What’s On

Members:  £170 Non-members: £216 Concessions: £30 (call the office 020 8340 3343) Footprints of London is delighted to partner with HLSI to bring you a programme of Monday afternoon walks and tours. We are a collective of independent, qualified and insured London tour guides. All our guides research and write their own walks and tours based on their...

12 weeks Members: £180 Non-members:  £226 Concessions: £30(call the office 020 8340 3343) Delivered as a series of lectures, Dr Mark Patton will take you on a journey through 'the world of the early middle ages' from the world of the Balkans to Irish epics. There will be time during the break and following the class for students...

Members:  £190 Non-members: £240 Concessions: £30 (call the office 020 8340 3343) This course is suitable for beginners and people with some experience. Students will be introduced to various watercolour techniques such as wet on wet, mixing colours on the paper, wet onto dry, catching the tooth of the paper, scumbling, pattering, use of a rigger and feather, use...

Members:  £190 Non-members: £240 Concessions: £30 (call the office 020 8340 3343) Please note that this class takes place on the first floor meaning there is unfortunately no step-free access. Guilt is complex and various. It means one thing to a lawyer, other things to theologians or anthropologists, and a whole host of contradictory things to psychologists. Some disciplines,...

Members: £144 Non-members: £180 Concessions: £30 (call the office 020 8340 3343) This course is aimed at anyone looking to improve strength, flexibility and posture. Pilates is a complete exercise method that targets the deep postural muscles, building strength from inside out.  It rebalances the body bringing it into correct alignment whilst improving flexibility and posture. It will energise...

Members/Non-Members: £96 Concessions: £30(call the office 020 8340 3343) It's showtime on Monday nights! Discover your voice, and be part of something joyful, through the magic of musical theatre, with a unique emphasis on performance skills, in the wonderful surroundings of HSLI’s very own Victoria Hall. Whether you’re completely new to singing or an experienced...

Members:   £190 Non-members:  £240 Concessions: £30 (call the office 020 8340 3343) Please note that this class takes place on the first floor meaning there is unfortunately no step-free access. This course is for students who are already proficient and who wish to maintain and develop their skills. In this class speaking will be the main activity, and students...

Members: £190 Non-members: £240 Concessions: £30 (call the office 020 8340 3343) Please note that this event will be taking place on the first floor, where there is no step-free access This class welcomes students who wish to reconnect with French -whether you studied it long ago, learn independently, travel often to France, or simply enjoy French culture.  Learning...

Members: £275 Non-Members: £315 Concessions: £30 (call the office 020 8340 3343) Starting with the skull, we will study basic anatomy, the structure of the head and how to draw facial features. There will be two models to draw at each session. Students can either concentrate on drawing one or both models. A few short poses will...

Members:   £190 Non-members:  £240 Concessions: £30 (call the office 020 8340 3343) Please note that this class takes place on the first floor meaning there is unfortunately no step-free access. This course is for students who have studied Italian for several years and aims to consolidate existing language knowledge and develop it further by expanding vocabulary, grammar and structures....

Members:  £235 Non-members: £275 Concessions: £30 (call the office 020 8340 3343) This friendly class welcomes students of all abilities - the sessions are appropriate for complete beginners, those who want to improve their drawing skills and others with plenty of drawing experience. The course, taught by Judy Purbeck MA, will cover: line, tone, proportion and basic anatomy;...

Members:   £150 Non-members:  £185 Concessions: £30 (call the office 020 8340 3343) Please note that this class takes place on the first floor meaning there is unfortunately no step-free access. Speaking will be the main activity, and students will be encouraged to bring personal, cultural and topical news to the classroom, and make very short presentations about them....

Members:   £150 Non-members:  £185 Concessions: £30 (call the office 020 8340 3343) Please note that this class takes place on the first floor meaning there is unfortunately no step-free access. This beginners course will help you learn the foundation of this beautiful language, not only through grammar and exercises but also by taking part in controlled oral activities...

  HLSI Members can now book the Autumn and Spring seasons together as part of the membership. This runs between 15 September 2026 and 20 April 2027. Please log in and book to receive a link each Tuesday afternoon to watch the live lecture at home from 8pm. You can come along in person too....

Speaker: Rob Cowen, poet, nature and travel writer The North Road, the A1, is Britain’s primary road – a 400-mile arterial link that has run like a backbone through the country between London and Edinburgh for the last 2000 years.  It’s a multiplicity of ancient trackway, Roman road, pilgrim path, coach route and motorway.  The...

Members: £144 Non-members: £180 Concessions: £30 (call the office 020 8340 3343) This course is aimed at anyone looking to improve strength, flexibility and posture. Pilates is a complete exercise method that targets the deep postural muscles, building strength from inside out.  It rebalances the body bringing it into correct alignment whilst improving flexibility and posture. It will energise...

Members: £190 Non-members: £240 Concessions: £30 (call the office 020 8340 3343) Please note that this class takes place on the first floor meaning there is unfortunately no step-free access. In this class, we revisit the areas verb conjugations, sentence structure, listening comprehension, phonetics, and diction. Grammar is reviewed à la carte according to your needs. Our materials include press...

Members:   £190 Non-members:  £240 Concessions: £30 (call the office 020 8340 3343) Please note that this class takes place on the first floor meaning there is unfortunately no step-free access. This course is for those who are confident with basic conversation and want to improve their fluency and accuracy when talking about a wide range of subjects, and have...

Members: £85 Non-Members: £108 Concessions: £30 (call the office 020 8340 3343) A series of lectures taking place in our bright and airy Victoria Hall. From Chapel to Choirbook: English Music in the Late Middle Ages and Early Tudor Age c. 1350-1530  The rise of a distinct English sacred tradition before and around the early Tudor period:...

Members:   £190 Non-members:  £240 Concessions: £30 (call the office 020 8340 3343) Please note that this class takes place on the first floor meaning there is unfortunately no step-free access. This course is for those who have studied for a minimum of two academic years or equivalent, and want to communicate effectively in a range of topics...

Gallery times Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00 Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00 Mondays & Tuesdays closed Private View: Friday 11 September Jason Sumray returns to the Highgate Gallery for his second solo show, where he continues to explore the fertile ground of imaginary Still Lifes in oil paintings and etchings. He depicts ordinary objects set on a...

Members:   £190 Non-members:  £240 Concessions: £30 (call the office 020 8340 3343) Please note that this class takes place on the first floor meaning there is unfortunately no step-free access. Do you enjoy speaking, thinking, and exchanging ideas with others through a French book, a play, or a press article? Do you already have a solid command of French—its...

Members:   £190 Non-members:  £240 Concessions: £30 (call the office 020 8340 3343) Please note that this class takes place on the first floor meaning there is unfortunately no step-free access. This course is for students who are proficient in the language, having studied it for five to six years or spent time in the country. It is aimed at...

  Please join us in the Members’ Room for an evening of performed poetry. Charlotte Harker and Adriana Polifrone both regularly perform on the London circuit. With their very different styles, they will provide us with a stimulating and entertaining event. Door open at 7pm for 7.30pm start There will be a break at 8pm...

Members:   £190 Non-members:  £240 Concessions: £30 (call the office 020 8340 3343) Please note that this class takes place on the first floor meaning there is unfortunately no step-free access. This course is for those who are confident with basic conversation and want to improve their fluency and accuracy when talking about a wide range of subjects, and have...

Gallery times Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00 Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00 Mondays & Tuesdays closed Private View: Friday 11 September Jason Sumray returns to the Highgate Gallery for his second solo show, where he continues to explore the fertile ground of imaginary Still Lifes in oil paintings and etchings. He depicts ordinary objects set on a...

Members:   £125 Non-members:  £155 Concessions: £30 (call the office 020 8340 3343) This 10-week course takes place outdoors on Hampstead Heath. We will be predominantly studying trees and in addition some ferns. Each time, a different area of the Heath will be explored, including Golders Hill Park, The Hill Garden and Kenwood Estate. This is a course in...

Members: £25 Non-members: £30 Please note that this class takes place on the first floor meaning there is unfortunately no step-free access. This seminar will use a practical approach to introduce students to four key philosophical concepts. Students will be encouraged to discuss and approach each topic using a series of thought experiments as a...

Members:   £190 Non-members:  £240 Concessions: £30 (call the office 020 8340 3343) Please note that this class takes place on the first floor meaning there is unfortunately no step-free access. In this course we'll be exploring the best of classical Latin literature – poetry and prose – with a focus on reading the texts, and figuring out what they...

  Film Season Ticket: September 2026 - June 2027 (10 films) HLSI Members: £70 / Non-Members £85 Individual Films: HLSI Members: £11 / Non-Members £15 Please note that this event will be taking place in our Victoria Hall, which is step free. The film is set in Iraq under President Saddam Hussein in the 1990s. Nine-year-old Lamia, who...

Members:   £190 Non-members:  £240 Concessions: £30 (call the office 020 8340 3343) Please note that this class takes place on the first floor meaning there is unfortunately no step-free access. Do you enjoy speaking, thinking, and exchanging ideas with others through a French book, a play, or a press article? Do you already have a fluent command of French—its...

Gallery times Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00 Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00 Mondays & Tuesdays closed Private View: Friday 11 September Jason Sumray returns to the Highgate Gallery for his second solo show, where he continues to explore the fertile ground of imaginary Still Lifes in oil paintings and etchings. He depicts ordinary objects set on a...

Members:   £190 Non-members:  £240 Concessions: £30 (call the office 020 8340 3343) This course is for students who are fluent in French, who wish to maintain and develop their skills. Students would usually have studied French at university level or have spent part of the year in France. In this class we discuss and debate complex current affairs, social...

Members: £180 Non-members:  £226 Concessions: £30(call the office 020 8340 3343) Delivered as a series of lectures, Dr Mark Patton will take you on a journey through 'the world of the early middle ages' from the world of the Balkans to Irish epics. There will be time during the break and following the class for students to ask...

Gallery times Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00 Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00 Mondays & Tuesdays closed Private View: Friday 11 September Jason Sumray returns to the Highgate Gallery for his second solo show, where he continues to explore the fertile ground of imaginary Still Lifes in oil paintings and etchings. He depicts ordinary objects set on a...

Gallery times Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00 Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00 Mondays & Tuesdays closed Private View: Friday 11 September Jason Sumray returns to the Highgate Gallery for his second solo show, where he continues to explore the fertile ground of imaginary Still Lifes in oil paintings and etchings. He depicts ordinary objects set on a...