Day Visits
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Thursday 8th May 2025 (booking 20th March 2025). The coach will depart The River & Rowing Museum car park (not The Rugby Club) at 9am and we propose to be back by 5.30pm. We have negotiated a special day rate discount for our members, which has come down from £10 to £6. Payment should be made by card when exiting the car park. The reason to move to the R&RM car park is that the gate access provides more security for our members and there is dedicated parking for the coach with easier access. The museum’s toilet facilities will be available pre trip. Beaulieu, Home of the Montagu Family. So Many Treasures to Explore Please note: The coach will depart The River & Rowing Museum car park (not The Rugby Club) at 9am and we propose to be back by 5.30pm. We have negotiated a special day rate discount for our members, which has come down from £10 to £6. Payment should be made by card when exiting the car park. The reason to move to the R&RM car park is that the gate access provides more security for our members and there is dedicated parking for the coach with easier access. The museum’s toilet facilities will be available pre trip.
As there are so many attractions to enjoy within the estate, the day has been designed for you a monorail and veteran bus to take you round the grounds. The freshly refurbished Brabazon Restaurant offers a wide variety of hot and cold food and there is a catering kiosk for coffee and cakes and another for ice-creams. There are numerous picnic tables and benches throughout the grounds should you wish to bring your own picnic. Please be mindful that some areas will be less accessible to visitors with mobility impairments and although the grounds are largely flat there are uneven surfaces and natural hazards such as tree roots.
Something for Everyone at the Home of the Montagu Family
There are so many treasures to explore at Beaulieu:
The executive coach will depart Henley Rugby Club at 9am and we propose to be back by 5.30. As there are so many attractions to enjoy within the estate, the day has been designed for you to wander round freely. A visitor map will be provided to help plan the day and there’s a monorail and veteran bus to take you round the grounds.
The freshly refurbished Brabazon Restaurant offers a wide variety of hot and cold food and there is a catering kiosk for coffee and cakes and another for ice-creams. There are numerous picnic tables and benches throughout the grounds should you wish to bring your own picnic.
Please be mindful that some areas will be less accessible to visitors with mobility impairments and although the grounds are largely flat there are uneven surfaces and natural hazards such as tree roots.
Tickets for this wonderful trip are priced at £44 per person.
Any queries please contact gaye.hudson@outlook.com.
Overlooking the Beaulieu River millpond, Palace House has been in the Montagu family since 1538 and is now a rare example of a fine Victorian country house.
 Lord Montagu with one of his Classic MGs in March 2007 Colombia Electric 1901, one of the first electric vehicles in the National Motor Museum From the earliest motor carriages to classic family saloons, the world-famous National Motor Museum has one of the finest collections of cars, motorcycles and motoring memorabilia in the world.
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Thursday 17th July 2025. Travel by coach. Booking Thursday 15th May 2025. Please note that Day Visits require a good level of mobility as there is nearly always a fair degree of walking, often with steps and sometimes on uneven ground. Please ask for more information if it is a concern. Knole House, Kent A stunning house, full of treasures, owned by the same family for 400 years. One of the fifth largest properties in England, the house has seven acres of roof and 400 rooms. In the1400s it was owned by the Archbishop of Canterbury, then a Royal Palace, and latterly the Sackville’s family home.
From the beginning it was designed to impress, containing the rarest and most well preserved collections of Royal Stuart furniture, paintings, objects and textiles. The conservation department is also open for us to view their activities.
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Friday 29th August 2025 (booking Thursday 19th June 2025) Longford Castle, Bodenham, Salisbury
We have arranged an additional day visit in August, to Longford Castle. This will be on 29th August 2025, with booking at the June lecture. Longford Castle was originally built in the late 16th century to an unusual triangular plan. In the 18th century, the second Earl of Radnor employed the architect James Wyatt to transform it into a hexagonal palace.
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Wednesday 22nd October 2025. Booking Thursday 18th September 2025. Please note that Day Visits require a good level of mobility as there is nearly always a fair degree of walking, often with steps and sometimes on uneven ground. Please ask for more information if it is a concern. Leighton and Sambourne Houses, London Ornate Studio Homes in London of Two Victorian Artists. Two Victorian Wonders  Leighton House
Step into a painter’s world in the house and studio that Frederick Leighton (1830 - 1896 ) built, lived and worked in. Gorgeously decorated and hung with many of his paintings his home embodies the Victorian idea of how a great artist should live.
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