Garden Visits
Welcome to the Garden Visits page. My name is Pat Devereux and I run the Garden Visits Trips Group, which at the moment are coach trips. I have been a member of Wellingborough U3A for more than 10 years and have run this group since the beginning of 2016.
The trips take place on the 3rd Tuesday of each month from April until October inclusive for the full day.
All the trips are open to ALL U3A members.
The dates and places for 2024 are as follows:-
Tuesday 16th April – Wrest Park, Bedfordshire leaving at 9:15 a.m.,
leaving the gardens at 4 p.m. Cost £29.50. (English Heritage members £18.20.)
Tuesday 21st May – Kew Gardens, leaving at 8:30 a.m.,
leaving the gardens at 4 p.m. Cost £38.50.
Tuesday 18th June – RHS Hyde Hall, Essex, leaving at 8:30 a.m.,
leaving the gardens at 4 p.m. Cost £36.50. RHS members £23.15.
Tuesday 16th July – Bressingham Gardens, Norfolk, leaving at 8:30 am,
leaving the gardens at 4 p.m. Cost £31.50.
Tuesday 20th August – Hidcote Manor Gardens, Gloucestershire, leaving at 9 a.m.,
leaving the gardens at 4 p.m. Cost £37.50. (National Trust members £21.35.)
Tuesday 17th September – Knebworth House and Gardens, Hertfordshire, leaving at 9:30 a.m.,
leaving the gardens at 4 p.m. Cost £37.50.
Tuesday 15th October – Savill Garden, Surrey, leaving at 8:30 a.m.,
leaving the gardens at 4 p.m. Cost £33.50
When it is available, details will be published in the Newsletter and on this page.
If you are interested in booking any trips you can come and talk to me at the monthly meetings on the 1st Wednesday of each month in the United Reformed Church.
Bookings can be made by email on pat.devereux@yahoo.com, by phone on 01933 673030 or 07958 389608 or at the monthly meetings from March onwards.
Payment can be made either by cheque or BACS payment.
Cheques should be made out to Wellingborough and District U3a, with details of trips booked on the reverse.
If you wish to post cheques to me, my address is 21 Torrington Way, Wellingborough NN8 5BU.
BACS payments should be paid to Wellingborough U3a on sort code 40-46-03 and account number 22109115 with surname, membership number and gardens in the reference box.
Pat's details can be found on the Interest Group Contacts link on the Groups page.
I would greatly welcome new members to the group. It is an open group with no restrictions on numbers. Just book a trip and enjoy yourself!