Events & Courses

Come to visit the Geological Society on Saturday 21 September 2019 as part of the annual Open House London festival.

Open House London is the capital's largest annual festival of architecture and design, celebrating the best of the capital’s buildings, places and neighbourhoods - all for free.

Opening times

Visit us any time from 10.00am to 5.00pm on Saturday 21 September to look around our building at your leisure (last entry 4.30pm). No booking required.

Guided tours are now fully booked.

Building highlights

• Upper Library and Lower Library
• Council Room
• Lyell Room
• Lecture Theatre
• William Smith's 1815 geological map of Britain and Mary Anning's portrait
• Geological book and fossil shop

For families

Ammonite Hunt!

Ammonites will be hidden around the building - follow the map to track them down and spell out the names of two famous fossil hunters!

Geological workshop

Special William Smith fossil workshop by the Geologists' Association