WHAT'S ON · WED 7 OCTOBER
What's on in Northwood today
Every family event, show and session happening in and around Northwood today, with times, prices and ages. Checked by us, not scraped.
19 things on 5 free 7 indoors 14 venues
Wed 7 October19 things on
FreeAll day · check times with the venue
British Wildlife Photography Awards
Horniman Museum and Gardens · London
FreeAll day · check times with the venue
The Operating Theatre: 250 Years of Surgery in Hospitals
Hunterian Museum · London
Free10:00
Drawn on the Western Front: Paul Sarrut and the Indian Army
National Army Museum · London
Indoors- Free
All day · check times with the venue
Myth and Reality: Military Art in the Age of Queen Victoria
National Army Museum · London
Indoors 
All day · check times with the venue
Heath Robinson Unseen
Heath Robinson Museum · Pinner
Indoors- from £70
10:00
Beginner's Watercolour Course (Wednesdays)
Heath Robinson Museum · Pinner
Indoors 
All day · check times with the venue
Dark Arts
Warner Bros. Studio Tour London · Watford
Indoors
All day · check times with the venue
Horse and Carriage rides with Ascot Carriages
The Savill Garden · Egham
All day · check times with the venue
Windsor Carriages
The Savill Garden · Egham
from £24All day · check times with the venue
Exhibition: A dangerous calling - 500 years of William Tyndale's New Testament
St. Paul's Cathedral · London
Indoors
from £45All day · check times with the venue
Sashiko sessions with B_Boheme
Chiswick House and Gardens · London · ages 7+
from £2.5011:00
Royal Observatory Treasures Tour
Royal Observatory Greenwich · London
Free11:00-15:00
Trike Track
Spitalfields City Farm · London
from £7.5012:00
Treasures Tour of the National Maritime Museum
Prime Meridian · London
12:00
Keeper talks
Tilgate Zoo · Crawley
14:00-15:00
Animal Stories and Songs with Bright Start
Freightliners City Farm · London
17:00
Young Art Academy (Junior, 8-11 yr; Senior, 11-16yr)
Heath Robinson Museum · Pinner · ages 8-16
Indoors- from £300
19:00-21:00
Sculpture inspired by life
Chiswick House and Gardens · London · ages 16+
19:30-22:20
Les Misérables
Sondheim Theatre · London · ages 7+
ALWAYS A GOOD SHOUT
Places to just turn up to
Farms, parks and museums that don't need booking. Check opening hours on the listing before you set off.
from £19.50St. Martin's Theatre
London · ages 7+
Take your seven-plus-year-old to see if they can spot the killer in the world's longest-running play, The Mousetrap.
Card onlyGift shopFood on siteWi-Fi
CakeCo - Harrow
Harrow · ages 0+
Birthday cakes, photo cakes and an eggless range, all baked to order for collection or delivery.
Birthday parties
FreeRoyal Air Force Museum London
London · ages 4+
Free entry to over 100 real aircraft, plus a Spitfire cockpit to sit in and an outdoor playground shaped like mini planes.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBlue badge parkingCafé+15 more
Ipanema Restaurant and Bar
Wembley
Brazilian spot a few minutes from Wembley Park for churrasco, street food and homemade cakes, with daily lunch specials.
Group bookingsIndoor seatingFood on site
Butlins Fairground
Bognor Regis · ages 0+
Dodgems, vintage stalls and a mini fairground for the little ones, plus go-karts and a bungee trampoline if you fancy paying extra.
Food on siteParkingRestaurant
Poornima
Southall
A Punjabi kitchen in Southall that's been cooking from the same recipes since 1997, open 10am to 10pm every day for lunch and dinner.
Indoor seatingRestaurant
Good to know
Is anything free?
Yes, British Wildlife Photography Awards, The Operating Theatre: 250 Years of Surgery in Hospitals, Drawn on the Western Front: Paul Sarrut and the Indian Army, Myth and Reality: Military Art in the Age of Queen Victoria and 1 more are free to attend. Some free events still need a ticket booked in advance; each listing says so.
What do tickets cost?
Paid events start from £2.50. Prices are taken from each organiser's own published list and shown on every event page, with the booking link.
What if it rains?
Drawn on the Western Front: Paul Sarrut and the Indian Army, Myth and Reality: Military Art in the Age of Queen Victoria, Heath Robinson Unseen, Beginner's Watercolour Course (Wednesdays) and 3 more are indoors. Our rainy-day list has every place under a roof if the forecast turns.
How up to date is this?
The list refreshes every few minutes from the organisers' own published schedules. If an event is cancelled at short notice it may still show; the booking link on each listing goes to the organiser's live page.
PLAN A DIFFERENT DAY
What's on, when you need it
Everything open and on in Northwood today, with times and prices.
TOP PICKBritish Wildlife Photography Awards · free- Fri16 things · British Wildlife Photography Awards
- Sat24 things · Myth and Reality: Military Art in the Age of Queen Victoria
- Sun16 things · The Operating Theatre: 250 Years of Surgery in Hospitals
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