EVENTS
The Garden Museum
Urban Greening Symposium Part II: The Gardened Public Space in partnership with the Landscape Institute London
Tuesday 3 February 2026 from 8.30 - 18.00 at The Garden Museum
Following on from Part I: From Pavement to Plants, this second gathering will consider the long-term stewardship of public spaces to deliver biodiversity and community wealth in public spaces.
For full details of the day and to book your place click HERE
EXHIBITIONS
The Garden Museum
~~ None current ~~
RHS/Gardens Trust online exhibition:
The Bicycle Boys - An Unforgettable Garden Tour
This exhibtion is based on a bicyle tour around the UK undertaken by two young Americans in June 1928. Based on their journal which charts their progress and what they saw it offers a spotlight on over 80 Unforgettable Gardens as experienced in the 1920 in contrast with what visitors see today. View the exhibition here.
WALKS
London Park to Park
Monthly walks led by Tim Ingram-Smith taking in up to half a dozen parks, squares, gardens, a nature reserve or an urban woodland over a leisurely 5 - 6 mile walk. As well as Tim Ingram-Smith there will often also be a local person invited to join the walk to share their knowledge of the area.
All walks will start and finish close to public transport, and the destination may well include a cafe, pub or somewhere warm, dry and convivial.
Walks are scheduled to take place on the second Sunday of the month:
2026 dates have not yet been published.
Secret Gardens, Hidden Churches
Saturdays, 24 January, 28 February and 4 April; and and Sundays 3 May and 4 July 2026, all at 11.00am.
'Many of the most interesting sites in the City (of London) are somewhat tucked away and often quite small. While the City does not have big parks like those further west it does have c.250 open and green spaces: many created by the destruction of the Great Fire and the Blitz. A walking tour for those interested in discovering the history, sites and buildings of the City of London'. Book via Eventbrite
Guided walks of Willesden Jewish Cemetery
The only Jewish cemetery registered as a Park or Garden of Special Historic Interest, Willesden is a remarkable survival, telling the stories of the first ethnic minority to settle in Britain in modern times. Designed as a ‘Garden Cemetery’ in 1873, Willesden Jewish Cemetery offers a unique blend of heritage and nature.
Regular guided walks of the Cemetery continue: dates currently available for booking include:; Sundays 11 and 18 January; 1, 8 and 15 February; 29 March, all 11.00am EXCEPT 8 February which is at 11.30am.