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For bookings or enquiries regarding holidays, breaks and day-trips, please contact the relevant organiser. (Organisers' names appear in each announcement.)

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10th - 14th May 2010
5-day holiday to Eastbourne (Mansion Lions Hotel)

This is primarily a Garden Visits Group holiday where we shall be visiting some notable gardens. Details are on their page here.

Cost £220 pp for those sharing. Singles £233 pp. Balances to be paid no later than 20th April - at the U3A meeting.

This is now full but to be put on the waiting list please ring Margaret Burlinson on 632538 or email marburl@lineone.net
26th June - 5th July 2010


 
10 days by coach to Bavaria (including one day & night in Oberammergau to see the Passion Play)

We shall stay in the Liege area for one night after driving through the Eurotunnel, then on to our second night in Heidelberg.

Our base will be in Kirchberg from where we enjoy 3 included excursions over the following three days, then on to Oberammergau for the performance of the Passion Play. After a night's stay there, we drive for another one night stay in Freiburg in the Black Forest and then on to Paris in time for a 'Paris by night' tour before bed. The next day, we return to Calais for the Eurotunnel crossing to Folkestone.

42 people have signed up for this holiday, but because of our age and from past experience there is always a possibility of a cancellation due to illness and a pending operation. Consequently, I would like to open a waiting list for any one who may be interested in this holiday & who will have an opportunity to see the Passion Play, which is performed only once every ten years.

The cost will range from £979 - £1279 depending on which seat in the auditorium will become available. I may still be able to deduct at least £60 if we can maintain the 42 people who have already paid two instalments. (This is a very competitive price.)

For more information & details of the organised excursions ring 632538 or email marburl@lineone.net.
January,
2011

I have not got details of next January's holiday to Thoresby yet but please register by email to thoresby2011@yahoo.co.uk if you might be interested..  

I shall be contacting Warners at the end of February to get prices and terms and conditions (e.g. number of single rooms allowed) and will update this when I have more information.

Terry Whitehead 



Thoresby in January
ThoresbyThoresby TerryDon Wright

Poland in the Autumn
(More photos here.)
Happy times in PolandMargaret
Burlinson


Helpful Links
Guide to Bavaria - Germany's top travel destination has a lot to offer at any time of year.
Mansion Lions Hotel - an independent hotel overlooking the Grand Parade.

Thoresby Hall Hotel and Spa - A Grade I-listed mansion on the edge of Sherwood Forest
Visit Eastbourne - the official guide to short breaks and holidays in Eastbourne, the South Downs and the Sussex weald



Holiday Planning

Meetings are held 2 or 3 times a year so that members interested in our group holidays can be updated about holidays already planned and can discuss and plan future holidays. Meeting dates are announced at the monthly meetings - or you could tell Margaret if you would like to be kept informed. (marburl@lineone.net or tel: 623538.)

Helpful Links
Bargain Holidays - a search engine for cheap holiday deals
Currency Exchange - independent comparisons of travel money providers, with current exchange rates
Foreign and Commonwealth Office - advice and tips for British nationals travelling overseas
Geographia - useful for cultural and historical backgrounds to many counntries
Lastminute.com - special offers on last minute travel, flights, hotels, and entertainment
Late Rooms- good for discounted late bookings in hotels, including the UK
Lonely Planet - frequently updated site that claims to offer all you need to know when planning a trip
SkyScanner - a search engine that helps you find the best air fares and book flights on-line
Travelocity - a search engine and booking service for flights, hotels, car hire and breaks
Wexas - a long-established independent travel club with a helpful site and good offers

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