WITH SUCCESS TOURS :

Historic Houses, Heritage and Landscapes of the Peak District

Departure date: 2 June 2025              

approx: £775 per person

Tour duration: 5 days / 4 nights

The Quay Hotel, Sheffield

Private hire executive coach travel throughout

4 nights half board accommodation

Provisional Itinerary:

Day 1 - Travel with en route visit to Newstead Abbey. Admission and tour - free flow garden visit, two Course lunch

Day 2 – Buxton Crescent Heritage, Castletown & Lady Bower Reservoir

Day 3 – Chatsworth house, garden & farmyard, guided tour of hall.

Day 4 - Renishaw Hall & Gardens, Museum and Vineyard.

Kelham Island Museum, Sheffield Millennium Gallery

Day 5 - Travel and en route river trip - Cromford Wharf to Leawood, cream tea.

For full details please click HERE

A Virtual Tour of St. Alban’s Cathedral
Friday January 12th 2024
10:30 – 12:00 approx.
£10 per household 1) Pay Tas Sarisbury Green by BACS
Bank acc.no 00060271 sort code : 40-52-40
or send cheque to B P Jones at 7 Cowdray Park, Hillhead,
Hants PO14 3SA
2)Register with Barb Bromley Jones:
vicechair.tassarisburygreen@gmail.com
A Virtual Tour of
St. Alban’s Cathedral with Liz Fotheringham
This tour is a one off.
Liz is doing it especially for us.
St. Alban’s Cathedral in Hertfordshire is the oldest site of continuous Christian
worship in Britain. It stands over the place where Alban, the first martyr, was
buried after giving his life for his faith over 1700 years ago. The story of St.
Alban’s Cathedral is one of change and continuity spanning centuries from a
small church to a great cathedral.
The Venerable Bede , an Anglo Saxon historian , said in 741
“ A beautiful church worthy of Alban’s martyrdom was built where sick folk
are healed and frequent miracles take place to this day. “

Alton TAS are organising a visit to Bologna and surrounds

 6 days

and have invited members of other societies to join them

Full details -including a booking form

are on the Documents page.

Please do email me if you decide to go

suegwells@mail.com

OVERNIGHT VISIT TO CHESTER
23RD – 26TH APRIL 2018
An early start so that we can have a wonderful guided tour of Wightwick Manor House.
Given to the NT in 1937 by the Mander family this house is filled with Pre-Raphaelite art and William Morris furnishings.

Follow in the footsteps of the Roman soldier patrols, the medieval archers and the elegant Georgian promenaders and enjoy a unique perspective of Chester with panoramic views on both sides as you explore the most complete circuit of the city walls.

The Grosvenor Museum houses collections exploring the history of Chester, its art and silver heritage, and its natural history. Find out about life during the Roman military occupation and visit the Period House, with rooms from the 17th century to the 1920s

Overlooking the River Avon on the edge of Shakespeare’s Stratford, Charlecote Park has been the Lucy family home for nearly 900 years. You can explore the vision of the Victorian owners George Hammond Lucy and his wife, the formidable Mary Elizabeth, who extended their home and filled it with treasures from their European travels.

 The Lady Lever Art Gallery houses one of the UK’s finest collections of fine and decorative art. It has the best collection of Wedgwood jasperware anywhere in the world.
The gallery was founded by William Hesketh Lever (1851-1925) and is dedicated to the memory of his wife Elizabeth.  Lever wanted to share his collections with the public. The gallery still contains the best of his personal art collection.

 Following lunch we will be enjoying a combined lift and river cruise aboard the Anderton Boat Lift. This will take you along the picturesque River Weaver to Northwich and back. Not only do you get to see today’s beautiful wildlife and historic Northwich but our guide will help you discover the industrial heritage of the area and why the lift was so important then and now.

The approximate cost of this trip will be £495 per person to include all travel, hotel accommodation, on a dinner, bed and breakfast basis for 3 nights sharing a twin or double room. There will be a single supplement charge of £90 (£30 per night).
We will be staying in the Hallmark Hotel The Queen, an original railway hotel where Charles Dickens, Cecil Rhodes and Lily Langtry have all stayed.
Booking forms will be emailed to you, please fill in your details on the form below. A deposit of £200 per person will be required to confirm your place.
Any queries please see either Graeme or Nicky Zaki.

Please click on this link to view the full details:

http://www.tailored-travel.co.uk/solentdfas_venice_2017

and / or contact Louise or Richard Ashton.

9TH – 12TH MAY 2017

BURGHLEY HOUSE is a grand sixteenth-century country house near Stamford, once home to William Cecil, Lord High Treasurer to Queen Elizabeth I. It is a leading example of the Elizabethan prodigy house. It’s park was laid out by Capability Brown.

NORWICH CITY WALKING TOUR – a blue badge guided tour of England’s second city from medieval days through to the Industrial Revolution and also home to Colman’s Mustard!

OR OPTIONAL ROUND OF GOLF AT OUR HOTEL We will be staying at Dunston Hall Hotel which is on the outskirts of Norwich. This Elizabethan-style mansion built in 1858 has been lovingly restored to all its former glory, set in 150 acres of stunning woodland Norfolk parkland. Facilities include a par 71 US PGA rated course, a spa and pool.

HOLKHAM HALL – one of the Treasure Houses of England, this classic 18th Century Palladian-style mansion was home to seven generations of the Earls of Leicester.

We will enjoy a VIP experience when the house is closed to the public, starting with coffee & biscuits in the Marble Hall followed by a personal guided tour of the State Rooms, Libraries and Old Kitchen.

MISSISSIPPI RIVER BOAT TRIP – a lazy afternoon starting at the beautiful village of Horning cruising along the River Bure and out to Ranworth Broad and back, passing lovely old thatched houses, windmills and Norfolk reed beds.

SANDRINGHAM HOUSE - the beloved retreat of her Majesty the Queen and has been the private home of four generations of British Monarchs since 1862.

We will be enjoying a delicious afternoon tea, then have some free time to explore the estate before experiencing an exclusive out of hours guided tour of the house.

ROUTE HOME

A choice of 2 destinations on the way home: 

Either a visit to Audley End in Saffron Walden

Or       a visit to Duxford Air Museum

The Tour

The approximate cost of the trip will be £495, with a single supplement of only £20 per night therefore an extra £60, all accommodation is in double or twin rooms.

Please note that numbers will be restricted due to limits on private guided tours.

Included in the price: -

All travel costs and drivers tip.

Dinner, bed and breakfast for 3 nights, 1 lunch and 1 afternoon tea.

Entrances to all of the above (except the round of golf).

Please give your name and email or home address to Nicky Zaki and a booking form will be forwarded.

9 - 14 OCTOBER 2016

There are still some places available on this Tour

Contact Louise or Richard Ashton if you are interested in joining us.

WHAT WE WILL SEE

Zwinger Palace & Old Masters Picture Gallery - Guided Tour

Royal Palace

Pillnitz Castle & Gardens

Museum of Decorative Arts - Guided Tour

Konigstein

River Elbe Paddle Steamer Cruise through Saxony Switzerland

Colditz Castle - Guided Tour

Leipzig - Guided Tour

Tomaskirche

Meissen Porcelain Museum - Guided Tour

We will be staying at the centrally located 4*Dorint Hotel in Dresden. All rooms are ensuite. Dinner in our hotel is included on the first evening, then the remaining four nights are on a bed and breakfast basis. 

For a detailed itinerary, click on 'About Us' on the top menu bar, then go down the list and click on 'Documents'. You will find what is planned for each day listed here.