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 - Chiltern Open Air Museum & Craft Day (only £26 each)Coach bays on Tothill Street, nearest tube: St. James's Park, London£26.00
Come along on Saturday 26th July for a coach trip to visit Chiltern Open Air Museum & Craft Day.
About the open air museum
Chiltern Open Air Museum in Buckinghamshire was founded by volunteers in 1976, and opened to the public in 1981. The Museum is a charity that rescues threatened historic buildings, which would otherwise be demolished, and rebuilds and preserves them in a traditional Chilterns landscape.The Museum has 37 rescued historic buildings on display that were the workplaces or homes of ordinary people. Every building on site was once somewhere else and either lived in or used by our Chilterns ancestors.
Also on the day we will be there, there are having a craft weekend, where we can witness traditional crafts in action. The site will be showcasing the work of traditional craftspeople including natural dyeing, flint knapping, felting, lacemaking and spinning. There’ll also be live folk music throughout the weekend, adding to the atmosphere of the event.
Entry
Entry to the open air museum is £15 per person (payable on the day by cash, bank transfer or PayPal).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/
- 'The Roman Wall - then & now' Guided WalkTower Hill Tube Station (outside the station), London
Come along on Sunday 27th July at 1:30pm for a guided walk along the old Roman Wall!
About the walk
We will be walking the route of the old Roman Wall, starting at Tower Hill Tube and finishing at Blackfriars Tube.The wall was built between 190AD and 225AD and defined the shape of the City of London. As the City expanded in the 18th and 19th centuries a lot of the wall was knocked down, although there is a bit left which we can see.
We will be following the wall using a 'Braun & Hogenberg' map which was drawn in 1572, it shows the wall intact and was one of the first maps to be drawn of London. Using the map, we will be able to see not only what the Roman's built, but also how the wall was adapted and what was built around it in the 16th century when the map was drawn. We can then compare this by what exists on and around the wall today, some 1800 years after it was built.
The walk will be led by myself. Maps will be provided of the route. We will walk about 2 miles and so it will take about 2 hours.
Cost
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 - 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 'Starbucks Coffee Shop', 34 New Bridge St (near Blackfriars Tube Station).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 (text only)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/
- Day trip by train - Guided Walk/Hike around Jane Austen Country in Hampshire!Waterloo Train Station (on the concourse under the clock), London
Come along on Saturday 2nd August for a guided walk/hike around Jane Austen country in Hampshire!
About the trip
We will be walking from Alton to Chawton and then to the village of Farringdon, before we loop back. On the walk, we will be stopping as I tell you about the references to her life. The village of Chawton is where she lived and her former house is now a museum. We will also see her brother's house and the church where her sister and mother are buried.We will walk about 7 miles, so sensible shoes are advised. The terrain is reasonably flat amongst heathland and forest and we will be sticking to paths.
The trip is part guided walk by myself/part hike and we will have time at Chawton if you wish to visit her house where she did her best writing.
If you wish to visit her house at Chawton, the cost is £15 or £7.50 if you are an ArtFund member.
About Jane Austen
Jane Austen (1775 - 1817) was born in and spent most of her life in Hampshire. She lived her entire life as part of a close-knit family located on the lower fringes of the English landed gentry. She was educated primarily by her father and older brothers as well as through her own reading. The steadfast support of her family was critical to her development as a professional writer.Her plots, though fundamentally comic, highlight the dependence of women on marriage to secure social standing and economic security. Her works, though usually popular, were first published anonymously and brought her little personal fame and only a few positive reviews during her lifetime, but the publication in 1869 of her nephew's 'A Memoir of Jane Austen' introduced her to a wider public.
She wrote six novels in her lifetime, four of them: Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814) and Emma (1815) were published while she was alive. Northanger Abbey (1818) & Persuasion (1818) were published after her death.
All were written during the last 8 years of her life whilst she was living at Chawton and this year is the 250th anniversay of her birth!
Aprox Itinerary
9:30am - meet at the station and get GroupSave train tickets (in groups of 3) to Alton
9:54am - catch train
11:09am - arrive at Alton
11:20am - start walk through Alton and onto her house in Chawton
12:30pm - optional house visit at Chawton
1:30pm - stop for lunch in café across the road to the house or bring a packed lunch
2:00pm - continue walk (round trip walk to Farringdon)
2:45pm - arrive at Farringdon, which she knew as she had friends living there
3:00pm - walk back to Alton
4:00pm - arrive back at Alton
4:00pm - freetime - head back to London, look around the town or head to a pub:
Trains going back: 4:15pm, 4:44pm and the same times past each hour - it takes 1h 15mins). There is another train at 4:15pm and the same time past each hour which stops at Woking before going onto WaterlooPayment
Full Members of the group will be free, everyone else the cost is £7 per person (payable on the day by cash, bank transfer or PayPal).- 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.Become a Full Member
To become a Full Member (£14 a year):
- go to PayPal https://www.paypal.com/uk/ and send the payment to general@cultureseekerss.org, if you could use the ‘For Friends & Family’ option, as this avoids a charge from PayPal
or
- send a bank transfer: TSB Bank plc, sort code: 77-66-65, account no: 00030809, Cultureseekers
- Pay cash on the dayTrain Tickets
We will be getting GroupSave tickets (3 for 2) which work out at £18.00 each (we will be purchasing these in groups of three on the day as people arrive).Please note, we only wait under the clock tower for 10 minutes after the advertised meeting time, so please be early or on time.
If you can't see us under the clock, 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/
- Cultureseekers Monthly Lunch - Blank Street Coffee, 7 Ludgate CircusBlank Street Coffee, London
Come along on Sunday 3rd August for lunch before the guided walk.
About the event
Once a month at lunchtime before the guided walks, we will be having lunch in a local cafe or pub in the area the walk is in.It's a chance to chat and get to know people in the group in a quiet relaxed setting. Each month's restaurant will be in a different part of London and different cafes or pubs.
The lunches are open to all, whether you come on the walk or not.
Lookout for the 'London Cultureseekers' group signs on the tables when you get to the cafe.
Hope to see you there!
Robert
07905 901 834 (prefer text) 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/
