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
Unless otherwise stated, all bookings must be accompanied by 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.
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 Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and a Trip on the Llangollen Steam Railway
FRIDAY 21st JUNE 2024
Depart: Knutsford Bus Station 9.15am – Return: 5.15pm
Price £49.00.
11am – This exciting trip will take us to the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct to float over Thomas Telford’s ‘Stream in the Sky’ in the canal boat ‘Little Star’ – taking in marvellous views from this historic structure. Hot and cold drinks and ice cream can be purchased on board. We will return to be collected by the coach which will take us into Llangollen with time to look around and where we will be able to purchase lunch or drinks if you prefer to take a picnic.
2.45pm board the steam train at Llangollen Station for the trip to Corwen. There is a café at the station and drinks are available to purchase on arrival in Corwen. The coach will meet us again at Corwen for the return journey to Knutsford.
Please note there will be a short walk along the towpath from the car park to join the boat and then a step onto the boat. Likewise there will be a step onto the steam train, as on a normal train. Please also be aware that the Aqueduct is, by its construction, very high and is not for anybody who is afraid of heights!
Please note, for insurance purposes, that people attending this trip should be members of the u3a. You can apply by post using the booking form which is to be sent, together with your cheque, made payable to Knutsford u3a to: Irene Hardy, Holly Bush Farm, Pickmere Lane, Tabley WA16 0HP – Telephone 01565 633348.
Visit to HM Prison, Shrewsbury
Friday 26th April 2024
Depart from Knutsford Bus Station 9.15 prompt
Arriving back at approximately 5.30pm
SOLD OUT
Come and join us for a no holds barred guided tour of this historic and fascinating 200-year-old prison which closed its doors to inmates in 2013. Please be aware that there will be steps and stairs. This will be followed by a buffet lunch. There is a café available on arrival for a pre-tour drink at your own cost if you wish.
Following the buffet lunch, the afternoon is your own and can be spent exploring the beautiful medieval market town of Shrewsbury on the River Severn. There are beautiful buildings, historic churches, cafes, Quarry Park within which is The Dingle, a delightful sunken garden, etc.
Holiday in Norfolk
4 Nights / 5 Days, based in Norwich
Monday 13th – Friday 17th May 2024
SOLD OUT
The Outings Committee are very pleased to be able to offer a holiday in Norfolk to you!
Very briefly the itinerary will include:
- Guided walking tour of Stamford, Lincolnshire, one of the finest Georgian stone towns in the country, on Day 1, en route to Norwich.
- Visit to Royal Sandringham House, Museum & Gardens.
- A 1.5 hours cruise in the Norfolk Broads, in a double deck paddle boat.
- Visit to Blickling Hall & Estate (NT).
- Full day in Norwich, including tour of the medieval cathedral and free time.
- Visit to the Sainsbury Visual Arts Centre, one of the most prominent university art galleries in Britain.
- Visit to the International Bomber Command Centre, Lincolnshire (on our journey home).
- Final dinner at the Assembly House in the centre of Norwich.
We will be staying at the Best Western George Hotel in Norwich, a picturesque and convenient place to stay. We will be assisted in organising this by Simply Groups, the company involved with running our Slovenia and Northumberland holidays.
The cost of the holiday includes all luxury coach travel from Knutsford, 4 nights bed and breakfast, 4 dinners and 1 lunch. We have reserved rooms for 34 people; 10 twin/double rooms, 7 specific singles (no supplement) and 9 sole occupancy rooms (supplement applies).
Price with minimum 30+ passengers – £779 pp
Price with minimum 25 passengers – £799 pp
Single supplement – £79 for the 4 nights
Please click here for the flyer, proposed itinerary and booking form.
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