DAYS OUT May to Aug 2019 WHY NOT INVITE YOUR FRIENDS! DAYS OUT TRIPS ARE FOR ALL AGES Melton Mowbray Artisan Bowood House & Gardens Cotswold Wildlife Park a day out for Cheese Fair all the Family! DACT DAYS OUT, AS BENEFICIAL AS A BOTTLE OF MEDICINE!! Car Parking. First pickup will always be from the Old Gasworks Car Park (Brook Street). This pickup is set at 25 minutes before the scheduled trip departure time shown in the brochure. The driver will wait a maximum of 5 minutes. This allows us to get to New Street around 15 minutes before departure, giving time for the remaining passengers to arrive and board the bus. Before departing the venue for your return to Daventry, please discuss with your driver where you require dropping off i.e. Bus Station (especially if you have bus connections to get back for), Old Gasworks Car Park, or near to where you live if in Daventry. Please don’t assume the driver will know. Accessibility: For those passengers that use wheelchairs or have mobility issues - If you have any concerns regarding accessibility we would request that you contact the venue and talk to them directly, or access their website. We can assist in providing contact numbers if necessary. If you want a travel scooter for a trip you can always hire one from DACT Mobility. We do ask you to talk to the office first, to make sure we have the right type of bus available. (N.B. Some venues do provide Scooters making it unnecessary to take your own. Ask the DACT Office if you need more details) Cancellations: These can affect a lot of people and it may result in trips being cancelled due to insufficient numbers or members losing the opportunity to get group rate entry or trips run at a loss to DACT. Please understand that to be fair to all our members we have to be consistent in applying our 7-day cancellation policy. (see back page) Any feedback on our trips, positive or negative, is very important to us. We do make changes based on feedback, so please telephone or call in to the office. PLEASE DO NOT ASK YOUR VOLUNTEER DRIVER TO MAKE ANY DROP-OFFS TO ANY VILLAGES OUTSIDE OF DAVENTRY ON RETURN FROM THE TRIP. DRIVERS OFTEN HAVE OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES FOLLOWING RETURN FROM THE TRIP AND DACT HAS NOT ACCOUNTED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL MILES IN THE COSTING OF THE TRIP. Pick-ups are from the Old Gasworks Car Park/Daventry Bus Station unless otherwise advised: Departure time is from the Bus Station Return time is the anticipated time of departure from the venue visited unless otherwise stated May 19 Destination Type of Trip Depart Return Cost Information Thurs 2nd Slimbridge Wetland Centre, Wetland Centre 10am 3.30 pm £15 Situated alongside the Severn Estuary, Slimbridge is one of Europe’s finest wetlands and attracts hundreds of different bird species, as Gloucestershire well as wetland plants, insects and mammals. Stroll round the numerous lakes, lagoons, woodland areas and meadows to see 1000’s of birds including Pink Flamingos. The whole complex is designed to be accessible. Wheelchairs/Scooters available (book in advance). There is a large restaurant. Entry: Adults £11.50 or £10 Concessions (prices exclude Giftaid), Group rate for 12 or more passengers. Fri 3rd Bowood House & Gardens House & Gardens 9am 2.30pm £17 Discover the rich and fascinating history of Bowood House and the Lansdowne family, set within 100 acres of beautifully landscaped Nr Chippenham, Wiltshire ‘Capability’ Brown Parkland. Surrounding the Georgian House is the Italian-inspired Terrace Garden, the Private Walled Gardens and the herbaceous border. Explore the arboretum with its vast collection of trees leading down to the magnificent mile long lake. Entry: £11 Seniors & £13 Adults. Discount for 15 or more passengers Sat 4th Melton Mowbray Artisan Cheese Shopping 10.30am 3pm £12 Artisan Cheese Fair, the largest dedicated festival of cheese in the UK. Held undercover within the halls of Melton Mowbray’s Cattle Fayre Market, the fair showcases over 50 Cheese Makers that produce 250+ cheeses, including some of the UK’s rarest. In addition there will be the extensive normal street market. Entry: £5 CASH ONLY Tues 7th Henley-on-Thames Historic Town/ 10.15am 3.15pm £15 On the banks of the River Thames Henley is world famous for its rowing events. It is a 12th century market town with over 300 buildings Shopping designated as being of special architectural or historic interest, including St Marys Church, the Town Hall, Market Place and Henley Bridge. Wed 8th The Quays & Billing Garden Centre Lunch & Garden 11.30am 3.15pm £9 The Quays pub is at the entrance to Billing Aquadrome, overlooking the Marina. The Quays has various meal offers at reasonable prices Centre including a Carvery. After a meal there is a short stop at Billing Garden Village, a compact but interesting place to wander around, with a small garden centre, a Ponden Mill, clothes shop and some other smaller outlets including a Smith’s Farm Shop. Sat 11th Malvern Spring Flower Show Show 9.30am 3.30pm £15 RHS annual flower show held at the Three Counties Showground, at the foot of the Malvern Hills. Show includes flower marquee, floral art, plant pavilions, show gardens, food hall plus talks and demonstrations from a number of TV gardeners and chefs. There is a large number of retail outlets. Entry: We have reserved tickets for £19. Group rate for 10 or more passengers. Mon 13th Sudeley Castle House & Gardens 10.15am 3.30pm £15 In the heart of the Cotswolds Sudeley Castle is the only private castle in England to have a queen buried within its grounds – Katherine Cotswolds, Gloucs. Parr, the last of Henry VIII’s six wives. Visitors can walk round a number of the Castle rooms and learn the fascinating history of the Castle and its royal connections. You can also look round the 15th Century church where Katherine Parr lies entombed, explore the themed garden areas, visit the Terrace Café and browse round the Visitor Centre shop. Entry: Adults £12.50 Group rate. Tues 14th Moreton-in-Marsh / Bourton-on- Cotswold Towns 10.30am 3.45pm £12 Visit to 2 very popular Cotswold towns. Market day in Moreton-on-Marsh attracts visitors from far & wide. Have lunch & browse the the-Water stalls before moving on to Bourton-on-the-Water. Wed 15th The Wharf Inn at Fenny Compton Pub Lunch with time 11.30am 3pm £9 Visit the Wharf Inn for a traditional pub lunch and the opportunity to stroll along the Oxford Canal towpath through beautiful Southam for a stroll countryside Thurs 16th National Memorial Aboretum Memorial Gardens 10.30am 3.30pm £12 The Arboretum is 150 acres of trees & memorial gardens – to both military and civilian services. Beautiful and interesting place to walk Alrewas, Staffs round with a wide range of memorials and many varieties of trees. There is also a building housing a moving account of life as a Far East prisoner of war and the building of the Bridge over the River Kwai. One side of the arboretum is bordered by the River Tame, a lovely place to walk and view the wildlife. There is a road train that circuits the Arboretum (small cost). Mobility scooters are available. Entry is free, but there is a recommended £5 donation Mon 20th Hidcote Gardens & National Herb Gardens 10.45am 3.45pm £12 Hidcote gardens are the creation of one man, Lawrence Johnston. He designed the gardens to be a series of ‘outdoor rooms’ each with Centre their own character. Follow the maze of pathways and discover secret gardens, some great views and lots of colour. There are 2 cafes, Nr Chipping Camden a shop and a plant centre. On the way back we will stop off for a short while at the National Herb Centre. Entry: Our National Trust special rate applies - £8 per person. Tues 21st Banbury Scenic Town/ 11am 3.30pm £9 A choice of 2 destinations:- Shopping 1) Banbury town centre.Banbury is an historic old market town. You can wander through the streets, visit the Castle Quays shopping centre, wander along the Oxford canal and more. 2) Banbury Gateway Shopping Park, This is a new shopping complex located close to the M40. Stores include a large M&S, Primark, New Look, Next, Fat Face and more. Wed 22nd Wightwick Manor House & Gardens 10am 3.15pm £15 Liberal MP John Mander had been left this 1887 timber framed house by his father Theodore. Taking inspiration from a lecture on ‘the Wolverhampton House Beautiful’ by Oscar Wilde, Theordore and his wife Flora have decorated its interiors with the designs of William Morris. It is a house with a pre-Raphaelite art collection and William Morris interior designs. Outside there are formal and informal gardens and orchard. Having given the house to the National Trust, Geoffrey & Rosalie became its live-in-curators, opening the house to the public and adding to its contents. Entry: Our National Trust special rate applies - £6 per person. Thurs 23rd Bridgnorth Scenic Town 9.30am 3pm £16 Once one of the busiest ports in Europe, Brignorth is now a tranquil town set on the River Severn. The river divides the town into High Shropshire Town and Low Town linked by 7 sets of ancient donkey steps and a Victorian funicular railway. It is a town full of history and interesting architecture including the remains of a castle that form part of the leisure gardens. There are a number of shops along the High Street and the little side streets.