- Further village London
Course start date: Wed 25 Jun 2025Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Hazel BakerJoin us for 4 guided walks around London's former villages - Bermondsey, Rotherhithe, Southwark and Hampstead. Why did these areas grow up as villages and how did they become swallowed up by the city of London? - Streets of Horror, Streets of Hope: The East End, 1888Course start date: Tue 8 Jul 2025
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Tutors: Sarah WiseBecause of the ‘Jack the Ripper’ killings, the late-Victorian East End can be read as a cityscape of poverty and fear. But there is another Whitechapel – a magnet for a variety of individuals from a wide range of backgrounds who sought to grapple with the problems of the modern city and to create a better life.
Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00 - Advanced Python Course start date: Tue 15 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Hybrid (choose either online or in-person)
Tutors: Muhammad KhanObject Oriented programming underpins modern software development. On this course, you will learn both the theory of OO programming and its implementation in Python. We will also explore the functional programming components of this language. - Late Victorian Soho: From Sex and Shopping to Police & Radical PoliticsCourse start date: Tue 15 Jul 2025
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Tutors: Sarah WiseThe West End was a heady mix of glamorous shopping emporia, political refugees from Europe, street-based and brothel-based prostitution, and the general public just enjoying a day or evening ‘Up West’. Join Dr. Sarah Wise to learn more on this 2 hour guided walk of Soho.
Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00 - HTML5 & CSS3: advanced (stage 3) Course start date: Sat 19 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Hybrid (choose either online or in-person)
Tutors: George StickneyThis course will teach you all the necessary skills needed to create a sleek and modern responsive website that looks good on all devices: PC, laptop, tablet, and mobile. You will learn how to use advance CSS (with an emphasis on positioning) to allow you to create the look you want for your web page. You will need to have basic knowledge of HTML/CSS.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Sketching at the museum: National Gallery Course start date: Thu 24 Jul 2025
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Tutors: Diane MartinExplore the pleasure and challenge of sketchbooks: learn and improve your drawing skills and ‘ways of seeing’ and understanding by working from some of the iconic paintings in the National Gallery.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £79.00 - Walking Westminster's Political HistoryCourse start date: Tue 9 Sep 2025
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Tutors: Richard WatkinsA course of walking tours in areas of Westminster to show aspects of the nation’s political development since the late 1600s Restoration era. Bringing out the drama of the epic events and charismatic characters which have influenced that development and how London has evolved in those areas we focus on.
First meeting place: Outside Westminster tube, Bridge Street.Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £103.00 - Discover North London through walksCourse start date: Mon 15 Sep 2025
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Tutors: Diane BursteinDiscover the history of North London via guided walks. Great views, green spaces , places of worship, almshouses, plaques to famous people ,some lesser known museums, lots of hidden history and a couple of famous football stadiums will all feature..
Full fee £269.00 Senior fee £215.00 Concession £175.00 - London at Leisure: Three Great SquaresCourse start date: Tue 16 Sep 2025
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Tutors: Eleanor JacksonToo often we rush around without looking, this course takes time to examine 3 of London’s most famous Squares in depth. A gentle walk allows us to explore these London landmarks at our leisure.Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £71.00 Concession £58.00 - Contemporary art in London Course start date: Fri 2 May 2025 (and 1 other date)
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Tutors: Chantal CondronExplore and discuss contemporary art on show in London. Each week we’ll visit 1-2 commercial galleries or a public gallery and examine specific exhibitions of contemporary art across a range of media including painting, works on paper, photography, new media and sculpture.Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £103.00 - National GalleryCourse start date: Wed 24 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)
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Tutors: Leslie PrimoDiscuss a differently themed group of paintings each week in front of the pictures. An opportunity to understand our national collection in greater depth.Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £194.00 - The art and culture of 17th century LondonCourse start date: Fri 26 Sep 2025
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Tutors: Julie BarlowDiscover the 17th century: a time of upheaval in Europe, intercontinental trade, religious schisms and a wide range of artistic styles. See its art, architecture and design in London’s galleries and museums. #arthistory #explorelondon #walkingtour.Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £194.00 - Modernist Hampstead Course start date: Sun 28 Sep 2025
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Tutors: Marilyn GreeneA tour considering the history of the city which is largely under our feet, we will discuss the tube and post office tunnels, water conduits, hidden rivers, and archaeological remains from burials and buildings found in the city. - Medieval and Renaissance art at the V&ACourse start date: Wed 1 Oct 2025
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Tutors: Andreas PetzoldExplore the one of the finest and most diverse collections of medieval and Renaissance art and material culture in the world at the V&A Museum.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00 - The City of London: the Square MileCourse start date: Wed 8 Oct 2025 (and 1 other date)
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Tutors: Hazel BakerExplore the City’s development from Roman and medieval times through to the Tudors and Stuarts. This course will consist of 8 guided walks starting with Roman London.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
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