Members' Tours & Walks
There are still a few places available on our Oxford tour as detailed below.
Oxford-Guided tours of the new Ashmolean Museum and Botanic Gardens.
Date: Wednesday 8 September. Dep 0830hrs – return approx 1830hrs
An opportunity to spend the day in Oxford first visiting the newly re-opened Ashmolean Museum, for a guided tour after its recent £61m transformation. The middle of the day will be free time to explore and have some lunch, and make your way across the historic city of Oxford, either via the High Street or the Meadows, for a tour of the oldest Botanic Garden in Britain – best seen in the late summer/autumn. Founded in 1621, it is claimed that nowhere else on earth are so many different plants clustered in 4.5 acres; 7,000 species in all, including a national collection of euphorbias.
Please note, this tour involves a 20-30 minute walk across Oxford. However, if necessary a taxi could be taken from the Ashmolean to the Botanic Gardens.
Cost: £34 per head to include coach, entries and guided tours of The Ashmolean and Botanic Gardens.
Refreshments: Not included. Lunch can be bought at the Ashmolean or nearby.
Strawberry Hill led by Amy Frost – FULLY BOOKED!
Tuesday 5th October. Dep: 0830hrs and return early evening.
A special visit to the newly restored and re-opened Strawberry Hill – arguably Britain’s finest example of Georgian Gothic architecture. The house began life in 1698 as a modest house, built by the coachman of the Earl of Bradford. It was transformed by Horace Walpole, doubling its size and adding towers and battlements. There will be a guided tour before lunch. After lunch, visit a permanent museum room and interpretation centre, showing the layers of the house, and enjoy a chance to explore the grounds.
Cost: £40 per head to include coach, guided tour of Strawberry Hill and coffee.
Refreshments: Coffee on arrival.
To download a booking form please click here or for more information please ring the membership secretary Peta Hall on 01225 338727
Priority will be given to Trust members.