Visits 2012

Date
Event
Organiser
Note that bookings for visits commence at 10:00 am in the Harlington Centre, Fleet, before the Wednesday Monthly Meetings..
28th February 2012
(Tuesday)
City of Cambridge
Booking at November meeting
Price: £20 per person

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Morning walk with Blue Badge Guide. Afternoon free. See official city guide .

20th March 2012
(Tuesday)
The Royal British Legion Poppy Factory and Chiswick House
Booking at January meeting
Price: £20 per person

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Morning visit to the Poppy factory in Richmond, Afternoon visit to Chiswick House, a magnificant English neo-Palladian villa.

23rd April 2012
(Monday)
Kew Gardens
Booking at February meeting
Price: £27 per person

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To follow our talk in March "Tulips and Turbans" - hopefully the tulips will be out! World famous Kew Gardens, several large glasshouses, botanical drawings gallery, road train (£4 extra). Possibility of coach fare only trip for those wanting to visit the Kew Records Office.

22nd May 2012
(Tuesday)
SS Great Britain and Bristol
Booking from March meeting
Price: £23 per person

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Tour of the SS Great Britain in the morning (wheelchair friendly). Opportunity for visit to new M Shed Museum, or harbour boat ride into Bristol (fare extra). Lunch at your leisure. Afternoon visit to the famous Bristol Blue Glass Factory.

27th June 2012
(Wednesday)
Royal Tunbridge Wells and Finchcocks Musical Museum
Booking from April meeting
Price: £26 per person

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Guided tour around Tunbridge Wells. Afternoon visit to Finchcocks to include a short recital on period musical instruments and a look round the museum and gardens.

5th to 9th May 2012 Floriade (Holland)
Price £370 per person; single supplement £60. Now fully booked.

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A 5-day holiday based in Valkenburg-aan-de-Guel at the Grand Hotel Monopole. Floriade is Europe's largest horticultural event held once every 10 years. The tour also includes visits to the Bokrijk Open Air Museum , the National Genever Gin Museum and the historic city of Maastricht.

17th to 21st September 2012 Telford, Shropshire
Price £335 per person; single supplement £40. Insurance £22.

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Programme will include visits to Upton House (NT), Attingham Park (NT), National Memorial Arboretum, Bass Brewery, Ironbridge, Bliss Village, Severn Valley Railway, Gloucester Quays. Coach Transport throughout by Truemans Coaches.