Trip to Bath Christmas Market, Thursday 30th November 2023 

A small group assembled at Wickes on a dry, bright morning and awaited the coach, organised by Test Villages U3A.  It arrived on time and we had an excellent trip to Bath where the organisation and signage for the drop-off point was excellent.  There were plenty of officials on hand to point us in the right direction for the market and off we went, to meet up again just after 8pm for the equally quick return journey.  The market, spread over several streets was not too crowded and it was easy to see, browse, in some cases sample the goods and buy from numerous chalets. As darkness fell the lights made it a very festive scene.  An excellent trip, it wasn’t too cold nor did it rain, some presents bought and a good restaurant found to return to on future trips to Bath.  The only drawback – for me anyway was the walk up the hill to get back to the coach!

Ann Barter

 (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Due to some oversubscription, two parties of Questers visited St Michaels and All Angels Church, Knights Enham on Wednesday, 6^th and Thursday, 14^th of December.  It was dry but cold for the most part but both parties enjoyed a very entertaining and informative talk by Jill Bentall.  A total of 17 were in attendance, a good turnout.

Pete

Guided Tour of Salisbury Cathedral – Thursday 22 February 2024 11:30 am.

It will be a “guided tour” of the Cathedral and Chapter House (Magna Carta)

The cost will be £7.20 each  The trip is wheelchair friendly and is likely to take an hour.

• This will be a self-drive trip.

• The Cathedral address is (Salisbury Cathedral
  Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2EF)
• For information regarding Salisbury Cathedral see their website (https://www.salisburycathedral.org.uk/whats-on/).
• There are 2 options for parking:

1. Central Car Park (Mill Stream Approach, Salisbury, SP1 3SL) which is a pay and display car park prices below. It is a 10-minute walk from the car park to the cathedral.

Monday – Saturday
Up to 1 hour: £1.60
Up to 2 hours: £2.90
Up to 3 hours: £4.50
Up to 4 hours: £6.00
Up to 5 hours: £7.20
All day: £9.90

2. London Road Park & Ride (Salisbury SP1 3HP) If you take the Park and Ride you will need to be on Park & Ride 7 bus which leaves London Road car park at 14 and 44 minutes past the hour. It drops you at New Canal Street near the cinema and the cathedral is a 5-minute walk from there. The journey is supposed to be 7 minutes, but traffic can be busy in Salisbury so to ensure you give yourselves enough time I would suggest getting the 10:44 bus for the 11:30 tour of the cathedral. The cost is £3.00 pp, but it is free if you have a concessionary travel pass.

There is no organised lunch for this trip, Salisbury has many eating places and members are free to make their own arrangements.

If you wish to come on this trip, please advise me soonest. Payment should be made once I  send the successful applicants’ details of how to pay by BACS.

If you have any questions on this trip, please contact Kevin Barter at kevin.barter2@ntlworld.com or 07974 111551