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Where we are goingDescription DateBooking details
Layer Marney Tower, nr ColchesterVisit this beautiful Tudor house and England's tallest gatehouse, with commanding views to the River Blackwater. The cost is £45 per person to include a ploughman's lunch with cake. Pick up points:
9:00 The Arkley, 9:05 Ewen Hall, 9:15 Green Hill Parade, 9.30 Longmore Ave, 9:25 East Barnet. Return time approx 5:30pm.   
You must be able to get on and off the coach unaided.
Wednesday 8th JulyOnline booking is now closed, waiting list open. To add your name please click WaitList
For enquiries please email  Outings Team.  
Denbies Wine Estate VisitWe are organising an outing to Denbies Wine Estate near Dorking, Surrey . We will be shown around the vineyard, followed by a wine tasting and a two-course lunch.
We will also visit West Horsley Place and have a guided tour of this delightful historic house and garden. You don’t have to be a wine lover to come! The cost, including the coach, lunch, both tours, full wine tasting and complementary glass of bubbly on arrival, will be £95.
Pick up Point:  08:30 at the Everyman Cinema.  Return approx 6.30pm
Tuesday 21st JulyBooking is now closed.
For enquiries please email Bu3a Travel
Hyde Hall RHS Garden, EssexA visit to this beautiful Royal Horticultural Society Garden.
Pick up points:
9:00 The Arkley, 9:05 Ewen Hall, 9:15 Green Hill Parade, 9.30 Longmore Ave, 9:25 East Barnet. Return time approx 5:30pm.   
You must be able to get on and off the coach unaided.
Thursday 17th SeptemberOnline booking is now closed, waiting list open. To add your name please click WaitList.
For enquiries please email  Outings Team.  
Stanstead Bury, nr Ware This historic house, which is an eclectic mix of architectural periods and styles is not usually open to the public. We have a specially arranged tour with "Invitation To View" and we'll also enjoy tea and cake which is included in this special offer. On the way we will stop off at Van Hage Garden Centre for lunch (not included).   Includes coach travel and entrance to Stanstead Bury with Tea and cake..
Pick up points:
9:00 The Arkley, 9:05 Ewen Hall, 9:15 Green Hill Parade, 9.30 Longmore Ave, 9:25 East Barnet. Leaving Van Hage approx. 15:30 -15:45  
You must be able to get on and off the coach unaided.
Friday 16th OctoberOnline booking is now closed, waiting list open. To add your name please click WaitList
For enquiries please email  Outings Team.
Norfolk & the Thursford Christmas SpectacularWe join our coach in Barnet and will be based at the 3* George Hotel in Norwich on half-board basis.
The itinerary is currently being finalised but will include the following:
We will visit Oxburgh Hall, a National Trust property, near Swaffham
A coach and walking tour of Norwich with our Blue Badge Guide taking in sights such as the Norman Castle and the Cathedral. 
We will also visit Kirstead Hall, a Grade 1 listed Elizabethan manor house dating back to around 1560, with a guided tour with the owners. 
Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts (guided tour) with its collection of modern European paintings and sculptures which sit alongside pieces from around the globe, sculpture from the ancient world and studio ceramics.
We will then head to Thursford to attend a matinee performance of the amazing Christmas Spectacular - the largest Christmas Show in England with a background of steam engines, mechanical organs, carousels with an blend of festive songs, carols, dazzling dancers and beautiful costumes, as well as amazing singers and musicians  and a cast of 100 performers.  It is a pageant of spectacle and colour all in an enchanting setting of little fascinating shops and novelty decorations to delight children of all ages!
Then Wroxham on the Norfolk Broads for a 90-min cruise.
Ely Cathedral 'Ship of the Fens', for a guided tour and a chance to visit the Stained Glass Museum (displaying panels dating from the 13th century).
Cost:  £749 (to be confirmed), single supplement £49 
Tuesday 10-13 NovemberSave the date. For enquiries please email  Outings Team.

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