FREE visits to 700+ London buildings, heritage sites, museums and more in September

Tuesday 15 September, 11am to 4pm - booking required

Sigmund Freud’s final home and where he and his family moved to flee Nazi persecution in 1938. His study has been preserved, while the rest of the house has been transformed into a museum celebrating the life and work of Sigmund and his daughter, Anna.

Normally £14.90 for adults, £9 for kids aged 12-16, and free for under 12s.

Tuesday 15 and Thursday 17 September, 2pm to 2.45pm - booking required

The underground museum features a collection of cartoons about Britain’s political and social heritage, including caricatures and other prints.

Normally £12 for adults, and free for under 18s.

Saturday 12 September, 11.15am to 4pm - booking required

Built in 1813 to the designs of landscape painter J.M.W Turner. He worked in the house as his own architect to create a quiet retreat for himself away from London's art world. Guided tours are available as part of the Open House Festival.

Normally £12 for adults and £3 for kids aged 3-17.

^{Photo Credit: Anne Purkiss}

Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 September, 10am to 3pm - drop-ins allowed

The world’s only remaining home of US Founding Father Benjamin Franklin who lived behind its doors for 16 years between 1757 to 1775. The Grade I listed house has retained some original details, including flooring and wood panelling.

Normally £10 for adults and free for under 11s.

Saturday 12 September, 11am to 5pm - booking required for some slots

The UK's only museum devoted to the history of fans and craft of fan making.

Normally £5 for adults, £3 for kids aged 7-16 and free for under 6s.

^{Photo Credit: The Fan Museum}

Sunday 13 September, 2pm to 5pm - drop-ins allowed

The former home of printer and William Morris mentor Emery Walker. It’s home to original Morris & Co wallpaper in nearly every room, as well as other textiles and furniture.

Normally £16.17 for adults and £12.13 for students.

Thursday 17 September, 11am to 12.30pm - booking required

Visitors are invited to go on a tour of RAF Biggin Hill Museum, which features a replica of the site’s original brick-built chapel.

Normally £8.50 for adults and £4.50 for kids.

Sunday 13 September, 10.30am to 4pm - drop-ins allowed

Kempton Steam Museum is home to the world’s largest working triple-expansion steam engine. It also has original steam pumping machinery and historic electrical equipment.

Normally £12 for adults and free for under 18s.

^{Photo credit: Stephen Fielding}

Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 September, 11am to 6pm - booking required for some slots

Previously known as Northampton Lodge, the Georgian building is home to six galleries spread across three floors as well as a library, offices, a café and a bookshop.

Normally £9.50 for adults and free for under 18s.

Saturday 12 September, 10.20am to 3.30pm - booking required

Housed inside the Old Vic Theatre’s Grade II former annex, the studio exists to develop new work for the National Theatre. The Studio is also home to the National Theatre Archive. Tours will include the rehearsal spaces, writers’ rooms and script library alongside the Archive strongroom where the National Theatre’s collections are housed.

Guided tours normally cost £19.50.

Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 September, 9.30am to 7.15pm - booking required

Rarely open to the public, the BT Tower has been part of London’s skyline for 54 years. This is a rare opportunity to visit its revolving floor, 158m above the capital.

Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 September, 11am to 5pm - booking required for some tours

A Grade II listed landmark Art Deco building that was once the capital’s tallest secular building when it opened. It’s also home to the Senate House Library, which holds over two million books, 1,800 archives and 50 special collections.

Saturday 19 September, 9.30am to 4pm - booking required

Not only is BBC Broadcasting House the first ever purpose-built broadcast centre in the UK, it’s also a jewel of Art Deco design. It holds the largest live newsroom in Europe.

Sunday 13 September, 11.30am to 5pm - booking required

Hear from the team behind Barbican Renewal, who will be restoring the Conservatory from 2027 to 2030 with improvements to accessibility, sustainability and a new plant collection. You’ll also be able to take part in a plant adoption event, leaving with a cutting from the Conservatory to grow at home.

Saturday 12 and Saturday 19 September, 1pm to 4pm - booking required

Established in 1984, Strongroom produced some of the biggest records in British music and remains the largest independent recording studio in East London. It’s been home to artists including Nick Cave, Radiohead, The Prodigy and The Chemical Brothers, and is where albums including The Fat of the Land, Wannabe and Blonde were made.

Saturday 19 September, 2pm to 3pm, and Sunday 20 September, 11am to 12pm - booking required

The filming location for wizarding street Diagon Alley in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone is just one of Leadenhall Market’s claims to fame. Guided tours take visitors through history and include exclusive access to the site’s Roman ruins, which lie beneath.

Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 September, 10.30am to 5pm - drop-ins allowed

The Old Royal Naval College is architect Christopher Wren’s riverside masterpiece. Originally built as the Royal Hospital for Seamen, it was occupied by the Royal Naval College from 1869 to 1998. Visitors to the Open House Festival can attend a range of drop-in sessions that allow guests to discover parts that aren’t typically open to the public.

Friday 18, Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 September, 12pm to 5pm - drop-ins allowed

This is the home of Eric and Jessica Huntley, community activists and educators who founded the pioneering company Bogle-L'Ouverture Publications in 1968. They both lived in the house and ran their bookshop from the property.

Saturday 12 September, 10.30am to 3pm - booking required

Established by British architect, artist and designer Dame Zaha Hadid, the Zaha Hadid Foundation archive holds a collection of works, including architectural models, furniture, interior design, paintings, drawings, architectural plans and blueprints, fashion design, and jewellery.

^{Photo credit: Kes Eccleston}

Saturday 19 September, 10am to 4pm, and Sunday 20 September, 11am to 4pm - booking required

Wapping Hydraulic Power Station was built in 1890 and was London's last hydraulic power station to be decommissioned. Despite being closed for the last 10 years, the site is now being restored under the custodianship of Glass Castle Foundation. Special live editions of The Martin Lewis Money Show have previously broadcast from here.