n 24 Shelton Street, WC2H 9UB. Sun 14 September. Free.\u00a0<\/p>\n Senate House<\/strong><\/p>\n A towering Art Deco landmark in the heart of Bloomsbury, Senate House was once the tallest secular building in the city. Supposedly the inspiration for the \u2018Ministry of Truth\u2019 in George Orwell\u2019s Nineteen Eighty-Four, it survived the Blitz in part because Hitler supposedly took a shine to it and had plants to make it the Nazi Party\u2019s headquarters should the Third Reich have successfully invaded Britain. These days it\u2019s best known as the site of the University of London\u2019s main library, which is usually reserved for the eyes of bookish students and academics, but members of the public can get lost among its marble-lined corridors and maze of bookshelves on an in-person or virtual tour during Open House.\u00a0<\/p>\n Malet Street, WC1E 7HU. Sat 20-Sun 21 September. Free.\u00a0<\/p>\n London\u2019s empty office blocks could be turned into \u2018late night party zones\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Brutalist cinema is coming back to London\u2019s iconic Barbican this summer \u2013 and the line-up rocks<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Get the latest and greatest from the Big Smoke \u2013 from news and reviews to events and trends. Just\u00a0follow our Time Out London WhatsApp channel.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Exterior](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1752897149_405_image.webp.webp\")
\nPhotograph: Senate House \/ Open House
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