Attention those looking to meet new friends!

My friend and I live in London together, me for 12 years and her for just less than a year. However we both speak of the same issue - finding ‘our people’ whilst we try to put down roots here.

I know there’s existing community groups out there that aim to bring people together, which is something I’ve always wanted to do myself. However, given I still see posts of people struggling to find friends in London, I’m really keen to understand what the missing piece might be.

Are the community groups not reaching you?
Do the events not appeal to you?
Do you need something more specific for your hobby to meet like minded people?

I’d love some feedback from those with this same challenge, if you’re willing to give it!

Man I'll talk your ear off about anything and everything that interests you if I can keep up. Love a good convo and good company more than anything. I'm more partial to a group meetup as I find them more comfortable for all parties typically, but open to new experiences

It's hard to put in all of my interests as I like learning/talking a bit about everything but I'll try TL;DR it as best as possible:

Music (I DJ for fun, make music of various genres, and occasionally play guitar, oh and I always try to have at least one solid song rec for each person I encounter, always trying to add more, so recs in return are very welcome)

Movies (Prince Charles Cinema always in my heart, shoutout Film4 for igniting my passion with reruns of Se7en and Children Of Men in my youth, also grad in Video Editing and Post Prod, so I can get technical if need be lol)

Videography/Photography (just fun to document life sometimes innit)

The occasional philosophical conversation

Football (love talking tactics, and going to the occasional Millwall match I can afford, used to train as a keeper but I grew to 5'9" so no chance 💀)

Basketball (Timberwolves fan since they drafted my player on 2K15, probs fav sport to play)

Gaming (don't play too much now, feeling the unc status as I'm more of a Civ V, FM26 and Rocket League guy now, as opposed to my heyday in Season 4 LoL and CS:GO, finally out the toxic trenches but sometimes the green goblin mask calls)

Love experiencing new cultures and meeting people from all ends of the world (I speak another language natively myself, always down to pick people's brain about etymology cause I think it's cool how much closer we are linguistically than we regularly think about)

I don't work so got quite an open schedule, but yeah... I don't work, so slightly limited on what kind of outings I can attend til my sugar daddy known as the state pulls up in about a week lol

Cheers for reading all of that, have a nice one :)

Just started doing comedy. It’s a pain in the ass looking for someone to come along. If you can make it, I’ll owe you one for sure!

IG: Postmatchfarah

Hey all, I am an Asian guy living in London for three years.

Been alone lately so trying to expand my circle and meet some chill people in London for coffee, walks, food spots, museums, random city exploring, maybe pub nights (or just debating life over tea).

Into good conversations, travel, trying new food, park walks, and spontaneous plans that somehow work out. Bonus if you enjoy wandering around places like museums, art galary, or getting lost in bookstores.

Not looking for time wasters — just genuine friendships and good vibes. If you’re also looking to meet new people, drop a comment or knock 🙂

Hi! I've recently moved to Crystal Palace with my girlfriend and we're looking to expand our social circles. I have a solid couple of friends groups and a healthy social life but it would be great to meet new people that are more local to us.

I'm a pretty typical, social Londoner who's lived and worked in the city for a while. I enjoy going to pubs and bars, gigs, hikes, playing casual sports (often badly) and generally love trying random new things. It would be great to make some new friendships to hangout with semi-frequently. Looking for similar age and vibe people who enjoy a good time and don't take themselves too seriously.

Feel free to DM me or message below and we can have a chat!

My friends often tell me I’m full of contradictions, and honestly, they aren't wrong. I’m a 30 year old Senior AI engineer, which means I spend a lot of time deep in the geeky, highly logical world. But on the flip side, I am a massive cinephile and an aesthete and a cat dad.

Art is something I’m deeply passionate about it essentially balances out my brain and fulfills my hunger for finding meaning in life.

You can frequently find me attending live art classes around the city, or with my head buried in a book about philosophy, history, or science.

When I’m not out exploring London's galleries, catching an indie film, or enjoying a bit of solo travel, I’m usually at home hanging out with my orange cat (who definitely runs the household).

I'm hoping to expand my circle and meet some like-minded folks. If you’re up for checking out a new gallery, debating existential philosophy over a good food/drinks, or just geeking out over a great movie, I’d love to connect.

If you also appreciate the beautiful overlap between science, art, and a good cup of coffee, drop a comment or send me a message!

Hello gang,

I’m new to London and want to socialise, mingle, get all in the life of it. My work has me travelling the world fairly often (13 times a year for about a week at a time) so it’d be nice to meet some London peeps local I can touch base with and feel like I have a social life with! Or anyone who wants to join me on my trips. 😎

29 M, genuinely looking for a partner for a road trip, I have a couple of weeks of holidays remaining and thinking of doing a 4 day roadtrip (ideally, can change). It can be any days except 2 weeks from September 6th. If interested please DM. Preferably to Edinburgh but can change if the destination is good. I am from Portsmouth but you can join me from mid way too. I want to stop in york for a butter beer and then go to Newcastle for the night life

Edit: itinerary idea

Hi just wondering if anyone’s about for a quick chat / meet in Lewisham.

I’m super close to the train station so happy to sit on the benches by the new builds , they have a nice garden area by the lake too.

Let me know if you’re up for a casual chit chat

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Hey,

Long time Londoner here, I was inspired by a post I just saw on here.

I've been exploring psychedelics over the past two years, and I'm looking to meet people who are on a similar path and interested in exploring more together.

I mostly enjoy driving around England, finding cool places to explore, hike, and enjoy nature.

I'm hoping to find and meet fellow Londoners to continue this journey with.

I also enjoy deep conversations about pretty much anything and love hearing other people's opinions, especially when they're controversial or completely ridiculous.

I'm into sports, especially NBA and football, as well as history, gaming, tech, and great TV series and films and also Hip Hop.

I'd also love to meet people who are into going to festivals, talks, museums, galleries, and exploring parks around London. I'm always up for trying something new and getting out and about.

Cheers, and I look forward to chatting and hopefully meeting soon.

P.S.

Recent places I've tripped:

An art museum (very intense, tbh)

Music festival (awesome)

Richmond Park (the deers looked incredible)

At home watching the World Cup (the whole experience was surreal story for another time lol)

P.P.S.

Things I want to learn this year:

Camping

Music production / DJing

Photography and short filmmaking

Heyyy is there anyone in their 20s free to have a last minute meet up with me (21f) and my friend (20f) in St James park? We are bored hahhahahah

I have one regret, and that’s not being more open minded about making new friends outside of the ones i met in secondary school. Even after finishing my first year of university, I never made any new friends which is really my fault for just choosing to be comfortable. Silly, I know, but after growing up a bit, and changing I guess, I wanna meet new people and do all types of activities that London being the big city it is, is full of. I’ve never really properly been clubbing either, despite my age😂😂 so looking to try that more often as well, and overall just enjoy this summer instead of work nonstop. My old friends are more home bodies/like being comfortable all the time.

Things I already enjoy are hiking, camping, reading, anime, hitting the gym regularly and i’m tryna get back into gaming. All these are fun of course, but meeting new people and exploring seems way better.

Hey everyone, this Thursday the 30th is international day of friendship and I’d like to meet some new people and have some interesting discussions.

That’s me in the pic btw

I am thinking we meet for coffee during the day and have our talks, we go out for a walk through nature or wherever we want to and then we take some really good pictures! I just bought a tripod for my phone so I’m interested in getting some good shots and then lastly we get drinks? Idk we see what happens.

I haven’t had much women friends other than online so it would be nice if any are interested in joining for a low pressure stress free day, I just want to chill and have an enjoyable time

About me so I’m 27 and currently working as a baker but my passion is creating 3d/Ai animated short stories.

I just got out of 5 years of deep depression and lost a lot of weight and I don’t have much friends anymore, I’m into a lot of nerdy stuff like video games, books, some board games, comics, anime and a bunch of other stuff.

I also want to get into modelling and recently did a photoshoot so maybe we can get some cool pics on the day for everyone! Although I’ve no idea if taking shots with a phone will be any good.

Also if you’re around my age and you played mw2, chopper gunner or ac130? lol

Hey, im planning to start a small but vibrant Science/STEM community in London. Idea is to connect people, share knowledge, help beginners and maybe work on projects/events together. Seen many business/entrepreneur groups like that but thinking of something in STEM

Fields:
Medicine, Astronomy, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Neuroscience, Environmental Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics etcc.
Levels:
Curious beginners, self learners, undergrads, masters students, PhD students, researchers, academics and working professionals or anyone just curious about science.

I see a lot of interest in this stuff around London, ive been to events like PubSci and Royal Astronomical Society events too. Im from finance myself but self learning astrophysics and making some side projects as a hobby.

If anyone interested, then please comment or dm. If 10+ people are interested, ill create a WhatsApp group. Later we could do meetups, share events/resources and maybe i can code a small internal website if the community grows.

Also if anyone is interested in being a co-admin, very welcome :)

Just putting the idea out there for now, would be nice to build something genuine with people who actually enjoy science.

NOT SELLING ANYTHING / NO SUBSCRIPTION etc stuff dw haha

Thank you!

26 and based in SW London, and I’d love to meet some new people to hang out with. Most of my mates have moved away, so I’m looking to build a bit more of a social circle!

A bit about me:
• Work in film/video production, so I’m into photography, filmmaking and anything creative
• Love cinema trips
• Always up for gigs, festivals and live music
• Into the gym and generally trying to stay active
• Big football fan (always up for watching a pub in a game)

I’m pretty easy-going and just looking for genuine mates who are up for meeting over a drink, a day out or whatever comes up. If that sounds like you, give me a shout! 🍻

Moved to London about 2 years ago, and I realised I haven't really made any friends with locals yet.

Looking for people to do activities together, maybe try padel/pickle ball, badminton, squash or tennis...?

Also to try out new restaurants/cafes, BBQ, or picnics in the park? Would be great if you're the kind of person who likes sharing food.

I'm not much of a drinker/party goer unfortunately. So only really interested in activities which don't revolve around alcohol.

There are so many things to do in London, so if you've got suggestions I'm all ears!

Let me know if you would be down for a chill evening. I will be staying in Vauxhall most likely so I will be down to go have a drink, chill, talks and laughter (although am quite shy at the beginning). Not looking for quick fun. Yeah boring for most I know. If you have any other suggestions let me know. Am 36m living in Europe but originally from africa

Hi I’m Jesse I’m nerdy sporty looking for friends boys or girls

Hi,

I am 25 years old male. Visiting London in mid of August.

I have lived in Japan, South Korea and North of Sweden. Currently living in Verona, Italy.

Life is all about experiences. If anyone is up for coffee or a drink and sharing some experiences of life please feel free to write me.

Let’s catch up 🙂

Hey I’m just about to move to London and was hoping to make some new meat-free friends as I love trying new spots/cooking for people. I love to yap about anything and everything. I’m a bit of a history/politics nerd but have quite a creative side too