Friday 27th September 2019 – Of Biscuits and Bayeux.

Depart Milford about 8.45am. Depart Henley 5.30pm. Cost £46.00.

We head to Reading to visit the restored ruins of Reading Abbey. We discover Oscar Wilde’s Chestnut Walk alongside the old wall of Reading Gaol. We visit the Huntley & Palmer gallery in the museum and view a faithful replica of the Bayeux Tapestry, made by 35 skilled Victorian embroiderers. In the afternoon we board a pleasure boat for a cruise through Sonning to Henley, Queen of the Thames. Refreshments and lunch not included.

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The Postal Museum Saturday 9th November 2019.

Depart Milford 8.45am. Depart London 3.45pm. Cost £33.00.

We travel to London to visit The Postal Museum and a trip on the Mail Rail, the miniature underground railway which used to whizz letters daily beneath the streets of London. The museum reveals how the postal service shaped the world we know today, and contains five centuries of curiosities including the sculpture of the Queen, used on billions of stamps.

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Wednesday 27th November 2019 Waddesdon Manor – Built for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild.

Cost £41.00, or National Trust members £25.00. Christmas Lunch (main and dessert) + £26.00.

Built for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild. As well as entry to the house we can enjoy the Christmas fair. There is the option of enjoying a Christmas lunch (to be booked on the form) or sampling the coffee shop. We have coffee on arrival.

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Tuesday 28th January 2020 – Tutankhamun in Chelsea

Depart Milford about 8.45am. Depart London about 4.30pm. Cost £51.00.

We meet our Blue Badge guide at the National Army Museum in Chelsea and after refreshments begin with the amazing story of adventurers and chancers scrambling for treasure in the desert. We then drive through Chelsea to see where Howard Carter was born and where he died. We have free time for lunch on the Kings Road near the Saatchi Gallery where we have a timed entrance to the gallery to view over 150 stunning authentic tomb objects. 

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