Trips and Outings are a wonderful opportunity for a great day out to places of interest and for making new friends.
2025 saw visits being made to: Milestones Museum in Basingstoke in March; Chichester and Fishbourne Roman Palace in May; RHS Wisley in June and Sudeley Castle in September.
Coach Trips 2026
National Trust Wimpole Estate, Cambridgeshire – Tuesday 14th April 2026
Pick up points: Exchange Street 9.00 am/Tennis Club 9.05 am /Jansel Square, Bedgrove 9.15 am. Cost: £16 (NT members) £35 (non-members).
Please sign up and pay at either February or March u3a meetings.
You can pay cash, by cheque (payable to Mid-Bucks (Aylesbury) u3a), or by bank transfer (to Mid-Bucks (Aylesbury) u3a Metro Account, number 47992982, sort code 23-05-80 please remember to include ‘Wimpole’ and your surname in the payment details).
Please also remember to have your ICE cards (In Case of Emergency) with you when you go on any Branch trip or visit.
Lead for this trip is Jan Paver.
Image Copyright National Trust.
Provisional dates for other trips for 2026
The Trips Team are in the process of organising the following (provisional) trips, and would recommend that you put the following dates in your diary for 2026:
Thursday May 14th – The Savill Gardens, Windsor Great Park – A 35 acre haven of gardens, woodland and seasonal displays – see The Savill Garden link
Wednesday June 10th – Chichester (revisited) or West Wittering Beach – A chance for us to discover Chichester in more depth OR a trip to the seaside – see Chichester link and West Wittering Beach link
Wednesday July 1st – Kelmscott Manor and Lechlade – A guided tour of the home of William Morris: designer, writer and political activist and a visit to nearby Lechlade – see Kelmscott Manor link and Lechlade on Thames link
Tuesday 8th September – Boat trip on Rutland Water and a visit to Burghley House – see Rutland Water link and Rutland Water boat trip example link and Burghley House
Many thanks – Trips Team
Some pictorial highlights from 2025….
Chichester and Fisbourne Roman Palace – May 2025
RHS Wisley – June 2025
Sudeley Castle – September 2025
