What we’re about
Welcome to the London Cultureseekers Group!
If you're interested in exploring London's history & culture with other like minded people, then this is the only group you need to join! We are London's largest & most active cultural and history group!
We meetup 2-3 times a week to explore museums, art galleries, historical buildings, go on guided walks and attend history talks. We also have historic treasure hunts, visit the theatre, coffee evenings, social evenings, meals and attend classical music concerts. In the summer we also have day trips outside of the capital by train or coach to explore historical towns and the countryside.
The group is very friendly, we have members from 20 to 80 years old and across all backgrounds. The group has been running for over 18 years and is a great way to meet and make new friends. Plus after events we generally head to a local pub or cafe to chat.
You can either pay as you go at events or we do have an optional annual membership fee (details below).
Membership Fee
The group charges an optional annual membership fee of £14 per person.
Benefits of paying the membership fee and becoming a Full Member are:
- Discounted entry at 11 museums and galleries around London (You can view them here: https://www.meetup.com/london_cultureseekers/photos/22974682/525165916/
- 10% discount on any purchases at Foyles bookshops or from their website
- All treasure hunts we do will be FREE (normally £7 each)
- The 'Wren City Churches', 'Charlie Chaplin', 'Roman Wall', 'Have I Got Mews For You', ‘What’s in a Name’ and 'Shakespeare's London' Guided Walks will all be FREE (normally £7 each)
- All talks the group does will be FREE (normally £6 each)
- All Thames foreshore visits will be FREE (normally £7 each)
- Guided highlights tour around the Museum of London & Museum of London Docklands will be FREE (normally £7 each)
- All ‘London’s Lost Rivers’ hikes will be FREE (normally £6 each)
- All day trips by train out of London will be FREE to attend (normally £7)
- All coach day trips out of London will be discounted by £7 per trip
- All the Blue Badge guided walks we do will be discounted by £2 per walk
- Entry to 20-30 paying museums & historical buildings that we visit across the year will be discounted by £2 each
Once you pay the membership fee, you will receive a membership card, go to: PayPal: and send the payment to general@cultureseekers.org or bank transfer - email me and I'll send you details. Or you can pay cash at an event.
Events
Have a look at the events page: https://www.meetup.com/London_Cultureseekers/events/ to see what's coming up and where we have been. London Cultureseekers is a brilliant place to make friends in London whilst experiencing some of the very best areas of culture and history which the city has to offer.
We keep costs low and the quality high and have a star rating of 4.5 out of 5 from 22,378 reviews across 18 years!
Our events always go ahead, regardless of the weather. Feel free to email or text me if you have any questions or would like to suggest somewhere we can visit.
Click on the video clips below to view our day trips to Bath and walking the Seven Sisters:
https://youtu.be/WAXipRxXtnc
https://youtu.be/06scGec8CcY
RSVP'ing
Click on the 'Join Us' button below, enter your details and then RSVP Yes to any events that you would like to attend, it's that simple! All new events get sent out on Friday evenings, so keep a lookout then.
When you turn up for an event, look out for the red & blue 'London Cultureseekers Group' flag and then come over and say hello.
Please be aware of the groups rules, which you can read here: https://www.meetup.com/london_cultureseekers/photos/22974682/523578875/Group_Rules/
Hope to see you at an event soon!
Robert - 07905 901 834 (text only please) / [general@cultureseekers.org](mailto:general@cultureseekers.org)
I'm a member of the AGTO (Association of Group Travel Organisers). In 2022 I was a finalist in the GTO (Group Travel Organiser) of the Year Awards and in 2025, I was a nominee in the London for Groups 'Organising Member of the Year' award.
You can follow us on:
The group blog: www.cultureseekers.blog
YouTube: Cultureseekers channel
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LondonCultureseekers/
Twitter: @Culture_Seekers
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Day trip by train - visit Fort Amherst in Kent!Victoria Train Station (on the concourse, near the main WH Smith shop), London
Come along on Saturday 30th August to visit Fort Amherst on the River Medway in Kent!
About Fort Amherst
Fort Amherst was built in 1756 at Chatham on the River Medway to defend Chatham Dockyard and access to the River Medway from a French invasion.The building of the fort was largely the result of the Raid on the Medway 89 years before, when the Dutch fleet inflicted heavy damages on the dockyard. The fort was reinforced during the Napoleonic wars (1799-1815) and were used in both WW1 and WW2.
Since 1959, the site has been a ancient monument and opened to the public in the 1970's.
When we arrive, we will be having a tour of the tunnels which run under the fort. The tour lasts about 1h 30mins.
Cost
Entry is free, but if you wish to do the tunnels tour, its £9 per person (payable on the day by cash, PayPal or Bank Transfer).Aprox Itinerary
9:45am - meet at the station and get GroupSave train tickets (in groups of 3) to Chatham
10:10am - catch train
10:56am - arrive at Chatham and walk to the fort (about half a mile)
11:15am - arrive
11:30am - tour of the tunnels (lasts about 1h 30mins)
1:00pm - stop for lunch, there is a cafe on site
2:00pm - self guiding around the site
3:30pm - meet back at the cafe and walk back to the stationTrains going back: 4:02pm, 4:19pm, 4:35pm and the same times past each hour - it takes 49mins).
Train Tickets
We will be getting GroupSave tickets (3 for 2) which work out at £15.60 each (we will be purchasing these in groups of three on the day as people arrive).Become a Full Member
To become a Full Member (£14 a year) either:- send a bank transfer: TSB Bank plc, sort code: 77-66-65, account no: 00030809, Account name: Cultureseekers
- go to PayPal - https://www.paypal.com/uk/, ‘send a payment’ to general@cultureseekers.org and click on the ‘Goods & Services’ option and change it to ‘Friends & Family’, as this avoids a charge from PayPal.
- Pay cash at your next event.Please note, we will only wait at the station for 10 minutes after the advertised meeting time so please be early or on time.
Look out for the red & blue 'London Cultureseekers' group sign outside the main WH Smith shop.
Hope to see you there!
Robert
07905 901 834 (text only) or email: general@cultureseekers.orgOn the day, if you can’t make the visit, just change your RSVP to No or text me to say you can’t make it. Please don’t post any messages in the comments that you can’t make it, as this generates spam for everyone else.
Please make sure you are aware of the group rules here before RSVPing - https://www.meetup.com/london_cultureseekers/photos/22974682/523578875/Group_Rules/
- Shakespeare's Globe Theatre: 'The Merry Wives of Windsor'Starbucks Coffee Shop (opposite the Globe entrance), London
Come along on Saturday 30th August to Shakespeare's Globe Theatre to see one of William Shakespeare's best comedies: 'The Merry Wives of Windsor'.
About the play
‘When night-dogs run, all sorts of deer are chased’
– Act V, scene 5Boisterous, disreputable knight Sir John Falstaff hatches a plan to restore his fortunes by seducing two wealthy housewives, Mistress Ford and Mistress Page. But the hunter becomes the hunted when, wise to his schemes and determined to get the last laugh, they decide to play a few tricks of their own…
Middle class England dissolves into beautiful chaos in this unexpected story of mischief, madness and metamorphoses,
The play was written in around 1597.
Tickets
Tickets are £5-£10 each for standing and from £25 upwards for seating.Book your own ticket here...
Then:
- On the left hand side, chose either your seat or standing option
- Click 'Add to Basket' and payIf tickets sell out online, you can get one on the day by queuing outside the main entrance for returns at 6:00pm.
The Globe has no roof to protect the standing tickets in the yard, if it rains you will get wet.
The play starts at 7:30pm and lasts 2 hours and 20 mins with an interval.
Lookout for 'Cultureseekers' signs in the coffee shop, if you can't see us, send me a text.
We will walk over to the Globe at about 7:10pm.
Hope to see you there!
Robert
07905 901 834 (prefer text)On the day, if you can’t make the trip, just change your RSVP to No or text me to say you can’t make it.
Please don’t post any messages in the comments that you can’t make it, as this generates spam for everyone else.Please make sure you are aware of the group rules here before RSVPing - https://www.meetup.com/london_cultureseekers/messages/boards/thread/53768478
- Visit the Horniman Museum!Forest Hill Train Station (outside the station), London
Come along on Sunday 31st August to visit the Horniman Museum!
About the museum
The museum was setup in 1901 by John Horniman, the tea merchant, to show off the interesting things that he had collected from around the world.There are over 350,000 exhibits in the museum from natural history, musical instruments, fossils, tribal artifacts and of course tea making. The museum also has an aquarium, Butterfly house and a miniature zoo.
It's set in 16 acres of landscaped gardens which you can also wander around.
The visit should last about 1h 30mins. The visit is self guiding.
Cost
Entry cost is free!Getting there
Forest Hill Station is on the London Overground Line (Windrush Line) in Zone 3.Afterwards
After we will head to the 'The Signal pub' 7 Devonshire Row a short walk from the museum from 4pm for a chat over a drink.If you can, please come to the pub afterwards, as its a great way to meet others after the museum visit.
If you can't see us at the station, please text.
Look out for the red and blue 'London Cultureseekers' group sign.
Hope to see you there!
Robert
07905 901 834 (prefer text)On the day, if you can’t make the visit, just change your RSVP to No or text me to say you can’t make it.
Please don’t post any messages in the comments that you can’t make it, as this generates spam for everyone else.Please make sure you are aware of the group rules here before RSVPing - https://www.meetup.com/london_cultureseekers/photos/22974682/523578875/Group_Rules/
- Visit the Polish Institute & Sikorski Museum!South Kensington Tube Station (outside the station - Thurloe Place side), London
Come along on Saturday 6th September to visit the Polish Institute & Sikorski Museum!
About the Institute and museum
The institute and museum were created immediately after the end of WW2 to preserve the memory of the Polish Underground State in occupied Poland and future records from Poland's occupation by the Soviet Union.The institute has conserved historical records, including witness records from the Warsaw Uprising in 1944, documents, military medals, works of art, a library and many personal effects which had once belonged to Polish statesmen, diplomats, academics, military leaders and ordinary men and women. The institute's also has an unrivalled film and photographic archive of over 5,000 photographs was digitised during 2005–6.
Today, the institute continues its mission to collect, preserve and promote the history and cultural legacy of Poland in the United Kingdom and beyond.
When we arrive, we will be having a guided tour and afterwards we will have freetime to look around the museum. The visit should last about 2 hours.
Cost
Entry and the guided tour is £5 per person for Full Members and £7 per person for everyone else (payable by cash, PayPal or Bank Transfer on the day).Become a Full Member
To become a Full Member (£14 a year), either:
- go to PayPal - https://www.paypal.com/uk/, ‘send a payment’ to general@cultureseekers.org and click on the ‘Goods & Services’ option and change it to ‘Friends & Family’, as this avoids a charge from PayPal.
- Send via Bank Transfer (email me – general@cultureseekers.org for details)
- Pay cash on the dayAfterwards
After we will head to 'The Goat Tavern pub' 3a Kensington High Street from 4:00pm for a chat over a drink.If you can make it, please come to the pub afterwards, as it’s a great way to meet and get to know others after the visit.
Please note, we only wait outside the station for 10 minutes after the advertised meeting time, so please be early or on time.
If you can't see us outside the station, please text.
Look out for the red and blue 'London Cultureseekers' group sign.
Hope to see you there!
Robert
07905 901 834 (prefer text) or email: general@cultureseekers.orgOn the day, if you can’t make the trip, just change your RSVP to No or text me to say you can’t make it.
Please don’t post any messages in the comments that you can’t make it, as this generates spam for everyone else.Please make sure you are aware of the group rules here before RSVPing - https://www.meetup.com/london_cultureseekers/photos/22974682/523578875/Group_Rules/
