Wellington Wildlife and Grounds Walking Tour

V&A, Wellington College

Wellington College Grounds and Gardens Manager, Mark Dodd, will lead a tour of the College’s grounds, offering fascinating insights into the delights and challenges of maintaining this 440-acre estate. He will share how his team manages wildlife conservation, landscaping, and the diverse array of plants across the site.

Mark will also guide us through the College’s nature reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)—a remarkable beacon of biodiversity containing nationally scarce habitats and species. He will explain the conservation efforts that protect this unique ecosystem and the wonderful wildlife that thrives within it.

40 Year Reunion – Class of 1986

Bonds, Mayfair

The Wellington Community would like to invite all 1986 Leavers to reunite and reminisce with one another at Bonds, Mayfair. Drinks and canapes will be available from 6.30pm to celebrate this wonderful milestone. Please spread the word to ensure we can get as many of the Class of 1986 together as possible!

Wellington Parent Choir

Concert Room, Wellington College

Saturday 6th June 11:00am-12:00pm

The Wellington Community invite you to join the informal and fun Wellington Parent Choir, led by our inspirational Director of Music Simon Williamson. Designed for singers of all abilities. To register your place please email: community@wellingtoncollege.org.uk

Wellington Community Book Club

Wellington College

The Wellington Community Book Club is a small, friendly group of bookworms who meet regularly to debate the meeting’s highlighted books, discuss what they’re currently perusing, and share their love of reading!

The next meeting will be held in the Library Moral Room on Wednesday 10th June 2026 from 7.30pm; drinks and light bites will be provided. The group have chosen to read ‘Wild Dark Shore’ by Charlotte McConaghy, with the novella TBC.

The group always welcomes new members, even if you haven’t had a chance to read the books! If you would be interested in joining, please email community@wellingtoncollege.org.uk for more information.

OW Reunion – Classes of 2021 & 2022

The Exhibit Balham, London

The Wellington Community would like to invite all 2021 and 2022 Leavers to reunite and reminisce with one another at The Exhibit, Balham. Drinks will be available from 6.30pm to celebrate this wonderful milestone. Please spread the word to ensure we can get as many of the Classes of 2021 & 2022 together as possible!

Tickets cost £15 per person, and includes a selection of welcome drinks.

Wellington Christian Parent Prayer Group

The Chapel, Wellington College

You are warmly invited to join the Wellington Christian Parent Prayer Group, set up by a group of current parents from a variety of church backgrounds, who believe prayers have a positive impact on school life. The group welcomes everyone within the Wellington Community with an interest in praying blessings on the school community.

The next meeting will be held from 1-2pm on Saturday 13th June in the Chapel.

The meetings are very informal and meet a few times per term. To join or for further information please email community@wellingtoncollege.org.uk

London’s WWI & WWII Memorials and key sites – Walking Tour with Anthony Seldon

Meet at 11am in Park Lane and finish at about 2/2.30pm.

This is a walk for the whole family and dogs.  You’ll be amazed at what’s hiding in plain sight within the busy streets of London, left over from both World Wars.  Beginning the walking tour at the Animals in War Memorial in Park Lane, we will uncover eleven fascinating sites with Anthony Seldon along the way, and round off the experience with a late lunch near Tower Bridge, for those who want to join, at about 2/2.30pm.  Nearer the time, we will send a map with route and timings so that people can join along the way.  No need to book in advance, however please complete the form as an expression of interest.

Western Front Tour with Anthony Seldon

Meet at Kings Cross St Pancras Monday 14th September - Times TBC

Explore the Battlefields of the Somme, Vimy Ridge & Ypres

14-16 September 2026 | 3 days from £1,139pp

Join historian Sir Anthony Seldon on a moving tour of World War I battlefields and memorials. Step back in time and honour the heroes of the Great War with our immersive three-day Battlefield Tour through some of the most iconic and poignant sites of World War I. This unforgettable journey takes you through the hallowed grounds of The Somme, Vimy Ridge, and Ypres, where history was written in courage, sacrifice, and resilience. During the tour, you’ll walk through the trenches at Beaumont-Hamel, visit the Thiepval Memorial and spend the day in Ypres. You’ll also travel to Vimy Ridge, visiting the memorial, dedicated to over 11,000 Canadian soldiers with no known grave. Joining you for the duration of the tour are Sir Anthony Seldon and battlefield guide Clive Harris.

For more information or if you wish to book, please email community@wellingtoncollege.org.uk

Charles Dickens Walking Tour with Anthony Seldon, Andrew Halls and James Cannon

Meet at 10:30am in Central London and finish at about 12:30pm

Lunch (self-funded) to follow for those who wish

The Victorian Voldemort: The London places where Charles Dickens hid fragments of his dark soul, and found his redemption

The tour, which will last 2 hours followed by refreshments for those who wish to stay on, will take in various central London settings which hold the secret to Dickens’ dark and fascinating character. It will be led by Mr Andrew Halls, OBE, Wellington governor and former headmaster of Magdalen College School, Oxford, King’s College School, Wimbledon, and Whitgift School, together with Dr James Cannon, Head of English at King’s College School, Wimbledon, an expert on the history of the streets of central London.  Andrew is currently writing a book entitled, “But such flesh, and so much blood!” Charles Dickens, the Empathetic Psychopath.  No need to book in advance, however please complete the form as an expression of interest.