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Bodnant Gardens – 10 – North Wales

Bodnant Gardens Bodnant Road, Tal-Y-cafn, Colwyn Bay, United Kingdom

Saturday 16th August. 11am (Rearranged from 26th July)                                                                   Meet in the car park café at Bodnant Gardens for a coffee before our annual visit to explore the gardens. The organiser will have a copy of OMEGA on the table. Then after a couple of hours discovering which plants are at their best, you can either return to the café for lunch, or if the weather is suitable, eat your own picnic in the glorious surroundings. Return to discover the variety of craftwork in the small shops or select a plant to buy to take back home.

Museum Visit – 04 – Warwick

Yeomanry Museum Court House, Jury Street, Warwick

  Meet at the main entrance of Yeomanry Museum, The Court House, Jury Street, Warwick, CV34 4EW warwickshire-yeomanry-museum.co.uk. Yeomanry Museum contains uniforms, weapons, medals and memorabilia. This museum depicts Yeomanry history from 1794 to 1956. This is a free event but donations are welcomed. Contact the Executive Representative for reservations.

Chesters Museum – 09 – Chollerford

Chesters Museum Chollerford

Meet at Chesters Museum, Chollerford, Northumberland, NE46 4EU. Nearby are the remains of a Roman Fort, This shows the most complete layout of Roman Cavalry Fort ruins in Britain. Entry is £10, but free to English Heritage members. If time allows, we may end the day at The George for relaxing refreshments.

Arts Centre visit – 05 – Calverton

Patchings Art Centre Oxton Road, Calverton

Meet in the café of Patchings Art Centre, Oxton Road, Calverton, NG14 6NU, before exploring the galleries, following the artists’ trail and walking through the fifty acre site which incorporates woodland, a lake and ‘Monet’ bridge.                                                                                          

Ice Cream Parlour and Howden Minster Visit – 07 – Howden

Ginger's Ice Cream Parlour 80, Hallgate,, Howden near Goole

                                                                                                                  Meet in Ginger’s Ice Cream Parlour café, 80, Hallgate, Howden, near Goole, DN14 7ST before visiting Howden Minster, High Bridge, Howden, near Goole, DN14 7BS.  South Howden Railway station is nearby – less than a ten-minute walk to either the café or the Minster. Entry to both the Minster and its ruins is free. Those with cars might like to take a twenty-five-minute drive to Cawood Castle ruin, a previously suggested place to visit, before returning home.

International Zoom

Your own home , United Kingdom

Meet with Jean Hertzog, the Chairman online to chat. This is an International Zoom offering a chance to join in an informal discussion with members from all Regions and Nations. The topic for this month will be ‘The joy of the countryside’. Contact Jean by 29th August for her to arrange to send you the log on details. jean.hertzog@aoug.org.uk

North Members Zooms – 09

Your own home , United Kingdom

Tuesday 9th September. 2pm Zoom Discussion Group about the Roman History of Northumberland and Newcastle Tuesday 9th September. 7pm Zoom Writers’ Group

Coffee and/or Lunch – 02 – Portsmouth Group

Toby Carvery Copnor Road Portsmouth Copnor Road, Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Meet at the Toby Carvery, Copnor Road, Portsmouth, PO3 5HS to discuss possible events for 2026. Please advise the Local Contact by 7th September if you intend to stay for lunch.

Lunch – 01 – London Group

Trattoria Verdi Restaurant 110 Southampton Row,Holborn, London, United Kingdom

Meet at the Trattoria Verdi, 110, Southampton Row, London WC1B 4BL for an a la carte lunch with friends from the Oxford Group, followed by a visit to the adjacent Sir John Sloane Museum, 13, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3BP. Entry to the Museum is free.

People’s History Museum – 08 – Manchester

People's History Museum Left Bank, Manchester

Meet at the entrance to the People's History Museum, Leftbank, Manchester, M3 3ER. This is the United Kingdom's national centre for the collection, conservation, interpretation and study of material relating to the history of working people in the UK, according to Wikipedia. Entrance is free. The No 1 free bus service stop at Gartside Street is a one minute walk away.

Art Museum – 06 – Colchester

Munnings Art Museum Castle House, Dedham, Colchester, United Kingdom

Meet in the tearoom of The Munnings Art Museum, Castle House, Dedham, Colchester,  CO7 6AZ for coffee or an early lunch before we visit the museum which opens at 1.30pm for those that wish to just join us for the museum visit. The museum is housed in the former home of Sir Alfred Munnings, a former President of the Royal Academy who is well known, particularly, for his painting of horses. Tickets are £12 (2024 prices). The Munnings Art Museum is about fifty minutes’ walk or thirty minutes’ drive from Flatford Mill, which inspired John Constable in some of his paintings and members may wish to visit this area before coming to Dedham.

Coffee and Lunch – 02 – Aylesbury

White Hart Unit 4, Exchange Street, Aylesbury

                                                                                            Meet at The White Hart, Unit 4, Exchange Street, Aylesbury, HP20 1UR for coffee and/or lunch. Members and friends/family from all Regions are welcome to join us. If you are not one of our regular attendees, please let the Aylesbury lunch contact know in advance so I can look out for you.