Saturday 18th October 2025 – 11:00 – 15:30 Led by Claire Sullivan and Dean Ashton In October we head across to London Docklands area and visit Canary Wharf, specifically focused around the newly developed Crossrail Place. Crossrail place is a celebration of the London Underground’s newest line, the Elizabeth Line. It merges nautical, business, finance …
Saturday 4th of October 2025 Led by Sasala Wickramasinghe and Gabi Campanario Who is Gabi Campanario? A Seattle-based journalist and illustrator, Gabi Campanario is the founder of the Urban Sketchers movement. A global community of urban sketchers began with the online forum Gabi created in 2007 “…for all sketchers out there who love to draw …
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We asked. You answered. And wow—what a colorful, creative bunch we are! Over 95 sketchers spilled the ink (and tea) on what makes Urban Sketchers London so special. From rainy-day sketch adventures to the eternal quest for the nearest café (or ahem, toilets), here’s the lowdown on our wonderfully quirky community. Meet Your Fellow Urban Sketchers Age is Just …
Saturday 19 July 2025 – 11:00 – 15:30 Hosted by Jia You and Jimmy Lu In July we draw Abney Park and Stoke Newington Church Street. Abney Park is one of the “Magnificent Seven” cemeteries in London, established in the 19th century as both a cemetery and an arboretum. It is located just north of …
Saturday 17 May 2025 – 11:00 – 15:30 Hosted by Rick Shands and Lena Stogneva Join us on Saturday 17 May 2025 for our next monthly sketch walk – in and around St Pancras. As well as the two stations, King’s Cross and St. Pancras themselves, with their mix of old and new architecture, there …
Saturday 19 April 2025 – 11:00 – 15:30 Hosted by David Hersey and Dean Ashton Join us on Easter Saturday for our monthly sketch meet, as we head to Canada Water. Back in November 2024, Southwark Council opened a bright red boardwalk to traverse the revitalised wetland habitat of Canada Water. The fresh water lake, …
In March there will be four hosted Sketchwalks, to tie in with the Urban Sketchers London Exhibition at the Art Pavilion in Mile End Park (22-30 March 2025). For each Sketchwalk, we will meet at 10:45am at the entrance to the Art Pavilion (Mile End Park, Clinton Rd, London E3 4QY) before heading to the …
Saturday 15 February 2025 – 11:00 – 15:30 Hosted by Dean Ashton In February, we embrace the glass and stone of Cannon Street, at the heart of the modern financial district. Named from the shortened term for Candlemakers, Cannon Street runs (in parts) parallel to the Thames from St Paul’s Churchyard, past Mansion House Station, …
Welcome to the Urban Sketchers London sketchwalk programme for 2025 Details for each event are posted nearer the time on the Urban Sketchers London blog and social media accounts (scroll down for links to Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter aka X). The program is provisional, as we need to be flexible in case of disruptions such …
Sunday 15th December 2024 – 11:00 – 15:30 Hosted by: Isabel Carmona and Dean Ashton. In December we will embrace the Christmas spirit and sketch in and around the Tower Bridge area. The ‘Winter by the River‘ Christmas market will light up Queen’s Walk along the south bank, starting from the iconic Tower Bridge, past …
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