Our trip to Cardiff was joyful, and early weather forecasts were sufficiently wrong to allow all the visits and some sunshine.  The itnerary included Lytes Cary Manor, a guided tour of the city and Cardiff Bay with the National Millenium Building and the Senedd, Llandaff Cathedral, the National Museum and Art Gallery of Wales, the Royal Mint, Castell Coch, the National Gardens of Wales, Cardiff Castle and Dyrham Park.

To see photos of the tour please Click HERE to see Days 1 to 5

Our group had a great time in Holland: we travelled by coach and stayed four nights in The Hague.  The itinerary included the Mauritshuis, the Rijksmuseum, Panorama Mesdag, Koninklijke Porceleyne Fles in Delft, an Amsterdam canal cruise, the Keukenhof Flower Festival, and leisure time in Delft.

To see photos of the tour click HERE and HERE (click on Tour to Holland)

In the middle of September we enjoyed a 5-day 4-night stay at the excellent 4* K+K Maria Theresia Hotel, located very close to the museum quarter.

The full programme included excursions and guided tours: Vienna – guided city tour, St Stephen’s Cathedral, Schönbrunn Palace – guided tour, Melk Abbey – guided tour, Melk, River Danube cruise, Krems, Imperial Apartments at The Hofburg – audio guided tour, Kunsthistorisches Museum – guided tour, Upper Belvedere Palace – guided tour as well as an optional Strauss & Mozart Concert at the Kursalon on Evening 4.

A wonderful time was had by all.

To see photos please click HERE and HERE and go to Vienna Tour 2022

In September we enjoyed a delightful eight day holiday in North East Italy, based in the resort of Lido degli Estensi at the Hotel Plaza****, not far from Ravenna, with visits to places of interest in the area.  Scheduled British Airways flights from Heathrow, porterage and overseas transport. 

Guided excursions offered: Dozza, San Marino, Bologna, Padua, Ferrara, and Ravenna. 

Photos from the trip can be seen in Gallery Here.

The group enjoyed this varied interesting trip based in Canterbury where we had four nights at the Best Western Abbots Barton Hotel.  As well as seeing the city itself we made several excursions [see letter below for most] and we were blessed with excellent guides and sunny weather for most of the time.  

Here is one of the thank you letters, which speaks eloquently for all of us: 

"Dear Anne and Alison

Big thanks for a most enjoyable break in Kent. 

A very well balanced programme.  It's hard to pick highlights but Penshurst, home of my schoolgirl hero, Sir Philip Sidney, was lovely, with Nicki an excellent Guide.  The day in Canterbury was a good mixture - well managed cathedral and fun on the boats.  My jury is out on the Turner Contemporary (recent Front Row Late discussion).  It's growing on me.  I felt Dover had done an imaginative job on the Dynamo tunnel.  Walmer Gardens were an unexpected delight.

My hotel room was comfortable, clean and quiet.  Gary did an amazing job driving the coach through "impossible" spaces.  Everything ran very smoothly thanks to your hard work and organisation.

Members of the Group were very friendly and it was a good humoured, inclusive Group."

A group of our members and friends enjoyed being 'tourists' for a wonderful week of warm sunshine on the beautiful island of Malta, with optional excursions which included a day trip to Gozo. 

Our interesting tour of Krakow started with the Main Square and the Cloth Hall, pictured, the Basilica of the Virgin Mary and its history, the Jewish quarter, Old Synagogue and Museum. As well as many convivial meals, other days included the Wieliczka Salt Mine, Wawel Castle, Auschwitz , Niepolomice Castle, and the Jagiellonian University Museum.