Speaking on Saturday, December 5, 2026, we have :

1st: Speaker to be confirmed

2nd: Speaker to be confirmed

Date & Time: Saturday 5th December 2026

Doors open at 14:15 in London and on Zoom with the talks starting around 14:45 (London see Event Time Announcer for local times), please arrive before 14:45 and switch your phone to “do not disturb” or silent.

We would ask that anyone with respiratory symptoms participate via Zoom.

Admission costs:

• £7 for members. (Members can access a ticket code below or from the members area.)
• £10 for non-members. (save £3 if you join at this meeting)
• a recording to watch later will be available to members and non-member ticket holders.

Please sign up for meeting updates to get notifications for future meetings.

Tickets go on sale just before the meetings.

Speaking on Saturday, January 2, 2027, we have :

Around the world in eighty minutes.

10 presentations of 10 slides

The format is talks by eight to ten speakers for ten minutes, giving a fast-paced journey around the Globe.

There are five talks before the break and four to five talks after the break, with each speaker having around 10 minutes to speak. 

If you would like to give a talk, please sign up here.

The sign-up form will be available nearer the time.

Traditionally, we follow this meeting with a New Year’s Party post-meeting.

Everyone is invited to bring food, wine¹, or soft drinks (we are not allowed beer or spirits) and participate!

NB:

1. Permission for Wine is still to be confirmed with the Church of Scotland.

Date & Time: Saturday 2nd January 2027

Doors open at 14:15 in London and on Zoom with the talks starting around 14:45 (London see Event Time Announcer for local times), please arrive before 14:45 and switch your phone to “do not disturb” or silent.

We would ask that anyone with respiratory symptoms participate via Zoom.

Admission costs:

• £7 for members. (Members can access a ticket code below or from the members area.)
• £10 for non-members. (save £3 if you join at this meeting)
• a recording to watch later will be available to members and non-member ticket holders.

Please sign up for meeting updates to get notifications for future meetings.

Tickets go on sale just before the meetings.

Speaking on Saturday, January 3, 2026, we have :

Around the world in eighty minutes.

8-10 presentations of 10 slides

The format is talks by eight to ten speakers for ten minutes giving a fast-paced journey around the Globe.

There are four talks before the break and four to five talks after the break, with each speaker having around 10 minutes to speak. 

The running order is:

• 1 Sandra Reekie – Biggest Recycling Centre in the World in Mumbai
• 2 Doreen Tayler – Vienna and Slovakia
• 3 Mike Smith – ‘Uninhabited Islands’ in the Outer Hebrides
• 4 Elizabeth Mioduchowski – 3rd Year of University in Spain
• Tea Break
• 5 Mary Fogarty – Pilgrimage and Purgatory in Međugorje
• 6 Peter Payne – Yangshuo, Southern China, ‘the Most Beautiful Place in the World’.
• 7 Simon Finnamore – Vietnam Cambodia & Thailand
• 8 Sheila Robinson – Portugal – A Whistlestop Tour

We still have a few spots open, if you would like to give a talk, please sign up here.

https://forms.gle/YmP6AheWexDGZqeWA

or email london@globetrotters.co.uk

Traditionally, we follow this meeting with a New Year’s Party post-meeting.

Everyone is invited to bring food, wine¹, or soft drinks (we are not allowed beer or spirits) and participate!

NB:

• 1. We have Permission for Wine but no beer or spirits.

Date & Time: Saturday 3rd January 2026

Doors open at 14:15 in London and on Zoom with the talks starting around 14:45 (London see Event Time Announcer for local times), please arrive before 14:45 and switch your phone to “do not disturb” or silent.

We would ask that anyone with respiratory symptoms participate via Zoom.

Admission costs:

• £7 for members. (Members can access a ticket code below or from the members area.)
• £10 for non-members. (save £3 if you join at this meeting)
• a recording to watch later will be available to members and non-member ticket holders.

Please sign up for meeting updates to get notifications for future meetings.

For in person Tickets at the hall:

For Zoom online tickets:

Speaking on Saturday, July 5, 2025, we have :

1st: Stuart Bradford – Across Russia from Moscow to Kamchatka

Stuart Bradford lived and worked in Russia for over seven years, a period which was the inspiration for his book Caviar Vodka and Tears. He will share some of his travel experiences in this huge and varied country, from Moscow overland to Vladivostok, and also the magical and remote region of Kamchatka.

Find out more at:

•  trouspinettravels.com
• caviarvodkaandtears.com

2nd: Sophy Roberts – A Training School for Elephants

Sophy Roberts, author of ‘The Lost Pianos of Siberia’, will be talking about her latest Sunday Times bestselling book: ‘A Training School for Elephants’. Tracing a strange, 1879 journey made to Lake Tanganyika by four Indian elephants, her tale weaves history and modern travel writing in a fascinating journey that takes her to Congo, Tanzania, Belgium, India and Iraq. Sophy’s illustrated talk will feature both contemporary photography from her travels, as well as rare archive footage.

Find out more at:

• www.atrainingschoolforelephants.com
• www.lostpianosofsiberia.com
• www.sophyroberts.com
• Instagram – @sophy_roberts

The previously advertised talk by Laura Coffey – Enchanted Islands has had to be postponed until November.

Date & Time: Saturday 5th July 2025

Doors open at 14:15 in London and on Zoom with the talks starting around 14:45 (London see Event Time Announcer for local times), please arrive before 14:45 and switch your phone to “do not disturb” or silent.

We would ask that anyone with respiratory symptoms participate via Zoom.

Admission costs:

• £7 for members. (Members can access a ticket code below or from the members area.)
• £10 for non-members. (save £3 if you join at this meeting)
• a recording to watch later will be available to members and non-member ticket holders.

Please sign up for meeting updates to get notifications for future meetings.

For in person Tickets at the hall:

For Zoom online tickets: