What’s On This Weekend: National Honey Week, Hallowing Hauntings & Wallace Sewell Exhibition

The Natural Eye 2017 Exhibition on The Mall

The annual exhibition of the Society of Wildlife Artists called The Natural Eye has been taking place at the Mall Galleries. Showing the very best of art inspired by the natural world, this exhibition is presenting a wide range of contemporary work from various artists who celebrate the wild through their work. There is a great variety of approaches that have been used, including oils, watercolours, pastels, printmaking, drawing and sculpture; making it accessible for everyone’s taste. There are numerous events being held throughout the duration of the exhibition including artist’s talks, portfolio days and printmaking workshops. Only a very short distance from our Westminster office, if you’re interested in looking at properties to rent or properties to buy in the area, feel free to drop in and hello to our team who would be happy to help.

Adam’s Antiques Fair in Victoria

The ‘Horti’ as it is also known, is the longest running Sunday antiques fair in London, with traders coming from all over the UK and Europe to take part at the history Lindley Hall which is part of the Royal Horticultural Halls in London’s Victoria. This month, the dealers have been specializing in fine jewellery, silver, paintings and ceramics as well as other items. There will be over 140 stands, selling a vast variety of decorative and ancient pieces making it a totally unique event in the centre of London for you to try this weekend. If you’re keen to learn about the antiques trade and discover a real insiders’ secret, then this is the place to be.

Hallowing Hauntings in Vauxhall

We couldn’t possibly forget to include some Halloween themed fun and if that is what you’re after then head to the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens this Friday night. In collaboration with the Tea House Theatre, Random Acts Theatre Company are putting on a night of frightful festivities with an interactive, spooky night walk through the gardens where strange things will be ready and waiting to make you jump out of your skin. If you want to be spooked this weekend, then don’t miss out on this opportunity for something a little different! Only a very short journey from our Kennington office, drop in and say hello if you’re keen to find out more about properties to rent or properties to buy in the surrounding area.

National Honey Week in Kennington

You may not already know that this week is National Honey Week and in celebration Bee Urban, the hive in Kennington Park are hosting a free event for all to come and celebrate our honey bees. Barnaby from Bee Urban and the BBKA’s London Adopt A Beehive beekeeper will be running workshops and demonstrations from 11am on Saturday to teach people about the craft of beekeeping, life inside the hive and how importance it is to help support London’s bees. They will also be hosting a fundraiser in the evening with live music, food and drink in order to give back to the honey bees, who are so vital to our food chain and also the health of the planet.

The Death Express in London Bridge

This year in honour of Halloween the London Dungeons have outdone themselves. Not only can visitors journey through 1000 years of London’s darkest moments in history, but they have also introduced ‘Full Scream Ahead’ which is a train journey like no other. You will be transported through on a 19th Century train called The Death Express, an old London railway that transports the deceased out of London (to Woking, Surrey!). If you’re looking to do something different this Halloween then this is the event for you. Not far from our London Bridge office, if you’re interested in looking at properties to rent or properties to buy in the London Bridge area, pop in and have a chat to one of our team who will be happy to help.

Wallace Sewell Exhibition in Bermondsey

Wallace Sewell are the two designers famous for the instantly recognizable current underground seats we find ourselves sitting on every day on the way to work. A woven textile design studio founded in 1992 by Harriet Wallace-Jones and Emma Sewell, today their designs can be found in over 200 stockists including the Tate. Combining the use of contemporary fabrics and traditional techniques, their bold patterns now adorn everything from home ware to accessories and more. To learn more about them, head to the Fashion and Textile Museum where they are holding an exhibition in honour of Wallace Sewell’s 25 years in the British Textile Industry.

If you’re interested in finding out more about future events in Westminster, London, Kennington and the surrounding areas, feel free to drop by any of our offices – we’ll be glad to provide you with a list. We can arrange viewings of properties for sale and properties for rent within walking distance of some of these popular venues.

Photo Credit: Wallace Sewell