Open House Festival

The London Centre

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Giles Gilbert Scott, 1974

3 Aldermanbury, EC2V 7HH

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Home of NLA, London’s built environment community, and located in the West Wing of the Guildhall complex, the Centre highlights scale architectural models of London: the New London Model and the City Model, in addition to a rotating exhibition highlighting key NLA projects.

Getting there

Tube

Bank, Liverpool Street, Mansion House, Moorgate, St. Paul's

Train

Cannon Street, Liverpool Street, Moorgate

Bus

141, 21, 43, 76

Access

Facilities

Accessibility notes

The main entrance has 3 steps & an accessible lift. There are gender neutral & accessible toilets downstairs, accessible via stairs or lift.

What you can expect

Open exhibition space, including scale models of London, with occasional seating, work spaces, and a reception.

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Drop in activities

Sat 12 Sep

11:00–17:00

Drop in: Festival Hub at The London Centre

Sat 19 Sep

11:00–17:00

Drop in: Festival Hub at The London Centre

About

The City Model

The City of London, also known as the Square Mile, is the primary business district and historic centre of London. The 1:500 City Model is the best place for people to come to experience the future of the City of London’s skyline and engage with new developments. The model is used by a range of built environment professionals involved in the shaping of the City and includes exact scale replicas of the buildings in and around the Square Mile, with added detail on illuminated buildings built since the year 2000.

The London Model

At 16.5 metres long, the 1:2000 scale London model covers more than 247 square kilometres of London, 21 Boroughs and approximately 42km of the Thames, stretching from King’s Cross in the north to Lewisham in the south and Barking and Dagenham in the east to Wembley in the west.

Festival Hub at The London Centre

New for 2026, the Festival Hub at The London Centre is a welcoming base for visitors exploring the City of London. Drop in to browse Pocket London guides, pick up festival information and enjoy a programme of free, bite-sized talks using the London models to uncover the stories behind the capital's neighbourhoods, architecture and changing landscape. We're continuing to add talks and activities to the Festival Hub programme, so check back soon for the latest updates.

Supported by The City of London Corporation's Destination City Partnership Fund.

Online presence

thelondoncentre.org

twitter.com/theldncentre

twitter.com/nlalondon

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