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Event Category: Outing

  • Visit to Canine Partners

    Following the popular talk about Canine Partners at the AGM last month, we're arranging a visit to their training site at Osgathorpe LE12 9SR, 10.00 to 1.30 on Wednesday 27th May. The cost per head is £10 which includes a two course lunch, cooked by their own chefs. We need a minimum of 30 people to make it Read more

  • Outing to Rockingham Castle

    Join us on Sunday 27th September 2026 for a coach trip to Rockingham Castle. Included in the visit is entrance to an Artisan Market featuring food, drinks and crafts.  This remarkable castle, founded by William the Conqueror, evolved from a Norman motte‑and‑bailey fortress into a Tudor residence. It hosted the 1095 Council of Rockingham, saw Read more

  • Outing to International Bomber Command, Lincoln

    Join us on Wednesday 26th August 2026 for a coach trip to International Bomber Command, Lincoln, with a tour included. The coach will leave Sutton Bonington at 9am, and will leave Lincoln for the return journey at 4pm. For more information and to book places, please contact [u3a_contact name = "Alison L"]. Read more

  • Outing to Melton Mowbray

    Join us on Tuesday 21st July 2026 for a coach trip to Melton Mowbray. Tuesday is market day in Melton, one of the oldest markets in the country, with stalls spread throughout the town centre. The coach will leave Sutton Bonington at 9am, and leave Melton for the return trip at 2pm. For more information Read more

  • Outing to The Shuttleworth Collection and Air Show

    Join us on Sunday 10th May 2026 for a coach trip to the Shuttleworth Collection & Air Show. The coach will leave Sutton Bonington at 8am, and will leave the Shuttleworth Collection for the return journey at 6pm. For more information and to book places, please contact . Read more

  • Outing to Cambridge

    Join us on Wednesday 15th April 2026 for an outing to Cambridge, where you can explore the city at your own pace. The coach will leave Sutton Bonington at 8am, and will leave Cambridge for the return journey at 4pm. For more information and to book places, please contact . Read more

  • THE DEEP AND HULL - CITY OF CULTURE 2017

    Coach Outing - Thursday 11th September 2025 Join us on this coach outing to The Deep and the city of Hull. Billed as the world’s only submarium, The Deep is also a landmark centre for marine research. The exhibits contain thousands of sea creatures, including seven species of sharks. Entrance fee included. After the visit Read more

  • WROXETER ROMAN CITY AND SHREWSBURY

    Coach Outing - Tuesday 15th July 2025 Join us on this coach outing to Wroxeter Roman City and Shrewsbury. The fourth largest Roman city remains, situated by the River Severn. There's a new museum with a guided tour included. Afterwards, you can explore Shrewsbury with its Dickensian streets, Tudor frontages, independent boutiques and cosy eateries. Read more

  • TEMPLE NEWSAM

    Coach Outing - Thursday 22nd May 2025 Join us on this coach outing to Temple Newsam, "The Hampton Court of the North", near Leeds. One of the great country houses of England set within a Capability Brown landscape and surrounded by beautiful parkland and gardens which include a working rare breeds farm. A ’Hidden House’ Read more

  • RHS MALVERN SPRING FESTIVAL

    Join us on this coach outing to the Royal Horticultural Society's Spring Festival at the Three Counties Showground in Malvern, Worcestershire. You can walk around the show gardens and the Floral Marquee and get hints and tips from a range of talks and demonstrations. Alan Titchmarsh will be there on this Friday too! Coach leaves Read more