U3A Roseland and District
What we do
London with Shakespeare's Globe options - Monday 27th to Thursday 30th September 2010
Once again it is time to consider joining U3A members from around the West Country on our annual outing to London. For the third year we will be staying at the 3* Clarendon Hotel, Blackheath which is 5 minutes’ walk from the railway station where you may catch a train to Charing Cross for approximately £4.00. To the north is Greenwich, a delightful walk over the heath, through the park, past the Royal Observatory and down the hill into Greenwich town.
For those who wish to, there will be a choice of two plays to see at Shakespeare’s Globe theatre; The Merry Wives of Windsor and Henry IV Part 1, and if you would like to purchase seats at £35 per performance, just complete the form and send the money. You are not obliged to attend the theatre if you do not wish to do so.
In order to make this holiday even better this year we will be offering a visit to Chartwell (the home of Sir Winston Churchill) and Hever Castle (the family home of Anne Boleyn), both set in Kent. This adventure will take place while The Merry Wives of Windsor is being played as several of us saw the ‘Wives’ in 2008. Admittance fees will be additional.
The procedure for the first full day up-country will be that the coach will drop us off at Greenwich at 9.15 am for you to catch a boat to Bankside for the Globe, or maybe go on to Embankment if you wish to find the national Galleries, or just enjoy the boat ride. The day is your own and we have a few suggestions for attractions you may wish to visit.
If you do not wish to see The Merry Wives of Windsor, the coach will be available to take you to Chartwell on this day. Like almost everything on U3A holidays, the theatre and organised trips are optional.
The second full day is when the coach will take us to Greenwich at 9.15 am for you to look around, or for you to catch the boat to Bankside for the performance of Henry IV Part 1 at 2.00 pm. After dropping off at Greenwich the coach will go on to Chartwell and will be waiting at Greenwich to return you to the hotel after the play.
The cost of Truronian coach travel, excursions (not admissions), bed, breakfast and dinner is £275 per person, sharing. A single room will cost £30 extra and, as usual, there are never enough of them.
Pick-up points will be Falmouth, The Norway Inn, Truro, Probus, St Austell, Tywardreath Highway, Liskeard, Saltash, Exeter Services and Taunton Deane Services.
There will be a driver’s break at Buckfast Abbey.
You can download the current proposed itinerary here.
So, if you would like to come with us on our annual excursion please download and complete the booking forms below and send in your cheque.
Please tell everyone you know about this holiday as it would be wonderful to go with 40.
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