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October 2017 Lonely Planet Traveller 37EASY TRIPSPHOTOGRAPHS: GLENGOYNE DISTILLERY, STEVEN MORRIS PHOTOGRAPHY/GETTY, OM YOS/SHUTTERSTOCKLONDON, ENGLANDKnock, knockLondon’s Open House weekendis celebrating a quarter century,and now includes more than 700buildings, tours and events in aneffort to show off the city’s variedarchitecture, especially places notnormally open to the wider public.While the likes of 30 St Mary Axe(better known as the Gherkin) areyearly favourites, it’s also a chanceto peek into private houses, such as6 Wood Lane (above) – a winner inthis year’s RIBA Regional Awards.Open House London runs on the weekend of 16– 17September (openhouselondon.org.uk). Entry to the buildingsis free, though some must be booked online and a few are byballot. The printed guide listing all participating sights costs £7.Rooms at citizenM Tower of London are compact, well-designed and often kooky; the best look to the White Tower,London’s oldest intact building (from £105; citizenm.com).``````MAKE IT HAPPEN``````Glengoyne Distillery is setat the foot of DumgoyneHill, surrounded bywoodland which allegedlyprovided a hiding place foroutlaw Rob Roy McGregor