Chelsea Heritage Quarter

Tickets for the Chelsea History Festival 2025 are now on sale! This years festival will run from 24-28 September. Explore the full line up and start planning your time with us at this year’s festival! For more info and to book your tickets: bit.ly/4kNkpWo

📸Picturing the female Chelsea Pensioners Visit Royal Hospital Chelsea to see photographer Jackie King's collection of photographs showing some of the female Chelsea Pensioners who call the Royal Hospital home. 🗓️ Sat 7 - Sun 8 April 🔗 bit.ly/4leKnmG

🔎Women and the British Army Tour the National Army Museum and explore women's service in the British Army. From camp followers to nursing, espionage and front-line combat, discover the figures who paved the way for women's service. 🗓️ Sun 8 April 🔗 bit.ly/4swNEjJ

Celebrate International Women's Day at Chelsea Heritage Quarter! 💪 🔎International Women's Day Tour with Barbara Explore the evolving role of women in the British Army with Barbara, the first female Chelsea Pensioner Tour Guide. 🗓️ Sat 7 April 🔗 bit.ly/4lwHttL

🌟 Our March Tour of the Month is: Rock ‘n’ Roll Chelsea. Explore where our legends of music lived, created and partied, including the Kings Road hangouts of the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix. . Book here: bit.ly/3ZXQ9PK

This year, we’re continuing our programme of community events across the Heritage Quarter ✨ ☕ The Royal Hospital will be hosting coffee mornings, sensory walks, dementia-inclusive singing sessions, and gentle exercise sessions for over-65s.

Join us for Americans in Chelsea, a walking tour exploring the fascinating history of Americans who made Chelsea their home — and how they helped shape the area, then and now. Book here: bit.ly/49kB7sX

Take part in our festive Christmas trail🎄 Discover the secrets of Royal Hospital Road collecting stickers along the way! Pick up your copy at the welcome desks at the National Army Museum and Chelsea Physic Garden, or in Soane Stable Yard. Suitable for all ages!

Get ready to meet Father Christmas! Each child will receive a special gift from Father Christmas, and there’s a perfect opportunity to capture this magical moment with a photo! Book here: bit.ly/4o6PJQM

✨ Step back in time this Christmas On 6 December at 3pm, historian Martin Cawthorne explores how the Chelsea Pensioners celebrated Christmas during the war years. 🔗 Book here: chelseaheritagequarter.co.uk/events/wartime…

Jingle Bell Jive at the National Army Museum on Sunday 7 December, 6–10 pm. With live music from South London Jazz Orchestra and cabaret from the Diamond Girls, you’ll be shaking and shimmying to the best sounds of the ‘40s. Get your tickets here: bit.ly/4oDIBfL

We’re kicking off our festive series with Chelsea Physic Garden Christmas Fair! From 27–30 November, the Garden transforms into a winter wonderland with over 100 independent stalls. Book your ticket here: bit.ly/447Q66e

✨ Don’t miss the final BSL tour of the year at the National Army Museum on 13 December, or join us for friendly conversation and a warm cuppa at: 📍 Royal Hospital Chelsea – every third Tuesday of the month 📍 National Army Museum – 2 December Find out more via link in bio 🔗

On Saturday, as part of the Chelsea History Festival, Adam LeBor will share a powerful story of spies, fanaticism, genocide and military disaster in wartime Budapest, marking a tragic chapter in the Hungarian capital’s history. Book here: chelseaheritagequarter.co.uk/chf/the-last-d…

Just one week left until the festival! Book your tickets now: bit.ly/3BiRzv0

In 'Mitchell: Father of the Spitfire', Paul Beaver will explore the captivating story of Reginald Mitchell, the visionary pioneer behind the iconic Spitfire fighter aircraft. Book tickets here: bit.ly/4g4BV6U

Continuing looking at early history, Max Adams shines a light on the 8th-century kingdom of Mercia, exploring its landscapes, people, conflicts, power structures and political geography. Book here: bit.ly/4mT8Hdu

Historian Paula Akpan highlights the rise and fall of 12 remarkable queens and female warriors from across African history. Their impact can still be felt today, and yet so few of us have ever heard their names. Book here: bit.ly/41dCu8b

In her talk, writer Fiona Robertson uncovers the magic and rich history of Britain’s ancient standing stones, exploring themes of grief, belonging and our relationship with the land. Book here: bit.ly/3UAaFDq

‘What London Leaves Behind: Archaeology of a City’ brings together a panel to examine the objects and monuments left by Romans, Vikings, Tudors and many others, asking what these traces reveal about the people lived in the city before us. Book here: chelseaheritagequarter.co.uk/chf/what-londo…

Professor Kate Loveman uncovers how this secret record of Restoration London — full of personal and political scandal — came to be published in 1825 and how it has shaped our understanding of history. Book here: bit.ly/3J9ZYVL