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Chelsea Physic Garden
National Army Museum
Royal Hospital Chelsea

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The National Army Museum

All year
National Army Museum
Free

Enjoy the British Army’s unique collections, dating back to the 1660s, through fascinating displays and exhibitions.

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Two Chelsea Pensioners opening the Soane Stable Yard doors at the Royal Hospital Chelsea.

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Soane Stable Yard at the Royal Hospital Chelsea

All year
Royal Hospital Chelsea
Free

Visit the newly-renovated Soane Stable Yard and discover the history of the Royal Hospital Chelsea

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Chelsea Pensioners at the Royal Hospital

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Tours of the Royal Hospital Chelsea

All year
Royal Hospital Chelsea
£15.00 to £25.00

Tour the 330-year-old Royal Hospital Chelsea with a Chelsea Pensioner and hear about the site's history and stories.

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Visit

Chelsea Physic Garden

All year
Chelsea Physic Garden
£5.00 to £12.00

Explore London’s oldest botanic garden, home to over 4,500 plants, and enjoy a secret haven of wellbeing.

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Exhibition

Botanica in Bloom

30 March - 31 August 2025
Chelsea Physic Garden
Free

Join us for a retrospective celebrating 30 years of the Florilegium Society at Chelsea Physic Garden.

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An elderly lady holding a coffee mug at the Royal Hospital Chelsea

Community Programme

Coffee and Conversation at the Royal Hospital Chelsea

17 June 2025, 10.00am
Royal Hospital Chelsea
Free

Get to know your neighbours and the Chelsea Pensioners over a cuppa.

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A black and white painting of Napoleon on horseback on the battlefield at Waterloo

Discussion

Napoleon: Man vs Myth

18 June 2025, 5.30pm
National Army Museum
£20.00 to £25.00

Join our panel of experts, including the co-editors of 'Napoleonic Objects and Their Afterlives', to get to the heart of who Napoleon Bonaparte really was.

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A painting of the Waterloo Banquet in Apsley House, 1836

Talk

Siborne Lecture: The Legacy of Waterloo

19 June 2025, 6.00pm
National Army Museum
Free

Join us for the annual Siborne Lecture at the National Army Museum, in partnership with the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), exploring the history and culture of the Napoleonic Wars.