Going Out Contact
Location: Various
| Date |
Location |
Details |
| 4th April 2019 |
Romney Marsh Church Curios |
Booking Form 1 |
| 17th June 2019 |
Chawton Huse and Jane Austen's House |
Booking Form 2 |
NEW BOOKING FORM WILL BE AVAILABLE
SOON!
The new booking form will be available
soon
Something different in early April and
some culture in June
April 4 2019: Romney Marsh
Church curios: Starting
in Lympne near Hythe to visit St Stephens a church which
teeters on the old Saxon shoreline with views across the
marsh from Dungeness to the cliffs that will lead to
Dover. On
to St Leonard’s in Hythe, one of only two churches in the
UK with an ossuary. Some of the bones over 700 years old. The church also
is packed with monuments to young men lost in Victoria’s
wars of Empire.
Time for lunch NOT INCLUDED,
unless you opt for the Group carvery lunch at £10.
After lunch to Fairford and the
C13th church of St Thomas à Beckett. The church, [in a field, so wear
stout shoes], is pure Georgian theatre with boxed
pews triple decker pulpit and a seven-sided font as well
as the extraordinary exposed timber roof.
Stopping in Appledore or
Ashford for time to buy tea before heading home before
five.
June 17 2019: Chawton House and Gardens,
home of Jane Austen’s brother followed by Jane Austen’s House
At Chawton House
they foster research and understanding of early women
writers, restoring them to their rightful place in the
history of English literature and enabling them to speak
directly to – and inspire – future generations.
They have a unique collection
of women’s writing which is accessible to anyone who
wishes to use it. Many of the works in the collection were
entirely neglected throughout the twentieth century –
research carried out here is helping to put these books
and their authors back on the intellectual map.
The House and Gardens are
open to visitors, and the historic setting brings to life
the context within which our women writers lived and
worked.
Jane
Austen's House Museum in Chawton is the
house where Jane Austen lived and wrote. It is the most
treasured Austen site in the world.
It was in
this country cottage that Jane's genius flourished and
where she wrote, revised and had published all her major
works, including the timeless Pride
and Prejudice.
There will be a number of
potions on this visit.
At the Chawton House
a guided tour
of the house or a guided tour of the gardens is on offer. There
should be time for a wander in the gardens after the house
tour but not both.
Lunch will be at Chawton House
as part of the package and then in the afternoon we move
on to Janes Austen’s House and Museum. Tea will
be available here or across the road in the teashop.
Please fill in the booking
form, which is on the website, for this trip according to
which tour you wish to do.
When transport is organised for any trip we
have two pick-up points:
West Meads Car Park - Bognor Regis
Shrubs Drive Car Park = Middleton on Sea
Pick-up times will vary and will be published along with details of the trip.
Payments for trips again will vary. Day trips will need to be paid in full prior to the trip and longer stays will require a deposit when booking. All cheques should bve made out to Bognor Regis U3A.
Numbers are limited so in order to secure a place, payment and booking must be made together.