Leader Wendy Black List Opens April/May. Final Payment June.  Come and have a nostalgic look at the past history of food. Do you have good or bad memories of school dinners? The food museum prides itself as a museum dedicated to educating and engaging in how food in the past, and present day, gets to… Read more

Leader Miriam Murtagh List Opens March/April. Final Payment May.  Thame is an historic market town in the heart of Oxfordshire. Like many traditional market towns Thame grew from Anglo-Saxon roots but has since developed its own individual character whilst preserving its rich history; ancient medieval buildings stand alongside Georgian and Victorian architecture. You can also… Read more

May 2025 - Exact date to be announced Leader: Marie Bowers List opens February/March. Final payment April.  At time of going to print Cadbury’s had not opened their booking portal for 2025. Information will follow as soon as possible.  All chocoholics keep your eyes peeled for more information on the Social Committee notice boards at… Read more

Leader: Rosemary O’Toole List opens January/February. Final payment March.  Bath is a city in Somerset known for and named after its famous Roman- built baths. Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site it is renowned for its beautiful Georgian architecture crafted from Bath stone. Attractions include the spas, canal boat tours, Royal Crescent, Bath Skyline and… Read more

Leader: Wendy Black - List opened November 2024. Open again January 2025. Final Payment February.  With its ancient buildings and city wall remains – Norwich is the most complete medieval city in Britain.  With Medieval lanes and alleys, more medieval parish churches than any other city in northern Europe, two cathedrals, a Norman Castle which… Read more

London Wetlands Leader: Wendy B, List opens April/May 2024, Final payment June 2024 London Wetland Centre brings the countryside to London. Although close to the heart of the capital, it is a haven of tranquillity for both wildlife and people. The lakes, pools and gardens are home to a huge variety of wildlife including kingfishers,… Read more

Burghley House Leader: Peter R, List opens May/June 2024, Final payment July 2024 Burghley House is England’s greatest Elizabethan mansion near Stamford in Lincolnshire. It was built between 1555 and 1587 and is the legacy of William Cecil, Lord High Treasurer of Queen Elizabeth I. It is a leading example of the Elizabethan Prodigy house… Read more

Black Country Museum Leader: Rosemary O, List opens June/July 2024, Final payment August 2024. The Black Country Museum is an open-air museum of rebuilt historic buildings in Dudley, West Midlands. The museum opened to the public in 1978 and has since added over 50 shops, houses and other industrial buildings from around the surrounding Black… Read more

Anglesey Abbey Please note that this outing has been cancelled. Refunds will be processed at  the September monthly meeting. Leader: Miriam M, List opens July/August 2024, Final payment September 2024A passion for tradition and impressing guests inspired one man to transform a run-down country house and desolate landscape. At the age of 30 the future… Read more

Strawberry Hill House Please note the change of date from 11 November to 21 November Leader: Peter R, List opens August/September 2024, Final payment October 2024 Strawberry Hill House is a Gothic Revival Villa built in Twickenham by Horace Walpole from 1749 onwards. It is typical of Strawberry Hill architecture and prefigured the 19th century… Read more