ENCORE DAY TRIPS 2019.

Version 1, dated 18th December 2018. I hope that there will be no changes to this, but please

visit our website at www.encore.btck.co.uk for the latest news and updates. Please note that

some of the prices shown are at the 2018 rates, and may change.

Most of these places were suggestions made on our trips during 2018, and I would like to

thank everyone who made suggestions.

Trips will be run on the following 9 dates (subject to a minimum number of passengers).

Saturday 16th February 2019.

The first day trip of 2019 will be to the ROYAL MINT EXPERIENCE and TREDEGAR

HOUSE (NT).

We will drive to the Royal Mint, where there will be time for a morning drink before our

tours, which will be at 10:45 and 11:00. There will be a guided tour lasting about 45 minutes,

followed by time to browse in their museum. We can then have lunch in their café, before

leaving at 13:30. We then make the short trip to Newport, for a visit to Tredegar House,

which we last visited in 2012. We will leave at 16:00 for the journey home.

https://www.royalmint.com/the-royal-mint-experience/

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https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/tredegar-house

The coach fare will be £17.00 each. Admission to the Royal Mint will be £12.50 adult or

£11.00 Senior.

Pick Up Times -

Windermere Way: 07:30

Woodbury Road: 07:35

Dorsett Road: 07:35

Ombersley Way: 08:00

Mavis Layby: 08:05

St Andrews: 08:05

Red Lion: 08:10

Royal Mint: 10:20

Guided Tours: 10:45 & 11:00

Depart Royal Mint: 13:30

Tredegar House: 14:00

Depart Tredegar: 16:00

Arrive Droitwich: 17:30

Arrive Stourport: 18:00

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Saturday 16th March 2019.

Our March trip will be to CALKE ABBEY (NT), in Derbyshire. We drive straight there, and

can have a morning drink on arrival. Calke Abbey is known as “The un-stately home and

country estate”. With peeling paintwork and overgrown courtyards, Calke Abbey tells the

story of the dramatic decline of a country house estate. The house and stables are little

restored, with many abandoned areas vividly portraying a period in the 20th century when

numerous country houses did not survive to tell their story. Hot meals are served in the

restaurant from 12:00-14:30.

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/calke-abbey

The coach fare will be £16.00 each.

Pick Up Times -

Windermere Way: 08:00

Woodbury Road: 08:05

Dorsett Road: 08:05

Red Lion: 08:30

St Andrews: 08:35

Mavis Layby: 08:35

Ombersley Way: 08:40

Calke Abbey: 10:30

House tours: 13:30

Depart: 16:00

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Saturday 27th April 2019.

In April, we will go to MONTACUTE (NT) in Somerset. We will have a 45 minute stop on

the way there, and arrive late morning. Montacute is a masterpiece of Elizabethan

Renaissance architecture and design. With its towering walls of glass, glow of ham stone and

surrounding gardens, it is a place of beauty and wonder. Hot meals are served in the

restaurant from 12:00-14:30.

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/montacute-house

The coach fare will be £19.00 each.

Pick Up Times -

Windermere Way: 07:30

Woodbury Road: 07:35

Dorsett Road: 07:35

Ombersley Way: 08:00

Mavis Layby: 08:05

St Andrews: 08:05

Red Lion: 08:10

(Services 45 minute stop)

Montacute: 11:30

Depart: 17:00

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Saturday 25th May 2019.

Today, we will visit beautiful Llangollen in North Wales, for PLAS NEWYDD and a

CANAL BOAT RIDE over the Pontcysylite Aqueduct.

We will travel direct to Plas Newydd. The coach will be unable to access the site, so we will

be dropped at the end of their drive, about 200 yards from their café and toilets. After a

morning drink, and an introductory talk, we can tour the house and gardens. Lady Eleanor

Butler and Miss Sarah Ponsonby captured the imagination of Regency society. They

transformed an unpretentious little cottage into a Gothic fantasy of projecting stained glass

and elaborately carved oak. You can stroll through their gardens and along their riverside

walk. And you can take tea, as Wordsworth, Sir Walter Scott and the Duke of Wellington

have all done before you.

The coach will then take us into Llangollen, where we have an hour and a half to have lunch

and look around. Then it will be back on the coach for the short drive to Froncysylite where

we catch our boat. We will have a two hour cruise, where teas, coffee and cakes are available

as well as a fully stocked bar, are available on board. There are toilet facilities on board. We

will cross the famous Pontcysylite Aqueduct, before arriving back at the Wharf in Llangollen,

Where toilets are available.

https://www.denbighshire.gov.uk/en/visitor/places-to-visit/museums-and-historic-

houses/plas-newydd.aspx

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http://www.horsedrawnboats.co.uk/aqueduct-trips/private-charter.aspx

The coach fare will be £18.00 each.

Plas Newydd is £6.00 adults and £5.00 seniors.

The boat fare is £12.00 each.

Pick Up Times –

Red Lion: 07:30

St Andrews: 07:35

Mavis layby: 07:35

Ombersley Way: 07:40

Dorsett Road: 08:05

Woodbury Road: 08:05

Francis Road: 08:05

Windermere Way: 08:10

Plas Newydd: 10:10-12:30

Llangollen: 12:30-14:00

Drive to Froncysylite: 14:00-14:10

Boat: 14:30-16:30

Depart Llangollen: 17:00

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Saturday 15th June 2019.

Our June trip will be to KILLERTON (NT) near Exeter in Devon. After a stop on the way,

we will arrive late morning.

Would you give away your family home for your political beliefs? Sir Richard Acland did; he

gave his Killerton Estate, in the heart of Devon, to the Trust in 1944. Today, you'll find a

friendly Georgian house set in 2,600 hectares (6,400 acres) of working farmland, woods,

parkland, cottages and orchards. Hot meals are served in the restaurant

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/killerton

The coach fare will be £19.00 each.

Pick Up Times -

Windermere Way: 07:30

Woodbury Road: 07:35

Dorsett Road: 07:35

Ombersley Way: 08:00

Mavis Layby: 08:05

St Andrews: 08:05

Red Lion: 08:10

(Services 45 minute stop)

Killerton: 11:30

Depart: 17:00

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Saturday 20th July 2019.

The July trip will be to Belvoir Castle near Grantham, Leicestershire. We will drive straight

there, and have a guided tour during our visit. Belvoir Castle is a stately home in the English

county of Leicestershire, overlooking the Vale of Belvoir. It is a Grade I listed building. A

corner of the castle is still used as the family home of the Manners family and remains the

seat of the Dukes of Rutland, most of whom are buried in the grounds of the mausoleum

there.

https://www.belvoircastle.com/

A guided tour visit of the castle and garden access costs £17.00 per person.

The coach fare will be £18.00 each.

Pick Up Times -

Windermere Way: 08:00

Woodbury Road: 08:05

Dorsett Road: 08:05

Red Lion: 08:30

St Andrews: 08:35

Mavis Layby: 08:35

Ombersley Way: 08:40

Belvoir Castle: 10:45

Depart: 17:00

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Saturday 17th August 2019.

Our August trip will be to AVEBURY (NT) near Marlborough, Wiltshire. At Avebury, the

world's largest prehistoric stone circle partially encompasses a pretty village. Avebury

Manor, on the edge of the village, was transformed in a partnership between the National

Trust and the BBC. Arranged in two parts, the Alexander Keiller Museum is divided into the

Stables Gallery, displaying archaeological treasures from across the World Heritage Site, and

the Barn Gallery, a 17th-century threshing barn housing interactive displays and children's

activities that reveal the story of this ancient landscape.

Hot meals may be unavailable at Avebury, but will be available at The Red Lion in the

village, just a short walk away.

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/avebury

The coach fare will be £16.00 each.

Pick Up Times -

Windermere Way: 08:00

Woodbury Road: 08:05

Dorsett Road: 08:05

Ombersley Way: 08:30

Mavis Layby: 08:35

St Andrews: 08:35

Red Lion: 08:40

Avebury: 10:30

House tours: 14:00

Depart: 17:00

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Saturday 21st September 2019.

Our September trip will be to QUARRY BANK MILL (NT), near Wilmslow in Cheshire.

Our visit to the mill will include a 90 minute guided tour. A lift was installed during 2018,

making the upper floor fully accessible. We can visit the Apprentice House, Quarry Bank

House and gardens, and Styal Village, which is a5 minute walk away. Hot lunches are served

in the Mill Cafe from 12:00-14:30.

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/quarry-bank

The coach fare will be £18.00 each.

Pick Up Times -

Windermere Way: 07:30

Woodbury Road: 07:35

Dorsett Road: 07:35

Red Lion: 08:00

St Andrews: 08:05

Mavis Layby: 08:05

Ombersley Way: 08:10

Services 45 minutes stop

Quarry Bank Mill: 11:30

House tours: 14:00

Depart: 17:00

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Saturday 19th October 2019.

Our last trip of the year will be to SHUGBOROUGH (NT), near Stafford. Home to the

Anson family since 1624, a legacy of exploration and innovation, it was once described as ‘a

perfect paradise’. In the Georgian mansion, unearth unusual treasures and experience life

'below stairs', then enter a world of glamour and royalty in the apartments of Patrick

Lichfield, 5th Earl and fashion photographer. Entrance to the Lichfield Apartments will be by

timed tickets, which will be handed out to those interested when we arrive. Hot and cold food

at lunchtime will be found at the Mansion Restaurant and drinks & snacks all day at the Park

Farm café near the entrance.

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/shugborough-estate

The coach fare will be £15.00 each.

Pick Up Times -

Windermere Way: 08:00

Woodbury Road: 08:05

Dorsett Road: 08:05

Red Lion: 08:30

St Andrews: 08:35

Mavis Layby: 08:35

Ombersley Way: 08:40

Shugborough: 10:30

House tours: 13:30

Depart: 16:00