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Insurance We are not authorised to offer advice or explanation on insurance matters. The National Trust provides insurance cover for Supporter Group members taking part in activities. You can see more details here. This cover is limited. On our short breaks you will not be covered for loss of personal property, or for cancellation if you cannot go on the holiday. If you do not already have travel insurance you may wish to consider arranging your own cover. |
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One night Twin or Double £165pp Single £210pp (only 8 available) Non-member supplement £10 Includes bed and breakfast, dinner and property entry* * Non-National Trust members will have to pay for entry to Tyntesfield.
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Bath Christmas Market and Tyntesfield Following the success of the overnight trip to Wisley and Windsor in 2023 we’ve decided to have an overnight stay in Bath on Sunday 1 December. The coach will leave Swanage at 9.00am and will have the usual pick-ups on its way to Wareham. The trip will be to Bath for the Christmas market, which is always popular. We should arrive in Bath with plenty of time for you to look around the market before having dinner in the hotel. We're staying at the Lansdown Grove Hotel, just outside the city centre. On the following day, Monday 2 December, the coach will take us to Tyntesfield for an estate tour. Free flow in the house, which should be ‘dressed’ for Christmas. There are several places in the grounds where refreshments are available. The coach will leave Tyntesfield for the return journey at 4.00pm. The cost includes dinner, bed and breakfast in the hotel, and as usual all gratuities for the hotel and coach are included. Entry to Tyntesfield is free for National Trust members but non-members will have to pay the entrance fee (currently £17). Refreshments en route and at the places we visit will be at your own expense. As of August 2024 the trip is fully booked, but we're keeping a waiting list just in case anybody has to withdraw. If you’re interested in going on the waiting list please let Margaret know by email or phone (details on the inside cover of the Newsletter). |
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Four nights Twin or Double £475pp Single £575pp (only 8 available) Non-member supplement £10 Includes bed and breakfast, dinner and property entry* £100pp deposit on booking *Non-National Trust members will have to pay for entry to Packwood House and Baddesley Clinton.
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Batsford Arboretum
Studley Castle
Packwood House
Baddesley Clinton
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Warwickshire 9th to 13th June 2025 Accommodation We will stay at Studley Castle (a Warner Leisure Hotel), an impressive castle in the Warwickshire countryside. Hotel facilities include a pool, a fitness centre, a sauna, a spa and a cinema room. You can try a whole host of activities, or just enjoy the grounds. Indoors there are various lounges where you can have afternoon tea, play board games, or simply sit quietly and read. Itinerary Here is a brief outline of what we’ll be doing. Monday 9 June Leave Swanage (time to be confirmed) with the usual pickups. We’ll have a coffee stop in Warminster (cost included). Lunch will be at Batsford Arboretum with a chance to look round the gardens. There is a fee for garden entry. We should arrive at Studley Castle around 5pm. Tuesday 10 June Leave at 9.30am for the National Trust’s Packwood House. Described as "A house to dream of, a garden to dream in", it’s a fascinating 20th-century evocation of domestic Tudor architecture. It contains a fine collection of 16th-century textiles and furniture, and the gardens have renowned herbaceous borders and a famous collection of yews. Non-Trust members must pay for entry. Depart at 2.30pm . Wednesday 11 June Leave at 9.30am for a day in Stratford-upon-Avon. This has numerous attractions, ranging from all things Shakespearean to a delightful Butterfly Farm. You can also enjoy a river cruise, or simply stroll along the river banks. Depart at 4.30pm Thursday 12 June Leave at 9.30am to go to the National Trust’s Baddesley Clinton, a secluded, intimate estate with a moated Tudor House, set in the heart of the Forest of Arden with 500 years of fascinating and unexpected stories. Depart at 3pm. Friday 13 June Leave around 10am for return travel to Swanage with various stops, probably including Gloucester Services for coffee and shopping.
The cost covers travel, and breakfast (at 8.30am) and dinner (at 6.30pm) at the hotel. Gratuities for the coach driver and the hotel staff are also included. Refreshments en route and at the places we visit will be at your own expense, apart from our coffee stop in Warminster on the outward journey. Packwood House and Baddesley Clinton are National Trust properties. If you’re not a Trust member (or you forget to bring your membership card!) you’ll have to pay for entry. We will need to know about Trust membership when you book so that we can give the property advance notice of how many people in our group are members and how many will be paying for entry. |
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