What we’re about
Do you want to see the countryside and historic sites around southern England with other like minded people?
If your answer is Yes, then this is the group for you!
We organise 17 day trips a year (from March to October), normally on Saturday's by coach for only £31 each!
It's an opportunity to meet other like minded people who are interested in history, the countryside and walks.
Just pay your £31 and that secures your seat on the coach and the opportunity to meet others whilst seeing some of southern England's most historic places!
Have a look back at where we have been and if you have any suggestions of places to visit, please contact me via the website or text below.
Robert
07905 901 834
Upcoming events (2)
See all- Day trip by coach - Sutton Hoo & the coastal town of Aldeburgh! (NOW FULL)Coach bays on Tothill Street (nearest tube: St James's Park), London£31.00
THE TRIP IS NOW FULL, IF YOU WISH TO ATTEND, ADD YOURSELF TO THE WAITING LIST AND I WILL CONTACT YOU IF A PLACE BECOMES AVAILABLE.
Come along on Saturday 21st September for day trip by coach visiting historic Sutton Hoo and the coastal town of Aldeburgh!
About the day
We will be going up the Suffolk coast to visit the Anglo Saxon site of Sutton Hoo and then onto the pretty coastal town of Aldeburgh.Sutton Hoo
Sutton Hoo in Suffolk is the site of two Anglo Saxon cemeteries dating from the 6th to 7th centuries. Archaeologists discovered the site in 1938, when a previously undisturbed ship burial containing a wealth of Anglo Saxon artefacts (including the Sutton Hoo helmet, which is in the British Museum) was discovered. It is still one of the best preserved archaeological finds that has ever been found in Britain!The site was first excavated by Basil Brown, a self-taught archaeologist, under the auspices of the landowner Edith Pretty, but when its importance became apparent, experts from the British Museum took over. The story has been told recently in the 2021 Netflix film; 'The Dig'. Part of the site has also been re-excavated recently for the T.V series 'Time Team' and was live streamed on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYtVvEG8414
The artefacts the archaeologists found in the burial chamber include a suite of metalwork dress fittings in gold and gems, a ceremonial helmet, a shield and sword, a lyre, and silver plate from the Byzantine Empire. All these are now in the British Museum.
We will be having a guided tour for the group, where we will be able to get onto the burial mounds. The site also has a cafe and a good sized museum about the dig. You can also visit Edith Pretty's former home.
Aldeburgh
Aldeburgh is a very pretty small town on the Suffolk coast. Its pastel-coloured 19th Century holiday villas line the promenade and to the east, the pebble beach with fisherman’s huts selling the daily catch.Its historic buildings include a 16th-century 'moot hall' (a place to have meetings) and a Napoleonic-era Martello Tower. It was home to composer; Benjamin Britten and the crime writer; Ruth Rendell. The annual Aldeburgh Literary Festival (setup by Britten) takes place every May.
When we get to Aldeburgh, I will give you a mini tour of the town, before leaving you to explore on your own.
Entry & Tour Costs
Entry and the guided tour at Sutton Hoo is £20 per person, I will collect this on the day (by cash or PayPal). For National Trust members, entry is free and the tour is £5 per person.Sutton Hoo entry is optional, if you don't want to come in, you can go to the cafe or look around the nearby village of Woodbridge. If you don't want to do the tour, the entry cost is £15 per person.
Coach seating
- If you wish to reserve a seat on the coach in advance, after you pay please look at the seating plan in the photos here and then email me (general@cultureseekers.org) with the seat number/s you wish to reserve. Its first come first served.
- The seat you sit on when you board the coach is yours for the day. If you wish to change seats on the coach during the day, you will need to get permission from the individual who is seated there.
Cost
Cost is £31 per person.After you RSVP:
- you will need to make payment (its not automatic), so either send a direct PayPal payment to: general@cultureseekers.org or if you email me via Meetup here and I will send you my bank details to make a bank transfer payment.You have 3 days to make a payment, if no payment is received within 3 days, your place will be offered to the first person on the waiting list.
Once you RSVP and then pay, I will confirm your place.Food & drink
Its up to you whether you wish to bring your own food and drink or purchase items whilst we are there.If you can't see us on Tothill Street, please text.
Please note, we only wait for 10 minutes after the advertised meeting time, so please be early or on time. The coach has to leave at a specific time.
Look out for the 'Coach Day Trips' group sign.
Hope to see you there!
Robert
07905 901 834 (prefer text)On the day, if you can’t make the visit, just change your RSVP to No or text me to say you can’t make it.
Please don’t post any messages in the comments that you can’t make it, as this generates spam for everyone else. - Day trip by coach - villages in the New Forest, Hampshire! (NOW FULL)Coach bays on Tothill Street (nearest tube: St James's Park), London£31.00
THE TRIP IS NOW FULL, IF YOU WISH TO ATTEND, ADD YOURSELF TO THE WAITING LIST AND I WILL CONTACT YOU IF A PLACE BECOMES AVAILABLE.
Come along on Saturday 5th October for a coach trip visiting some historical sites in Hampshire!
About the day
The county of Hampshire sits south west of London and was the bulk of the ancient county of Wessex. It has stunning countryside and lots of pretty villages. Sitting in Hampshire is the New Forest, which covers an area of 219 square miles and is made up of vast tracts of unspoilt woodland, heathland and river valleys.Today commoners' cattle, ponies and donkeys roam throughout the open heath and much of the woodland in the New Forest, and often walk into the villages.
There are many pretty villages dotted around the area, and we will visit three of them. They are all very close to each other.
Lyndhurst
Lyndhurst has been known as the capital of the New Forest for almost 1000 years going back to when William the Conqueror made it his base to establish his hunting grounds. It is notable in English folklore for being the supposed location of a dragon-slaying. It has an arts & crafts inspired church and a museum about the New Forest.Beaulieu
Beaulieu is often voted the prettiest village in the New Forest and translates as 'beautiful place' in french. It has a 16th century high street with houses built of local stone and where the New Forest donkeys and ponies roam freely. It sits on the Beaulieu river and remains largely unspoilt.Lymington
Situated on the west bank of the Lymington River, on the edge of the Solent, Lymington is a major yachting centre with three marinas.
The pretty cobbled High Street in the old town, which looks predominantly Georgian, is in fact made up of an eclectic mix of Georgian, Victorian, Art Deco with some traces of Medieval architecture.Coach seating
- If you wish to reserve a seat on the coach in advance, after you pay please look at the seating plan in the photos here and then email me (general@cultureseekers.org) with the seat number/s you wish to reserve. Its first come first served.
- The seat you sit on when you board the coach is yours for the day. If you wish to change seats on the coach during the day, you will need to get permission from the individual who is seated there.
Cost
Cost is £31 per person.After you RSVP:
- you will need to make payment (its not automatic), so either send a direct PayPal payment to: general@cultureseekers.org or if you email me via Meetup here and I will send you my bank details to make a bank transfer payment.You have 3 days to make a payment, if no payment is received within 3 days, your place will be offered to the first person on the waiting list.
Once you RSVP and then pay, I will confirm your place.
Food & drink
Its up to you whether you wish to bring your own food and drink or purchase items whilst we are there.If you can't see us on Tothill Street, please text.
Please note, we only wait for 10 minutes after the advertised meeting time, so please be early or on time. The coach has to leave at a specific time.
Look out for the 'Coach Day Trips' group sign.
Hope to see you there!
Robert
07905 901 834 (prefer text)
