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 £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 £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 to attend (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: 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 4.6 out of 5 from 19,340 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- 'Historic Camberwell & Denmark Hill' Guided WalkDenmark Hill Overground Station (outside the station - Salvation Army side), London£12.00
Come along on Saturday 14th December for a Blue Badge Guided Walk on Historic Camberwell and Denmark Hill!
We have 2 guides, Diane Burstein & Rachel Kolsky. Please indicate which guide/time you wish to go with when you RSVP and come along for that time.
About the walk
Now that the London overground “ginger line” has arrived at Denmark Hill this area is much more accessible from other parts of town so come and explore this little known district of London.Attractive Georgian houses, green spaces, remnants of a workhouse, an historic parish church, educational and medical establishments all feature. Learn about the area’s connection with the founder of the Salvation Army, the leading Victorian art critic, a famous 18th century writer and the only living British actress to be awarded a blue plaque.
We finish at the South London Art Gallery where we find an excellent cafe and, depending on the tour timing, interesting exhibitions of contemporary art.
The walk is a private walk for the group, we will be guided by Blue Badge guides Diane Burstein & Rachel Kolsky.
Denmark Hill is in Zone 2 and is on the Thameslink Line. You can get there from Victoria or London Bridge.
Payment
Full Members of the group will be £10, everyone else the cost is £12 per person (payable via cash on the day or in advance via PayPal).Alternatively, if you wish to pay in advance, send a direct PayPal payment to: general@cultureseekers.org.
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 'Grove House Tavern pub', 26 Camberwell Grove for a chat over a drink. The nearest station after will be Denmark Hill Station.If you can make it, please come to the pub 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)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 Monthly Meal - Christmas Meal!The Crosse Keys Pub (in the private room upstairs at the back), London
Come along on Saturday 14th December at 6:30pm for a meal!
About the meal
Come along for the group's Christmas meal! We will be taking over a room upstairs at the back of the pub.It's a chance to chat and get to know people in the group.
When you get to the pub, look out for the 'London Cultureseekers Group' table.
The food is general cuisine as its a Wetherspoons pub, with the aim to have something Christmassy. You can view the menu here: https://www.jdwetherspoon.com/food
Lookout for the group signs when you get to the pub (upstairs at the back of the pub).
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/
- Visit the Museum of London Docklands! (Free guided tour for Full Members)West India Quay DLR (outside the station), London
Come along on Sunday 15th December to visit the Museum of London Docklands!
About the museum
Housed in a warehouse built in 1802 to store sugar, coffee and rum, the museum tells the story of the Thames, its port and the people from all over the world who settled there.Thousands of objects and pictures – many rescued during the 1970s and 1980s when containerisation and competition forced London's port to move downstream – trace the area's history, from the arrival of the Romans to the rise of Canary Wharf. Historic photographs and printed material from the Port of London Authority Archive show the vast scale of the docks at the turn of the twentieth century and workshop reconstructions illustrate the many traditional port trades, now mostly lost.
Metropolitan Fire Brigade footage and captured Nazi footage documents the impact of the Blitz on the area and oral testimonies explore the port's role in secret wartime projects.
Entry
Entry to the museum is free!I will be giving a free highlights tour lasting about 1h 30mins for anyone who is a Full Member of the group.
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.The visit should last about 2 hours.
Afterwards
After we will head to 'The Ledger Building' (a Wetherspoons pub) next door at 4 Hertsmere Road from 4:00pm.If you can make it, please come to the pub afterwards, as it’s 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/
- 'Dickensian Carol Service' @ St. Bartholomew the Great Church!St. Bartholomew the Great Church (outside the entrance), London
Come along on Wednesday 18th December for a Dickensian Carol Service at St. Bartholomew the Great Church!
The normal carol concert we attend at St. Stephen Walbrook church is not happening this year, as the church is closed until next April for restoration.
About the service
Many of the images we are familiar with in our Christmases today come to us from the Victorian era, and are associated with the works of Charles Dickens, and especially his book, A Christmas Carol.This service uses readings from that magnificent work, as well as other writings by Dickens relating to the season. Meantime, the music for both choir and congregation is taken from the sources that were available in his lifetime, so that we both hear his words and sing the carols that he would have known.
A special feature of this service is that some of the descendants of Charles Dickens will be giving some of the readings. Plus the choir will be dressed in Dickensian clothes.
About the church
The church was founded in 1123 by a monk called 'Rahere' and was part of the Augustinian priory next door. The chuch sits behind a Tudor gatehouse from around 1595. The chuch has unusual architecture, starting in a Norman Romanesque style of architecture, however during the build, the Gothic style was becoming the go-to design, so it changed halfway through the build.The church has been featured in many films, including: 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' (1994), 'Elizabeth: the Golden Age' (2007), 'The Other Boleyn Girl' (2008) and 'Testament of Youth' (2014).
Doors open at 5:30pm and the concert will last about 1 hour.
Cost
The carol concert is free!Afterwards
After the concert stick around, as they offer mulled wine and minced pies in the church cloister.If you arrive later than 5:45pm, come into the church and find a seat and lookout for the group at the end. The concert starts at 6:30pm.
Lookout for the red & blue 'London Cultureseekers' group sign outside the church.
Look forward to seeing 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
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