Wednesday, July 02, 2008
Monthly openings in (and around) London
There are many museums and attractions in and around London. Too many, in fact, for them all to receive a decent number of visitors every day. So some are only open occasionally. I'm trying to knock together a calendar of attractions that only open once a month. Can you help?
You're spoilt for choice this weekend. The majority of these monthly museums open on the first Saturday or first Sunday of the month. The second ****day of the month is less popular, and beyond that one-off openings are almost non-existent. Nobody thinks about "third Saturdays" or "fourth Sundays", so attractions tend not to open on these highly forgettable dates.
But I reckon I've missed quite a few once-a-months off my list. Please, if you know any more, let me know. [permalink]
Please note:
» Museums and attractions only, not events. So, for example, I can't accept the Critical Mass bike ride (last Friday of the month), and I can't accept monthly club nights, or monthly meetings, or monthly walks, etc.
» Regular events only. So I can't accept City Hall being open on the first weekend of the month, because it isn't always (but it is this month).
» I am willing to accept places that occasionally open on other days, so long as there's a definite main once-a-month opening.
» And I'll accept attractions just outside London, sort of inner Home Counties, but no further. No Brighton, no Birmingham, no Belfast.
» There must be a few weekday once-offs, surely? Any Second Tuesdays or Fourth Fridays?
» You might find some ideas here. I bet these search engines won't be much help. Or you might just know of somewhere anyway.
» Be patient and I'll start adding your suggestions this evening. Come on, because if we miss that one-off opening, it's a long wait until the next.
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