Join the HeritageXplore Book club
Now inside the HeritageXplore Club
The conversation has only just begun.
Since launching, the Book Club has built a global community of readers around some remarkable books - each one chosen for the way it unlocks a corner of British heritage, history, or the lives of the extraordinary people who inhabited it.
Each edition has run across two sessions, with the authors themselves joining us at the close of each season for an intimate online discussion. These have been some of our favourite evenings.
The HeritageXplore Book Club
The HeritageXplore Book Club brings together readers who love the stories behind Britain’s historic houses - the lives lived, the history made, and the literature that captures it all. Each edition, we read together, discuss together, and go deeper together.
We will be hosting special in-person events throughout the year for our most active book club members across Houses on HeritageXplore.
How the Book Club works
A new edition, four times a year.
Each season, we choose a book connected to heritage, history, or the remarkable lives behind Britain’s great houses - from biography and memoir to narrative non-fiction and historical writing.
Read at your own pace.
There’s no pressure, no homework. We share the book well in advance so you have plenty of time to read, dip in, or simply join the conversation.
Two live sessions per edition.
Each edition is anchored by two online discussion sessions, led by HeritageXplore Book Club Committee members. Our 2026/2027 Founding Committee will be announced very soon. Thoughtful, warm, and always worth an evening..
Meet the author.
At the close of each edition, often the author - or a speaker - will join us for an intimate online conversation. Past guests have included Hugo Vickers, Sean Lusk, and Lady Anne Glenconner.
Stay connected in between.
The Book Club WhatsApp community keeps the conversation going between editions - recommendations, thoughts, and the occasional brilliant tangent.
The Book Club is now part of HeritageXplore Club
The HeritageXplore Book Club now forms part of HeritageXplore Club - our members’ club for people who want to go deeper into Britain’s independent heritage.
Membership is £20 a year - and alongside the Book Club, it unlocks a great deal more. Wherever you are in the world, there is a place for you here.