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Summer Day Trips Summer 2016 Summer Day Trips Tel: 0151 357 4420 Email: [email protected] www.ectcharity.co.uk Welcome to our Summer Day Trips programme! ECT in Cheshire is part of ECT Charity, a leading transport charity in the UK which provides high quality, safe, friendly, accessible and affordable transport in local communities for those who find it difficult to use public transport. Our current services include: PlusBus – providing door-to-door journeys in Chester, Ellesmere Port and Neston. Group Transport – providing journeys to voluntary and community groups, with a professional driver. Evening Safe Transport – providing evening journeys between 5.30pm and 10.30pm Monday to Friday. Day Trips – helping individuals to visit places of interest, both locally and further afield. We are delighted to be offering our Day Trip services again over July, August and September 2016. We have some great trips scheduled over the summer and we hope there will be an outing of interest for everyone. Read on to find out more about our latest programme of events. We hope to see many of you on one or more of the outings! To find out more, visit us online at: www.ectcharity.co.uk Or call us on 0151 357 4420 3 Where can I go? Can I bring an escort? We are offering Day Trips to Cholmondeley Castle Gardens, Llandudno, Yes! If you need an escort to come with you, please let us know on the Tatton Park, Port Sunlight, Arley Hall & Gardens, Tweed Mill, Norton Priory booking form. Your escort will need to pay the same fare, so please include & Museum, Liverpool and Ice Cream Farm & Candle Workshop. For the this fare in your cheque. dates of each of these Day Trips, please refer to the table overleaf. What if I require a carer? We’ve chosen destinations that are as accessible as possible, however If you require a carer, they will need to be provided by yourself. Please let we would encourage you to contact the venue if you have any specific us know on the booking form. Your carer will need to pay the same fare, so questions or concerns. This applies particularly if you are a wheelchair please include this fare in your cheque. or scooter user. What if I need to cancel? How much does it cost? As long as you give us at least seven days’ notice, we will issue you with a For the price of each Day Trip, please refer to the table overleaf. Please refund for the value of your booking, minus a charge of £10. This charge note that our fares cover the cost of transport only. If you’re travelling to a reflects the administrative cost involved and gives us a chance to offer your sight or attraction that charges individual entry fees, then you would need place to someone else. to meet these costs yourself. Have you got any suggestions for other Day Trip destinations? How do I book? We’re always looking for new ideas, if you have any suggestions about To book a place on a Day Trip, please complete and return the enclosed possible future destination for local Day Trips, please let us know where booking form, along with your cheque made payable to ‘Ealing Community you’d like to go! Transport’. Please ensure that you book at least one week in advance of the Day Trip. Where will the bus pick me up from? Your own front door! Just like PlusBus, our helpful drivers will collect you from your home address, so there’s no need to make your way to any central pick-up point. At the end of the day, the driver will drop you back to your front door. Can I bring a wheelchair or scooter? Yes! If you want to bring your wheelchair or scooter, please provide the relevant details on the booking form. We will ensure that your vehicle is accessible and that the driver will help you board. We advise you to book as early as possible as spaces for scooters and wheelchairs are limited. 4 5 Summer Day Trips programme Cholmondeley Castle Gardens This romantic gothic castle stands on a high rise above a lake, and is surrounded by sweeping lawns and a variety of mature trees. The award- Date Destination Cost winning Farm Shop offers a quality range of locally-produced foods. The admission price is £7 per person, and this is not included in the price of the trip. Sat 23 July Cholmondeley Castle Gardens £22 Pick-up from 9am Date of trip: 23 July 2016 Return home at 3pm Cost per person: £22 Sat 30 July Llandudno £25 Llandudno Sat 6 August Tatton Park £25 This is Wales’ largest seaside resort. You could try out the cable-hauled tramway, the longest pier in Wales or enjoy a picnic on the Blue Flag beach! There are plenty of shops and eating opportunities too. After all Sat 13 August Port Sunlight £22 passengers have been picked up, the scenic journey to Llandudno will take about an hour and a half. Once we arrive, we expect to spend three or four hours at Llandudno. Sat 20 August Arley Hall & Gardens £25 Pick up from 9am Date of trip: 30 July 2016 Return home at 3pm Cost per person: £22 Sat 27 August Tweed Mill £22 Tatton Park Sat 3 September Norton Priory & Museum £22 This early 19th-century mansion sits amid a landscaped deer park and is opulently decorated, providing a fine setting for the Egerton family’s Sat 10 September Liverpool £25 extensive collections. The theme of Victorian grandeur extends into the garden with its glasshouses, formal gardens, Italian and Japanese gardens. The Gift Shop has a stylish new look and you can now relax Ice Cream Farm & Sat 17 September £20 and take morning coffee, lunch or a special afternoon tea in the cosy Candle Workshop atmosphere of the Gardener’s Cottage. The admission price is £6 per person, and this is not included in the price of the trip. Pick up from 9am Date of trip: 6 August 2016 Return home at 3pm Cost per person: £25 6 7 Port Sunlight Norton Priory Museum & Gardens This late 19th-century village is set in 130 acres of beautifully maintained Norton Priory Museum & Gardens is a fascinating combination of historical, parkland. It won ‘Wirral Attraction of the Year’ 2015 & 2016 and ‘Small archaeological and natural beauty. With Medieval monastic ruins, a large Visitor Attraction of the Year’ in 2014 and 2015. From the museum, you can Georgian walled garden, and acres of gardens, woodland walks, pear and follow a trail around the village, enjoy the stunning architecture and well apple orchards. The admission price is £3.50 per person, and this is not planned landscaped displays. With plenty of refreshments stops on route, included in the price of the trip. there is something to please everyone’s tastes. Pick up from 10am Date of trip: 3rd September 2016 Pick up from 9am Date of trip: 13 August 2016 Return home at 3pm Cost per person: £22 Return home at 3pm Cost per person: £22 Liverpool Arley Hall & Gardens With its unique attractions, exciting events, unrivalled musical heritage and Arley Hall & Gardens is a place of character, charm and interest. Visitors famously warm welcomes, Liverpool is the ideal destination to visit and are frequently struck by the warm and intimate atmosphere and the explore. We offer three pre-arranged drop-off points on this trip. feeling that Arley is a much-cherished family home. The gardens, which are amongst the finest in Britain, are outstanding for their vitality, variety Liverpool One Shopping Centre: This shopping centre offers more than and historical interest. The admission price is £8.50, and this is not 160 famous high-street shops. You can also visit the restaurants and cafes included in the price of the trip. on the terrace overlooking Chavasse Park. Docklands: The Docklands are home to award-winning attractions Pick up from 9am Date of trip: 20 August 2016 including the Beatles Story, International Slavery Museum, Merseyside Return home at 3pm Cost per person: £25 Maritime Museum and Tate Liverpool. Visitors can also enjoy a great selection of restaurants. Tweedmill Shopping Outlet Walker Art Gallery: The Walker Art Gallery holds a stunning collection of A total shopping experience, with the best local produce and household paintings, sculptures and decorative arts spanning over 600 years. Home names under one roof. There is a huge choice of your favourite brands and to outstanding works by Rubens, Rembrandt, Poussin and Gainsborough, the very best of local Welsh produce all in one place. the Walker Art Gallery is also one of the finest art galleries in Europe. Pick up from 10am Date of trip: 3 September 2016 Pick up from 9am Date of trip: 10 September 2016 Return home at 3pm Cost per person: £22 Return home at 3pm Cost per person: £25 8 9 Ice Cream Farm & Candle Workshop Ice Cream Farm: Set in the picturesque location between Beeston and Peckforton Castle, the Ice Cream Farm is the tastiest trip you will ever take, enticing more than half a million visitors a year. You can enjoy over 50 award-winning and irresistible ice-creams and sorbets, as well as the Country Kitchen Café and Gift Shop. Candle Workshop: Located in the scenic Cheshire countryside on the Sandstone Trail, Cheshire Workshops has a rich heritage as a candle factory. Visitors of all ages enjoy going to this candle manufacturer, but also to take in all the other attractions it has on offer at Cheshire Workshops, such as candle making and craft activities.
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