u3a

Ashbourne & District

Travel

Status:Active, open to new members
Leader:
Group email: Travel group
When: Various dates

Our next visit will hopefully be from 12th October 2026, to the Cambridgeshire area.

Cambridgeshire 2026

12th October 2026 x 3 nights (4 days)

Cambridge Belfry Hotel - which is a 4⭐ Hotel which has 3 floors and a lift. 

We are intending to limit the group to 25 travellers so that each of us can have a double seat on the Coach journeys. 
The company will produce a brochure for each member travelling soon.
I have opened a list of ‘expressions of interest’, this does not tie anyone to anything but identifies if the group is viable. Places may be allocated from this list if more people want to attend than there are places available.

5 twins/21 singles (90% of the hotel bedrooms have walk-in showers)

Full English breakfast

3-course, choice menu dinner with tea/coffee

Porterage

Executive Coach & Driver throughout

Admission to National Justice Museum

Guide for tour on the coach of Cambridge

Admission to Duxford Imperial War Museum

Cruise on Rutland Water reservoir on The Rutland Belle.

£449.00 per person sharing, £105.00 per person supplement for a double room for sole use

(based on 25 passengers travelling)

 Proposed Itinerary:

12th October       Local Pick-up and travel to Nottingham for included visit to Museum of Justice before continuing to Cambridge Belfry Hotel

13th October       Travel to Cambridge to meet the guide for an orientation tour on the coach of Cambridge.  Free time in Cambridge then afternoon stop in Ely

14th October       Full day excursion to Duxford

15th October       Final breakfast and then travel to Rutland Water Reservoir for a cruise on The Rutland Belle before continuing home

A deposit will be required before booking is confirmed.


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Below are photographs from our recent visits.

The first three are of the visit to Harrogate in April 2025. The program included a visit to Skipton, RHS Harlow Carr, The World of James Herriott, Harewood House and York. Some of us also visited Betty’s Tea Rooms.
The second three photos are from our visit to Norfolk in October 2025. This included a stop off at Stamford, a visit to Holt, Sheringham and Cromer, plus a day at Sandringham and on the way home a fantastic display of birds of prey.
The third row of three pictures are from our visit to the Lake District in May 2026. This included a visit to Dunham Massey, a ride on a steam train and a crossing of Lake Windermere. We also visited Dove Cottage, The World of Beatrix Potter or the Armitt Museum and Blackwell, the arts and craft house. On the journey home we stopped off at the Albert Docks in Liverpool.