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 if fully booked when we receive your cheque you will be informed and placed on the waiting list.
Priority will be given to u3a members. If you would like to bring someone who is not a member please put a note on the booking form to this effect and we will inform you if a place becomes available.
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.
CHRISTMAS FESTIVE LUNCH AT THE CLINK RESTAURANT
STYAL
FRIDAY 1st DECEMBER 2023
Depart Knutsford Bus Station 11.30 am prompt.
Leaving the Clink 2.30 pm
Cost: £45.50 pp
The Outings Committee are arranging a three course Festive Christmas Lunch to be held at The Clink Restaurant, Styal on Friday 1st December 2023.
Please note that alcohol is not permitted.
You can apply by post using the booking form which is to be sent together with your cheque for £45.50 pp made payable to Knutsford u3a to:
Irene Hardy, Holly Bush Farm, Pickmere Lane, Tabley, Knutsford WA16 0HP
Telephone 01565 633348.
Please note, for insurance purposes, people attending should be members of the u3a.
VISIT TO MANCHESTER MUSEUM AND
THE PEOPLES’ HISTORY MUSEUM
Friday 17th November 2023
Depart: Knutsford Bus Station 9.30 am prompt
Leaving Manchester approx. 3.30pm
Price: £26.00 pp
We will arrive at the recently renovated Manchester Museum for a self guided visit to the Museum’s exhibits and to the Golden Mummies Exhibition. Tea and coffee will be available to purchase in the Museum Café.
We will leave the Museum at approximately 12.30 pm to make our way to The Peoples’ History Museum which is the UK’s national centre for the collection, conservation, interpretation, and study of material relating to the history of working people in the UK.
On arrival we will have a soup and sandwich lunch which is included in the price but tea/coffee/drinks will be available for purchase.
We will then have a self guided tour of this fascinating Museum before leaving Manchester at approximately 3.30pm
You can apply by post using the booking form which is to be sent together with your cheque for £26.00 pp made payable to Knutsford u3a to:
Irene Hardy, Holly Bush Farm, Pickmere Lane, Tabley, Knutsford WA16 0HP
Telephone 01565 633348.
Please note, for insurance purposes, people attending should be members of the u3a.
Holiday in Norfolk
4 Nights / 5 Days, based in Norwich
Monday 13th – Friday 17th May 2024
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