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!
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
I'm a member of the AGTO (Association of Group Travel Organisers) and in 2022 I was a finalist in the GTO (Group Travel Organiser) of the Year Awards!
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- 'Wren's City Churches' Guided WalkTower Hill Tube Station (outside the station), London
Come along on Saturday 25th January 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.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/
- Cultureseekers Annual Quiz for Charity! (for Breast Cancer Now)The Britannia pub (in the upstairs function room), London
Come along on Saturday 25th January at 6:30pm for our Annual Quiz for charity!
About the quiz
When you arrive we will randomly divide you into teams of 4 people (or you can pick your own team).The quiz is a general knowledge quiz on London's history and culture.
We have the upstairs function room reserved, its up the spiral staircase when you enter the pub. We should be finished by 8:30/9:00pm.
The quiz is free to attend, but as it's for charity (Breast Cancer Now - http://www.breastcancernow.org), a donation box will be going round throughout the evening.
Prizes
There will be prizes for each member of the winning team, plus each member of the runners up team.If you can't find the pub, please text.
Lookout for the group signs in the upstairs function room.
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/
- Annual March in Commemoration of Charles IGreen Park Tube Station (outside the station, exit via the 'Green Park/Buckingham Palace' exit), London
Come along on Sunday 26th January to see the 53rd Annual March in Commemoration of Charles I, who was executed on 30th January 1649.
About the Commemoration
The annual commemoration takes place on the last Sunday in January. The English Civil War Society dress in authentic period costume of the day, with weaponry identical to that used during the English Civil War (1642-49). There will be several hundred reenactors from the society present, from pikemen, musketeers and calvalry. This is a great photo opportunity and you can pose with them if you wish.They assemble on the Mall by St. James's Palace (where Charles was being held) and march slowly (a death march) with muffled drums along the route he was taken on Sunday 30th January 1649, across Horse Guards Parade to the Banqueting House in Whitehall where he was beheaded.
We will be following the march to Horse Guards Parade Ground where a short ceremony will take place, along with awards being given out. They then lay a wreath. We will then follow them back to the Mall and watch them 'Troop the Colour'.
Watch a video here or a previous year's march...
About Charles I and his execution
King Charles I (1600-49) was king of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1625 until his execution in 1649. After he became king, he was constantly at loggerheads with parliament who wanted to curb his royal prerogative. Charles believed in the divine right of kings and thought he could govern according to his own conscience.Charles dissolved parliament three times in the four years after taking the throne and in 1629, he dismissed parliament and resolved to rule alone. This forced him to raise revenue by non-parliamentary means which made him increasingly unpopular.
In November 1641, tensions came to a head with disagreements over who should command an army to suppress an uprising in Ireland. Charles marched into parliament and attempted to have five members of parliament arrested.
In August 1642, Charles raised the royal standard at Nottingham Castle and a Civil War began between the Parliamentarians (led by Oliver Cromwell) and the Royalists (led by Charles I). The war divided the country, killed over 200,000 people and lasted until 1649, when Charles was captured and tried for treason. He was executed and Oliver Cromwell took on the role of Lord Protector, thus turning the country into a republic.
It finishes about 1pm.
Cost
It's free to attend!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 'Silver Cross pub', 33 Whitehall (towards the back of the pub) to chat over drinks.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@culltureseekers.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/
- Guided Tour of the Musical Museum!Kew Bridge Train Station (outside the station), London
Come along on Saturday 1st February to visit the amazing Musical Museum!
About the museum
The Musical Museum tells the story of how people listened to music before the days of microphones and electronics.It contains one of the world's foremost collections of self-playing musical instruments. From the tiniest of clockwork music boxes to the 'Mighty Wurlitzer' the collection embraces an impressive and comphrehensive array of sophisticated reproducing pianos, orchestrions, orchestrelles, residence organs and violin players.
We will be having a 1h 30min guided tour and demonstrations of the instruments including delicate musical boxes, reproducing pianos, organs, self-playing violins and the Mighty Wurlitzer! After the tour, you will be free to look around the rest of the museum.
You can here the Mighty Wurlitzer here...
Kew Bridge Station is located in Zone 3 and you can get there from Waterloo Station, trains leaving at: 11:52am, 12:22pm and the same times past each hour. The journey takes 26 minutes.
Cost
Entry is £12 per person for Full Members and £14 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 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 museum's cafe and at 4pm head to the 'Express Tavern Pub' at 56 Kew Bridge for a chat over a drink.If you can make it, please come to the cafe or 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 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/
