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There's some important information that applies to all outings. This includes our scheme for refunds to members of the RHS when we visit some properties. Please click here to read it.

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Date

Outing details

Tuesday 25 February

Coach start 9.30am
 

Closing date

11 February

Cancelled

 

 

Southampton

Come and enjoy a day in Southampton. No need to ask the way to Marks & Spencer’s when the coach arrives. The drop off point is just outside. Apart from Marks & Spencer’s, West Quay shopping centre contains around 130 shops including such major retailers as John Lewis & Partners, Zara, Schuh, Waterstone’s, Hollister, Apple, and for those brave enough, IKEA.

Apart from the shopping Southampton can offer Southampton City Art Gallery which houses one of the best collections in the country, covering work from the Renaissance to the present day. And it’s free!

Nearby there is also the Titanic Exhibition located in Sea City, and the Tudor House.

PANT Members £25 Non-members £27

Tuesday 20 May

Coach start 9am

Closing date

Friday 18 April

River Exe Cruise

Today we will be taking a trip along the coast to Exmouth in Devon. There will be a short comfort break en route.

At Exmouth we will be dropped off at The Strand. This is in the town centre with plenty of eating places and shops etc for you to explore or stretch your legs and go for a walk along by the sea on the Promenade.

You will be picked up at 1.30pm and taken to The Marina to arrive at 1.45pm where you will be embarking for your river trip which departs at 2pm.

The cruise will go up the River Exe to Topsham, and will then start its return journey to Exmouth. The voyage will last two hours and fifteen minutes and during this time you will be served a cream tea (included in the cost).

The boat has wet weather provision - just in case!!!!!

Upon arrival back at Exmouth at about 4.15pm the coach will be waiting for our return journey.

PANT Members £45 Non-members £48

Wednesday 11 June

Coach start 8.30am

 

Closing date

Wednesday 21 May

 

Hatchlands Park (NT)

This Georgian house is situated just north-east of Guildford and is home to some of Robert Adam’s earliest work. It houses a wonderful collection of paintings and a world class collection of musical instruments brought together by the tenant Alec Cobbe. You can pick up an audio guide for just £2 from the house entrance; the basic guide lasts around 45 minutes.

Only six downstairs rooms are open to the public.

The Kitchen Café is at the top of the cobbled courtyard close to the house, in which were originally the kitchens. It provides snacks, cakes and bakes, hot sausage rolls, pasties and toasted sourdough sandwiches plus a full range of hot and cold drinks to eat in or takeaway and picnic in the grounds. The Coach House Café is situated in the lower cobbled courtyard, where Lord Rendel’s carriages were once kept.

Spanning 422 acres the parkland at Hatchlands is a wonderful spot to enjoy the great outdoors. You’ll find many picnic options all over the park. Picnic areas are cow-free zones, so you can enjoy your food in peace. Pick up a map on arrival and look for the areas marked with a picnic table.

PANT Members £30 Non-members £33

Non-National Trust members will have to pay an entrance fee

 

 

This page was last updated 12 February 2025

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