\n We have picked just 10 of these sites, all offering drop-in activities and tours across the week.\n<\/p>\n
Ten east London buildings to visit as part of the Open House Festival<\/p>\n
The Space Theatre, Isle of Dogs<\/p>\n
\n A Grade II-listed converted church, which is now used as a theatre and arts centre dedicated to new writing.\n<\/p>\n
\n Activities include\u00a0two drop-in sessions on September 14 and September 18, and performances and screenings from September 13 to September 21.\n<\/p>\n
English National Ballet, Canning Town<\/p>\n
\n The Mulryan Centre for Dance is home to the English National Ballet.\n<\/p>\n
\n Activities – all on September 20 –\u00a0include the chance to watch ballet dancers take their morning class, an XR dance performance, insight talks and building tours.\n<\/p>\n
Trinity Buoy Wharf\/Container City, Canning Town<\/p>\n
\n Trinity Buoy Wharf is home to London’s only lighthouse(Image: Google Maps)\n<\/p>\n
\n The former buoy manufacturing site is home to London’s only lighthouse and the world’s only surviving complete Victorian steamship.\n<\/p>\n
\n Activities include guided tours, exhibitions and the chance to explore the lighthouse, across both weekends of the festival (September 13, 14, 21 and 22).\n<\/p>\n
City Hall, Royal Docks<\/p>\n
\n The Crystal has been the Mayor of London’s HQ since 2022(Image: Google Maps)\n<\/p>\n
\n The headquarters of the Mayor of London and London Assembly, located in the Royal Docks.\n<\/p>\n
\n Two tours and exhibitions of the building will be running on September 13 and 14.\n<\/p>\n
The House Mill, Bromley-by-Bow<\/p>\n
\n The House Mill is in Bromley-by-Bow(Image: Google Maps)\n<\/p>\n
\n The world’s largest tidal mill, which was operational until 1940.\n<\/p>\n
\n A taster tour will be available to join on September 21, lasting for around one to two hours.\n<\/p>\n
London Aquatics Centre, Stratford<\/p>\n
\n The London 2012 Olympic swimming pool at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, with two 50m pools and the Team GB dive squad training area.\n<\/p>\n
\n Guided tours of the venue’s main areas will be held on September 20 and 21.\n<\/p>\n
Devil’s Botany Distillery, Leyton<\/p>\n
\n The UK’s first absinthe distillery, with a copper pot still.\n<\/p>\n
\n An open day will be held on September 13, offering visitors the chance to meet the distillery’s founders, explore its history and try free samples.\n<\/p>\n
Walthamstow Wetlands<\/p>\n
\n A nature reserve spanning more than 200 hectares and featuring the\u00a0Grade II-listed Coppermill Tower.\n<\/p>\n
\n Two guided walks on September 21 will allow visitors to explore the site’s industrial heritage and climb the steps of the tower.\n<\/p>\n
Dagenham Parish Church<\/p>\n
\n Dagenham St Peter & St Paul Parish Church(Image: Google Maps)\n<\/p>\n
\n The oldest surviving building in Dagenham, which has been in continuous use for around 800 years.\n<\/p>\n
\n Guided tours will run throughout the day on September 20.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
Bower House, Havering-atte-Bower<\/p>\n
\n A Grade I-listed country house offering views over Essex.\n<\/p>\n
\n A drop-in session will be held on September 20 from 10am until 4pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Open House Festival –\u00a0running from September 13 to 21 –\u00a0returns to London this year, celebrating the city’s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":420313,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7757],"tags":[748,393,4884,257,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-420312","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-london","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-london","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115195336688287158","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=420312"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420312\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/420313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=420312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=420312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=420312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}