Monday 26th March

Daffodils at ChippenhamPark GardensDepart Oxted 9.00am (Route A) for the drive toChippenham Park, near Ely. At this time of year, thegrounds and gardens of Chippenham turn into a frothysea of yellow daffodils. Everything starts pushing up,the first blossoms are out, the Helebores are still goingstrong and the crocus are opening. The Daphnes are inflower and the smell is intoxicating. The most excitingtime for garden lovers with Spring in the air. The PottingShed Café converted from part of the old potting sheds,serves fresh coffee, tea, delicious cakes, their own free-range pork hot dogs and hot soups. (Please note theyonly take cash). Return leave 3.00pm, arriving back atGodstone approx. 4.30pm.

Adult £32.95 • Child £28.75(Inclusive of Coach/Entry to Chippenham Park Gardens)

Wednesday 4th April

The People’s PostDeparting Oxted 8.00am (Route C), we make our way toLondon where we shall have morning coffee in a City puband meet our Blue Badge guide. Our tour will include alittle walking, but will mainly be by coach. We will seevisible reminders of our postal history from the inns wherethe mail coaches called with their scarlet clad, blunderbusswielding guards to the coffee houses that were part of thePenny Post network. We will hear tales of drunken poachingmailmen, corrupt politicians, the Victorian internet and acanny public utterly determined to avoid paying for theirpost. It’s a cracking tale. We’ll practice blowing our mailhorn and follow the visual clues of old parish markings,street signs, property marks and shop signs to deliver ourPenny Post letters from the time before house numbers orpostcodes. We’ll look at how the GPO added to thelandscape of street furniture alongside the existing bollardsand milestones, cattle troughs and stink pipes as we wendour way from pillar to post. We shall stop to find lunch inExmouth Market where there’s a thriving lunchtime foodmarket (and a secret park full of benches) alongsidetraditional pubs and cafés. After lunch we visit the recentlyopened state of the art Postal Museum to enjoy anincredible collection spanning five centuries and coveringeverything from ground breaking design and quirkytechnology to the intimacy of personal letters. During theafternoon we’ll also ride the hidden tunnels of the Mail Rail– a unique piece of industrial heritage that kept thecapital’s communication network flowing for over 75 years.There’s time to buy refreshments before heading home at4.30pm. Arriving back at Sanderstead approx. 6.00pm

Cost £54.95(Inclusive of Coach/Morning Coffee/Guided Tour/Entryto Postal Museum

For bookings call (01883) 71363312

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Monday 16th April

EastbourneDepart Oxted 9.15am (Route B) forEastbourne where you can enjoy a dayby the sea with a stroll along the pierto visit the Victorian Tea Rooms and/orvisit the Arndale Shopping Centre.Eastbourne is one of the largestresorts on the South Coast, enjoying awonderful position on the edge of theEnglish Channel. Return leave thePierhead 4.45pm. Arriving back atLimpsfield Chart by approx. 6.30pm.

Adult £21.95

Child £19.95

DAY EXCURSIONS 2018Wednesday 11th April

Harry Potter Studio TourDepart Oxted 8.00am (Route A) for the drive to theWarner Bros studios in Hertfordshire where we shallhave time to find morning coffee or perhaps an earlylunch in their café before our tour. People the world-over have been enchanted by the Harry Potter films andthis unique self guided walking tour takes you behind-the-scenes and showcases a huge array of beautifulsets, costumes and props. It also reveals some closelyguarded secrets, including facts about the special effectsand animatronics that made these films so hugelypopular all over the world. Step inside and discoverthe actual Great Hall; explore Dumbledore’s officeand discover never-before-seen treasures; step ontothe famous cobbles of Diagon Alley, featuring the shopfronts of Ollivanders wand shop, Flourish and Blotts,theWeasleys’ Wizard Wheezes, Gringotts WizardingBank and Eeylops Owl Emporium; see iconic props fromthe films, including Harry’s Nimbus 2000 and Hagrid’smotorcycle; learn how creatures were brought to lifewith green screen effects, animatronics and life-sizedmodels and rediscover other memorable sets from thefilm series, including the Gryffindor common room, theboys’ dormitory, Hagrid’s hut, Potion’s classroom andProfessor Umbridge’s office at the Ministry of Magic.Visit the Forbidden Forest with its 19 trees each witha diameter of over 12 feet and see the HogwartsExpress on Platform 9¾. The magic continues in theGift Shop, which is full of exciting souvenirs andofficial merchandise. Refreshments available.Return leave approx. 3.00pm. Arriving back atGodstone approx. 4.30pm.

Adult £61.55 • Child £53.40(Inclusive of Coach/Studio Tour)TM & © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. HarryPotter Publishing Rights © JKR

For bookings call (01883) 713633 13

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Wednesday 18th April

Tangmere Military AviationMuseum &/or ChichesterDepart Oxted 9.30am (Route A) for the drive to theTangmere Military Aviation Museum, situated in a cornerof the old RAF Tangmere airfield, famed for its illustriousservice from 1916 through to the post-war years.The Museum is home to an impressive display of historicaircraft and a unique collection of aviation memorabiliastretching from the First World War through to the ColdWar. Those who wish to visit the museum will be free toexplore, maybe join a guided tour or have a go in one ofthe aircraft simulators (please book simulator trips onarrival at the museum). The coach will take theremainder of the group on to Chichester, where we shallbe free to explore the town. The Wednesday market cannow be found in North Street and East Street. Earlyafternoon, the coach will collect those that stayed atTangmere and bring them to Chichester where there willbe some time at leisure. Return leave 4.30pm, arrivingback in Godstone approx. 6.00pm.

Adult £24.95 • Child £21.95(Chichester Only)

Adult £33.95

Sen Cit £31.95 • Child £24.95(Inclusive of Coach/Entry to Tangmere Museum)

Saturday 21st April

Eurotunnel to theDutch Town of SluisDepart Oxted 6.00am (Route A) for the drive toFolkestone and the Eurotunnel to Coquelles, France.From here we make our way to Sluis (pronouncedSlouse) a pleasant Dutch town with an extremely richhistory and culture. Located in the border region withBelgium it has seen trade and historic events take placefor over 760 years. Take a walk across the historicramparts with their city gates, visit the windmill, orclimb the tower of the only belfry in the Netherlands tosee magnificent views of the beautiful Zeeland Flandersscenery. Here you will find fashion for all styles,picturesque boutiques, speciality stores, fresh producesupermarkets, world-class restaurants and cosy terraceswhere you can soak-up the wonderful atmosphere ofthis bustling city. Arriving back at Godstone by approx.10.15pm. (Passport required).

Cost £54.95(Inclusive of Coach/Eurotunnel)

For bookings call (01883) 71363314

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Thursday 26th April

Arundel CastleTulip Festival Depart Oxted 9.30am (Route A) for the West Sussextown of Arundel. Set high on a hill, this great castlecommands the landscape with magnificent views acrossthe South Downs and the River Arun. Founded at theend of the 11th Century, it has been the family homeof the Dukes of Norfolk and their ancestors for nearly1000 years. Here we shall be at leisure to explore andenjoy one of the most impressive tulip displays in thecountry, with over 60,000 tulips blooming in theCastle’s stunning gardens. A wide range of varieties oftulips will be in flower at the Castle creating anexplosion of colour throughout its extensive walledgardens. Amongst the 120 named tulips on display, willbe Olympic Flame, Lilac Time, Swan Wings, Fancy Frills,Apeldoorn’s Elite, Black Parrot and Negrita, plus thebeautiful peony flowered Angelique. Planted in an arrayof unique horticultural designs, with innovative displaysthroughout the Collector Earl’s Garden where 4,000Pink Impression and Purple Prince tulips will be on show.Inside the castle enjoy the grandeur of the finelypreserved interior with its fascinating furniture,tapestries and rare collection, the Private Chapel; one ofthe most perfect monuments of 19th Century Catholicrevival in England. Ascend the grand staircase anddiscover the Castle Bedrooms and Victorian bathrooms– or, for the more adventurous, why not climb to thetop of the keep for stunning views across the valleyand out to sea. The town is mainly Victorian, but thereare many 18th-century houses and an 18th-centurycoaching inn, the Norfolk Arms, stands in the HighStreet. Refreshments available. Return leave 4.30pm,arriving back at Godstone approx. 6.00pm.

Adult £44.25

Sen Cit £42.20 • Child £31.95(Inclusive of Coach/Entry to Castle & Gardens)

DAY EXCURSIONS 2018Tuesday 24th April

Scenic Countryside Tourwith Cream TeaDepart Oxted 9.30am (Route B) for a scenic rideenjoying the picturesque Kent and Sussex countrysideas it awakens from the long, cold winter. We shall stopfor a leisurely lunch in Tenterden, completing the daywith a cream tea at the Hub, Bodiam, before makingour way home. Arriving back at Limpsfield Chart byapprox. 5.30pm.

Cost £29.95(Inclusive of Coach/Cream Tea)

For bookings call (01883) 713633 15

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Monday 30th April

River Thames Cruiseand Windsor Depart Oxted 8.45am (Route A) forBoulters Lock, Maidenhead, one of theliveliest locks on the River Thames wherewe join a boat for a trip down the riverpassing the houses of the stars, goingthrough Boveney and Bray Locks, pastOakley Court and Monkey Island. Theboat continues past Windsor Racecourse,with spectacular views of Windsor Castle,arriving lunchtime in Windsor, where theremainder of the day will be at leisure tomaybe explore Windsor Castle; or wanderthrough the picturesque centre, perhapsto Peascod Street and St. Leonard’s Road,with their fishmongers, bakers,delicatessens, boutiques and craft shops.Return leave 5.15pm. Arriving back inGodstone by approx. 6.30pm.

Adult £38.90

Child £25.95(Inclusive of Coach/River Cruise)

Thursday 3rd May

Exbury GardensDepart Oxted 8.15am (Route A) forExbury Gardens in the New Forest. Oftenconsidered the finest garden of its type inthe UK, the 200 acre informal woodlandgarden is famous for the RothschildCollection of rhododendrons, azaleas,camellias and rare trees and shrubs. Enjoythe huge variety of colour, see the exoticspecies, brought back by explorers in theearly days and the Herbaceous andGrasses garden designed by Nicholas deRothschild. Let the ‘train take the strain’on a magical journey around thenortheast corner of the Gardens,travelling over a bridge, through a tunneland across a pond in the Summer LaneGarden; along the top of the Rock Gardenand across a viaduct to ‘Exbury North’ inthe American Garden. (Train Fare £5.00 –not included). Refreshments available.Return leave 4.00pm. Arriving back atGodstone by approx. 6.30pm.

Adult £43.90

Child £30.40(Inclusive of Coach/Entry to Gardens)

For bookings call (01883) 71363316

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