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
Thursday May 14th – The Savill Garden, Windsor Great Park – A 35 acre haven of gardens, woodland and seasonal displays – see The Savill Garden link
Pickup points : Exchange Street 9.00 am / Tennis Club 9.05 am / Jansel Square 9.15 am
Please make your own arrangements for lunch. Visit the website to book the restaurant if you want this option, (we suggest 1.00 pm after the tour). Alternatively, other cafés and food options are available.
Lead Val Blackburn (07923 023064)
Please also remember to have your ICE cards (In Case of Emergency) with you when you go on any Branch trip or visit.
Image copyright Windsor Great Park/The Savill Garden
Wednesday June 10th – Chichester (revisited) or East Wittering – A chance for us to discover Chichester in more depth OR a trip to the seaside – see Chichester link and East Wittering link
The coach will make a stop at Chichester and then go on to East Wittering Beach.
Payment is due at the May meeting.
Cost : £16
You can pay by 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 ‘Chichester’ 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 : Pauline Noble (07899 726258)
Wednesday July 1st – Kelmscott Manor and Lechlade – Situated on the edge of the Cotswolds, Kelmscott was the historic home of William Morris: designer, writer, and political activist. This trip includes a guided tour of the house and a stop at the typical Cotswold village of Lechlade – see Kelmscott Manor link and Lechlade on Thames link
Cost : £35
You can sign up for this trip at the May or June meeting.
You can pay by 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 ‘Kelmscott’ 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 : Jan Paver (07768 205950)
Provisional date for the final trip for 2026
The Trips Team are in the process of finalising the following trip, and would recommend that you put the following date in your diary for 2026:
Tuesday 8th September – Boat trip on Rutland Water and a visit to Stamford – see Rutland Water link and Rutland Water boat trip example link and Stamford.
Please also remember to have your ICE cards (In Case of Emergency) with you when you go on any Branch trip or visit.
Many thanks – Trips Team
Here’s a ‘report’ from our first trip of 2026 –
u3a went to Wimpole
Last month we went to Wimpole Hall
The sun was shining, as I recall.
Everyone was waiting, just where they should be.
Avoiding frantic phone calls from me.
Stuart, our driver had the gift of the gab.
He showed us the bouncy chair in his cab.
We got his life story, right from the get-go.
Even the parts we’d rather not know!
The house itself was crammed full of treasure.
Spotting the chicks gave us great pleasure.
They were tucked in each room for children to find.
So, we acted like kids, but they didn’t mind.
The estate is spread out. We covered some ground
There was a man in a buggy to get us around
On the farm, the goats and piglets were sweet
And the fabulous shire horses with four hairy feet.
They’re preserving rare pig breeds, before they’re forgot,
so, there’s Oxford Sandy and Gloucester Old Spot.
Watching them busily snuffle through the hay,
did I once think of bacon butties? No way!
We stopped for coffee, for lunch and for tea
Well, we don’t really get out that much, you see.
On the way back there was room for ice-cream
Not a bad start for your brand-new trips team!
By – Jan Paver
Some pictorial highlights from 2025….
Chichester and Fisbourne Roman Palace – May 2025
RHS Wisley – June 2025
Sudeley Castle – September 2025
