Courses under £69
Discover fascinating courses at City Lit, all for under £69. Step into the spotlight in an acting class, or travel through history and uncover the stories of Pharaohs, poets, and revolutionaries.
Prefer to learn beyond the classroom? Explore our off-site courses across London and enjoy affordable learning with lasting impact — wherever your curiosity takes you.
With expert tutors, flexible options, and a Covent Garden campus rated outstanding by Ofsted, City Lit makes it easy to elevate your skills and enrich your mind — all without breaking the bank.
- Facial Reflexology: taster workshop
Course start date: Tue 17 Nov 2026 (and 1 other date)Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Mark WoollardLearn facial reflexology on this course and unlock the power of healing and balance through the face. This modern technique will lead you to a new dimension of well-being and holistic health.
Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £69.00 - Instagram for business: advanced Course start date: Tue 24 Nov 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Amber Raney-KincadeThis is a follow-on course from 'Instagram for business’ and ‘Instagram intermediate’ which is designed to expand your skills in using Instagram for business even further.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00 - Reiki: taster workshop Course start date: Tue 24 Nov 2026
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Oge OkohReiki means 'universal energy'. Learn the basic philosophy this gentle system of healing, according to the tradition of Dr Usui.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £69.00 - Women in the French Revolution Course start date: Wed 25 Nov 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Zoe QuinnThis one-session course explores the dramatic rise and fall of women's political participation during the French Revolution. From marches on Versailles to feminist manifestos and revolutionary clubs, women played vital-and controversial-roles in shaping events. We'll delve into individual stories of courage and tragedy, examine the gendered tensions of Enlightenment ideals, and assess whether the Revolution truly marked a turning point in the struggle for women’s rights.
Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £23.00 Concession £19.00 - Russia and Ukraine: The memory politics of conflict Course start date: Thu 26 Nov 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Olivia DurandThe ongoing Russian occupation of Ukraine and the Ukrainian fight for its people, land and sovereignty is not only fought on the battlefield. A significant dimension revolves around how Ukraine as a multi-cultural nation and sovereign state challenges the dominant Russian political representation of the linkage between the history of the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union and today's Russia. Join us to understand how both history and memory are an integral dimension of the war.Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £19.00 - Grow in confidence with networking - for work and business Course start date: Fri 27 Nov 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lila VeltzeAre you one of the estimated 90% of people who find networking daunting and difficult? If so, discover the easy way to network, and reap the benefits in your work or business life.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00 - Retirement for beginners: volunteering - a world of opportunity Course start date: Sat 28 Nov 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Jenny BardwellIf you are not sure how to find your ideal volunteering role, but want to pass on some of your hard-won skills, experience and knowledge, this course will give you some ideas and contacts for further exploration.
Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £69.00 - Writing haiku: a taster Course start date: Sat 28 Nov 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Tasha KavanaghWriting Haiku poems can provide a peaceful distraction from life's challenges by focusing on creative writing. Composing Haiku can produce a feeling of achievement, and help you to get in touch with the natural world and show us our place within it.
Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £12.00 - Japanese through OrigamiCourse start date: Sun 29 Nov 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rie Tsuruta-BarrattCome and learn origami, the Japanese art of folding paper into a sculpture without using glue or scissors.
Origami allows you to create your own piece of art anytime, anywhere even in a busy schedule. Ideal if you want to create personalised cards for Christmas.
This is a relaxing Saturday morning course, so time to be hands on! The instructions will be given in Japanese and English.Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00 - Memoir writing: a taster Course start date: Mon 30 Nov 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Julie GartonDo you have a personal story to tell that will move, delight, stir and inform readers? This short course guides students in planning and crafting a memoir.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00 - From mythical heroines to the emperor's subjects: epistolography in the Roman Empire Course start date: Tue 1 Dec 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Nikoletta ManiotiFind out more about epistolography (letter writing) as a literary genre in the Roman world.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00 - Welsh singing Christmas carolsCourse start date: Wed 2 Dec 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Clare WhiteheadLove singing at Christmas? Join this workshop to learn and sing Welsh Christmas carols.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00 - Communication and trade routes between the Mediterranean and AsiaCourse start date: Wed 2 Dec 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Roberta MarinThis talk will explore the different commercial routes that crisscrossed the vast area between Central Asia, the Mediterranean basin and the Arabian Peninsula.Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £23.00 Concession £19.00 - Adoring the Christ Child in art: images of the very generous Magi Course start date: Thu 3 Dec 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Emma Rose BarberThe images of the Adoration of the Magi will be taken from medieval illuminated manuscripts, as well as panel paintings done for churches and chapels and fresco cycles. Artists covered include Italian artists such as Duccio, Giotto, Botticelli, Fra Filippo Lippi, Fra Angelico, Gentile da Fabriano, and northern Renaissance artists including Gossaert and Breughel.Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £23.00 Concession £19.00 - Journalism: a taster Course start date: Thu 3 Dec 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Laura SilvermanWhat makes a great story? Discover what goes into a magazine or newspaper article and be inspired to write your own.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00
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