The Society's activities include: regular meetings in the UK, a programme of lectures in London, and a formal Annual Luncheon with a distinguished guest speaker, as well as conferences.
[2] Its aims are to promote interest in the works, life and times of Rudyard Kipling and to act as a physical and virtual meeting place for all those interested in him; to make the archive of existing knowledge accessible through its library and website; to foster new research and to support scholarly editions of previously unpublished work.
The Society holds five meetings a year in central London, providing lectures and discussions on a range of Kipling-related topics.
[citation needed] It includes articles, membership news, Society events, and the texts of talks given by invited speakers.
[4] The library contains biographies, collections of press cuttings, photographs and relevant memorabilia, critical studies and a growing set of translations of Kipling's works in other languages.
The Society's website is a source of information about Kipling's life and works, including a number of his short stories and articles not published elsewhere.
A Rudyard Kipling discussion forum enables any member of the 'Rudyard-Kipling' mailbase to exchange messages by email with everyone else on the list globally.
It is now a National Trust property and there are close connections with the Kipling Society; a Bateman's liaison officer keeps members informed of events and developments.