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 16 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 £13 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/messages/boards/thread/53768500)
- 10% discount on any purchases at Foyles bookshops or from their website
- All treasure hunts we do will be FREE (normally £6 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 £6 each)
- All talks the group does will be FREE (normally £6 each)
- All Thames foreshore visits will be FREE (normally £6 each)
- Guided highlights tour around the Museum of London & Museum of London Docklands will be FREE (normally £6 each)
- All ‘London’s Lost Rivers’ hikes will be FREE (normally £6 each)
- All day trips by train out of London will be FREE (normally £6)
- All coach day trips out of London will be discounted by £6 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 (https://www.meetup.com/london_cultureseekers/dues) to pay online 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 rating of 4.5 out of 5 from 17,900 reviews!
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/messages/boards/thread/53768478
Hope to see you at an event soon!
Robert - 07905 901 834 (text only please) / general@cultureseekers.org
You can follow us on:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LondonCultureseekers/
Twitter: @Culture_Seekers
YouTube: Cultureseekers channel
The group blog: www.cultureseekers.blog
Upcoming events (4+)
Coach bays on Tothill Street (nearest tube: St James's Park)
THE TRIP IS NOW FULL, PLEASE CONTACT ME VIA MEETUP IF YOU WISH TO GO ON THE WAITING LIST.
Come along on Saturday 3rd June for a coach trip to explore the pretty villages in the county of Wiltshire!
About the trip
The historic county of Wiltshire is a stunning county, where you feel close to the earth and the ever-changing big skies. Almost half of Wiltshire is designated an 'Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty' and a part of it sits in the Cotswolds.
We will be visiting some of its prettiest villages:
Castle Combe
Is a quintessentially English village which is often voted the 'prettiest village in England'. It has appeared in may T.V shows and films, including the 1967 film 'Doctor Dolittle' and the 2011 film 'War Horse'.
Corsham
The villages is a hidden treasure, quintessentially English and sitting on the edge of the Cotswolds. Its history is linked to wool and stone: the wool from the Flemish weavers who based themselves here; the stone from the famous Bath Stone, quarried locally and used in many of the town’s buildings. It was also featured in the T.V series 'Poldark'.
Laycock
The village is owned almost entirely by the National Trust and has a fantastic abbey. The streets are like stepping back in time and because of this, it has been featured in T.V productions of Pride & Prejudice, Emma, Cranford, Downton Abbey and the Harry Potter films.
Wootton Rivers
Is a small village like a picture postcard and full of thatched cottages. The area is famous for a spectacular part of the Kennet & Avon canal which runs near the village.
I'll be giving you a mini tour around them, before leaving you to explore on your own.
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 and then email me ([masked]) 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 £24 per person for Full Members and £30 per person for everyone else (payable in advance when you RSVP - Full Members, just amend the amount before paying).
Please note: you won't be able to pay via the app, only the full site. You also don't need a Paypal account to pay, just a credit card and pay as a guest.
Go here to become a Full Member - www.meetup.com/London_Cultureseekers/dues/
Food & drink
Its up to you whether you wish to bring your own food and drink or purchase items in the villages.
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[masked] (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/messages/boards/thread/53768478
- Robert (.
- Rosi
- Cindy
- 48 attendees
Come along on Sunday 4th June to visit Croydon Airport!
About the airport
Croydon Airport was the UK's only international airport during the interwar period. It opened in 1920, built in a Neoclassical style, and was developed as Britain's main airport, handling more cargo, mail, and passengers than any other UK airport at the time.
Innovations at the site included the world's first air traffic control and the first airport terminal. During WW2 the airport was named RAF Croydon as its role changed to that of a fighter airfield during the Battle of Britain and in 1943 RAF Transport Command was founded at the site, which used the airport to transport thousands of troops into and out of Europe.
It closed in 1959, as London's primary international airport passed to Heathrow Airport.
We will be having a tour when we arrive and then you are free to look around their museum. The airport is only open for tours on the first Sunday of every month.
Aprox Itinerary
12:30pm - catch train (GroupSave to Waddon)
1:08pm - arrive and walk 15mins to the airport
2:00pm - tour starts
2:45pm - tour finishes, freetime to look around the museum
4:00pm - meet back across the road in Costa Coffee
Trains go back to London at: 4:30pm, 5:00pm and the same times past each hour.
Cost
The tour cost is £6 per person for Full Members and £8 per person for everyone else (payable in cash when you turn up).
Go here to become a Full Member - www.meetup.com/London_Cultureseekers/dues/
Train & Tickets
We will be getting GroupSave tickets (purchased in groups of 3 when you arrive). These will be £9.30 per person. Or the station is in zone 5, so make sure you have money on your Oystercard.
- You don't have to go back with the same 2 people you purchased your ticket with, but you should travel back in a group of 3 or more as the tickets are group tickets.
Please note, we only wait for 10 minutes after the advertised meeting time before boarding the train, so please be early or on time.
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[masked] (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
- Robert (.
- Geoff
- Cathy P.
- 68 attendees
On Wednesday 7th June at 6:30pm, we will be having an online Midweek Coffee Evening!
It's a chance to keep in touch and chat with others in the group.
So nearer the time, pour yourself a coffee (or tea) and click on the link after you RSVP.
Hope to see you there!
Robert[masked] (prefer text)
Please make sure you are aware of the group rules here before RSVPing - https://www.meetup.com/london_cultureseekers/messages/boards/thread/53768478
- Robert (.
- Katerina
- Marketa
- 6 attendees
Starbucks Coffee Shop (opposite the Globe entrance)
Come along on Friday 9th June to Shakespeare's Globe Theatre to see one of William Shakespeare's best comedies: 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'.
About the play
‘So quick bright things come to confusion’
– Act I, scene 1
On Midsummer’s eve, four rebellious young lovers, a band of ambitious artisan players, and a feuding Fairy King and Queen all cross paths in a riotously enchanted forest. When the shapeshifting, mischief-making Puck, the Fairy King’s servant, is ordered to cast spells on everyone, what could possibly go wrong?
All hell breaks loose as nature, and human nature, are turned upside down and inside out; the forest’s new inhabitants are in for a wild and unsettling night of love, jealousy and utter confusion… but once the nightmare is over, will life be a dream again by morning?
The play was written in 1595/96.
Tickets
Tickets are £5-£10 each for standing and from £25 upwards for seating.
Book your own ticket here - https://basket.shakespearesglobe.com/31472/31502
Then:
- Make sure that Friday 9th June, 7:30pm production is showing
- Scroll down and choose your seat
- Click 'Add to Basket' and pay
If 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 about 2 hours, with a 15 minute 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[masked] (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/messages/boards/thread/53768478
- Robert (.
- Valentina
- Susi
- 31 attendees
Past events (2,041)
Tower Hill Tube Station (outside the station)
- Robert (.
- Aferdita R.
- Amanda T
- 33 attendees
