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. You can pay by cash, Bank Transfer, PayPal or a credit card via SumUp. Email me for more details - general@cultureseekers.org.
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
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- £7.00
Tour of the Thames River Police Museum!
Wapping Overground Station (outside the station), Wapping High Street, London, al, GBCome along on Tuesday 18th November for a tour of the Thames River Police Museum!
About the museum
The origins of the Thames Police go back to the 18th Century. Then importers were suffering losses of £500,000 annually, with a considerable subsequent loss of import dues, while cargoes were unloaded on the un-protected River Thames.
A plan to protect the river by policing the Thames shipping was devised in 1797 by Mr. John Harriott, an Essex Justice of the Peace, farmer and inventor. The West India Merchants financed the first preventative policing of the central shipping area of the Thames.
The Thames River Police merged with the Metropolitan Police Service in 1839 under Robert Peel. It was setup in Wapping High Street where is still stands today.
The museum has exhibits including uniforms and documents, which trace the history of the Thames River Police from its inception to the present day. There is also a fine collection of the every day “Hardware” of policing from handcuffs to cutlasses.
The museum is quite small and is one large room, so we are limited to 20 people. The tour lasts about 1h 30mins and will be conducted by a retired Police officer who served with the River Police.
Cost
Tour cost is £7 per person (payable on the day by cash, credit card, Bank Transfer or PayPal).
Become a Full Member
To become a Full Member (£14 a year), either:
- Pay cash at an event
- Pay via Bank Transfer (email me – general@cultureseekers.org for details)
- Pay via credit card on the day or in advance (https://pay.sumup.com/b2c/QLAX8AUI)
- Pay via PayPal, send a payment to general@cultureseekers.org, using the ‘Friends & Family’ option
Afterwards
After we will head to the 'Captain Kidd pub' 108 Wapping High Street from 1:00pm.
If you can make it, please come to the pub afterwards, as its 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)
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/5376847820 attendees - £13.00
Visit the London Museum of Water & Steam!
Kew Bridge Station (outside the station), Kew Bridge, London, GBCome along on Saturday 22nd November for a visit to the London Museum of Water & Steam!
About the museum
The museum sits on the site of the old Kew Bridge Pumping Station in Brentford. The pumping station opened in 1838 with the aim of providing drinking water. It originally supplied drinking water to Paddington and Kensington, then extending to Earling and by the 20th century it covered most of West London.
It opened as a museum in 1975 and tells the comprehensive story of London's water supply, from Roman times up to the present day, through a series of displays and artefacts arranged across the site. In 2014 the museum reopened to the public following a £2.45 million programme of redevelopment.
We are going on the day when they turn on the engines, called a 'Steam Up' day.
Getting there
Kew Bridge Station is in Zone 3. You can get there from Waterloo Station and it takes about 28mins. Trains leave Waterloo at: 12:22pm & 12:52pm.
Entry
Entry is £13 per person. Payable by cash, credit card, bank transfer or PayPal on the day.
If you wish to pay in advance:
- send a bank transfer: TSB Bank plc, sort code: 77-66-65, account no: 00030809, Account name: Cultureseekers
- - Pay via credit card on the day or in advance (https://pay.sumup.com/b2c/QDOWSSXO)
- 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) either:
- Pay cash at an event
- Pay via Bank Transfer (email me – general@cultureseekers.org for details)
- Pay via credit card on the day or in advance (https://pay.sumup.com/b2c/QLAX8AUI)
- Pay via PayPal, send a payment to general@cultureseekers.org, using the ‘Friends & Family’ option
Afterwards
After we will head to the cafe within the museum for a chat over a drink.
If you can make it, please come to the cafe afterwards, as it’s a great way to meet and get to know others after the visit.
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 station.
Hope to see you there!
Robert
07905 901 834 (text only) or email: general@cultureseekers.org
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/21 attendees 
'Wren's City Churches' Guided Walk
Tower Hill Tube Station (outside the station), Tower Hill, London, GBCome along on Saturday 23rd November at 1:30pm for a guided walk around the City on the churches that were built by Sir Christopher Wren.
About the walk
I will be guiding you around the City of London to see and go inside some of the churches that were built by Sir Christopher Wren after the Great Fire of London in 1666. I will talk about Wren himself, his two assistants; Nicholas Hawksmoor and Robert Hooke, each church's architecture, it's history, the churches that were here before 1666, the Great Fire of London and the damage done during the Blitz of WW2. Hopefully we will be able to go inside a few to view them from inside.
Christopher Michael Wren (1632 - 1723), was born in East Knoyle, Wiltshire and is one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history. He was accorded responsibility for rebuilding 52 churches in the City of London after the Great Fire in 1666, including his masterpiece, St. Paul's Cathedral, on Ludgate Hill. Other notable buildings by Wren include the Royal Naval College in Greenwich, and the south front of Hampton Court Palace.
The guided walk will be led by myself.
The walk lasts 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 or PayPal 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 'Ye Olde London' Pub, 42 Ludgate Hill for a chat over a drink.
If you can make it, please come to the pub afterwards, as its 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.org
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/60 attendees- £12.00
Visit the Foundling Museum!
Russell Square Tube Station (outside the station), Bernard Street, London, GBCome along on Saturday 29th November to visit the Foundling Museum!
About the museum
The Foundling Museum tells the story of the Foundling Hospital, Britain's first home for abandoned children.
The museum examines the work of the Foundling Hospital's founder Thomas Coram (1668 - 1751), a philanthropist who campaigned for 17 years before he received a Royal Charter from King George II to found the hospital.
It also tells the story of two benefactors of the hospital - the artist William Hogarth and the composer George Frideric Handel. There are many paintings of Hogarth's in the museum and it also has the world's greatest privately amassed collection of Handel memorabilia.
It also illustrates how the Foundling Hospital's charity work for children still carries on today through the child care organisation Coram.
The visit is self-guiding.
Cost
Entry cost is £12 for Full Members & £14 for everyone else. Payable by cash, credit card, bank transfer or PayPal on the day.
If you are an ArtFund member, entry is Free (please remember to bring your card and show it on entry).
If you wish to pay in advance:
- send a bank transfer: TSB Bank plc, sort code: 77-66-65, account no: 00030809, Account name: Cultureseekers
- - Pay via credit card on the day or in advance (https://pay.sumup.com/b2c/QDOWSSXO)
- 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) either:
- Pay cash at an event
- Pay via Bank Transfer (email me – general@cultureseekers.org for details)
- Pay via credit card on the day or in advance (https://pay.sumup.com/b2c/QLAX8AUI)
- Pay via PayPal, send a payment to general@cultureseekers.org, using the ‘Friends & Family’ option
Afterwards
After we will head to 'The Lamb pub' 94 Lamb's Conduit Street, a short walk from the museum at 4:00pm for a chat over a drink.
If you can make it, please come to the pub afterwards, as its 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)
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/20 attendees
Past events
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