- Urban nature and landscape photography: London
Course start date: Sun 14 Jun 2026 (and 1 other date)Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Rachel WeghThis is an exciting opportunity to work off-site and enjoy various surroundings focusing on urban green spaces. Travel to some of some of London’s finest open spaces whilst learning the photography skills required to capture nature’s beauty. Ideal for those who want to practise and hone their photography skills and those wishing to build their photography portfolio with expert guidance on hand.
Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00 - A day at the Tate Britain Course start date: Tue 16 Jun 2026
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Chantal CondronSpend a day at Tate Britain to discover (or re-discover) a selection of works from the permanent collection. We’ll explore a range of historical to contemporary artworks to discuss how the story of art in Britain is reflected in the gallery. This course is gallery based.
Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - Notting Hill: The Westway WalkCourse start date: Sat 20 Jun 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Aidan McManusBeneath the gentrification of North Kensington and the image portrayed in the films of Hugh Grant lies a much more interesting story; the areas vibrant past beats any kind of fiction. Join professional guide Aiden for this two-hour walk to learn more.
Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £23.00 Concession £19.00 - Visit to the carpet section of the V&A Islamic galleriesCourse start date: Sat 20 Jun 2026
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Roberta MarinAn opportunity for a guided visit to the carpets on display in the Islamic art section of the Victoria & Albert Museum. This visit follows the lecture on the history of oriental carpet held by Dr. Roberta Marin but it can also be enjoyed on its own.
Meeting point will be at 15.15 on the ground floor of the Islamic galleries.
Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £31.00 Concession £25.00 - Celebrating London’s Caribbean communities – Brixton Heritage walkCourse start date: Sat 20 Jun 2026
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: A. SThis walking tour is based in Brixton (Starting point: Brixton Tube Station), which was once considered the cultural capital of Britain’s Caribbean population. This walking tour is intended as an immersive experience to commemorate the longstanding presence, experiences and cultures of Caribbean people in London. We will visit monuments and sites that relate to Caribbean contributions to the World Wars, anti-racist struggles, Black journalism, music, food and more.
Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £31.00 Concession £25.00 - Study day: Titian and colour Course start date: Sun 21 Jun 2026
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Carlo CorsatoSpend a day at the National Gallery exploring Titian's revolutionary approach to colour and his early career. Discover how this Venetian master developed his techniques alongside Bellini and Giorgione, then compare his work with rivals Tintoretto and Bassano before exploring his dramatic late mythological painting for Philip II, The Death of Actaeon.
Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - David Bowie’s Soho Course start date: Sat 27 Jun 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Aidan McManusThis tour visits sites around Soho that shaped and formed David Bowie in the 1960s/70s and enabled him to become the superstar he was, including the location of Album covers and recording studios.
Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £23.00 Concession £19.00 - Gangland Soho: From 1900 to the present dayCourse start date: Sat 27 Jun 2026
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Aidan McManus"Since the arrest of a "Lewd Woman" in Soho Fields for a "Breach of the peace" in 1641 Soho has been synonymous with vice and its constant companion crime.Join us to explore the history of gangland crime in Soho on this two-hour guided tour.
Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £23.00 Concession £19.00 - Trees in Myth and StoryCourse start date: Sun 5 Jul 2026
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Christopher CollierDelve into the realms of myth and story and discover the tales, folklore, and legends attached to some common trees. Meeting Point: outsideHampstead Heath overground (Mildmay Line).
Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £23.00 Concession £29.00 - London Calling: popular music, society and culture 1955–2025 Course start date: Wed 8 Jul 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Aidan McManusThe sites, sounds and hidden stories of London’s music scenes from the dawn of therock’n’roll era through the punk explosion to today, explored via walking tours of four musically rich neighbourhoods. Tutor: professional guide and music enthusiast Aiden Mcmanus.
Aidan McManus is an award-winning tour guide, historian, broadcaster,and curator of music-related film events. West London-born of Irishheritage, he was a teenage participant in the city’s early punk scene
and later its soul, 2-Tone and rave cultures. His first tour guidingexperience came in San Francisco, where he created walks exploring thecity’s bohemian subculture, literature and music. Returning to London,he went on to research and build critically acclaimed walking tours on subjects as diverse as gangland Soho, David Bowie’s early years, and thesocial history of West London. He served as a consultant to WestminsterCouncil for its 2025 Joe Strummer memorial event, and he has been afeatured commentator in BBC and Sky Arts documentaries and on RadioLondon’s Robert Elms Show. He is the host of Flipside London Radio, a
fortnightly Portobello Radio programme focusing on books, music, history and youth culture. https://www.flipsidelondontours.com/Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00 - Sketching at Tate Britain Course start date: Fri 10 Jul 2026 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Mario Lautier VellaExplore 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 artworks at Tate Britain.
MEETING PLACE will be by the benches next to the CLOAKROOM on the lower floor.
Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £89.00 - Artists sketchbook walk Course start date: Sat 11 Jul 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Heidi WigmoreTake a sketchbook walk in Central London to observe, record and engage with the urban environment, both historic architecture, modern skylines, the river and parks. Quick sketching, supported by discussion and reflection along the way, will open up new ways of seeing and responding to your surroundings. Meet at City Lit main entrance.Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £89.00 - Poetry masterclass at Keats House, Hampstead Course start date: Sun 12 Jul 2026
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Suzannah V. EvansThis advanced day workshop explores approaches to poetry and workshopping techniques in the idyllic surroundings of Keats House, the former Hampstead residence of the Romantic poet, John Keats.Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £89.00 - Sketching at the National Gallery Course start date: Thu 23 Jul 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Off Site
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 £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £89.00 - Walking Tour - Palaces, Potteries and a Pleasure Garden: In VauxhallCourse start date: Wed 29 Jul 2026
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Richard WatkinsA one-off two-hour walking tour in the Vauxhall area on its historical development.
Meeting place: Vauxhall tube, outside exit 1, on the street, at the entrance to Vauxhall Bridge, on Bridgefoot street - not outside the mainline station or the bus station area!
Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £31.00 Concession £25.00
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