Holidays and Excursions 2005

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 2005

Duration

Kent Villages / Tenterden

Sunday 17th April

Day Trip

See the May Bulletin for a report on this trip.

JERSEY

Wednesday 25 May - Monday 30 May

5 nights 6 days  

See the June Bulletin for a report on this trip.

COTSWOLDS

Friday 22nd July to Monday 25th July

3 nights 4 days

We have a confirmed booking at the 4 Star Cheltenham Park Hotel. The cost is £250 per person for a Single room and £205 per person for a Twin/Double room. The cost includes bed, breakfast and evening meal, all coaching and gratuities. 

This is the first time the Society has had an opportunity to visit the Cotswolds. We will be visiting as many of the picturesque villages as possible. Snowshill House & Gardens (NT) Painswick Rococo Gardens, Sudeley Castle and Gardens are something not to be missed, together with the all time favourite Blenheim Palace. We hope that there is something  above that will interest you.

HAMPSHIRE

Wednesday 7th Sept. to Sunday 11th Sept.

4 nights 5 days

We have made a confirmed booking at the 3 Star East Anglia Hotel Bournemouth. The cost is £220 per person. No Single supplement. The cost includes bed, breakfast, 4 course evening meal, all coaching and gratuities.

Those of you who were on the Dorset holiday will know this hotel has a high standard of cuisine, (the French chef is the owner) and the helpfulness of the staff.

Hampshire is a lovely county and we propose to visit Winchester, The New Forest, Beaulieu House and Motor Museum, Portsmouth Dock Yard to see HMS Victory and the Mary Rose. We propose to take a ferry from Lymington to visit Osbourne House on the Isle of Wight and hopefully take a drive around the island. Interested, then why not come and join us on this trip.

FRANCE / BELGIUM

Friday 2nd Dec. to Monday 5th Dec.

3 nights 4 days.

For our winter break this year we have obtained a booking at the 3 Star Hotel Meurice, Calais. The cost is £250 per person for a Single room and £195 per person for a Twin Room. The cost includes bed, breakfast and evening meal, coffee and wine, all coaching and gratuities.

We understand that Calais holds a special Christmas Market the first week in December, which will coincide with our visit. We propose to visit Lille Christmas Market and are given to understand that this is a shoperholics paradise. On Sunday we will visit our all time favourite Brugge just an hours drive from Calais, and of course we must make a stop at a hypermarket for our Christmas drinks and edibles before we board our boat for the return journey. We hope this trip will be of interest and you will come and join us.

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

When travelling abroad to EEC countries it is necessary to have an E111 form for any health cover that you may need. Until recently it has been possible to use the same form for several years but as from this year France insists that the document holds the current years date stamp to validate health cover. Over the next 2 years this form is undergoing a radical change and in 2007 will be a new style form which all EEC countries will require to have a current years date stamp. These forms are free from the Post Office so it is easy to obtain on an annual basis.

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