Outings, Visits and Holidays
Contact: Marian Goddard
Tel: 07412 936971
Email: info@knutsfordu3a.co.uk
Details and booking arrangements will appear on this page of the website, also in the Newsletter, and will be announced at the monthly General Meetings.
BOOKINGS FOR OUTINGS – Clarification of Procedure
The preferred method of booking is by Credit / Debit card or PayPal on our On-line Tickets page. It is very easy to use and you will get email confirmation of your booking.
Alternatively bookings can be made by using a bookings form and a cheque made payable to Knutsford u3a. Please write the name of the performance or outing on the back of the cheque and send to the event organiser. We will contact you only if your booking has not been successful. If you want confirmation that you have the places you want, please enclose a stamped addressed envelope. Usually your cheque will not be paid in until two weeks before the event. If an outing is fully booked when we receive your cheque you will be informed and placed on the waiting list.
Places on u3a trips and outings can only be booked for full or associate members of Knutsford u3a. If you need to bring a companion/carer to enable you to take part in a trip or visit please see our Accessibility Policy.
We hope to take bookings for the current outing at our general meetings but, as our outings are proving very popular we cannot guarantee the availability at the time of the meeting. In other words please book early to be sure of a place!
The outings subcommittee hope you like the outings we plan. Please contact Marian Goddard on 07412 936971 or email info@knutsfordu3a.co.uk if you have any ideas or suggestions for future outings.
Trip to Tissington Hall and the well dressing festival, Peak District
Monday, May 18th 2026
Cost £30
SOLD OUT
The coach will leave Knutsford bus station at 9.00am prompt and return approx. 4.30pm.
Welcome to the historic 400 year old Tissington Hall!
We will be having a guided tour of the Hall and then the chance to wander through the beautiful five acre garden including a lovely rose garden on the West Terrace. Care should be taken as there are steps in both the Hall and in the gardens and please note that there is no lift in the Hall between floors.
Afterwards you will be free to visit the 6-8 wells around Tissington village. The Tissington well dressing festival runs from May 14-21. It is one of the oldest and most famous in Derbyshire. The dressings are beautifully decorated boards using natural materials – petals, seeds, pinecones and moss and is believed to have originated as a way of giving thanks for the gift of fresh water.
Refreshments to buy are available in the award winning Herberts English Tearooms and also in the village hall, but you are advised to bring a picnic lunch.
Morgan Factory Tour at Malvern, Worcestershire
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Cost: £68
SOLD OUT
The coach will leave Knutsford Bus Station promptly at 8am
Return approximately 5pm.
Come and join us for a factory tour of the Morgan Motor Company and explore the fascinating world where rare craft skills blend with the latest modern technology to create the handcrafted sports cars. Inside the historic workshops you will see the unique processes that go into building a Morgan, from the shaping of the ash wood frames to the final hand-finished details. You will learn about Morgan’s heritage, innovation and dedication to craftsmanship.
The tour will last two hours and you will have a headset to ensure you can hear the tour guide clearly in each workshop (some of which will be noisy). You will be on your feet for the duration of the tour and there may be steps within the factory. Tea and coffee will be available on arrival and lunch will be provided before leaving to get back to Knutsford at approximately 5pm.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Wednesday 24th June – A coach tour of the Peak District National Park with on-board commentary by a Peak District Blue Badge Tourist Guide, visiting various interesting places including small villages and bustling market towns scattered across a scenic landscape.
Thursday 16th July – Visit to Biddulph Grange Gardens.
For a review of the Holiday in Hampshire, June 2025, click here
For a review of the Holiday in Northumbria, June 2022, click here
For photos of the Hebridean Holiday, May 2017, click Hebridean Holiday Photos
For photos from the visit to Highgrove, August 2017, click Highgrove Visit Photos
For reviews and photos of the visits listed below, see the Reviews of Group Events, Outings and Visits page:
JCB Factory at Rocester, October 2014
Morgan Factory at Malvern, September 2015
Birmingham, September 2017
Wentworth Woodhouse, September 2018
Whitworth Art Gallery and the Portico Library, Manchester, November 2018
Chethams Library and Manchester Cathedral, March 2019
Black Country Museum, Dudley, West Midlands, May 2019
Tissington, June 2019
Cruise, Manchester Ship Canal to Liverpool, July 2019
Lichfield Cathedral and the National Memorial Arboretum, September 2019
A Day of Merchandise and Molecules: Visits to the Amazon Fulfilment Centre, near Manchester Airport, and to Waters’ Mass Spectrometry near Wilmslow, October 2019
Gorton Monastery, December 2019