Summer Time Table Call 01271 328866 to book your seat
Date Outing details Pick up area Pick up & Fare return (excluding approx meals & times entry ) May A day at Merry Harriers Country Store, Home Barnstaple, Newport, Landkey, Swimbridge, and Gardens, Woolfardisworthy, enjoying lunch Filleigh, Chittlehampton, North Molton, South Tuesday 10am in the Mad Hatter’s Restaurant. Why not pop Molton, Atherington 2nd to £10 May into their larder for fresh local produce to take 4pm home, or their home interiors shop.
A visit to the Old Well Garden Centre in Central Barnstaple, Westleigh, Instow, Yelland, Wednesday Ufflculme, with lunch in their restaurant. Fremington, Bickington, Roundswell, 10am 10th Why not pop into their bakery for a pasty or Sticklepath, Lake, Eastacombe, Tawstock, to £10 Bishop’s Tawton May fruit pie to take home? 5pm
All aboard! Barnstaple, Pilton, Wrafton, Braunton, Saunton, Tuesday Croyde, Georgeham, Kentisbury 9am 16th For a Steam and Lunch mystery trip. to £10 May 4pm
Age Concern’s Barnstaple Library Group. Pilton, Barnstaple, Newport, Sticklepath Wednesday Designed to stimulate the mind and encourage 1pm 17th discussion through a varied programme of to £5 May visiting speakers. 5pm
Monday Let Richard and Alan take you on a mystery Instow, Yelland, Fremington, Bickington, 1.30pm 22nd cream tea afternoon. Roundswell, Sticklepath, Barnstaple to £10 May 5pm
Tuesday Let Richard and Alan take you on a mystery Loxhore, Shirwell, Arlington, Kentisbury, Stoke 10am 23rd adventure. Rivers, Bratton Fleming, South Molton to £10 May 5pm A visit to the popular Eggesford Garden Centre, Georgeham, Croyde, Saunton, Braunton, Wrafton, Pilton, Barnstaple Thursday overlooking the Taw Valley. With lunch in The 9.30am 25th Gardens Restaurant which boasts freshly made, to £10 May local produce on its menu. 5pm
A morning at the picturesque village of Barnstaple, Newport, Landkey, Swimbridge, Dulverton. Stopping for lunch at Tarr Farm Inn, Filleigh, South Molton, Bishop’s Nympton Tuesday nestled above the ‘Devil’s Bridge’. Do you dare 9am 30th interrupt his sunbathing? to £10 May *For disabled access information please check 5pm with the office when booking.
June Audio Book Group at Barnstaple Library. Pilton, Barnstaple, Newport, Sticklepath For those who enjoy listening to and chatting Thursday about audio books. Refreshments available. 10am 1st To £5 Club runs from 11am-12pm. June 1pm
For further information or to book call 01271 328866 Date Outing details Pick up area Pick up & Fare return (excluding approx meals & times entry )
June Monday Let Richard and Alan take you on a mystery Pilton, Barnstaple, Newport, Landkey, 1.30pm th 5 cream tea afternoon. Swimbridge, Filleigh, Chittlehampton, North to £10 June Molton, South Molton, Bishop’s Nympton 5pm
Tuesday A visit to the annual Flower Festival at Crediton Braunton, Wrafton, Pilton, Barnstaple, 9am th 6 Parish Church, with lunch in the Boniface Newport, Landkey, Swimbridge, Filleigh, South to £10 June Centre. Molton 5pm
Wednesday A visit to the annual Flower Festival at Crediton Central Barnstaple, Westleigh, Instow, Yelland, 9am 7th Parish Church, with lunch in the Boniface Fremington, Bickington, Roundswell, to £10 June Centre. Sticklepath, Lake, Eastacombe, Tawstock, 5pm Bishop’s Tawton, Atherington A visit to Blackdown Garden Centre, Instow, Yelland, Fremington, Bikcington, Wellington, with lunch in the Lake View Roundswell, Sticklepath, Barnstaple, Landkey, Monday Restaurant. Swimbrdige, Filleigh, South Molton 9am 12th To £10 June 5pm
A day in Tiverton, with plenty of time to browse Barnstaple, Landkey, Swimbridge, Filleigh, the many shops. Stop for lunch in one of the South Molton many cafes and pubs. Or simply grab a pasty. Tuesday 9am 20th to £10 Mobility scooters, wheelchairs and powered June 4pm wheelchairs can be hired from Tiverton Shopmobility. Ask for more information.
Age Concern’s Barnstaple Library Group. Pilton, Barnstaple, Newport, Sticklepath Wednesday Designed to stimulate the mind and encourage 1pm 21st discussion through a varied programme of to £5 June visiting speakers. 5pm
A visit to the Old Well Garden Centre in Georgeham, Croyde, Saunton, Braunton, Friday Ufflculme, with lunch in their restaurant. Wrafton, Pilton, Barnstaple, Newport, Landkey, 10am 23rd Why not pop into their bakery for a pasty or Swimbridge, Filleigh, South Molton to £10 June fruit pie to take home? 5pm
A day at Merry Harriers Country Store, Home Loxhore, Shirwell, Arlington, Kentisbury, Stoke and Gardens, Woolfardisworthy, enjoying lunch Rivers, Bratton Fleming, Pilton, Barnstaple, Monday Sticklepath, Roundswell, Bickington, 10am th in the Mad Hatter’s Restaurant. Why not pop 26 Fremington, Yelland, Instow, Westleigh to £10 June into their larder for fresh local produce to take 4pm home, or their home interiors shop.
Thursday Let Richard and Alan take you on a mystery Barnstaple, Newport, Landkey, Swimbridge, 10am 29th adventure. Filleigh, North Molton, South Molton, Bishop’s to £10 June Nympton, Chittlehampton 5pm A visit to the popular Homeleigh Garden Centre Braunton, Wrafton, Pilton, Barnstaple, Friday 10am near Launceston. With lunch in the Robins Sticklepath 30th to £10 June restaurant. 4.30pm
July A visit to St Peter’s Fair, Holsworthy. Why Kentisbury, Arlington, Loxhore, Shirwell, Pilton, Wednesday Central Barnstaple, Sticklepath, Roundswell, 9am th not visit one of Holsworthy’s cafés for lunch, 5 Bickington, Fremington, Yelland, Instow to £10 July or visit a pop-up food stall. 5pm Date Outing details Pick up area Pick up & Fare return (excluding approx meals, & times entry)
July Audio Book Group at Barnstaple Library. Pilton, Barnstaple, Newport, Sticklepath Thursday For those who enjoy listening to and chatting 10am 6th about audio books. Refreshments available. to £5 July Club runs from 11am-12pm. 1pm
Friday A visit to St Peter’s Fair, Holsworthy. Why Barnstaple, Newport, Landkey, Swimbridge, 9am £10 7th not visit one of Holsworthy’s cafés for lunch, Filleigh, South Molton, Chittlehampton, to July or visit a pop-up food stall. Atherington 5pm Thursday Let Alan take you on a mystery adventure. Barnstaple, Pilton, Wrafton, Braunton, 10am 13th Georgeham to £10 July 5pm Age Concern’s Barnstaple Library Group. Pilton, Barnstaple, Newport, Sticklepath Wednesday Designed to stimulate the mind and 1pm 19th encourage discussion through a varied to £5 July programme of visiting speakers. 5pm
A visit to the popular Eggesford Garden Braunton, Wrafton, Pilton, Barnstaple, Landkey, Centre, overlooking the Taw Valley. With Swimbridge, Filleigh, South Molton Tuesday 10am lunch in The Gardens Restaurant which 25th to £10 July boasts freshly made, local produce on its 4.30pm menu.
Lunch at the Durrant House Hotel, Northam, Kentisbury, Arlington, Loxhore, Shirwell, Pilton, Thursday followed by a coastal drive through Central Barnstaple, Sticklepath, Roundswell, 10.30a 27th Westward Ho and Appledore, stopping for ice Bickington, Fremington, Yelland, Instow m to £10 July cream. 4.30pm
For further information or to book call 01271 328866
All trips are weather permitting.
Design your own trip!
Why not get together with a group of friends and book your own special trip with us? Your group can now use or hire our minibus for the day to go on a trip of your choice.
Please give us a call for further information, eligibility and an application pack.
The “Go Out & About Club” offers outings for older people who have mobility problems, people with disabilities (physical and/or sensory) and people who are isolated within the community who are unable to use public transport or do not have any independent means of travel. Membership of this Club is free.
How to book a trip
1. Join the Go Out & About Club - Just telephone or email one of our Co-ordinators to check eligibility and request a membership form. Membership forms are also available to download from our website www.gonorthdevon.co.uk 2. Call us 9.30am – 4.00pm, Monday to Friday to book your trip. Or email [email protected] Seats are allocated on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. 3. Be ready to go. The Co-ordinator will give you the approximate pick-up time from your home before you travel. Please be ready for the volunteer driver to collect you and if you need to cancel, please ensure the office is notified as soon as possible. 4. Tell us what you need. If you are a wheelchair user (either transferable or non-transferable), have a walker or frame, please let us know when booking your trip. (Clients who remain in their wheelchairs for journeys will need to have them approved and tagged by Devon County Council to be safely secured on a minibus). Tell us if you would like to bring a companion, or if you would like us to request a volunteer escort to assist you (subject to availability). If a volunteer escort is provided by GND to support you, then you will need to pay for the volunteer’s seat on the minibus. 5. Payments. All trips/outings must be pre-paid and are non-refundable and are non-transferable. (Cheques made payable to Go North Devon Ltd). If payment for the trip has not been received within 10 days of booking, your seat on the trip will be cancelled.
Rules of the Go Out & About Club
1. Go North Devon Ltd will administer the Go Out & About Club. 2. All passengers of the Go Out & About Club must complete and return a membership form. 3. Go North Devon Ltd will carry out fundraising activities from time to time to supplement the running costs of the Go Out & About Club. 4. All funds relating to Go Out & About Club will be held in Go North Devon’s accounts under “Go Out & About”. 5. All members of the Go Out & About Club will be kept informed of forthcoming trips. 6. Go Out & About Club will publish the cost of individual outings in advance. 7. Journeys will only operate if a minimum of 10 passengers have booked. Should this not be the case 10 days prior to date of journey the trip will be opened up to further pick-up points. 8. For each journey a flat Fare (excluding meals, refreshments & entry costs) will be charged (as published) which will be calculated by Go North Devon Ltd, regardless of the number of passengers travelling. 9. Go North Devon Ltd may from time to time vary the base costs. 10. Menus and facilities vary –if you have any specific dietary requirements please contact the venue direct. 11. Should you not be at the collection point for the return journey at the agreed time, then you will be expected to make your own way home. Return time cards are available from the driver. 12. We reserve the right to vary the programme on the day subject to operational requirements.
The Shopmobility Centre, Albert Lane, Barnstaple, Devon, EX32 8RL 9.15am to 4.00pm Monday – Friday (closed Bank Holidays) To book your seat please telephone 01271 328866 - 9.30am to 12.30pm www.gonorthdevon.co.uk Registered Society Number: IP 27719R (Charitable status)
Revised on 10/02/2017