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.
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-16.06.25CHRISTMAS FESTIVE LUNCH AT THE CLINK RESTAURANT, STYAL
Wednesday 11th December 2024
SOLD OUT
Depart Knutsford Bus Station 12.15pm
Leaving the Clink 3pm
Cost – Two Course Lunch £46.00, Three Course Lunch £51.00
The Outings Committee are arranging a two course/three course Festive Christmas Lunch to be held at The Clink Restaurant, Styal on the 11th December 2024. Please note that alcohol is not permitted but there will be a soft drinks bar along with alcohol free spirits/beers/wine. All drinks must be paid for on the day by credit/debit card as cash is not permitted.
Following receipt of your booking I will let you have the menu for perusal and your choices must be returned to me by the end of October.
TRIP to CHATSWORTH HOUSE
SOLD OUT
FRIDAY 22nd NOVEMBER 2024
Departing Knutsford Bus Station at 10.30am
Chatsworth House is the magnificent home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire and has been passed down through sixteen generations of the Cavendish Family.
Upon arrival at Chatsworth you will have time to look around the many festive stalls of the Christmas Market and will then have plenty of time to look around the 105 acres of garden which includes the arboretum, rock garden, fountains, sculptures and many more. There will then be time for coffee/ lunch in the restaurant or for a picnic if you wish to bring your own and just purchase coffee or tea.
We will meet at the Hall at 3pm where you will be able to take a self-guided tour of the House which will have been beautifully decorated with hundreds of spectacular Christmas decorations.
Following the visit to the house there will be the opportunity of viewing the gardens which will be illuminated. Please note that the gardens could be uneven and would not be suitable for people with mobility issues.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
TBA.
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