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.
Morgan Factory Tour at Malvern, Worcestershire
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Cost: £68
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.
Places for this trip can be bought easily via PayPal or Debit/Credit card using our On-line Tickets page. Alternatively, you can complete the booking form and post with a cheque to Jane Smallwood, 38 Blackhill Lane, Knutsford, WA16 9DD, Tel: 01565 640640.
Any remaining places will be available at the next monthly meeting on 12th February.
LIVERPOOL
HILL DICKINSON STADIUM and MUSEUM OF LIVERPOOL
Tuesday 17th March 2026
Coach departs from Knutsford Bus Station at 9am
SOLD OUT
Cost – £45.00 per person
The cost includes:
All travel and tips
Tour of the Hill Dickinson Stadium – home of Everton Football Club
Entrance to the Exhibition in the Museum – Treasures: History Unearthed
A visit to a local premiership football stadium is something of a departure from the norm for us, however, the Hill Dickinson Stadium is a departure from the norm too. Situated on the Liverpool water front this iconic modern stadium was only opened last summer and was built for more than just football. At 10.30 we have a 90 minute tour of the stadium which will show us how a modern football club is run. I am sure that even a non-football fan would this find interesting. After the tour we will take the short coach journey along the water front to the Museum.
At the Museum we start with lunch at 1pm in the Museum’s café. The time is booked but the choice of food is for you to make and purchase.
At 2.30pm we are booked to see the exhibition – ‘Treasures: History Unearthed’ featuring the largest collection of archaeological treasure ever shown in the region with finds from the North West as well as key exhibits from national and regional institutions. We will be leaving Liverpool at 4pm so you can spend as much time as you like in the exhibition or choose to go up into the main part of the Museum.
Both venues are accessible. The stadium has lifts and the café and exhibition are on the ground floor of the museum.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Monday 18th May – Visit to Tissington Hall
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