Holidays and Excursions 2007

We have enjoyed many wonderful holidays over the years visiting gardens in the British Isles and we also took part in an exchange trip with the Montclaire Gardening Club from New Jersey U.S.A.

Holiday Excursion

Dates for 2007

Duration

WILTSHIRE

Friday 4th May to Monday 7th May 2007

4 days

A reservation has been made at the Best Western Blunsdon House Hotel, Blunsdon, Near Swindon. The cost is £200 per person for a Twin/Double room and £260 per person for a single. Wiltshire is a delightful county with an abundance of places of interest, gardens, towns and villages so there is much to enjoy. If you would like to join us for this long weekend please let me have your deposit for £50 to secure your place.. 

NORTHERN IRELAND

Saturday 30th June to Saturday 7th July 2007

8 days

We have made a reservation at the Plaza Hotel in Dublin for the first and last nights and the Dunadry Hotel and Country Club in County Antrim for 5 nights. The cost is £445 per person for a twin/double room and £580 per person for a single room. We will travel to Holyhead and take the ferry to Dubin Port and stay in Dublin for the night. It is hoped that we can get a guide to come on the coach on Sunday morning and give us a guided tour of the city before we continue to Northern Ireland. Spectacular scenery in Northern Ireland is hard to avoid, such as the Giant's Causeway, The Antrim Coast Road, the Fermanagh Lakelands and the Mountains of Mourne. The famous Mount Stewart House and Gardens, Old Bushmills Distillery, Museums, the pottery at Belleek and the many historical towns. We will have a very full programme. We will return to Dublin for Friday night and join the ferry for the return journey on Saturday. If you are interested in this trip please let me know and forward your deposit of £100 per person.

NORTHUMBERLAND

Friday 7th September to Tuesday 11th September 2007

5 days

We will stay in the De Vere Hotel at Staley Hall, Hexham, near Newcastle upon Tyne. The cost will be £300 per person for a twin/double room and £440 per person for a single room. Northumberland abounds with places of interest such as Alnwick with it's magnificent castle and gardens which boast a superb grand cascade enclosed by a Hornbeam Pergola and scented rose garden containing 2,000 shrub roses. Morpeth, an attractive market town, the seaside village of Banburgh which is dominated by the magnificent Banburgh Castle. just offshore are the Farne Islands which provide a major breeding sanctuary for migratory seabirds and are aslo home to a large colony of Arctic Grey Seals. Boat trips are available to see the above from Seahouses, a lovely fishing port with an extremely interesting harbour. Of course, the more well known towns of Durham and Carlisle also are extremely interesting. If you wish to take part in this trip a £100 per person deposit will secure your place.

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

Saturday 1st December to Monday 3rd December 2007

3 days

We will stay at the Daventry Hotel, Daventry. The cost will be £148 per person for a double/twin room and £198 per person for a single room. This weekend trip is a break from the past, in that on the Sunday we will have lunch and tea (included in the cost) at the Wickstead park Pavillion, Kettering, see a show from Australasian tour of Miss Saigon, David Kettle and the wonderful voice of Kate Ashby, comedian Richard C. Parker and the very talented Wicksteed Dancers. I think you will find this break a pleasant change fro the usual seasonal rush leading up to Christmas. A £25 per person deposit will secure your place.

Please Note:

We require day trips to be paid in full. If for any reason you have to cancel we will make a refund only if we can fill your seat.

A non refundable deposit of £25 is required for each person when booking a holiday. Should you have to cancel after you have paid your final bill you must reclaim the cost from your own annual travel policy.

TRAVEL INSURANCE

Whilst Janet and Vanessa take great care in looking after members on our trips, The Society can not be held responsible for any loss or injury suffered by a member.

We feel we must remind all members who travel with us that Holiday Insurance is the responsibility of the individual. We would strongly recommend that once you have booked and paid your deposit you take out insurance. If you are going on several holidays this year it is often cheaper to take out an annual policy, renewable each year. Once the Society has paid over deposits or the balance of holiday payments we cannot give a refund unless we can re sell the place.

It would be up to you to make a claim on your insurance as the Society cannot be held responsible. There are many companies who offer reasonably priced holiday insurance, The Post Office, Bradford & Bingley, Saga, Zurich, Age Concern to name but a few.

E111 FORMS/EUROPEAN HEALTH INSURANCE CARDS

When travelling abroad to EEC countries it is necessary to have a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC), which replaces the old E111 form, for any health cover that you may need. If you have not yet received your new EHIC card automatically, you can get a form from the Post Office to reapply. You can apply by post, by phone or online.

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