If you live in or around Basingstoke/Old Basing and are retired or semi-retired, now’s the time to join us and make the most of life. 

 

Excursions and holidays are open to all our members. If you are not yet a member but would like to join us, please click here for an application form.

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If you are already a member and you want more details about these excursions and holidays, please click here.

 

Forthcoming excursions in 2023

January: A Mystery tour including lunch

February: Possible visit to Whitchurch Silk Mill and Bombay Sapphire factory 

March: Concert at Royal Albert Hall.  Classic songs from golden age of Hollywood 

April: Bletchley Park.

May: A National Trust property plus ????

June:  St. Albans plus another nearby destination

 

Forthcoming holidays

• June 2023 - A  10 night trip to Cyprus

• September 2023 - A 5 night holiday to Dublin and the Wicklow Mountains.

• October 2023 - Lochs & Glens Holiday 5 night Autumn Break 

• April 2024 - Croatia

 

Recent excursions 

We undertook the following trips, all complying with Government guidelines

• Coach trip to Welford Park, near Newbury, to see the snowdrops

• Best of Broadway.  Royal Albert Hall. Featuring four West End star vocalists and Gary Wilmot

• Coach trip to RHS Wisley, including garden guide and a cream tea

• RAF Hendon Air Museum and Grand Union Canal barge trip

• A visit to Windsor, including the Castle and St. George’s Chapel

• JOHN RUTTER'S CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION at the Royal Albert Hall (Matinee and Evening performances)

 

Recent holidays

• Turkey And Tinsel at The Shanklin Hotel, Shanklin, Isle of Wight

• ​Croatia – A week's holiday, flying to Ljubljana and coming back from Pula

• Whitby, North Yorkshire - A five-night coach holiday, seeing the best of North Yorkshire 

• ​Greece - a  very enjoyable 10-day holiday in Greece, with 3 nights in Athens and 5 in Thessaloniki