Courses under £69
Follow your passion without it costing a fortune! Browse our selection of fascinating courses, all for under £69 here at City Lit.
Break a leg without breaking the bank on one of our acting courses or be transported back to the time of Ancient India or Charles Dickens with a City Lit history class. Conveniently located in the heart of Covent Garden, our central London campus boasts expert tutors, great facilities and outstanding teaching, as rated by Ofsted.
The courses span across the entire College, meaning whatever your interest, there will be an affordable class for you. Elevate your skills and enrich your mind with one of our courses under £69 today.
Learning with us is flexible, we have part-time courses available online, in person or hybrid with a time that best suits you from daytime, evening or weekends
- Classical music: an introductionCourse start date: Mon 21 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Pauline GreeneAre you interested in finding out more about classical music but not sure where to start? This taster course will introduce you to the history of music through a careful choice of works. - Folk and pop guitar tasterCourse start date: Sat 26 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Tony RowdenLearn the essential chords that will begin your guitar career, and develop the motor skill to strum pop songs. Please bring an acoustic guitar.Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00 - A taste of philosophy
Course start date: Sat 26 Jul 2025 (and 2 other dates)Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Karl WhiteHave you ever wondered what philosophy is? What do philosophers talk about? Can they tell you the meaning of life or is it just jargon and navel gazing? Come along and find out.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00 - Yoga retreat afternoon Course start date: Sat 26 Jul 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Madlyn Ray-JonesTreat yourself to an afternoon of yoga to move, restore, and deeply relax and create more ease in the body and the mind. Practice asanas, meditation, mindfulness, breathing practices, and Yoga Nidra. Everyone is welcome.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00 - Drum kit tasterCourse start date: Sat 26 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Mark HuggettSpend time with our drumming tutor, meet the drum kit, sticks and practice pads supplied. Come and play. - Mime: workshopCourse start date: Sun 27 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sean CroftThere’s so much more to Mime than the striped jumper, beret and box!
The course will cover basic techniques in Mime towards developing and creating worlds alongside opening your body up to expressionistic styles. Through technique and improvisational based classes we will play and explore some of the most renowned exercises in Mime and build on them. Engaging your imagination and developing your awareness of your body as a tool for theatre craft.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £48.00 - Discover Irish GaelicCourse start date: Mon 28 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: William BradyThis lively online taster introduces you to Irish Gaelic language and culture.Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00 - Japanese calligraphy Course start date: Tue 29 Jul 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Chikako NakagawaDiscover 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 - Social media apps, tips and tricks Course start date: Tue 5 Aug 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Amber Raney-KincadeEnhance your social media strategy by learning third party apps, tips and tricks for everyday use.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00 - Contemporary dance intensiveCourse start date: Sat 16 Aug 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Francis AngolThis is a three-evening intensive in contemporary dance fusion. Learn how to express your physicality in a dynamic fashion and gain basic knowledge of the main principles of contemporary dance, with influences from other techniques. General level - suitable for both beginners and improvers. - Try it out calligraphy: modern copperplate Course start date: Mon 8 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Veiko KespersaksThis short workshop will guide you through the basics of Modern Copperplate Calligraphy, as influenced by historical copperplate handwriting. Once the artform of expert craftsman, calligraphy is now a popular artistic outlet, flexible enough to reflect the personality, style, and creativity of every individual – everyone can learn it and have a lot of fun while doing so! Suitable for left-handers and right-handers. - Reflexology: taster workshop 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 - Cornish beginners taster Course start date: Tue 16 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Gary RetallickCome and discover Cornish in this lively online taster. - Irish beginners taster Course start date: Tue 16 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sarah O'DonnellCome and discover the Irish language in this lively taster session.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00 - Russian beginners taster Course start date: Wed 17 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Altannavch MurrayCome and discover Russian in this lively taster.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00
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