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How about joining us for a joint trip on 27 April to Bolsover Castle and Hardwick Hall? Bolsover Castle is an English Heritage site, but being a U3A group we can enjoy free entry!

Bolsover Castle

We leave Hucknall Leisure Centre at 9.00 am and set off from Hardwick Hall at 5.00 pm. The cost of the transport is £9.00 each which includes the driver’s tip. Group rate entrance to Hardwick Hall for none National Trust members is a further £10.00.

If you are interested in the trip contact Sue on the form below and please let me have a cheque by the March open meeting made payable to ‘Hucknall U3A’.

The take-up for the Belton House trip on 23rd March has been disappointing and I am hoping that we succeed in getting a few more people interested at the February meeting, otherwise the trip will have to be cancelled.

There is also one place left in the roomy mini-bus for the Calke Abbey trip on Wednesday 28 March, where in addition to seeing the property and extensive grounds, those who don’t mind a little walk can see the new-born lambs. Would people with their names down let me have a cheque for £7.50 made payable to Hucknall U3A by the February meeting please. If interest in National Trust trips is waning I will revert to arranging mini-bus trips rather than coaches.

I plan to arrange a combined trip to Bolsover Castle and Hardwick Hall in April. Although Bolsover Castle is an English Heritage property we can enjoy free access as a group from U3A. Please note this free access does not extend to visits by individuals. Look out for details at the February meeting.

For further information or to reserve a place on one of the trips contact the co-ordinator on the form below:

There are still places for Belton House trip on 23 March. At the moment we don’t have enough people to cover the coach hire so if you are wanting to go please let me know asap.

The Calke Abbey trip on 28th March will be by mini-bus. The cost of that is £7.50 which includes the tip, so if you have booked can you let me have a cheque made payable to Hucknall U3A please. Currently, there is one place left. However, I will be taking names for the waiting list, should anyone drop out. So feel free to contact me via the contact form on the NT Interest group page.

I’m thinking of an additional trip in March to Calke Abbey to view the lambing marquee with newly-born lambs and ewes. The date is Wednesday, 28th March. We can combine this with a visit to the house and gardens of course, but be warned there is around a 15 minute walk over fairly short grass to reach where the lambs are.

See the lambs at close quarters

If we can get enough interest for a mini-bus (16 seats) the cost will be £7.50, but if we car share the cost will be less, £4.00 if the car is full. If you aren’t a National Trust member there will be an addition £9.50 group rate entrance charge.

We will aim to arrive around 10.30 am, a little earlier than normal, so that you can book for one of the free conservation tours of the house if you wish. Please note you will need a timed ticket to the house on the day. So we will be leaving Hucknall Leisure Centre at 9.30 am and leave Calke at 4.30 pm.

Sorry this is close to the Belton trip, but we have to go during the lambing period.

Please let me know through the form below if you are interested.

Here is one for your diary – Belton House on Friday 23 March 2012. You won’t want to miss the millions of daffodils in the magnificent grounds.

If you are not a National Trust member the group rate admission to the house and gardens is £9.50 in addition to the £9.00 coach fare. We need at least 35 people to make the trip viable so come along and enjoy the delights of Belton! Please pay by cheque made payable to Hucknall U3A at the January monthly meeting.

Departure time from Hucknall Leisure Centre 9.30 am and we leave Belton at 5.00 pm.