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 coach - along the Suffolk Coast! (NOW FULL)Coach bays on Tothill Street, nearest tube: St. James's Park, London£26.00
THE TRIP IS NOW FULL, IF YOU WISH TO ATTEND, ADD YOURSELF TO THE WAITING LIST AND I WILL CONTACT YOU IF A PLACE BECOMES AVAILABLE.
Come along on Saturday 9th August for a day trip along the Suffolk coast!
About the day
The Suffolk coast stretches for 50 miles through heritage coastline and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is situated just two hours from London. We will visit a traditional seaside towns, with stunning views along the coast and pretty fishing villages. All three locations are very different from each other.We will be visiting:
Southwold
Southwold is a charming north Suffolk seaside town. Almost an island, being bounded by the North Sea to the East, by the River Blyth and Southwold harbour to the South–West and by Buss Creek to the North, there is just the one road in to and out of Southwold. Its a quintessentially English resort town with sandy beaches, a working lighthouse, multi-coloured beach huts and a pier.Thorpeness
The small village of Thorpeness was purchased in 1910 by a local businessman (Stuart Ogilvie) with the aim to transform it into a private fantasy holiday village. Today the village is just how he envisaged it with pretty mock Tudor houses and the fairy-tale ‘House in the Clouds’ - a unusual water tower with a boarded house on top, appearing to float up into the sky.Aldeburgh
Aldeburgh is a very pretty small town on the Suffolk coast. Its pastel-coloured 19th Century holiday villas line the promenade and to the east, the pebble beach with fisherman’s huts selling the daily catch.
Its historic buildings include a 16th-century 'moot hall' (a place to have meetings) and a Napoleonic-era Martello Tower.Coach seating
- If you wish to reserve a seat on the coach in advance, after you pay please look at the seating plan in the photos here and then email me - general@cultureseekers.org, with the seat number/s you wish to reserve. Its first come first served.
- The seat you sit on when you board the coach is yours for the day. If you wish to change seats on the coach during the day, you will need to get permission from the individual who is seated there.
Cost
Cost is £26 per person for Full Members and £32 per person for everyone else.After you RSVP:
You will need to make payment (its not automatic), so 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.You have 3 days to make a payment, if no payment is received within 3 days, your place will be offered to the first person on the waiting list.
Once you RSVP and then pay, I will confirm your place.
Food & drink
Its up to you whether you wish to bring your own food and drink or purchase items whilst we are there.If you can't see us on Tothill Street, please text.
Please note, we only wait for 10 minutes after the advertised meeting time, so please be early or on time. The coach has to leave at a specific time.
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/
- Cultureseekers Summer Picnic!The Italian Gardens - Hyde Park (nearest tube: Lancaster Gate), London
Come along on Sunday 10th August at 1:30pm for a Summer Picnic!
About the picnic
The group is quite cosmopolitan with people from all over the world, so the idea is to bring food & drink to the picnic from your country of origin.Then we will hand round the food so everyone get's to try food from different countries.
Its only fair that you will only be able to try other people's food & drink, if you bring some yourself to share around.
I will be bringing some plastic plates, cups and cutlery for everyone to use.
Location
We will be sitting near the Italian Gardens, just inside Hyde Park. The nearest tube station is Lancaster Gate, then walk into Hyde Park, when you get to the Italian Gardens, turn left and we will be down the side of the Italian Gardens on the grass.If its raining, we will be in the cafe near the entrance.
It's also a chance to chat and get to know people in the group in a quiet relaxed setting.
Cost
Free to attend!Lookout for the 'London Cultureseekers' Group signs.
Hope to see you there!
Robert
07905 901 834 (text only)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
- Cultureseekers Midweek Coffee Evening - Foyles Bookshop Cafe, Charing Cross RdFoyles Bookshop (in the 5th floor cafe), London
On Wednesday 13th August at 6:30pm, we will be having a Midweek Coffee Evening!
It's a chance to meet and chat with others in the group in a relaxed setting over a hot drink.
On the day, come up to the cafe on the 5th floor, grab a drink and come and join us.
The cafe closes at 8:00pm and the bookshop closes at 9:00pm.
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/
- 'Shakespeare & his London' Guided WalkLondon Bridge Tube Station (come out via the Tooley Street exit & we will be across the road), London£7.00
Come along on Saturday 16th August at 1:30pm for a guided walk on William Shakespeare and the London he lived in!
About the walk
William Shakespeare (born 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon) came to London in around 1592 and stayed until 1613. He wrote 38 plays, 154 sonnets and 2 long narrative poems before retiring back to Stratford.Today he is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language. He is the most quoted writer in the history of the English speaking world and many of his quotations have passed into everyday usage. His plays have been translated into every major language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.
But, we know so very little about him and his life. There is not a confirmed drawing or painting of him created during his lifetime or even a confirmed description of what he looked like. There are also quite a lot of mysteries and unanswered questions surrounding his life, which we are unlikely to ever find the answers to.
Due to the Great Fire of 1666, World War II bombing and a clear out of the slums in London during the 1920’s and 30’s, there is very little that remains of Shakespeare’s London, but there are some things!
During the walk I will tell you about him and how he changed the English language, his friends, contemporaries, his influences and what life in London was like in the late Elizabethan period.
The guided walk will be led by myself.
The walk takes about 2 hours and finishes near St Paul's.
Payment
Full Members of the group will be free, everyone else the cost is £7 per person (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 and send a payment to general@cultureseekers.org, send via Bank Transfer (email me for details) or pay cash on the day.Afterwards
After we will head to the Lord Raglan pub, 61 St Martin's-le-Grand for a chat over a drink.Please note, we only wait 10 minutes after the advertised meeting time before starting the walk.
Lookout for the red & blue 'London Cultureseekers' group sign across the road from London Bridge Tube Station.
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/pages/26449165/Group_Rules/
