1Walsingham Day Pilgrimage 2026 - coach booking form
0.6 milesSun 30 Aug£610.00
Top Picks
Summer Bank Holiday Weekend
29–31 August 2026 Near London
Not every listing gets a golden ticket
We do the same legwork here as everywhere else on Near Here: checking a frankly silly number of local websites, then keeping the summer bank holiday plans that are nearby, useful, and properly described.
Happening Saturday 29 August 2026 to Monday 31 August 2026.
Picked for London, not somewhere halfway across the county.
Only Local Gems and Curated venues make the cut, because standards are still a thing.
Listings with proper descriptions get bumped up the list. Three words and a shrug will not do.
Our 10 picks near London
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329-30 Aug: North Devon
7 milesSat 29 Aug£25
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5The Gruffalo
Tall Stories’ much-loved magical, musical adaptation of the classic picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler returns by popular demand, celebrating the show’s 25th anniversary.
0.3 milesSat 29 Aug10:15
6Mel Brooks' The Producers
Richard Kind is lighting up the West End this springtime! 'A fittingly shady SEVEN STARS from me' - Sunday Express 'A KIND of comic genius' - Daily Mail
0.3 milesSat 29 Aug14:30
7The Play That Goes Wrong
The Longest Running Comedy in the West End Still disrupting the West End, the award-winning international smash-hit The Play That Goes Wrong continues to tickle audiences at the Duchess Theatre.
0.3 milesSat 29 Aug14:30
8THE TRUTH
A comedy by Florian Zeller 'A razor-sharp marital comedy' - The Times Two couples. A tangle of secrets. And a truth nobody is ready to face.
0.3 milesSat 29 Aug15:00
9Mel Brooks' The Producers
Richard Kind is lighting up the West End this springtime! 'A fittingly shady SEVEN STARS from me' - Sunday Express 'A KIND of comic genius' - Daily Mail
0.3 milesSat 29 Aug19:30
10The Play That Goes Wrong
The Longest Running Comedy in the West End Still disrupting the West End, the award-winning international smash-hit The Play That Goes Wrong continues to tickle audiences at the Duchess Theatre.
0.3 milesSat 29 Aug19:30
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