How does a trip to Farleys Farm, Muddles Green sound as the destination for an early summer trip?  Come with us to visit Lee Miller's post wartime home and explore the lovely, well preserved old farmhouse which she shared with husband Roland and son Antony Penrose who gave us such an interesting Study Morning. View the exhibition galleries and the garden containing the sculpture park.

Travel by Eurostar to Belgium and staying in central Gent, 5 days and 4 nights.

The tour includes the Ghent Altarpiece, Rubens experience and Diamond museum in Antwerp, a day in Bruges including the Groeninge Musuem and a visit to the Art Deco Winter Gardens in Mechelen.

£1079:pp plus single supplement of £265

More information here 

Booking link

https://www.successtours.com/private-tours/far0426

Dulwich Picture Gallery - Situated in South London this was opened in 1817 and is the oldest public art gallery in England.  Built for Sir Francis Bourgeois to house his collections, its permanent exhibition includes a very fine selection of old masters along with many temporary exhibitions throughout the year.

The visit includes a tour round and the Gallery has its own cafe for lunch and snacks.

The Horniman  - A couple of miles away is this rather unusual museum. Founded in 1901 by Tea Trader and Philanthropist Frederick Horniman this Arts and Crafts building is set in 16 acres of gardens and known for its collection of anthropology, natural history and musical instruments

Image CCO Dulwich Picture Gallery 

Christmas Lunch at Waverley Abbey

Monday December 8th

Menu

Main course

A:​Traditional Turkey with sage & onion stuffing, pigs in blankets, cranberry sauce & jus

B:​Roasted Cod Loin wrapped in prosciutto with sun blushed tomatoes and a Tuscan cream reduction

C: ​Vegetarian Wellington with a hearty blend of mushrooms, wilted spinach and crumbled Stilton wrapped in flaky pastry

       Plus Seasonal vegetables & potatoes

Desserts

1:​Christmas Pudding with brandy sauce

2:​Spiced Cranberry and Clementine crème brulee

3:​Homemade warm Brownie with vanilla ice cream or

​pouring cream

Two Course Christmas Lunch: £40.00 per person

Leaving from The Hart at 0900 Sainsbury's at 0915

Return Leaving the Tower at 4pm.

Included in the palace admission ticket: Yeoman tour, Ravens, Crown Jewels and within the walls new special commemorative Poppy display by Tom Piper MBE (to be taken away after November 11th)

Various refreshment options on site.

Tickets £50. More information from Penny Quere pennyquere1@gmail.com

For those needing to park for the Hart pick up the Upper Hart car park is considerably cheaper at £11.10 per day than the main Lower Hart car park which is an eye watering £24.40.

Image © Historic Royal Palaces/Imperial War Museums

Based in Ipswich our 5 day, 4 night half board stay includes many highlights including

Ingatestone Hall & Layer Marney

Christchurch Mansion and Flatford MIll (NT)

Bury St Edmunds and Ickworth (NT)

Gainsboroughs House and Kentwell Hall

https://www.successtours.com/private-tours/far0925

Tour of house and gardens (National Trust)

image of Chartwell (Gaius Cornelius CC BY-SA 3.0)

An art lovers delight we explore the region around the Portuguese capital based on the delightful Cascais waterfront. Palaces, museums, intricate architecture and our usual hidden gems. Amongst the other highlights are full day tours to Sintra and Obidos and Evora.

£1469 pp (plus single supplement) the tour is half board with airport transfers from Farnham included.

More details here 

Flyer 

or contact Tour leader Joanne Watson 

Our first visit this year is to this Thameside Palace on a site popular in prehistoric times but which reached its peak in the Tudor period .

The day includes coach and entrance fees, tea/coffee on arrival, plus 2 private tours (garden and house) one in the morning and one in the afternoon. 
Lunch isn’t included but there are lots of places to eat within walking distance or in the small cafe on site.
The Cost is £45. Tickets from Lesley Gerhold at the next meeting

Coach pick up from The Hart departing 0900.

https://www.fulhampalace.org/house-garden/timeline/
 

Image  by Michael Coppins CC BY-SA 4.0

We return to Waverley Abbey for our annual lunch.

MENU 

Tea or Coffee on Arrival
1. Traditional Roast Turkey with Trimmings. OR
2. Salmon en Croute with apricot & almond duxelles
served with a lobster sauce. OR
Sweet potato, chestnut & butternut squash loaf
(Vegetarian)
All served with Seasonal Vegetables

Desserts
Christmas Pudding served with Brandy Sauce. OR
Lemon Posset with a homemade shortbread finger. OR
Peach Melba roulade
(chocolate sponge, fresh cream, peaches, raspberries)
Price £40

Tickets from Sara Bennett email 

Our 2024 tour takes us by air to Glasgow and features a highlights tour of the Burrell Collection, visits to Dumfries House, Kelvingrove, afternoon tea at the Willows Tea room, the Hill House, Loch Lomond and much more!

More details here 

Image of HillHouse ©2002, Jeremy Atherton.CC BY-SA 2.5

Tickets £66 ( plus bring your own picnic)

0900 depart The Hart

Arrive for talk on “Spending a Penny” and short walk (no more than 1km) with coffee and biscuits.

Coach to Westminster to pick up boat to Greenwich (eat packed lunch!)

Then coach to visit Crossness pumping station.

Return to Farnham approx 1800

Image Crossness pumping station.

(Photo David Scrimshaw CC BY-SA 4.0)

We return to the Abbey for our annual Christmas visit.
Our pre lunch speaker, Anne Perret will take us in to the world of Jane Austen and talk about "Chawton House : Hampshire's hidden treasure hoard"

The 2 course lunch is £39 and tickets are available at our lectures or contact our new Social Secretary Sara Bennett Socialtasfarnham@gmail.com

A Day in Oxford visiting the Ashmolean Museum for their latest exhibition Colour Revolution – Victorian  Art, Fashion and Design.  Includes entry to the exhibition, museum and a guided tour with coffee, tea and biscuits.

Tickets £50 (Lunch is not included).  
Revised timetable due to changes from the Musuem 

0900 depart from the Hart

1030 tea/coffee followed by guided tour of the museum 

1330-1400 timed entry tickets to the exhibition 

1630 leave Oxford 

1800 approx return to Farnham 

Our Autumn tour takes us west and features the familiar, Blenheim, Cheltenham, Hereford and Worcester and two hidden gems, Hellens and Chavenage.

  Based in a splendid country house hotel, the Tortworth court for 5 days and four nights with half board it's ideally placed to tour the area.

Price £846 pp (single supplement £175)

Departs Farnham 0845 on the 7th and arrives back around 1800

Success Tours Booking link https://www.successtours.com/private-tours/FAR0923

More details from Margaret Popovic email here 

Tickets £12

Based around High Street Ken we start at Japan House with a welcome Japanese tea/coffee and cookies before a guided tour.
After lunch (not included) we walk 100 yards down the road to the Design Museum (see the latest Arts Soc Magazine)
Tickets are £48 and available at the meetings

Dep The Hart at 0900

(Return  c1800)

image Peace Geisha Linnaea Mallette Public Domain

Although Malaga is best known as a holiday destination it has developed an extensive collection of museums.

The 5 day 4 night tour includes return coach transfers from Farnham to the airport, flights and transfers. ​

Flying BA to Gibraltar from Heathrow 1215.. return flight departs at 1615 local time 

• 4 nights 4 star bed and breakfast accommodation 
• Porterage 
• Coach & local guide for excursions 
• Tour of Malaga 
• Admission to Picasso Museum 
• Admission to Carmen Thyssen Museum 
• Admission to Alcazabar, Malaga 
• Admission to Museo de Ruso 
• Excursion to Cordoba, with guided tour and admission to the Alcazar and Mosque 
• Free time in Malaga to explore independently 
• 1 dinner at local restaurant 
• Gratuities for drivers and local guides 

Extras

• Single Supplement 
• City Tax (currently no city tax in Malaga but this could change) 

• £1,190 pp -sharing twin / double room

  £1,422 pp - twin/double for single use

Booking link https://www.successtours.com/private-tours/far0523

Tickets £50 to include Lunch and Tea

09.00    Prompt - Leave the Hart Car Park (near Waitrose)

10.30    Arrive at Lullingstone Castle and World Garden

     Coffee and Biscuits 

​    Tour of House or Garden

    Lunch in Lullingstone Castle Marque ( see choices below which you need to choice on booking)

    Tour of House or Garden

16.00    Afternoon Tea

16.45    Leave Lullingstone

18.15    Arrive back at Hart Car Park

The Lunch choices are

Ham Ploughman, Vegetarian Quiche or Salmon

Tickets can be booked with Lesley Gerhold 

Join us on a coach tour from Farnham to Northern France for a 6 day, 5 night tour. 

The area boasts something for everyone with its beautiful landscapes and wealth of cultural attractions. With opulent châteaux & gardens, magnificent art, historic towns, and world-class art museums, the region is packed with interesting places to visit. Our tour will explore some of the best chateaux and some hidden gems, with the opportunity to experience the joy of Paris too, and easily reached by coach.

Tour Inclusions

• Executive coaching from Farnham area and throughout 
• Return short sea crossings (ferry or tunnel) 
• 1 night b&b accommodation in Compeigne 
• 4 nights half board in Saclay (South West Paris)
• Admission to the Chateau Compiegne, Domaine de Chantilly, Vaux le Vicomte, Monet's House and Gardens and the Museum of Impressionism in Giverny.
• Admission to & audio guide at Jacquemart Andre Museum, Paris and free time in the capital 
• En route home stop in town of interest 

Price £825pp

Extras

• Single supplement £175
• Meals others than those mentioned 

This tour is based on a minimum number of members travelling. 
https://www.successtours.com/private-tours/far0922

This trip leaves from the Hart at 0930

             The Gilded Age in London  Tickets £48

               Pick up at 8.30 from the Hart. Return around 6

  After the American Civil War, the US economy grew at lightning speed. The so-called robber baron families built vast fortunes from monopolies in steel (Carnegies), oil (Rockefellers), railways (Vanderbilts) and real estate (Astors). Mark Twain called these unprecedented times The Gilded Age. 

 We meet our Blue Badge guide and have coffee (included) and then begin exploring a story-rich enclave of The Gilded Age running between Pall Mall and St James’s Park. This is a tale of money, mansions and scandal. On the cusp of Victorian and Edwardian London American Dollar Princesses, who had everything they wanted, except invites to the nicest parties, crossed the Atlantic husband hunting for a cash strapped Duke or Earl. It was a game of keeping up with the Astors. 

 Mini coach tour round Mayfair and then time for Lunch (not included ) around St James’s, just off Piccadilly

In the afternoon we go to Two Temple Place.  Overlooking the Thames a hidden architectural gem built for William Waldorf Astor - the richest man in the world. Opulent interiors and each year a special exhibition: for 2022 it's called Body Vessel Clay. 70 years of ceramics, celebrating the medium in unusual ways

 Tickets from Lesley Gerhold email click here 

Join us on Zoom at 10 am for a tour of the city

About this Event

 Our guide Chris takes us off to Athens the capital of Greece, to tour the Acropolis and the amazing buildings built in the fifth century BC. We can see the remains of the temples dedicated to the gods, including the Parthenon, described as architectural perfection and the Erechtheum, home of the holiest of Athenian sites. We will pop into the National Museum of Greece and relate the exhibits here to the so called Elgin Marbles in the British Museum. We can also see other Classical Era remains.

£10 . Tickets in advance from Lesley Gerhold 

After confirmation the zoom link will be sent out nearer the date.

Following our successful tours of Merseyside and Cornwall we have planned a new 5 day tour to North Yorks. Based in Harrogate, tours include the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Harewood House, Harlow Carr Gardens and York.

More details 

Booking Form

More information from tourstasfarnham@gmail.com

1030-1130
We enjoy exclusive access to the workshop of a well-known artist living in Siena, just a few steps away from the famous Cathedral and Museo dell’Opera. Participate in a live interview and workshop as we explore the techniques which medieval and Renaissance artists would have used, from preparing a panel to drawing, gilding and tooling. Have you ever wondered what materials and pigments painters such as Duccio and Piero della Francesca would have used? How long would it have taken to complete a painting? How did they use gold leaf? All these questions and many more will be answered in this live, step-by-step demonstration in which we will observe the techniques which the great Italian painters employed.

 Siân recently ran this workshop for an online course which she taught at the National Gallery and it was very warmly received by both the gallery and participants: “The session was just fascinating! 

Tickets are £12 per person. Via Eventbrite 
More information from tourstasfarnham@gmail.com

Join us for a live virtual tour of the Mauritshuis in The Hague at 10am.

 Home to some fabulous Dutch art including many notable works by Vermeer.
Our guide is AS lecturer Jane Choy-Thurlow

Tickets priced £10 are available now  Click here to book a place 

Photo Public Domain

This trip has been rescheduled to October 2-5th. More details will be sent to those who were booked on the original dates.

Following on from our visit to Merseyside we explore another area of the UK. The Cornwall visit includes St Ives, the Minack Theatre, Penlee House and The Lost Gardens Of Heligan.

Trip details  Booking Form

Inquiries to Joanne email: tourstasfarnham@gmail.com

Tour the historic Manor House, home of the Hart Dyke family for twenty generations. Discover the World Garden planned by Tom Hart Dyke during his nine month kidnap ordeal in the Colombian Jungle. The Trip includes lunch at the house.

Castle website 

We return to Waverley Abbey for our Christmas lunch.

Coffee on arrival
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Glass of mulled wine
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A. Roast turkey with traditional trimmings
B. Tenderloin pork medallions with a pancetta and spinach filling, served with wild mushroom cream sauce
C. Tuna steak with coriander and lime butter on sautéed courgette
D. Rainbow pie – roasted vegetables encased in a Roman spelt shortcrust pastry (v)
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1 Steamed Christmas pudding with brandy sauce
2. Triple chocolate brownie with a quenelle of crème fraiche

3 Crème brûlée with a hint of Cointreau
4. Selection of cheese and biscuits with red onion chutney. Wensleydale and cranberry, Stilton, mature Cheddar
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Coffee
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£33 per person, to include glass of red or white wine with lunch
** PLEASE MAKE YOUR CHOICE OF MAIN COURSE AND DESSERT WHEN BOOKING **

This will be the last visit for the world’s most famous archaeological finds before they become part of the new Grand Eygptian Museum in Cairo. With a Blue badge guide we turn the clocks back to the “Roaring Twenties” . Price £52 

Depart from THE HART 0900 ( please note change of departure point)

Coffee and intro from the guide at the National Army Museum followed by coach tour of relevant sites.

Return to Chelsea for lunch (at own cost)

1430 Timed Entrance to Exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery

1630 Depart London

1800 approx arrival in Farnham

email ldgerhold@gmail.com

Full details 

Please discuss any mobility issues when applying for tickets 

Our 2019 Trip is to Dresden, with a day out in Leipzig and a visit to the Bauhaus Centenary Celebrations. With local guides on hand we will experience the old and new in this fascinating part of Germany.

For more details please download the flyer ..bookings are still being taken but there may now be a flight supplement for new additions to the group.

Tour Details

Booking Form

List of Visits

Built in 1306 it’s been the home of the Saye and Sele family for more than 600 years. Spend a full day here with a private tour of the house, coffee on arrival, lunch and afternoon tea. Free time in the afternoon to explore the gardens and the 13th Century Church.

Places are £43.

​Coach departs the Rugby Club Monkton Lane at 0845 

Arrival in Farnham approx 1830.

The visit will entail a fair amount of walking and a number of stairs and members are reminded that no mobility assistance will be available on the day. If you think you will need help you must ensure that you are accompanied by someone who is also on the trip and who is prepared to do so. 

Picture by Philip Halling

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Please note the change of date from that on your programme card.

Our visit includes coffee and biscuits on arrival, private tours of the Gardens and the Castle “After the fire”. Tickets are £51.

Lunch is not included but there is an option to purchase a meal in advance for £12.50 or else take a picnic.

Depart 0930 from the Rugby Club, Monkton Lane.

Return approx 1730

Photo by David Short

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Pallant is a Queen Ann House and Gallery in Chichester. The visit includes coffee and pastries on arrival followed by a talk and self guided visit with entrance to the numerous exhibitions on show. https://Pallant.org.uk/whats-on/2019/03

After lunch (not included) it’s a short coach ride to Fishbourne Roman Villa for a behind the scenes tour. Tickets are £45

Depart Rugby Club at 0900 Return c1730.

Photo of Mosaic at Fishbourne by Ealdgyth

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We return once again to Waverley Abbey for Christmas Lunch. The price is £31 and includes a talk on Old Surrey Christmas Customs with local historian Matthew Alexander.

Glass of Mulled Wine
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A    Roast turkey with sage and onion stuffing, pigs in blankets, roast potatoes and cranberry sauce
B    Cod loin on saffron risotto with a prawn and dill sauce
C    Butternut squash roulade filled with spinach and ricotta (V GF Nuts)
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1   Steamed Christmas pudding served with brandy sauce
2   Salted caramel profiteroles
3   Lemon posset with raspberry meringue
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Coffee
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£31 per person, to include glass of red or white wine with lunch. Places are available from Cathy Tole socialtasfarnham@gmail.com or 01252 668800

PLEASE MAKE YOUR CHOICE OF MAIN COURSE AND DESSERT WHEN BOOKING. 

The visit includes Coffee and biscuits on arrival at the Silk Mill before we are split into 2 groups for the tour. We enjoy a Buffet lunch overlooking the river before taking a short coach trip to Bombay Sapphire Gin distillery for self guided tour and a free sample.

Departs Rugby Club Monkton Lane at 0930. Return c1700.

Tickets priced £46 at the lectures or from Lesley Gerhold -  ldgerhold@gmail.com

Photo by Andrew Rabbot 

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The renowned Terracotta Army come to Merseyside in 2018 and we will be there! This long weekend will be based in a new Marina Hotel and include tickets to the exhibition, a guided tour of the city and a trip to Port Sunlight. En route we will stop at Wightwick Manor with a guided tour of Coventry Cathedral on the way back.

Tour Details 

Booking Form

If downloading the Form on an Ipad you may not see the details of where to send the form so please email me for the relevant information tours.farnhamdfas@gmail.com

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