Welcome to the Urban Sketchers London sketchwalk programme for 2024
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 as rail strikes or particularly foul weather.
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As always, our regular sketch walks are free, and there’s no need to book. Just show up with your drawing kit.
Every sketchwalk has a leader, a meeting point at the beginning, a gathering place in the middle, and another one at the end, when we ‘throw down’ our sketchbooks and pose for a group photo. Sketchwalk leaders know the area and are there to help you feel at ease and give you some ideas about what to sketch. Please note there is no tuition during the sketchwalks. We all draw what we wish, following the Urban Sketchers Vision and Values and sharing our drawings at the end.
Sketchwalks 2024
| Date | Location | Led by |
| Sat 20 Jan | Barbican | Adam Jefford and Dean Ashton |
| Sat 17 Feb | Leadenhall Market | Olga Mackness and Sasala Wickramasinghe |
| Sun 17 Mar | Elephant & Castle | Lis Watkins and Isabel Carmona |
| Sun 28 Apr | Hampstead | Jim Smart and Sasala Wickramasinghe |
| Sat 25 May | Brompton Cemetery | Dean Ashton and Zane Karklina |
| Sat 15 Jun | Westminster and St Thomas’ Hospital | Sasala Wickramasinghe and Helen Hayhoe |
| Sat 13 Jul | Hackney 1 | Martin Stone and Dean Ashton |
| Sat 20 Jul | Paddington in collboration with “Pushing Your Sketching Boundaries” (PYSB) | Isabel Carmona and Sasala Wickramasinghe |
| Sun 28 Jul | Hackney 2 | Jia You and Alison Gardiner |
| Sat 10 Aug | Postman Park | Peggy Wong and Andrea Deng |
| Sun 8 Sep | Totally Thames Festival – Chiswick Pier | Sam Mills and Helen Hayhoe |
| Sun 15 Sep | Kingston | John Swanson and Theresa Abbott |
| Sat 12 Oct | Alexandra Palace | Adam Topor and Akira Yamanaka |
| Sat 9 Nov | Young V&A – Bethnal Green | Isabel Carmona and Dean Ashton |
| Sun 15 Dec | London Bridge Christmas Markets | Isabel Carmona and Dean Ashton |
Summer Lates
Summer Lates occur once a month on summer evenings, from 18:00 to 20:00 specifically on Fridays. We will gather at the beginning of the sketchwalk and reconvene at 20:00 for a throwdown and a group photo. Further details will be provided closer to the date of the sketchwalk; however, please note that there will not be a blog post.
| Date | Location | Led by |
| Fri 17 May | Coal Drops Yard/ Regents Canal at Kings Cross (N1C 4AB) | Dean |
| Fri 7 Jun | Leicester Square (WC2H 7LU) | Jimmy |
| Fri 5 July | Regent’s Park – Queen Mary’s Rose Gardens (NW1 4NR) | Helen |
| Fri 16 Aug | Crossrail Place – Elizabeth Line Exit of Canary Wharf (E14 5AB) | Sasala |
