Outings, Visits and Holidays
Contact: Lynda Harris
Tel: 01565 621058
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 Lynda Harris on 01565 621058, or email info@knutsfordu3a.co.uk if you have any ideas or suggestions for future outings.
Visit to The Jetty Museum and Blackwell House
Bowness-on-Windermere
Wednesday 25th June
Price: £37.00
Departing Knutsford Bus Station 8.45am
Returning approximately 6pm
We travel to the Lake District to arrive at the Jetty Museum at 11am approx. for refreshments.
The Museum showcases Windermere’s 200-year-old boating history through interactive displays, oral histories, and a fascinating collection of boats, gadgets, and curiosities brought to life.
At 11.30am a member of the boat building team will explain the restoration and conservation work. Then you can explore the exhibition galleries on a self-led basis. Half hour Heritage boat trips on Windermere are available – maximum 12 passengers per sailing (subject to availability and weather permitting). Book and pay on the day – £15 per person.
Lunch (in small groups and at your own cost) is available in the Jetty Museum café overlooking the lake. The arrangements at the Jetty Museum are flexible, so that you can adapt your visit to suit your interests.
At 2.15pm we travel the short distance to Blackwell, a Grade 1 Listed building, and one of the UK’s finest examples of the Arts and Crafts Movement. It was designed by the acclaimed Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott as a holiday home for Manchester brewer, Sir Edward Holt and his family in 1901. The tour of the house is on a self-guided basis with information available. There is a small cafe in the house. We will depart Blackwell at 4pm for the return journey.
Accessibility: The Jetty Museum is on one level and fully accessible. Blackwell House has stair-free access via a lift, but some rooms are not accessible to wheelchair users.
Further information at www.lakelandarts.org.uk and www.visitcumbria.com.
Price includes transport and driver’s gratuity, tea/coffee and traybake on arrival, and entry fees to the Jetty Museum and Blackwell.
Tickets can be bought quickly and easily using our On-line Tickets page.
Alternatively, complete the booking form and send it together with your cheque made payable to Knutsford & District u3a to:
Hazel Snowden, 27 Wheat Moss, Chelford, SK11 9SP. Telephone: 07733 360585
Any remaining tickets will be on sale at the monthly meeting on Thursday, May 8th.
Trip to Ness Gardens and a Liverpool Bay Cruise
Sunday 6th July
Departing Knutsford Bus Station 9am
SOLD OUT
Price: £55.00
Returning approximately 6.30pm
We will visit the beautiful Ness Gardens which are owned by Liverpool University where you will be free to look around the Gardens at your leisure taking time to visit the on-site café and shop. If you wish there are plenty of seats around the Gardens to eat a picnic lunch if you prefer.
We will leave Ness Gardens at 1pm to travel to Seacombe where we will board the Ferry for a three hour cruise where you will enjoy incredible scenery and learn more about the fascinating history and geography of the River Mersey and Liverpool Bay with expert commentary from a Blue Badge Guide. The cruise offers panoramic views of the river as we sail past Royal Seaforth Docks, Fort Perch Rock at New Brighton and along the Crosby Channel towards Blundellsands and Formby.
The cruise features live music from The Liverpool Shanty Kings and the fully licensed bar will be open throughout so you can buy snacks and drinks.
Visit to Chirk Castle and Gardens
Tuesday 13 May
Depart from Knutsford Bus Station 9.15am
Return approximately 4.30pm
SOLD OUT
Cost for National Trust Members £16.00
Cost for Non-National Trust Members £33.50
Come and join us for a self-guided tour of Chirk Castle, built in 1295 as part of a chain of fortresses across North Wales and continually inhabited since 1310 giving it a unique long history. You will also be able to wander around the award-winning gardens with its Long Border, Hawk House, Shrub Garden, Ha-ha, Rose Garden and more.
There is a café available, or you could bring your own picnic to enjoy in the grounds.
Please be aware, there is a steep slope up to the castle and steps/stairs within the castle.
Hampshire & Winchester Holiday
Monday 16th – Friday 20th June 2025
Following our happy and successful holidays in Northumberland and Norfolk – and, of course Slovenia – we are happy to announce we have arranged another for 2025. We will again be using the excellent help of the travel company, Simply Groups. Click on these links for the full itinerary and the printable booking form.
Hinde-Hampshire-16.06.25DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Thursday, 14th August – A visit to Southport Flower Show.
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