Tuesday July 14^th

Visit to Chartwell. The coach will depart central Havant at 09:15 and Bedhampton Community Centre at 09:30. Entry for National Trust members is free, otherwise £21.60 (group price). The coach fare, including the drivers tip, is £23.40.

To book contact Val Worthington by clicking onto her name and sending a message.

See below for methods of payment

METHODS OF PAYMENT
Bank Transfer to Havant U3A, Sort Code 20–69–34, Account 90481882
Monthly Meeting (June 18^th) - Cash – Credit Card – Cheque
Post – Cheque to Treasurer, 19 Flint Avenue, Havant, Hampshire PO9 3FU

Note: Your booking is not secure until payment has been made.

About Chartwell

Winston and Clementine Churchill bought Chartwell in 1922; it would be their family home for the next forty years.

Winston loved Chartwell. Here Churchill was a politician and statesman but also a husband, father, writer, painter and garden planner. It remained important to him until his death in 1965. The rooms in the house remain much as they were when he lived here, with pictures, books and personal mementoes while a special exhibition gives deeper insight into his life through 50 objects.

Chartwell’s hillside gardens reflect his love of landscape and nature. They include the lakes he created, the kitchen garden and the Marycot, a playhouse designed for his youngest daughter Mary. Beyond the gardens there is expansive woodland with looped trails and natural play areas, there is a two-storey treehouse and a Canadian camp and opportunities to enjoy the outdoors.

Timed tickets are required to visit the house and these will be arranged.

Facilities include toilets, café and shops.

Several visits, usually by coach, are arranged throughout the year. Suggestions to places of interest that can be reached in two hours are always welcome. Some of the places already visited are listed below and some may be well visiting again.

• Salisbury, Wiltshire
• Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, outer London
• Exbury Gardens, Hampshire
• Stourhead House and Gardens, Wiltshire
• Royal Horticultural Society Gardens, Wisley
• Hever Castle, seat of the Boleyn family, Kent
• Beaulieu Motor Museum, Hampshire
• Mottisfont Gardens
• Polesden Lacy
• Exbury Gardens (our second visit)
• The Vyne, near Basingstoke
• Kingston Lacy
• Greenwich
• RHS Wisley

Non members of Havant u3a can join our Day Trips by invitation from a Havant u3a member providing they complete the Coach Waiver (click on the Link below and print or request a hard copy from Day Trips Organiser ) and return it to the organiser ahead of travel.

Links

• u3a Insurance for those who are not members
• Coach Waiver
• Day Trip Reports
• Incident Report
• Exbury Gardens