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Looking for a course? City Lit has you covered. We have lots of courses, guided walks, expert talks, and events — more than any other college in London.

Whether you’re interested in a one-off talk or taster class, a short course over a few weeks, or a year-long programme. You'll find a course to suit your schedule and goals.

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City Lit is a leading provider of adult education in London and all over the UK. It's the perfect place to learn something new, gain new skills, and build your confidence. From mastering new languages and honing creative skills to advancing your career with professional development courses. Whatever your passion or goal, our diverse curriculum has the perfect course to inspire your next step.

 

 

 

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  1. Writing and rewriting fairytales
    Illustration of Little Red Riding Hood and the wolf
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sun 11 May 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  KR Moorhead
    Once upon a time there was a City Lit workshop all about writing fairytales. The quest: to inspire writers to pen stories of love, fear, forests, revenge, dragons, witches, kings, queens, frogs and magic.
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00
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  2. Friday lates: psychogeography: the art of getting lost
    Series of red arrows pointing in various directions and to fragments of a city map
    Evening
    Course start date:  Fri 16 May 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Christopher Collier
    From pub crawls to punk rock, via comic books, action painting and Hegelian philosophy; hear the unlikely tale of the Situationists: international artist-revolutionaries who tried to change the world itself into a work of art.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00
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  3. Holistic massage: taster workshop
    A massage class at City Lit in London
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 18 Jun 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Kean Street Wellbeing Centre

    Tutors:  Janet Whitehead
    Interested in massage but don't know where to begin? Why not try this general introduction to massage! Learn about the many benefits of massage, as well as basic massage techniques to use on friends and family.
    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00
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  4. Indian Head massage: taster workshop
    Head Massage
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 26 Jun 2025 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Kean Street Wellbeing Centre

    Tutors:  Janet Whitehead
    Discover the ancient practice of Indian Head Massage. You will learn the basics of how to give and receive this highly therapeutic and relaxing form of massage.
    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00
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  5. Art history taster
    Painting of a woman standing in an art gallery, looking at paintings. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington
    Course start date:  Tue 1 Jul 2025 (and 7 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Sarah Jaffray
    Curious about art history? Join us for this taster session where we explore different ways into visual art and its histories from the ancient to the contemporary.
    Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00
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  6. Japanese calligraphy
    People Learning Japanese Calligraphy
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 29 Jul 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Chikako Nakagawa
    Discover the Japanese writing system and practise writing a few characters using a brush pen.
    Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00
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  7. Reflexology: taster workshop
    Spa, feet and massage for relax, wellness and health on bed with hands, luxury and physical therapy.
    Course start date:  Tue 9 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Kean Street Wellbeing Centre

    Experience the relaxing benefits of hand and foot reflexology and learn how to relieve stress using basic reflexology techniques.
    Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00
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  8. Friday lates: the art of the frame
    A painting of a man asleep, angels fly above him. The painting is surrounded by an elaborate gold and white painted frame.
    Course start date:  Fri 10 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Julia Musgrave
    Every picture tells a story, but what about the frame around it? Find out how picture frames can tell us more about the artworks they surround.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00
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  9. Submitting your poetry to magazines
    Submitting your poetry to magazines
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 22 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Katherine Lockton
    This short course is designed to guide students on submitting their poetry to magazines, journals and websites for publication.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00
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