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- Tour of the Royal Academy of Music!Regents Park Tube Station (outside the station), London
Come along on Friday 20th June for a tour around the Royal Academy of Music!
About the academy
The Royal Academy of Music was founded in 1822 and is an institution of world renown, training nearly 700 students from over 50 countries in over 20 musical disciplines.It's Museum has three permanent galleries, alongside regularly changing displays and exhibitions. Together they cover an array of eras, instruments and subjects, from the finest 17th-century Cremonese violins to the cast of a 20th-century conductor’s hand.
The tour will last about 1 hour, where we will have demonstrations of instruments being played by some of the students, before we can then explore the museum.
Cost
Entry and the tour are free!Become a Full Member
To become a Full Member (£14 a year), 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.
- Pay cash at your next event.Afterwards
After we will head to 'The Albany pub', 240 Great Portland Street, at 3pm for a chat over a drink.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) 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/
- 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 21st June for a guided walk/hike around Jane Austen country in Hampshire!
Whilst we are in Alton, in the High Street there will be celebrations to mark the 250th anniversay of Jane Austen's birth in 1775, so they might be people dressed up and some dancing.
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
9:15am - meet at the station and get GroupSave train tickets (in groups of 3) to Alton
9:43am - catch train
11:28am - arrive at Alton
11:40am - 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/
- Social Walk Along the Regent's Canal - Camden Town to PaddingtonCamden Town Tube Station (outside the station), London
Come along on Sunday 22nd June for a Social walk along the Regent's Canal, from Camden Town to Paddington.
This is part of 3 walks along London's canals that we will be doing, the others are:
Sun 20th July - Limehouse Basin to Hackney Wick
Sun 17th Aug - Hackney Wick to Kings CrossAbout the walk
London's canal's and the architecture of the buildings that back onto them are a part of many Londoner's don't get to see, the Regent's Canal which we will be walking along was built in 1816 as part of a regeneration of the area.We will be having a social walk along the Regent's Canal, from Camden Town to Paddington. The walk is along the canalpath and is about 2.5 miles.
Along the route, we will go through: Camden Lock, travelling through Regents Park, London Zoo, St John's Wood and onto Paddington Basin where we finish.
The nearest tube station after we finish is Paddington.
Cost
Cost is free for Full Members and £5 per person for everyone else (payable by cash, Bank Transfer or PayPal on the day).- 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), 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 'Royal Exchange pub', 26 Sale Place at 4pm for a chat over a drink.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) 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/
- Day trip by coach - Two Towns & a Village in Buckinghamshire! (only £26 each)Coach bays on Tothill Street, nearest tube: St. James's Park, London£26.00
Come along on Saturday 28th June for a day trip to the county of Buckinghamshire.
About the day
Buckinghamshire is a historic county that stretches from the River Thames in the south and the outskirts of London in the southeast across the ridge of chalk upland known as the Chiltern Hills.The history of the area predates the Anglo-Saxon period and the county has a rich history starting from the Brittonic and Roman periods.
We will be visiting:
Buckingham
Buckingham is a historic market town located in north Buckinghamshire, on the banks of the River Great Ouse. It is known for its picturesque streets and Georgian architecture and historic landmarks like Buckingham Old Gaol.Amersham
Amersham is a pretty market town in the Chiltern Hills. It contains a 13th Century church and serveral old coaching inns. It sits on the River Misbourne, a chalk stream and the town is often voted as one of the best places to live in the UK.Hambleden
Hambleden is a picture-postcard village of timber, brick and flint cottages, unspoilt and sitting comfortably in the Chilterns landscape from which it was built. Its an instant set and has been used as a filming location for numerous movies and TV shows, including 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang', '101 Dalmatians', 'Sleepy Hollow', 'Into the Woods' and numerous T.V showsCoach 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/
