What To Do This Weekend 06.09.23

Goodwood Revival takes place this weekend. Motorheads should head to Goodwood Circuit in West Sussex to see an extensive collection of vintage cars from the 40s, 50s and 60s. Visitors are encouraged to dress up for a day of track racing, styling masterclasses, live music and more. You can also see sporting legends hit the track in vintage wheels, including racing legend Sir Jackie Stewart, Jenson Button, Mark Webber, Tom Kristensen and Michael Dunlop. Visit the ‘Revive & Thrive’ area to listen to talks, workshops and demonstrations on pre-loved items, find vintage gems in the fashion village, and get your hair cut at Timothy David's vintage airstream trailer salon. Tickets start from £48.

Motor Circuit, Chichester, PO18 0PH

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Michelin-starred chef Tommy Banks and the MCC will host a new food and drink event at Lord’s Cricket Ground on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th September. Visitors will be able to experience cooking by Irish chef Richard Corrigan (Bentley’s Oyster Bar & Grill), chef and author Selin Kiazim of Oklava fame, Gareth Ward of two Michelin-starred Ynyshir in Wales, as well as Northcote’s Lisa Goodwin Allen and Opheem’s Aktar Islam. The Home of Food will also see chefs Nokx Majozi and Liam Fauchard-Newman of Rosewood London’s Holborn Dining Room bring their celebrated pies to Lord’s for the weekend. Tickets cost £35.

St John's Wood Road, St John's Wood, NW8 8QN

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On Thursday 7th September, Sir Ranulph Fiennes, one of the world’s greatest living explorers, will host an evening at Alexandra Palace to discuss his record-breaking achievements and unbelievable stories. This is the man who circumnavigated the surface of the globe from pole to pole, became the first person to cross the Arctic and Antarctica on foot, has broken countless world records of endurance, and discovered the lost city of Ubar in Arabia. Sir Ranulph will mix stories from his legendary exploits and adventures with never-before-seen images and home videos. Tickets start from £15.

Alexandra Palace Way, Muswell Hill, N22 7AY

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Ever wondered what the Tube used to look like? Baker Street was London’s first Underground station when it opened in 1863. Today, the London Transport Museum launches a new tour in which visitors can explore closed-off parts of the station including original platforms, disused lift shafts and hidden corridors. You’ll hear what the Victorians thought of the first underground network, how it expanded over the decades, and how Baker Street served passengers and London Underground staff. Tickets cost £44; meet the tour in front of the Sherlock Holmes statue outside Baker Street Station.

Marylebone Road, Marylebone, NW1 5LD

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Notton Gallery will open its doors on Thursday 7th September. The new arts space on Seymour Place will showcase a range of up-and-coming and established contemporary artists – whose works will be for sale. Don’t miss the ‘Hyperphantasia’ exhibition by Scottish abstract and figurative painter Jamie Gallagher – it’s the largest collection of his paintings to date, inspired by artists like Francis Bacon, Frank Auerbach and Maggi Hambling. Tickets are free.

16 Seymour Place, Marylebone, W1H 7NG; until 23rd September 

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Cotswold-based hotel and pub collection Country Creatures has released tickets for the final part of its 2023 guest chef series. Tonight, Double Red Duke in Clanfield will welcome chef Shaun Searley from Farringdon’s Quality Chop House. Diners can tuck into a menu of sharing dishes like prawn hash with citrus mayo, curried Devonshire crab with sweetcorn, dry aged beef chops with confit potatoes and hispi cabbage, and olive oil ice-cream. Other chefs in the series include Henry Harris from Bouchon Racine (11th October) and Kudu Collective’s Patrick Williams (29th November). Tickets cost £60pp and you can add on a cheeseboard for an extra £10. 

Bourton Road, Clanfield, Bampton, OX18 2RB

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The Rugby World Cup kicks off in Paris on Friday. Our pick of where to watch the action? The Rugby Tavern, a historic pub in Bloomsbury once owned by Lawrence Sheriff, the founder of the prestigious Rugby School – and the birthplace of the sport itself. Over the next six weeks the pub will screen every single match. Meet your mates and order craft beers and dishes from the bar – we like the sound of the posh sausages with mash and red wine gravy. First up? France vs New Zealand on Friday night.

19 Great James Street, Bloomsbury, WC1N 3ES

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