Please take a look at the list of our excursions below and click to find out more, our latest newsletter is available to view and download under the Newsletter button on the title bar. If a trip is fully booked please phone us and we will put you on the waiting list.
Chenies Manor Tulip Festival and Guided Tour of the House
Tuesday 28th April 2026We are famous for our Tulips and the garden will be a blaze with our carefully thought-out colour combinations, from mid-April right throughout May. We have planted in excess of 25,000 bulbs of many varieties, varying designs and colour combinations. Whether you are looking for inspiration for pots or colour themes for your gardens, Chenies [...] Read more
Private Visit to The Eel Pie Museum with Walking Tour then on to Marble Hill
Wednesday 6th May 2026Twickenham’s bohemian past and present, told on a stroll through historic Church Street and the Embankment, overlooking Eel Pie Island. The history of Eel Pie Island tells a fascinating and varied story. From the role it played in the RnB boom of the 60s to its historical boatyards, maverick characters and pioneering spirit of inventive [...] Read more
Sissinghurst Castle (NT)
Friday 8th May 2026A symbol of love and horticultural ambition, created by Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson in the early 1930s. Designed in a series of ‘rooms’ with highlights including the Rose Garden and the White Garden. Discover why Sissinghurst is famous as the epitome of the English garden and explore its series of garden rooms, each filled [...] Read more
Thames Cruise and Clarmont Landscape Gardens (NT)
Monday 18th May 2026Our 2 hours Walton to Hampton Court Boat Trip, passes through two locks and takes you through the beautiful reaches of Sunbury and Hampton (Great views of Hampton Court) and also past Taggs Island and Garrick Temple. The boat also goes through the Desborough Channel to D’Oyly Carte Island and returns to Hampton Court via [...] Read more
Parsonage Farm and Whithurst Park, W Sussex
Thursday 21st May 2026We went to Parsonage Farm in 2024 and it is stunning. We are revisiting at this more colourful time of year – oh and don’t miss the Giraffes! We enjoy Tea/Coffee on arrival. The garden’s design is based on an C18 concept of ferme ornee – or ornamental farm – with a large lake in [...] Read more
Thames Sailing Barge with Ploughman’s Lunch
Monday 1st June 2026These fine old ships, with their distinctive red ochre sails, evoke an era long since past. Today only a handful of traditional Barges survive. We join the vintage barge at Maldon Quay for a two hour cruise to enjoy the quiet beauty of the River Blackwater. Leaving the Quay, the barge heads down river past [...] Read more
Thames Sailing Barge with Ploughman’s Lunch SECOND DATE
Monday 15th June 2026These fine old ships, with their distinctive red ochre sails, evoke an era long since past. Today only a handful of traditional Barges survive. We join the vintage barge at Maldon Quay for a two hour cruise to enjoy the quiet beauty of the River Blackwater. Leaving the Quay, the barge heads down river past [...] Read more
Allegra starring Maureen Lipman at Windsor
Thursday 18th June 2026From Olivier Award nominated playwright Peter Quilter (End of the Rainbow, Glorious!) comes a new heart-warming comedy with music, starring national treasure Maureen Lipman (BAFTA nominee Pianist, Coronation Street, See How They Run, Educating Rita). Allegra is full of life, joy and an irresistible urge to sing. She bursts into song at home, in the [...] Read more