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Introduction WELCOME Welcome to the new Truemans Travel Day Excursion brochure taking you from July to December 2019. We are pleased to offer a wide range of excursions to destinations both near and far, often with admission costs or ticket prices included within the price. DAY EXCURSION JOINING ARRANGEMENTS 2019 has seen the introduction of revised pick-up routes to improve the performance of our excursion programme. There are now two places served by all excursions – Frimley and Aldershot. We are also pleased to re-introduce Bagshot to our list of joining points. Colour coding for our excursions has now changed to purple and orange, so you need to check which colour your chosen pick-up point comes under. As before, the route and timing is indicated against each excursion. If there is a destination not served by your excursion route, don’t worry, we will endeavour to repeat these trips on the other route where possible in the next 6 month programme. Return times shown against each trip are an approximate guide for half way along the route, so you could be home earlier or later than shown, depending on the direction of travel. Please be aware that delays can occur due to traffic or unforeseen circumstances. TO BOOK YOUR DAY EXCURSION • Select the trip you fancy... • Choose your closest best pick-up point available for that excursion... • Contact us to check seat availability... • Make your booking over the phone and make payment by debit or credit card, or by cheque to be received by us within 7 days. Alternatively call into our Ash Vale offices or into one of our agents listed on the back cover. • A receipt will be sent confirming seat numbers, joining place and time. Please check all details are correct. • Sit back and look forward to your day out! 2 Booking Hotline: 01252 373303

Terms & Conditions Bookings appearance due to external factors. The event organiser’s All seats must be pre-booked. Bookings are accepted by conditions apply in respect of any event we are visiting. Our Truemans Travel subject to our terms and conditions as set out liability is limited to the face value of the tickets and the coach fare in this brochure. Please read the information on your travel ticket paid when cancellation includes a coach journey. carefully. Pets Child Fares – 2 to 15 years of age Pets are not permitted on board our coaches. Assistance dogs are A child of two years and over must be allocated a seat on the coach welcome on all departures but prior notice is required. and will be charges accordingly. A child who is under two is classed as a babe-in-arms and is able to travel free of charge when seated Mobility Scooters on an adult’s lap. Please note most seats in our coaches are fitted Truemans Travel is able to accept a maximum of TWO powered with lap-belts and are not suitable for the fixing of child or booster mobility scooters on each day excursion subject to the following seats. Some venues may make a charge for children under 2 years conditions:- of age, and some venues may have different age ranges for child prices – these are indicated on each excursion. • Y ou must reserve a space for your mobility scooter at the time of booking Coaches and Seating Arrangements We will endeavour to keep the seating arrangements made at • A customer with a mobility scooter must be accompanied the time of booking but reserve the right to make changes for by a companion who is able to dismantle and reassemble operational purposes without prior notice. Coaches are used with the powered scooter and stow same in the vehicle luggage a variety of seating arrangements, and all seats may need to be compartment. occupied on some excursions. Seat belts are fitted to all seats and must be worn at all times. Children can only occupy front seats if • The scooter must break down into separate parts each weighing sitting next to an adult. no more than 20kgs, with no single part exceeding 50cms wide by 110cms long. Smoking, Food & Drink Smoking is not permitted on coaches. Cold food and drink may be • The scooter must be powered by dry batteries allowed providing customers take rubbish away or use receptacles provided. Cancellations by customer Due to unforeseen, personal or unfortunate circumstances it may Times be necessary for you to cancel a day excursion. A cancellation The times shown in this brochure are departure times, so please be at will be subject to a full refund, as long as notification is received your pick-up point about 10 minutes beforehand. Truemans Travel 7 clear days prior to the date of departure, with the exception of cannot be held responsible for customers who arrive after the time an excursion which includes an element that has been paid in shown. All times are provided in good faith but can be affected by advance e.g. entrance fee or theatre ticket, than a refund of the traffic conditions and other unforeseen delays, so we cannot guarantee coach fare only will be given. If the cancellation is made within connections with buses/trains. Arrival home times are advertised as a the 7 clear days prior to the date of departure, there will be no guide and set-down times will be earlier or later than the time stated refund under any circumstances. A cancellation can be registered depending on the joining point chosen. Please listen to your driver on any day of the week, including out of hours, weekends and bank the day for confirmed timings. holidays on 01252 373303 leaving your name, date of travel, destination and joining point. Personal Belongings These are carried at the customers’ own risk. We will not be liable Cancellation by Truemans Travel for any loss or damage however it may arise in respect of such Should we have to cancel a departure you will be notified as soon belongings and in particular we will not accept liability for the loss, as possible. If an excursion fails to reach the minimum number theft or damage of any items left unattended by the customer. Any of bookings required to operate, you will usually be advised lost property left on our coaches will be held in our office for the at least 7 days prior to the date of travel. You will be notified statutory period, and it is the customer’s responsibility to collect by telephone and given the choice of a refund by card/cheque any lost property themselves. depending on how the initial payment was made. Please note that Truemans Travel reserves the right to amend conditions, routes Admissions and prices without prior notice and will make every effort to inform Admission charges are included in the advertised price for many passengers accordingly. of the excursions but please check the itinerary as some are not. Meals and refreshments are not included unless clearly stated Disclaimer otherwise. Some attractions may have age, height or health The company cannot be held liable for any damage to a restrictions for certain rides or activities. customer’s personal possessions or equipment whilst in transit on our coach however it is caused. The company cannot be held Events liable for personal injury when a customer is loading personal We are not responsible for the cancellation of an event or possessions or equipment on or off our coach. Emergency Contact In the event of an emergency only, outside of office hours, e.g. late arrival of a coach please ring 01252 373303 choose Option 2 and you will be connected with a member of staff. Truemans Day Trips 3

Joining Points Orange ROUTE A – FARNHAM – ALDERSHOT – FLEET – FARNBOROUGH – FRIMLEY – A1 A3 A4 A5 A6 A8 A10 BLACKWATER – YATELEY – SANDHURST – CAMBERLEY – BAGSHOT 06.05 06.55 07.25 07.50 08.25 09.35 11.35 Farnham Marlborough Head, East St 06.10 07.00 07.30 07.55 08.30 09.40 11.40 06.15 07.05 07.35 08.05 08.40 09.45 11.45 Weybourne opposite The Elm Tree 06.25 07.15 07.45 08.20 08.55 09.55 11.55 06.35 07.25 07.55 08.30 09.05 10.05 12.05 Aldershot Princes Hall 06.40 07.30 08.00 08.35 09.10 10.10 12.10 06.45 07.35 08.05 08.40 09.15 10.15 12.15 Fleet Fleet Road by Amazon 06.50 07.40 08.10 08.45 09.20 10.20 12.20 06.55 07.50 08.20 08.55 09.25 10.25 12.25 Cove West Heath Roundabout 07.00 07.55 08.25 09.00 09.30 10.30 12.30 07.05 08.00 08.30 09.05 09.35 10.35 12.35 Farnborough Victoria Road opp Travelodge 07.10 08.05 08.35 09.10 09.40 10.40 12.40 07.15 08.15 08.45 09.15 09.45 10.45 12.45 Farnborough opposite Bradfords Garage 07.20 08.20 08.50 09.20 09.50 10.50 12.50 07.30 08.30 09.00 09.30 10.00 11.00 13.00 Frimley High St by McColls Blackwater London Road opposite Aldi Yateley Dog & Partridge Sandhurst Library bus stop College Town opposite Waitrose Camberley London Road/opp Victoria Ave Camberley Knoll Road opposite Library Bagshot Square opposite Kings Arms ROUTE B – BAGSHOT – CAMBERLEY – BLACKWATER – YATELEY – SANDHURST – B1 B3 B4 B5 B6 B8 B9 FRIMLEY – FARNBOROUGH – FLEET – ALDERSHOT – FARNHAM Bagshot Square by Kings Arms 06.10 07.00 07.20 07.50 08.30 10.35 11.35 Camberley Knoll Road Library bus stop 06.15 07.05 07.25 08.00 08.40 10.40 11.40 Camberley London Road/Victoria Ave 06.20 07.10 07.30 08.05 08.45 10.45 11.45 Blackwater London Road opposite Aldi 06.25 07.15 07.35 08.10 08.50 10.50 11.50 Yateley Dog & Partridge 06.30 07.20 07.40 08.15 08.55 10.55 11.55 Sandhurst Library bus stop 06.35 07.25 07.45 08.20 09.00 11.00 12.00 College Town opposite Waitrose 06.40 07.30 07.50 08.25 09.05 11.05 12.05 Frimley White Hart bus stop 06.50 07.40 08.05 08.40 09.15 11.15 12.15 Farnborough Bradfords/The Ship bus stop 06.50 07.45 08.10 08.45 09.20 11.20 12.20 Farnborough Victoria Rd by Travelodge 06.55 07.50 08.20 08.55 09.25 11.25 12.25 Cove West Heath Roundabout 07.00 07.55 08.25 09.00 09.30 11.30 12.30 Fleet Reading Road South, Chutneys 07.10 08.05 08.35 09.10 09.40 11.40 12.40 Aldershot Princes Hall 07.20 08.20 08.50 09.20 09.50 11.50 12.50 Weybourne Elm Tree 07.25 08.25 08.55 09.25 09.55 11.55 12.55 Farnham Marlborough Head, East St 07.30 08.30 09.00 09.30 10.00 12.00 13.00 4 Booking Hotline: 01252 373303

Joining Points Purple ROUTE C – ALDERSHOT – ASH VALE – MYTCHETT – FRIMLEY GREEN – C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C10 C11 FRIMLEY – LIGHTWATER – KNAPHILL – WOKING 07.00 07.15 07.45 08.25 09.00 10.30 12.00 Aldershot Princes Hall 07.10 07.25 07.55 08.35 09.10 10.40 12.10 07.15 07.30 08.00 08.40 09.15 10.45 12.15 Ash Shawfield Rd, opp Greyhound 07.20 07.35 08.05 08.45 09.20 10.50 12.20 07.25 07.40 08.10 08.50 09.25 10.55 12.25 Ash Shawfield Road, Ash Wharf 07.26 07.45 08.15 08.55 09.26 10.56 12.26 07.30 07.50 08.20 09.00 09.30 11.00 12.30 Ash Vale opposite Station by Arena Cars 07.35 08.00 08.30 09.05 09.35 11.05 12.35 07.40 08.05 08.35 09.10 09.40 11.10 12.40 Mytchett opposite Post Office 07.50 08.20 08.50 09.20 09.50 11.20 12.50 07.55 08.25 08.55 09.25 09.55 11.25 12.55 Frimley Green Bus stop on the Green 08.00 08.30 09.00 09.30 10.00 11.30 13.00 Frimley Whitebourne bus stop Heatherside Cumberland Road opp Shops Lightwater War Memorial bus stop Knaphill High Street opp Shops Goldsworth Park Fox & Flowerpot, Bampton Way Woking Station, Locke Way bus stop ROUTE D – WOKING – KNAPHILL – LIGHTWATER – FRIMLEY – D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 FRIMLEY GREEN – MYTCHETT – ASH VALE – ALDERSHOT 06.30 06.55 07.25 07.50 08.25 09.00 10.00 Woking Station, Locke Way bus stop 06.35 07.00 07.30 07.55 08.30 09.05 10.05 Goldsworth Park opp. Fox & Flowerpot, Bampton Way 06.40 07.05 07.35 08.00 08.35 09.10 10.10 06.50 07.15 07.45 08.10 08.45 09.20 10.20 Knaphill High Street by shops 06.55 07.20 07.50 08.20 08.55 09.25 10.25 07.00 07.30 07.55 08.25 09.00 09.30 10.30 Lightwater War Memorial bus stop 07.05 07.35 08.00 08.30 09.05 09.35 10.35 07.06 07.36 08.05 08.35 09.06 09.36 10.36 Heatherside Cumberland Road by shops 07.10 07.40 08.10 08.40 09.10 09.40 10.40 07.15 07.45 08.15 08.45 09.15 09.45 10.45 Frimley White Hart bus stop 07.20 07.50 08.20 08.50 09.20 09.50 10.50 07.30 08.00 08.30 09.00 09.30 10.00 11.00 Frimley Green Rose & Thistle Mytchett Post Office Ash Vale Station opposite shops Ash Ash Wharf, Canal Bridge Ash Shawfield Road, Greyhound Aldershot Princes Hall Truemans Day Trips 5

July JULY 2019 Wednesday 3rd July Route B6 Holiday Highlights Petworth House, Park and town 4 July A visit to the charming Sussex town of Petworth with time to Buxton Military Tattoo & the Peak District. enjoy the shops and cafes before we visit Petworth House, a 5 days.............................................£399 17th century mansion surrounded by parkland and featuring an extraordinary collection of art and sculptures including works by 8 July Van Dyck, Turner and Blake housed in the palatial state rooms. Great Little Trains of Snowdonia 5 days.............................................£529 Home about 18.00 Adult/Senior £38.00 NT member £24.00 inc admission 15 July Hereford, Worcester & the Black & White Villages 5 days.............................................£459 25 July Ayrshire Coast, Castles and Isles 6 days.............................................£629 29 July Harrogate, York & Ampleforth 5 days.............................................£499 Space is still available on these holidays Thursday 4th July Route C6 – please call us for further details and bookings. Don’t forget all holidays RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival feature a Door-to-Door taxi service. Prices quoted are per person in twin/ A wonderful show of flowers, plants and horticultural exhibits double bedrooms – supplements may held in the extensive grounds of Hampton Court Palace, by the apply to single rooms if available. banks of the River Thames. Features of this re-branded Flower Show include the Show Gardens, the Rose Marquee and Floral Call now for a copy of our Marquee as well as talks, music, food and drink demonstrations Holiday Brochure and a host of features new for 2019. 01252 373303 Home about 19.00 Adult/Senior £54.00 inc admission 6 Booking Hotline: 01252 373303

July Saturday 6th July Route B5 Saturday 13th July Route D3 Worthing Weymouth & the Dorset Seafood Festival To the Sussex coast and Worthing with its pier, shingle To the Dorset coast and the popular resort of beach, level promenade, gardens, seafront cafes and Weymouth with its sandy beach and Old Harbour, an excellent shopping centre close at hand. setting for the largest free seafood festival in the UK. There will be over 100 stalls offering fresh seafood Home about 18.30 dishes featuring locally sourced and caught products, Adult/Senior £25.00 Child £20.00 cookery stalls and demonstration kitchens, as well as music and family entertainment. Wednesday 10th July Route B5 Home about 19.30 Adult/Senior £27.00 Child £21.00 Bourton on the Water and Model Village A summertime visit to the Cotswolds and the pretty village of Bourton-on-the-Water with its babbling waters of the River Windrush, a number of tea rooms, gift shops and local produce stores, and also including a visit to the Model Village, a Grade II-listed mini replica of the heart of the village created in 1937 and filled with charming details. Home about 19.00 Adult £31.00 Senior £30.00 inc admission Thursday 11th July Route A5 Tuesday 16th July Route C5 Stratford-upon-Avon and River Avon Cruise Deal and Sandwich To Shakespeare’s Stratford with its Birthplace Museum To the East Kent coast and these two contrasting ports – and other historic properties associated with the Bard firstly to Deal with its pier, boutiques, ice-cream parlours as well as some beautifully preserved architecture and promenade, and secondly to Sandwich, a former and a busy marina, and including a 45 minute cruise Cinque Port and now cut off from the sea, but still along the River Avon from the town centre into the featuring a medieval street pattern, smugglers’ haunts, surrounding countryside. Elizabethan Guildhall and river trips on the Stour. Home about 19.00 Home about 19.30 Adult/Senior £33.00 inc cruise Adult/Senior £27.00 Truemans Day Trips 7

July Friday 19th July Route D6 Wednesday 17th July Route D4 Stockbridge, the Test and Whitchurch Silk Mill Bath To the Test Valley and pretty Stockbridge with its tea rooms, and a drive along the Test to Whitchurch A visit to Bath with its rich Roman and Georgian with admission to the newly refurbished Silk Mill on heritage, and free time to explore the city’s attractions the banks of the river, including a tour highlighting including the Roman Baths and Pump Room, the the original mill wheel and Victorian machinery and magnificent Bath Abbey, the Jane Austen Centre fabulous fabrics on the loom. We also include tea and celebrating one of the city’s most famous residents, cakes to keep you sustained during your visit. and a number of other museums tracing the history of the city and surroundings. Home about 17.30 Adult/Senior £37.00 inc admission, tour & tea Home about 19.00 Adult/Senior £26.00 Child £21.00 Saturday 20th July Route B4 Bristol Harbour Festival To the maritime city of Bristol and its annual Harbour Festival, featuring entertainment both on and off the water, music, dance, street theatre and water displays, together with over 250 ships and boats lining the historic quayside in the centre of the city. Home about 19.30 Adult/Senior £26.00 Child £21.00 Thursday 18th July Route A6 Wednesday 24th July Route C6 The Royal Garden and River Boat Cruise Margate A morning visit to The Savill Garden, part of Windsor To the Kent coast and the resort of Margate with its Great Park and noted for its glasshouses, floral sandy beach and promenade, Dreamland amusement borders, Rose Garden and amazing summer colour, park with its fun rides and classic sideshows, Turner followed by an afternoon boat trip along the River Contemporary art gallery overlooking views painted by Thames from Runnymede, with views of Windsor JMW Turner, the Winter Gardens and Theatre Royal, the Castle, the Royal Farm, Old Windsor and Datchet. mysterious Shell Grotto and a good choice of cafes and restaurants. Home about 18.00 Home about 19.30 Adult/Senior £49.00 inc admission and cruise Adult/Senior £27.00 Child £22.00 8 Booking Hotline: 01252 373303

July Thursday 25th July Route B1 Sidmouth and the Donkey Sanctuary Sunday 28th July Route C6 An early start for our excursion to the East Devon Hastings coast and the elegant resort of Sidmouth with its promenade, gardens and cliff walks, rounded off by A summertime visit to Hastings with its Old Town, a visit to the Donkey Sanctuary, home to hundreds Fishermen’s Huts, cliff lift to the Norman castle with of rescued donkeys, mules and hinnies in a tranquil its 1066 Story, a level seafront promenade and a huge countryside setting. choice of places for food and drink in this popular resort. Home about 21.00 Adult/Senior £29.00 Child £24.00 Home about 19.30 free admission Adult/Senior £27.00 Child £22.00 Saturday 27th July Route C4 Rutland & Melton Mowbray PieFest Wednesday 31st July Route B3 Off to the East Midlands today with a visit to England’s The New Forest Show, Brockenhurst smallest county, Rutland with a drive past the impressive reservoir and a stop in the capital, Oakham, An early start to beat the crowds for a visit to this before travelling on to Melton Mowbray, the home wonderful country show with hundreds of stalls, craft of the pork pie and this weekend hosting PieFest, a and animal displays, arena action, country pursuits, national celebration of pies with sampling, making, locally sourced food & drink and fun for all the family. buying and eating pies of all flavours! Home about 20.30 Home about 18.00 Adult/Senior £33.00 Child £28.00 Adult £43.00 Senior £42.00 Child (5-15) £27.00 inc festival admission inc admission Truemans Day Trips 9

August Thursday 1st August Route A3 AUGUST 2019 Countryfile Live @ Blenheim Palace Holiday Highlights Representing the best of the British countryside across four days, Countryfile Live is guaranteed to be one of this summer’s 2 August best days out.  Meet all your favourite BBC Countryfile heroes Eastbourne & Scenic Sussex on The Main Stage; Be entertained by Shires and Shetlands 5 days.............................................£459 in the Equine Arena; Get back to nature with the National 5 August Trust; And see your favourite TV chefs live at the Le Creuset Essex & Suffolk Coasts & Gardens and Countryfile Kitchen Theatre. We look forward to seeing 5 days.............................................£475 you there for some good outdoor fun, great food and priceless 8 August family time! Romantic Journeys in Norfolk 5 days.............................................£469 Home about 19.00 11 August Adult/Senior £52.00 Child £39.00 (5-15 years) St Agnes & the Cream of Cornwall Inc. admission 6 days.............................................£525 15 August Thursday 1st August Route C7 Liverpool & Southport Flower Show 4 days.............................................£399 Brighton 18 August Picturesque Pembrokeshire & the A summertime visit to the Sussex coast and Brighton with its Beautiful Gower Grand Pier, seafront Electric Railway, Sea Life centre, Royal 5 days.............................................£449 Pavilion and a great range of visitor attractions and shops. A full 19 August day to enjoy the seaside before heading for home. Cumbrian Cavalcade 5 days.............................................£475 Home about 19.00 25 August Adult/Senior £25.00 Child £20.00 The Real Yorkshire Experience 5 days.............................................£489 Friday 2nd August Route B6 30 August Llandudno, North Wales & Snowdonia Marwell Zoo and LEGO Brickosaurs 6 days.............................................£519 A summer holiday visit to Marwell Zoo with its collection Space is still available on these holidays of animals from around the world in a parkland setting and – please call us for further details and housed in great viewing enclosures. Tigers, giraffes, rhinos, bookings. Don’t forget all holidays hippos, penquins, meerkats and many more species will delight feature a Door-to-Door taxi service. you, and this year sees an extra attraction in the shape of giant Prices quoted are per person in twin/ LEGO brick dinosaurs, with 50 life-sized sculptures on display double bedrooms – supplements may throughout the park. apply to single rooms if available. Home about 18.00 Call now for a copy of our Adult £41.00 Senior £39.00 Child (3-16) £38.00 Holiday Brochure inc admission 01252 373303 10 Booking Hotline: 01252 373303

August Monday 5th August Route B3 Saturday 3rd August Route D1 Cruise and Crafts - Poole Harbour & Wareham River Swansea and the Mumbles To Poole Quayside where we join the “Purbeck Gem” An early start for our drive into South Wales, and a for a cruise across the north of Poole Harbour to the visit to Swansea with its refurbished marina area, Wareham River, reaching the Saxon town of Wareham the Meridian Tower – tallest building in Wales and for a lunchtime break. In the afternoon we include the fantastic National Waterfront Museum as well admission to the 105th annual Dorset Arts and as a seafront promenade. Along the Bay we visit Crafts Exhibition with artwork, heritage crafts, quilts, the popular resort of The Mumbles with its sandy demonstrations and much more. beach, cafes and views out to Mumbles Head before returning back into England. Home about 19.00 Adult/Senior £37.00 Child £33.00 Home about 21.00 inc cruise and admission Adult/Senior £29.00 Child £24.00 Tuesday 6th August Route A3 Sunday 4th August Route A4 The Royal Windsor Steam Express Colchester and The Beth Chatto Gardens Our coach takes you directly to Waterloo station to board the Royal Windsor Steam Express. Motive Into Essex and a visit to England’s oldest recorded power is likely to be from a pool of steam locomotives town, Colchester, dating from Roman times and including; 61306 Mayflower, 46233 Duchess of featuring the remains of the city walls, an impressive Sutherland, 46201 Princess Elizabeth, 60009 Union of main street and castle ruins surrounded by lovely South Africa, 45596 Bahamas, 45699 Galatea, 45690 gardens. In the afternoon we visit The Beth Chatto Leander, 35018 British India Line, 60163 Tornado and Gardens, filled with summer colours and featuring various Black Fives. The journey takes about 1 hour arid gardens, lake and water gardens, woodland trails 30 minutes, on arrival in Windsor there will be a short and an excellent tea room. time at leisure before boarding the coach for the return journey back to the local area. There are 3 classes of travel to choose from, Pullman Style with an included Champagne Brunch, First Class or Standard Class with food and drink being available for purchase on-board. Home about 16.00 £110.00 per person Pullman Style with Brunch £80.00 per person First Class £60.00 per person Standard Class Home about 19.30 Includes transfers to Waterloo and return from Adult/Senior £35.00 Child £30.00 inc admission Windsor, train fares as chosen. Truemans Day Trips 11

August Wednesday 7th August Route B4 Saturday 10th August Limited Stops Cirencester and Rodmarton Manor Day trip to Guernsey A visit to the heart of the Cotswolds and Cirencester By coach to Poole where we board the Condor with its Roman Museum, fine parish church and broad Liberation fast ferry for a 3-hour crossing to Guernsey Market Place, followed by an afternoon visit to Rodmarton with reserved seats and a full English breakfast Manor, a superb example of Arts and Crafts architecture included. There will be around 4 hours on the island and furnishings, surrounded by beautiful gardens with with a chance to take a bus ride around the island (fare herbaceous borders, alpines and hedgerows. We also not included) or perhaps spend time in St Peter Port include tea and cakes as part of our visit. with its historic castle, harbour and boutique shops. During our return sailing on the Liberation an evening Home about 19.00 meal of fish & chips, steak & ale pie or vegetable curry Adult/Senior £40.00 Child (5-15) £34.00 is included. We return home by late evening. inc admission & refreshments PASSPORTS OR PHOTOGRAPHIC IDENTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR THIS EXCURSION Home about 22.00 Adult/Senior/Child £61.00 inc ferry, breakfast and evening meal Thursday 8th August Route D2 Joining points:- Lightwater 05.00 Frimley 05.20 Farnborough 05.30 Aldershot 05.45 Fleet 06.00 Bridgnorth and the Severn Valley Railway Sunday 11th August Limited Stops To historic Bridgnorth occupying a hill-top position 3 Queens Sailaway on Steam Ship Shieldhall overlooking the River Severn, and whose High and & Sunday Lunch Low Towns are linked by a cliff railway. We include a steam-hauled train journey on the beautiful Severn We travel towards the South Coast and Southsea for Valley Railway travelling some 16 miles south through an included 2 course Sunday lunch with tea or coffee, Hampton Loade, Highley and Bewdley, following the after which there will be a short time to take the sea air course of the river as far as Kidderminster. before re-joining the coach and travelling to Southampton where we board the Steam Ship Shieldhall for a 3 hour Home about 20.30 cruise. The sight of the Cunard Fleet with their distinctive Adult/Senior £40.00 Child (4-15) £35.00 red and black funnels always causes a stir, especially inc train journey on the rare occasions when all three ‘Queens’ are in port together. Join us on Shieldhall and sail close to Friday 9th August Route B6 Queen Elizabeth, Queen Victoria and Cunard’s flagship Queen Mary 2, as they depart Southampton. As part of The Hawk Conservancy your cruise, see the impressive engine room with its original steam engines at work and the bridge, with its A leisurely drive to the Hawk Conservancy near Andover traditional instruments and gleaming brass work; walk with its huge collection of birds of prey including eagles, the teak decks; relax in the Saloon with our wide range owls, hawks and falcons, flying displays, a chance to get of refreshments including tea/coffee; real ale; a range of up close to the birds and keepers’ talks, together with a Titanic bottled beers; wine and hot and cold food. large restaurant and gift shop. Home about 18.00 Home about 21.00 Adult £37.00 Senior £36.00 Adult/Senior £75 Includes coach, cruise and Child (4-15) £33.00 inc admission Sunday lunch 12 Booking Hotline: 01252 373303

August Sunday 11th August Route D6 Southsea & D-Day Story 75th Anniversary Wednesday 14th August Route A1 A visit to this newly re-imagined and award-winning World of Wedgwood and Trentham museum telling the story of the D-Day landings 75 years ago with over 10,000 items ranging in size from An early start for our drive to the Potteries and a battle tanks down to military memorabilia. Free time visit to the World of Wedgwood, with a chance to as well to enjoy Southsea seafront with its promenade, learn about the history of this 260-year-old business gardens, historic Castle and fine views across the producing fine china, porcelain and luxury items. Solent between South Parade and Clarence Piers. As well as a museum filled with priceless pieces we also include a factory tour looking behind the Home about 18.00 scenes at the modern factory where skilled craftsmen Adult £34.00 Senior £32.00 and women produce hand-made items. Our day Child (5-17) £28.00 inc admission is completed with a visit to the nearby Trentham Shopping Village with fashion and homeware outlets as well as an excellent garden centre. Home about 21.00 Adult/Senior £35.00 Child £30.00 inc tour and admission Tuesday 13th August Route B5 Thursday 15th August Route C5 Cowes Week Solent Cruise Ely Market Day and the Fens To Southampton’s Ocean Village where we board a To the Cambridgeshire city of Ely with its fine Blue Funnel boat at 11.15 for a day out across the cathedral, Oliver Cromwell’s House, riverside walks Solent with a chance to view the yachts participating by the Great Ouse and a busy weekly market. In in the famous Cowes Week regatta. The cruise the afternoon we include a scenic drive around the includes views of Southampton Port, the Hamble Fenlands with impressive man-made waterways and River and up to 3 hours ashore in Cowes on the Isle pretty villages, and including a stop in St Ives with its of Wight, plus a cream tea served on board during the historic bridge and choice of riverside tea rooms. afternoon before returning to Southampton by 17.15. Home about 19.30 Home about 20.00 Adult/Senior/Child £51.00 inc cruise & cream tea Adult/Senior £27.00 Child £22.00 Truemans Day Trips 13

August Tuesday 20th August Route A8 Friday 16th August Route C6 A VIP Panoramic Day at the Races Woburn Safari Park, Abbey & Gardens A visit to Kempton Park for an afternoon of flat racing, enjoying the horse-racing from the comfort of the To Bedfordshire and the Woburn estate where our Panoramic Restaurant. We include a 2-course lunch visit begins with a drive through the famous Safari with a glass of sparkling wine, a racecard, a betting Park viewing the extraordinary wildlife, and a chance service and plasma TV coverage from your reserved to watch the Sea Lion Show. Our visit to the Abbey, seats and the best views of the course from your home of the Duke & Duchess of Bedford taking in the tables available to you for the duration of the meeting. magnificent state rooms and fine art collection, as well as the 28 acres of award-winning gardens including the Home about 19.00 Chinese Dairy, Rockery Pavilion and landscaped vistas. Adult/Senior £77.00 inc admission, lunch and glass of wine Home about 19.00 Adult £59.00 Senior £55.00 Child (3-15) £48.00 inc admission Wednesday 21st August Route D1 Saturday 17th August Route A3 Exmoor Coast and Country Eastbourne Airbourne An early start for our excursion to the West Country, with a drive over the scenic beauty of Exmoor travelling through A spectacular free air show held off the Eastbourne Exford and Simonsbath to the coastal village of Lynmouth seafront with modern and historic planes, fast with its harbour, tea rooms, gift shops and local history jets, aerobatic stunts, flying displays and aviation museum, as well as a cliff railway to Lynton. Our return attractions all along the promenade plus all the usual journey takes us along the coast via Porlock Hill before attractions the town has to offer. reaching the main roads taking us back home. Home about 20.00 Home about 21.00 Adult/Senior £27.00 Child £22.00 Adult/Senior £29.00 Child £24.00 14 Booking Hotline: 01252 373303

August Thursday 22nd August Route B6 Saturday 24th August Route D1 Highclere Castle – The Real “Downton Abbey” The Great Dorset Steam Fair To this fine mansion and estate on the Berkshire/ A visit to Tarrant Hinton and this amazing Steam Hampshire borders, and famous as the setting for TV’s Fair running for over 50 years, and featuring popular “Downton Abbey” series. The castle was re- everything for the steam fanatic including traction built in the 18th and 19th centuries by the Caernarvon engines, steam engines and heavy haulage, music, family and now features fine State Rooms, art and entertainment, food, drink and traditional trades and furniture collections, extensive grounds and gardens, crafts. Bring good footwear for this outdoor event. a display about Egyptology and Tutankhamun, plus exhibitions about the filming of “Downton Abbey”. Home about 20.00 Adult £46.00 Senior £44.00 Child (6-15) £34.00 Home about 18.00 inc admission Adult/Senior £43.00 Child (4-16) £36.00 inc admission Friday 23rd August Route C5 Sunday 25th August Route B3 Medieval Thaxted and Rural Essex Great Malvern and Upton-upon-Severn An excursion to the unspoilt landscapes of rural Over the Cotswolds and across the Severn to the Malvern Essex with a visit to Saffron Walden with a fine Hills with a stop in the spa town of Great Malvern with its collection of historic buildings, interesting shops gardens, 11th century Priory and Victorian architecture. and the cathedral-like Church of St Marys, a drive In the afternoon we travel to pretty Upton-upon-Severn through the Cam Valley and a visit to Thaxted with its with its floral displays, Heritage Centre housed in the compact medieval centre, timber-framed buildings, “Pepperpot”, the oldest surviving building in the town, as 14th century church and working windmill. well as riverside walks by the Severn and the busy marina. Home about 19.30 Home about 20.00 Adult/Senior £27.00 Child £22.00 Adult/Senior £27.00 Child £22.00 Truemans Day Trips 15

August Tuesday 27th August Route B4 Thursday 29th August Route C8 Adam Henson’s Cotswold Farm Park Thames Cruise and Hampton Court Palace Into the Cotswolds and a morning visit to Bourton-on- Boarding at Chertsey Lock, our French Brothers boat the-Water before travelling to the Cotswold Farm Park takes us for a 2-hour cruise along the River Thames, owned by Adam Henson, farmer and rural TV presenter. passing through Conway Sale, an ancient Roman Attractions include a collection of rare breeds, a touch crossing point, through Sunbury Lock and past lovely barn, demo barn, conservation area, wildlife walk, house-boats as we approach Hampton Court Palace. tractor and trailer rides around the Farm Park, a farm Here we include admission to the Palace in the shop and Adam’s Kitchen serving home-made produce. early 16th century and home to Henry VIII. Free time to explore the State Apartments and Kitchens, the Home about 19.30 Cumberland Art Gallery and the extensive gardens Adult £37.00 Senior £36.00 Child (4-15) £35.00 including the famous Maze. Child (2-3) £33.00 inc admission Home about 18.30 Adult £60.00 Senior £56.00 Child (5-15) £45.00 inc single river journey & admission Wednesday 28th August Route C6 Buckingham Palace & the Royal Mews Saturday 31st August Route B3 Our annual visit to London’s Royal Residence begins Bridport, West Bay & Abbotsbury with a visit to the Royal Mews with its fantastic collection of royal carriages and a look at the working A drive to Dorset with a visit to Georgian Bridport with stables, state carriages and colourful livery. In the its weekly market and interesting shops, followed by afternoon we visit Buckingham Palace where include an a drive to West Bay – setting for TV’s “Broadchurch” audio tour around 19 of the magnificent State Rooms as and along the Jurassic coastline towards Chesil well as a look at the Palace Garden. This year’s special Beach with a visit to pretty Abbotsbury with its exhibition celebrates the 200th anniversary of Queen cottages, tea rooms and gift shops. Victoria’s birth, using hi-tech effects combined with personal items to recreate the Victorian era. Home about 18.30 Home about 19.30 Adult £62.00 Senior £59.00 Adult/Senior £27.00 Child £22.00 Child (under 17) £43.00 inc admissions 16 Booking Hotline: 01252 373303

September Sunday 1st September Route D3 SEPTEMBER 2019 Bournemouth and the Air Festival Holiday Highlights A summer’s day to the seaside and this ever-popular Dorset 2 September resort, today featuring a spectacular free airshow taking place West Country Rail and Sail over the sea, with great vantage points from the town’s East 5 days.............................................£499 Cliff, plus the town’s promenade filled with air and sea-related 8 September attractions including the RAF Typhoon display team, historic Scarborough, Yorkshire Moors & Coast planes and modern jets as well as sea-borne attractions. 6 days.............................................£499 12 September Home about 19.30 Trains, Boats & Planes in the North West. Adult/Senior £26.00 Child £21.00 5 days.............................................£459 16 September Thursday 5th September Route C8 National Trust Treasures of North Wales 5 days.................................... from £449 RHS Wisley Flower Show 19 September Sandown & treasures of the Isle of Wight. A short journey to RHS Wisley with a chance to explore the 5 days.............................................£439 fine gardens with their floral borders, water features, lawns, 23 September glasshouses and woodland walks, and this week featuring the Lake Maggiore & the Italian Lakes annual flower show with spectacular displays, the National 8 days.............................................£889 Dahlia Show, cut flower displays, gardening supplies and 28 September much more. Romantic Journeys in Scotland 8 days.............................................£749 Home about 18.00 30 September Adult/Senior £35.00 RHS members £22.00 inc admission Torquay & Delightful Devon 5 days.............................................£395 Space is still available on these holidays – please call us for further details and bookings. Don’t forget all holidays feature a Door-to-Door taxi service. Prices quoted are per person in twin/ double bedrooms – supplements may apply to single rooms if available. Call now for a copy of our Holiday Brochure 01252 373303 Truemans Day Trips 17

September Friday 6th September Route B6 Sunday 8th September Route A5 Marlborough and Kennet & Avon Horse- Maritime Greenwich & Cutty Sark 150 drawn Cruise A visit to the historic London borough of Greenwich A morning and lunchtime in the Berkshire town of with free time to explore the National Maritime Marlborough with a broad main street, tea rooms Museum with thousands of exhibits telling the story and a good selection of traditional shops, followed of British naval power, the Queen’s House with its by a leisurely 2-hour horse-drawn barge trip from fine naval art collection and the Old Royal Naval Kintbury on the Kennet and Avon Canal, with tea and College designed by Sir Christopher Wren. We cake served during the trip. include admission to the iconic Cutty Sark, the last tea clipper in existence and dating back 150 years Home about 18.30 to its launch in 1869. Adult £41.00 Senior £40.00 inc boat trip and tea Home about 19.00 Adult/Senior £38.00 Child (4-15) £32.00 inc admission Saturday 7th September Route D4 Swanage Minerals, Mines and Railway Lines Tuesday 10th September Route A5 To the Isle of Purbeck and time by the coast to Royal Tunbridge Wells and Bewl Water Cruise enjoy Swanage with its seafront gardens, pier and & lunch cafes. We include a steam train journey on the Swanage Railway from the coast, past the ruins of A visit to Kent and Bewl Water where we include a Corfe Castle to Norden, where we include admission 45 minute cruise around the reservoir followed by and a donation to the Purbeck Mineral and Mining a fish and chip lunch at the Waterfront Café. Our Museum telling the story of mining on Purbeck and day is rounded off by some time in Royal Tunbridge the manufacture of clay pipes. Wells with its historic Pantiles shopping arcades. Home about 19.00 Home about 18.30 Adult/Senior £36.00 Child (5-15) £32.00 Adult/Senior £42.00 inc cruise & lunch inc train journey and admission 18 Booking Hotline: 01252 373303

September Tuesday 10th September Route C6 Saturday 14th September Route B3 Royal Tunbridge Wells and Bewl Water Cruise Ludlow Food and Drink Festival & lunch To Shropshire and the busy market town of Ludlow A visit to Kent and Bewl Water where we include a with its classic architecture, half-timbered buildings 45 minute cruise around the reservoir followed by and ruined castle, home to the annual Ludlow Food a fish and chip lunch at the Waterfront Café. Our Festival. We include admission to the castle grounds day is rounded off by some time in Royal Tunbridge hosting this celebration of local food and drink Wells with its historic Pantiles shopping arcades. produce featuring nearly 200 producers as well as chefs and food experts demonstrating culinary Home about 18.30 techniques and offering tastings. Adult/Senior £42.00 inc cruise & lunch Home about 21.00 Adult/Senior £37.00 Child (5-13) £30.00 inc admission Wednesday 11th September Route D4 Bradford-on-Avon & Iford Manor Garden Sunday 15th September Route D3 To Wiltshire and the delightful town of Bradford-on- Cirencester and the Cotswold Thames Avon with its Saxon church, town houses built on the wealth of the wool trade and an historic lock-up To the Cotswolds and a visit to Roman Cirencester on the town bridge. In the afternoon we visit Iford with tea/coffee included at a local hotel, a drive Manor Gardens deep in the Frome Valley. This 2½ close to the source of the Thames and along the acre valley garden was created in the 1920’s by highest reaches of the river at Kemble, a drive Harold Peto and features steeply terraced gardens, through the Cotswold Water Park and Cricklade, colonnades, pools and fine rural views as well as and a visit to pretty Lechlade, the highest navigable an excellent tea room where we include cream tea. point on the river, and noted for its 18th century Please note the garden includes uneven, steep paths Halfpenny Bridge. and steps so good footwear is recommended. Home about 19.00 Home about 18.30 Adult/Senior £38.00 inc admission & tea Adult/Senior £29.00 Child £24.00 inc tea/coffee Truemans Day Trips 19

September Tuesday 17th September Route B3 Clevedon & Oakham Treasures Thursday 19th September Route B4 An excursion to the North Somerset coast and the Devizes Market Day, Avebury Manor and Victorian resort of Clevedon with its Grade 1-listed Stone Circle pier stretching out into the Severn Estuary, a marine lake and a choice of cafes and restaurants. In the A leisurely drive to Devizes on market day with afternoon we visit Oakham Treasures, an amazing indoor and outdoor stalls and a good selection of tea collection of packaging, household goods, recreated rooms. Our included visit today is to Avebury Manor shops and vintage vehicles as well as thousands of and Garden telling the story of rural life over the last artefacts taking you back over the last 100 years 500 years, and finally the famous pre-historic stone or so. circle – the world’s largest. Home about 20.00 Home about 19.00 Adult/Senior £34.00 inc admission Adult/Senior £37.00 NT/EH member £26.00 inc admission Wednesday 18th September Route A5 Kensington Palace and Victoria 200 Friday 20th September Route B4 A visit to the London home of TRH Duke and Weymouth Duchess of Cambridge and home to several generations of Royalty over the last 300 years. A late summer visit to the Dorset coast and the Attractions include the lavishly furnished Queen’s popular resort of Weymouth with its sweeping bay, State Apartments, the King’s Gallery and State sandy beach, views out towards Portland and a busy Apartments as well as the beautiful Gardens town centre and Old Harbour with plenty of places surrounding the mansion. This year commemorates for lunches and refreshments. 200 years since the birth of Queen Victoria at Kensington and the Palace is holding a special exhibition to celebrate her life and reign. Home about 18.30 Home about 20.00 Adult £44.00 Senior £40.00 inc admission Adult/Senior £27.00 Child £22.00 20 Booking Hotline: 01252 373303

September Saturday 21st September Route D2 Tuesday 24th September Route B5 Chepstow, Tintern Abbey and the Wye Valley Christchurch and Lymington Over the Severn Bridge to the border town of Across the New Forest to Christchurch with its Chepstow with its ruined castle and busy town Priory Church, quayside and ferries across the centre, followed by a drive along the River Wye to River Stour, before a drive to the historic port of Tintern where we include admission to the Abbey Lymington with its Georgian High Street, cobbled dating back to the 13th century and the first streets, river views, smugglers’ haunts and a good Cistercian monastery built in Wales. The magnificent selection of tea rooms. Gothic West front of the Abbey ruins has recently been conserved. Home about 18.30 Adult/Senior £25.00 Home about 19.30 Adult £34.00 Senior £33.00 Child £30.00 inc admission Sunday 22nd September Route D1 Isle of Wight and the Steam Railway Wednesday 25th September Route D5 By ferry across the Solent to the Isle of Wight with Poole and the RNLI College a drive over Brading Down to the pretty village of Godshill with its tea rooms, gift shops and model To Dorset and Poole with free time to enjoy the village, followed by a drive through Shanklin and quayside with its Pottery shop, cafes and harbour on to Havenstreet where we board a nostalgic boat trips, and an afternoon visit to the RNLI’s steam train for an hour-long journey on the island’s College with a tour explaining the training and Steam Railway through picturesque scenery, before equipment that goes into providing the country’s heading back to our ferry home. Lifeboat service, and including a behind-the-scenes look at the all-weather lifeboat fleet. Home about 20.00 Adult/Senior £48.00 Child (5-17) £44.00 Home about 19.00 inc train journey Adult/Senior £34.00 inc tour Truemans Day Trips 21

September Friday 27th September Route D4 Sunday 29th September Limited stops National Waterways Museum and Gloucester Dorsetman Luncheon Train on the boat trip Swanage Railway To the cathedral city of Gloucester where we A leisurely start to your day with a short time to include a visit to the recently re-developed National take in the sea air at Swanage before boarding the Waterways Museum with its collection of historic Dorsetman Luncheon service. Sit back and relax canal-side buildings and waterways heritage during a leisurely trip behind one of the historic exhibits. We also include a 45-minute cruise on the steam locomotives. The 12 mile Swanage Railway Gloucester & Sharpness Canal on board the Queen return trip takes you through the beautiful Purbeck Boadicea II, one of the “Little Ships” of Dunkirk, countryside and includes stunning views of the and also include free time at the nearby Gloucester iconic remains of William the Conqueror’s Corfe Quays shopping outlet. Castle. Your 3 course Sunday Lunch will be served to your table in a first class heritage carriage as you Home about 19.00 travel along in the style of days gone by! Adult/Senior £36.00 inc admission and boat trip Home about 19.00 Adult/Senior £77 Includes train journey & Sunday Lunch Truemans TR No. VOUACVHEERLCustomer Name Gift fift£5ValidUntil Vouchers y poun0dsATsrhueVmalaen•sHEnadmp•sLhyinrech•fGorUd12Ro5aPdQ Saturday 28th September Limited stops No.•••C•OCNaNnonoolnybctdevhtiartauailnoisndgensedsffoe:wfrrori1alr2lbHbmleoeolfgidonivatrhyecssnafsoarhorgmDaiandysatEttexhciosufrvissoisouuncesher Bruges by Channel Tunnel You can now purchase TVROUACVHoEnEeLhRund£red1p0oun0ds A day by coach and Shuttle to Bruges offering Gift Vouchers to give as around 5 hours in this popular Belgian city to admire presents to family and Customer Name C••••oNNOCnoodnatnlicytthirbovaaenannlssugid:fseeefrwdorariflblo12lbreemHfogoorilnvidcteahanssyhasfgrooarminDsdatyatthEeixsocvfuoirsussicuohenesr the Flemish architecture, the canals and historic friends. These can be quaysides, the Belfry, cobbled streets, chocolate and Valid Until lace shops and a good choice of cafes. TArsuhemVaalnes•EHnadm•pLsyhnircehf•oGrdU1R2o5aPdQ PASSPORTS REQUIRED FOR THIS EXCURSION redeemed against day VTORUACVHEERL £1CustomerName No. excursions or holidays, 0Valid Until Joining Points: Fleet 05.00 Aldershot 05.15 and can be purchased ten pounds Farnborough 05.30 Frimley 05.45 Lightwater 06.00 in multiples of £10. ATsruheVmaalens• EHnadm•psLhyinrech•foGrUd12Ro5aPdQ Phone us with your ••••CCONNaonononlytdcbhtivetraaiauonlnisndgsesefdf:eowrfrroia1lrl2bbHlmeeooflgoindirvtahecysnassfaohrgor amDinadsyat Ettehxicosufvrisosisuoucnehser Home about 23.00 Adult/Senior/Child £50.00 inc shuttle No. credit or debit card £20TVORUACVHEELRtwenty pounds number, and we will send them out to you Customer Name in a presentation wallet. Valid Until C••••oNNOCnooandtnlicytthbrivoaaeannnlussgid:fseeefrwdorariflbol12lbreemHfoogorlinivdcteahanysshsafrgooarmiDnsdatyatthEeixsocvfuoirssusicouhenesr TArsuhemVaalnes•EHnadm•pLsyhnirceh•foGrdU1R2o5aPdQ 22 Booking Hotline: 01252 373303

October Saturday 5th October Route A3 Black Country Living Museum OCTOBER 2019 To the West Midlands and this fantastic award-winning living Holiday Highlights museum with its tramways, street scenes, houses, shops, workshops, canal and railway, as well as a traditional fish & chip 7 October shop. Plenty of time to enjoy and experience the sights, sounds Welsh Treasures and the Royal Mint and smells at this open air museum before we head for home. 5 days.............................................£459 Home about 21.00 7 October Adult £40.00 Senior £38.00 Child (3-18) £35.00 Norwich & Norfolk Rails, Broads inc admission and Royals 4 days.............................................£395 Sunday 6th October Route C6 12 October London from the air – The Shard and Emirates Cable Car Yorkshire & The Emmerdale Experience 4 days.............................................£379 See London with a difference today, with admission to Western Europe’s tallest building, The Shard, giving panoramic views 14 October across the city from the viewing areas on floors 68, 69 and 72 Durham, Beamish & the Delightful Dales at a height of nearly 1,000 feet, followed by a lunch break by 5 days.............................................£469 the Thames and a return flight over the river on the Emirates Air-line cable car from the o2 to the Royal Victoria Dock. 21 October Lytham, Lights and Lakes Home about 18.30 5 days.............................................£389 Adult/Senior £55.00 Child (4-15) £47.00 inc Shard and return Cable Car 25 October Sidmouth, East Devon Thursday 10th October Route A5 5 days.............................................£469 Phantom of the Opera & 2 Course Lunch 28 October Warner Bembridge Coast Leisure Break We travel directly into London and enjoy an included 2 course 5 days.............................................£399 lunch before the matinee performance of The Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty’s Theatre in the Haymarket. Far beneath Space is still available on these holidays the majesty and splendour of the Paris Opera House, hides – please call us for further details and the Phantom in a shadowy existence. Shamed by his physical bookings. Don’t forget all holidays appearance and feared by all, the love he holds for his beautiful feature a Door-to-Door taxi service. protégée Christine Daaé is so strong that even her heart cannot Prices quoted are per person in twin/ resist. Don’t miss your chance to see one of London’s longest double bedrooms – supplements may running theatre productions. apply to single rooms if available. Home about 19.30 Call now for a copy of our Adult/Senior £75 includes 2 course lunch and stalls ticket Holiday Brochure 01252 373303 Truemans Day Trips 23

October Saturday 12th October Route C6 The Knitting & Stitching Show @ Alexandra Palace The Knitting & Stitching Shows are the definitive events for anyone with a love of textile based craft. The Autumn show at the iconic Alexandra Palace is the biggest textile event in the UK, with hundreds of workshops, demonstrations, interactive features, professionally curated galleries, as well as 300 of our most loved exhibitors selling specialist craft supplies. Spend a day re-stocking your yarn stash, learning to knit, mastering the art of tailoring and more. There has never been a better excuse to get involved in craft! Home about 18.30 Adult/Senior £37 including ticket £26 coach only Friday 11th October Route A4 The Knitting & Stitching Show @ Alexandra Palace The Knitting & Stitching Shows are the definitive events for anyone with a love of textile based craft. The Autumn show at the iconic Alexandra Palace is the biggest textile event in the UK, with hundreds of workshops, demonstrations, interactive features, professionally curated galleries, as well as 300 of our most loved exhibitors selling specialist craft supplies. Spend a day re-stocking your yarn stash, learning to knit, mastering the art of tailoring and more. There has never been a better excuse to get involved in craft! Home about 18.30 Saturday 12th October Route A1 Adult/Senior £37 including ticket £26 coach only Friday 11th October Route A8 Ironbridge – A Very Victorian Visit Mystery Lunch Drive A visit to Shropshire and the Ironbridge Gorge, birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, beginning with A later start for our leisurely drive into the local time in the town with the 1779 iron bridge over the countryside where we stop for a 2-course lunch River Severn, followed by a visit to Blists Hill Victorian at a restaurant, before travelling back through the Town with its blast furnace, Victorian shops, pharmacy, countryside homewards, getting you back indoors bakery, New Inn, pavilion and worker’s cottages set in before it’s too late! a parkland environment. Home about 16.30 Home about 21.00 Adult/Senior £38.00 inc lunch Adult £42.00 Senior £40.00 Child (5-16) £35.00 inc admission to Blists Hill 24 Booking Hotline: 01252 373303

October Wednesday 16th October Route B5 Sunday 13th October Route C5 Stourhead Shades of Autumn Cambridge A visit to this “living work of art” established for over 250 years and featuring landscaped gardens A visit to the city of Cambridge with its historic university surrounding a glistening lake fringed by classical buildings, Kings College Chapel, the picturesque temples and a magical grotto. The gardens should be Backs alongside the River Cam with its punts and the filled with autumn tints from the towering trees and impressive Grand Arcade shopping centre. shrubs. The Palladian mansion features fine furniture, art and a Regency library. Home about 19.00 Adult/Senior £27.00 Child £22.00 Home about 19.00 Adult/Senior £43.00 NT member £26.00 inc admission Sunday 13th October Route C5 Thursday 17th October Route D7 Imperial War Museum Duxford Mystery Lunch Drive A visit to this superb museum telling the history A later start for our leisurely drive into the local of aviation through times of war and peace, with countryside where we stop for a 2-course lunch hundreds of aircraft, contemporary displays, at a restaurant, before travelling back through the exhibitions and stories of human endeavour. Also countryside homewards, getting you back indoors featuring the newly re-opened American Air Museum. before it’s too late! Home about 19.00 Home about 16.30 Adult/Senior £40.00 Child (5-15) £32.00 Adult/Senior £38.00 inc lunch inc admission Truemans Day Trips 25

October Friday 18th October Route D4 Sunday 20th October Route A6 Wimborne and Kingston Lacy Autumn Colours Marlow and Thames Autumn Colours Tea Cruise To the historic Dorset town of Wimborne Minster with To the riverside town of Marlow with its elegant bridge its fine abbey, Georgian buildings and market place, and High Street filled with independent shops and followed by a visit to Kingston Lacy with admission restaurants, and an afternoon cruise on the Thames to the house with its internationally acclaimed art from Maidenhead taking in the hanging woods collection and a display of autumn colours filling the at Cliveden and the attractive autumn tints. A full grounds around the mansion. afternoon tea with sandwiches, scones and tarts is provided during the cruise. Home about 19.00 Adult/Senior £39.00 NT member £25.00 Home about 18.30 inc admission Adult/Senior/Child £50.00 inc cruise and tea Saturday 19th October Route C5 Ypres and the Last Post Tuesday 22nd October Route B4 Via the Channel Tunnel to Belgium and Flanders with Tetbury and Westonbirt Autumn Shades a visit to the poignant Tyne Cot Cemetery, Sanctuary Wood (Hill 62) and free time in Ypres with its In An autumn drive to the South Cotswolds beginning with a Flanders Fields Museum telling the story of the Great visit to historic Tetbury with its 17th century Market House, War. Time in the town centre to obtain an evening antiques shops, independent shops and the Highgrove meal, followed by the Last Post at the Menin Gate at shop, followed by a visit to Westonbirt, with a collection of 20.00 before we return home. some 15,000 trees resplendent in autumn colours, created by the Victorians and updated with modern facilities. PASSPORTS REQUIRED FOR THIS EXCURSION Home about 01.00 Home about 19.00 Adult/Senior/Child £50.00 inc shuttle Adult/Senior £34.00 inc admission 26 Booking Hotline: 01252 373303

October Wednesday 23rd October Route D3 Dorchester Market and Blandford Forum Saturday 26th October Route B9 To Dorset and the county town, Dorchester with its weekly Beaulieu Fireworks Extravaganza market, shops, cafes and museums. In the afternoon we travel through the heart of the Dorset countryside to the To the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu with time Georgian town of Blandford Forum on the River Stour for to explore the collection of cars, motorbikes and other an afternoon break before returning home. vehicles, take a ride on the Monorail and explore the World of Top Gear before the evening firework display Home about 19.30 commences. The display is one of the finest in the Adult/Senior £27.00 South of England and lasts for about 25 minutes set to music and this year celebrating 50 years since Man first set foot on the Moon. Home about 23.00 Adult/Senior £40.00 Child (5-16) £35.00 inc admission Don’t forget to put your clocks back 1 hour tonight! Thursday 24th October Route A4 Sunday 27th October Route D6 Oxford and Christ Church College Tour Oxfordshire Thames and Trains An excursion to the university city of Oxford with To the Oxfordshire town of Abingdon, on the banks free time for exploring the historic city centre and of the River Thames with historical architecture and admission included to Christ Church College whose riverside walks around the town bridge, followed by two landmarks – Tom Tower and the Cathedral spire a drive along the river to Wallingford and a visit to the – dominate the skyline. The guided tour will bring to Didcot Railway Centre with an impressive collection of life the rich history of an Oxford college and the life GWR locomotives in the Engine Shed, historic carriages of a community dedicated to learning, taking in the and signalling equipment and time to enjoy the Golden beautiful buildings, elegant quadrangles and vibrant Age of Steam. stained glass windows in the Hall and Cathedral. Home about 18.00 Home about 18.30 Adult £37.00 Senior £36.00 inc admission and tour Adult/Senior £35.00 Child (3-15) £30.00 inc admission Truemans Day Trips 27

October Tuesday 29th October Route C7 Worthing Thursday 31st October Route D5 A half-term visit to the Sussex coast and Worthing with its pier, level promenade, town centre shops and a good range of cafes and restaurants for lunch and refreshments. Home about 18.30 Lyndhurst and a New Forest Cream Tea Adult/Senior £25.00 Child £20.00 A visit to this ancient Royal Hunting forest with a lunchtime break in the popular town of Lyndhurst with its Visitor Centre and busy High Street, followed by an afternoon drive through the landscapes of the New Forest with a stop along the way for a delicious cream tea. Home about 18.00 Adult/Senior £32.00 Child £27.00 inc tea Truemans TR No. VOUACVHEERLCustomer Name Wednesday 30th October Route A1 Gift fift£5ValidUntil Vouchers y poun0dsATsrhueVmalaen•sHEnadmp•sLhyinrech•fGorUd12Ro5aPdQ No.•••C•OCNaNnonoolnybctdevhtiartauailnoisndgensedsffoe:wfrrori1alr2lbHbmleoeolfgidonivatrhyecssnafsoarhorgmDaiandysatEttexhciosufrvissoisouuncesher National Memorial Arboretum, Landscapes of You can now purchase TVROUACVHoEnEeLhRund£red1p0oun0ds Life & lunch Gift Vouchers to give as presents to family and Customer Name C••••oNNOCnoodnatnlicytthirbovaaenannlssugid:fseeefrwdorariflblo12lbreemHfogoorilnvidcteahanssyhasfgrooarminDsdatyatthEeixsocvfuoirsussicuohenesr A visit to the edge of the National Forest and this friends. These can be 150-acre site with an ever-growing collection of Valid Until memorials and trees, commemorating those who TArsuhemVaalnes•EHnadm•pLsyhnircehf•oGrdU1R2o5aPdQ have served and continue to serve the country. The new Remembrance Centre has exhibition galleries redeemed against day VTORUACVHEERL £1CustomerName No. and the “Landscapes of Life” exhibition highlighting excursions or holidays, 0Valid Until the importance of remembrance. We include a and can be purchased ten pounds 2-course lunch at the Centre. in multiples of £10. ATsruheVmaalens• EHnadm•psLhyinrech•foGrUd12Ro5aPdQ Phone us with your ••••CCONNaonononlytdcbhtivetraaiauonlnisndgsesefdf:eowrfrroia1lrl2bbHlmeeooflgoindirvtahecysnassfaohrgor amDinadsyat Ettehxicosufvrisosisuoucnehser No. Home about 19.00 credit or debit card £20TVORUACVHEELRtwenty pounds Adult/Senior £45.00 Child £40.00 number, and we will inc lunch & “Landscapes of Life” send them out to you Customer Name in a presentation wallet. Valid Until C••••oNNOCnooandtnlicytthbrivoaaeannnlussgid:fseeefrwdorariflbol12lbreemHfoogorlinivdcteahanysshsafrgooarmiDnsdatyatthEeixsocvfuoirssusicouhenesr TArsuhemVaalnes•EHnadm•pLsyhnirceh•foGrdU1R2o5aPdQ 28 Booking Hotline: 01252 373303

November Saturday 2nd November Route C6 Warwick & Hatton Country World NOVEMBER 2019 To the riverside town of Warwick with its beautifully preserved Holiday Highlights castle, Lord Leycester Hospital and Market Hall, followed by a visit to Hatton Country World with its gift, craft and food shops 1 November and animal attractions housed in former farm buildings just All-inclusive Mystery Weekend outside Warwick. 4 days.............................................£399 7 November Home about 19.00 Weston Carnival and Bristol Adult/Senior £26.00 Child £21.00 4 days.............................................£339 11 November Sunday 3rd November Route A3 West Wales Turkey & Tinsel 5 days.............................................£395 Brighton and the London – Brighton Veteran Car Run 18 November Turkey & Tinsel Torquay An early start for our drive to the Sussex coast to greet the 5 days.............................................£425 participants in the world’s longest running motoring event as 22 November they arrive on Brighton Seafront. Free time to enjoy the shops Thursford Christmas Spectacular and seaside attractions in Brighton before heading for home by 3 days.............................................£309 mid-afternoon. 29 November Bakewell and Festive Chatsworth Home about 17.00 4 days.............................................£399 Adult/Senior £25.00 Child £20.00 Space is still available on these holidays Tuesday 5th November Route A5 – please call us for further details and bookings. Don’t forget all holidays Chipping Campden and the Pudding Club feature a Door-to-Door taxi service. Prices quoted are per person in twin/ To the North Cotswolds and the pretty town of Chipping Campden double bedrooms – supplements may with its Cotswold stone houses, 14th century Woolstapler’s Hall apply to single rooms if available. and 17th century Market Hall. At lunchtime we visit the Three Ways Hotel at Mickleton where we include a 2-course lunch with Call now for a copy of our a main course and the world famous Pudding Club, hosted by Holiday Brochure The Pudding Master, the chance to sample at least five puddings and an opportunity to vote for your favourite. 01252 373303 Home about 19.00 Truemans Day Trips 29 Adult/Senior £52.00 inc 2-course lunch with Pudding Club

November Wednesday 6th November Route A5 Thursday 7th November Route A4 Disney’s The Lion King & 2 Course Lunch Coronations and Celebrations We travel directly into London and enjoy an included To London and a look around the magnificent 2 course lunch before the matinee performance of Westminster Abbey in the company of a Blue Badge Disney’s The Lion King at the Lyceum Theatre. Set guide and the use of wireless audio guides to enhance against the majesty of the Serengeti Plains and to your visit. Highlights include the final resting place of the evocative rhythms of Africa, Disney’s multi-award 17 monarchs, the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior, Poets winning musical The Lion King will redefine your Corner and the medieval architecture which has served expectations of the theatre. At its heart is the powerful as a backdrop to coronations over the years. There will and moving story of Simba – the epic adventure of his also be a chance to visit the Parish Church of Parliament journey from wide-eyed cub to his destined role as the – St Margaret’s Westminster, and the Supreme Court King of the Pridelands. – the highest court in the land, as well as free time for refreshments in the Westminster area. Home about 19.30 Adult/Senior £85 uncludes 2 course lunch & Home about 19.00 stalls ticket Adult £64.00 Senior £61.00 inc guided tour, use of wireless guide and admission Saturday 9th November Route A5 Wednesday 6th November Route D6 RAF Museum Hendon Chichester and Bosham On Remembrance Weekend we visit to the RAF Museum at Hendon featuring three newly developed exhibitions, Over the South Downs to the cathedral city of Chichester a newly arranged Battle of Britain Hall and a display of with its weekly market and good range of shops, aircraft from the last 100 years telling the story of the followed by an afternoon visit to the village of Bosham Royal Air Force from its early pioneering days through its with its Craft Centre, tea rooms and views across the role in historic and modern conflict and peacekeeping. waters of Chichester Harbour. Home about 18.00 Home about 18.00 Adult/Senior £24.00 Adult/Senior £25.00 Child £20.00 free admission 30 Booking Hotline: 01252 373303

November Sunday 10th November Route D6 Saturday 9th November Route A5 Gunwharf Quays and the Spinnaker Tower Camden Lock Market To Portsmouth and the waterfront Gunwharf Quays with its outlet shops offering fashion and lifestyle products, a A choice of over 1,000 unique shops, stalls, bars and great choice of cafes and restaurants for meals and an cafes selling a massive range of retro, antique and included visit to the Spinnaker Tower offering panoramic modern products from this historic site on the banks views across the city, dockyard, harbour and across the of London’s Regents Canal, as well as in the streets Solent towards the Isle of Wight. surrounding this popular area of North West London. Home about 18.30 Home about 18.00 Adult £34.00 Senior £33.00 Child (4-15) £29.00 Adult/Senior £25.00 Child £20.00 inc tower admission Sunday 10th November Route D6 Tuesday 12th November Route B6 Portsmouth Historic Dockyard Romsey Market Day & Haskins Garden Centre A visit to this historic naval base with exhibits including To the abbey town of Romsey with its traditional town Henry VIII’s Mary Rose now housed in an impressive centre and weekly produce market, followed by a visit to display hall, Nelson’s flagship HMS Victory, HMS Warrior Haskins Garden Centre near Southampton, with a range 1860, displays of traditional boat buildings and activities of garden, food and homestyle products as well as an for all ages and interests throughout the Dockyard. excellent restaurant. Home about 18.30 Home about 18.00 Adult £54.00 Senior £50.00 Adult/Senior £23.00 Child (5-16) £42.00 inc admission Truemans Day Trips 31

November Wednesday 13th November Route D4 BBC Bristol TV Studio Tour An excursion to Bristol with time in this fascinating maritime city and a visit to the BBC’s regional television centre for the West of England where programmes such as Antiques Roadshow, Countryfile, Wild Alaska and Flog It! are created, as well as housing the Natural History Unit’s programmes such as Blue Planet II. The visit also includes the Points West and Radio Bristol studios, and you will get a chance to visit the interactive studios where you can have a go at presenting the news and weather PHOTOGRAPHIC I.D.REQUIRED FOR THIS VISIT Wednesday 13th November Route A4 Home about 19.00 Adult £38.00 Senior £37.00 Tutankhamun – Treasures of the Friday 15th November Route B8 Golden Pharaoh Wells Illuminated Carnival Leaving the local area in the morning we make our way directly to the Saatchi Gallery, London.  Treasures To Somerset and an afternoon in the city of Wells of the Golden Pharaoh world tour features more than with its beautiful Cathedral, Vicars’ Close and Bishops 150 original artefacts from Tutankhamun’s tomb, Palace, traditional shops and restaurants, followed by with 60 on their first journey outside Egypt. Visitors an evening procession of illuminated floats with music, can discover the legend of the golden king before the colour and entertainment making its way through the historic treasures return to Cairo to be permanently streets of this historic city. Wrap up warm, and don’t housed with Tutankhamun’s full collection at the new forget you will be home late! Grand Egyptian Museum. The legend of Tutankhamun captured imaginations globally when, in 1922 his tomb was unearthed by British explorer Howard Carter and financier Lord Carnarvon. An instant worldwide sensation, public fascination surrounding the boy king - and the only Ancient Egyptian royal tomb ever found intact - has continued for decades, with exhibitions in 1972 and 2007 drawing record crowds of well over one million visitors in London. Home about 18.30 Home about 01.00 Adult/Senior £43 includes coach and timed entry Adult/Senior £28.00 ticket to the exhibition 32 Booking Hotline: 01252 373303

November Saturday 16th November Route D5 Tuesday 19th November Route B6 Blenheim Palace Living Crafts for Christmas STEAM Museum, Swindon Enjoy shopping in style at this wonderful Christmas Swindon was the heart of the Great Western Railway Fair held in the grounds of Blenheim Palace, with over and we include admission included to this amazing 150 stalls offering high quality contemporary crafts, collection of GWR locomotives, carriages, rolling stock individual gifts, toys, decorations and much more. and railway memorabilia from the golden age of steam, Admission to the Palace extra, pay on day if required. arranged to enable easy viewing. Home about 18.30 Home about 18.30 Adult £35.00 Senior £34.00 Child (5-16) £29.00 Adult £33.00 Senior £32.00 inc admission inc admission to show and park Wednesday 20th November Route D4 Tuesday 19th November Route B6 Gloucester Quays Victorian Christmas Market Swindon Great Western Shops A visit to Gloucester Quays Outlet Shopping with dozens An excursion to this indoor shopping outlet with of fashion and lifestyle shops, food outlets and this High Street brands offering fashion, lifestyle, home weekend holding a Victorian Christmas Market with furnishings and a selection of food and drink outlets. over 150 decorated stalls with craft, food and drink, and entertainment from Victorian-costumed characters. Home about 18.30 Home about 19.00 Adult/Senior £25.00 Adult/Senior £26.00 Truemans Day Trips 33

November Friday 22nd November Route C8 Guildford Cathedral Christmas Fair and Secretts The cathedral is host to a unique shopping experience with around 50 exhibitors selling an eclectic mix of bespoke Christmas gifts, decorations, chocolates, food, drink, jewellery, accessories and much more. We also include an afternoon visit to Secretts Garden Centre at Milford for more Christmas shopping. Home about 17.30 Adult/Senior £25.00 inc admission Sunday 24th November Limited stops Saturday 23rd November Route A5 ‘Museums and Music’ – Featuring the Classical Spectacular Harry Potter Studios – “Hogwarts in the Snow” We travel directly to Kensington where there will be time Get into the Christmas spirit with a visit to the fantastic for you to visit either the Natural History Museum, the Harry Potter Studios where we include a visit to the Science Museum or the Victoria and Albert Museum (all film sets, displays of props and artefacts from the free entry) or if you prefer you could shop in Harrods, films, and a wealth of Harry Potter experiences, made all of which have facilities for you to obtain lunch.  In more seasonal with the Great Hall transformed into the the early afternoon our coach will collect you and Yule Ball, the Gryffindor common room dressed for the take you to the Royal Albert Hall for the 15.00 hours season and a blanket of film-making snow covering the show. ‘Classical Spectacular’ show cases the very majestic Hogwarts Castle model. best classical music and state of the art technology to electrifying multi coloured laser displays and the famous thundering finale to the music of the 1812 Overture – with music from Ravel, Strauss, Verdi, Elgar, not forgetting Rule Britannia, Nessun Dorma and Land of Hope and Glory!! Home about 19.00 Home about 19.00 Adult/Senior/Child £68.00 inc admission Adult/Senior £66 Includes coach, central arena seated ticket 34 Booking Hotline: 01252 373303

November Wednesday 27th November Route A5 ‘9 to 5’ The Dolly Parton Musical & Friday 29th November Route D4 2 Course Lunch Bath Christmas Market We travel directly into London and enjoy an included 2 course lunch before the matinee performance of Dolly A full day in Bath with its year-round attractions Parton’s musical ‘9 to 5’. 9 to 5 the Musical tells the including the Abbey and Roman Baths, plus the festive story of Doralee, Violet and Judy - three workmates atmosphere of the Christmas Market with chalet pushed to boiling point by their sexist and egotistical stalls, mulled wine, great gift ideas and the wonderful boss. Concocting a plan to kidnap and turn the tables illuminations around the city. on their despicable supervisor, will the girls manage to reform their office - or will events unravel when the CEO pays an unexpected visit? Home about 19.30 Home about 20.00 Adult/Senior £85 includes 2 course lunch & Adult/Senior £27.00 stalls ticket Saturday 30th November Route A3 Wednesday 27th November Route D4 Birmingham Frankfurt Christmas Market Clarks Village One of the country’s best Christmas Markets and the largest authentic German markets outside of Germany. Into Somerset and an opportunity for retail therapy at Clarks The Traditional stands filled with food, drink and gifts Village with an M&S outlet and dozens of fashion, houseware complement the excellent city centre shops to be found and life-style shops together with a range of eateries. in Birmingham including the impressive Bull Ring centre. Home about 19.00 Home about 20.00 Adult/Senior £26.00 Adult/Senior £28.00 Child £23.00 Truemans Day Trips 35

December DECEMBER 2019 Sunday 1st December Route D6 Holiday Highlights Festive Winchester 2 December Enjoy the build-up to Christmas with our visit to Winchester, with Valkenburg & European Christmas Markets its Christmas Market held around the Cathedral Close with gift 4 days.............................................£309 stalls, food and drink and even an ice rink, plus the illuminations and a great range of general and specialist shops in the city centre. 6 December St Agnes and Padstow Christmas Market Home about 18.00 4 days ............................................£319 Adult/Senior £23.00 Child £20.00 6 December Tuesday 3rd December Route C10 Strasbourg & Rhine Magic of Christmas Cruise London Lights by river and road 5 days.................................... from £799 To maritime Greenwich for a late lunch break before boarding 13 December our boat taking us for an early evening cruise along the Thames, Festive Jewels of Yorkshire past Greenwich, the London Docklands and under flood-lit 4 days.............................................£369 Tower Bridge to Westminster. Here we board our coach for an entertaining guided coach tour around the festive lights before 23 December returning home. Christmas in the Welsh Borders 5 days.............................................£589 Home about 21.00 Adult /Senior £47.00 inc cruise & tour 23 December Christmas in Warwickshire 5 days.............................................£579 31 December Viennese New Year in Bournemouth 3 days.............................................£415 Space is still available on these holidays – please call us for further details and bookings. Don’t forget all holidays feature a Door-to-Door taxi service. Prices quoted are per person in twin/ double bedrooms – supplements may apply to single rooms if available. Call now for a copy of our Holiday Brochure 01252 373303 36 Booking Hotline: 01252 373303

December Wednesday 4th December Route B6 Wednesday 4th December Route D6 Warners Littlecote House Christmas Lunch and Entertainment Warners Littlecote House Christmas Lunch and Entertainment A drive into the Berkshire countryside and Warner’s Littlecote House Hotel, a Grade 1-listed Tudor mansion A drive into the Berkshire countryside and Warner’s steeped in history and where we include a welcome Littlecote House Hotel, a Grade 1-listed Tudor mansion drink, 3-course Christmas lunch and an afternoon of steeped in history and where we include a welcome top quality entertainment, rounded off with tea/coffee drink, 3-course Christmas lunch and an afternoon of before our return home. top quality entertainment, rounded off with tea/coffee before our return home. Home about 18.00 Adult/Senior £54.00 inc lunch, entertainment, welcome drink & tea./coffee Home about 18.00 Adult/Senior £54.00 inc lunch, entertainment, welcome drink & tea./coffee Wednesday 4th December Route A5 Irving Berlin’s ‘White Christmas’ The Musical Friday 6th December Route C7 We travel directly to London with time to obtain lunch Stratford-upon-Avon Victorian before the matinee performance of Irving Berlin’s Christmas Market ‘White Christmas’.  Based on the 1954 movie, the musical adaptation follows Bob Wallace and Phil Davis, To Shakespeare’s Stratford-upon-Avon with its two military servicemen who fought during World Birthplace Museum and Shakesperian properties, War Two, living separate lives after the war. Hearing together with a Victorian Christmas Market held that their former General’s ski lodge is on the brink of around the town’s pedestrian areas. Stall-holders will closure, the pair travel to Vermont in order to save the be wearing Victorian outfits, and there will be stage ski lodge with an all-singing, all-dancing spectacular. performances, a traditional funfair and entertainment Encouraging the people around them to perform and throughout the town, as well as plenty of places for working with the Haynes sisters, will the show come festive food and drink. together? Will they save the ski lodge? It’s up to you to watch the show to find out if there will be a Christmas miracle. Home about 19.30 Home about 19.30 Adult/Senior £70 includes stalls/dress circle seats Adult/Senior £26.00 Truemans Day Trips 37

December Tuesday 10th December Route B6 Saturday 7th December Route A4 Southampton Water Christmas Lunch Cruise Rochester Dickensian Christmas To Southampton’s Town Quay for a 3-hour cruise taking in Southampton Water and Docks, with a chance An excursion to this historic city with its cathedral and to view the visiting cruise ships including Queen castle ruins, and this weekend filled with Victorian Victoria and Balmoral, and also featuring a 3-course Christmas delights as Rochester celebrates its lunch served on board our Blue Funnel boat. association with Charles Dickens. Lamp-lit parades, carol singing, street performers and festive food and Home about 18.00 gifts add to the seasonal atmosphere. Adult/Senior £53.00 inc cruise & lunch Home about 19.00 Tuesday 10th December Limited stops Adult/Senior £26.00 Child £21.00 ‘Tina’ – Tina Turner the Musical & Sunday 8th December Route B6 2 Course Supper Milton Glee Club Christmas Concert We travel directly to London for an included 2 course supper with tea or coffee before the evening Back in our programme, this popular concert includes performance of ‘Tina The Musical’.  Tina Turner seasonal music from the Milton Glee Club Choir with was born Anna Mae Bullock and raised in Nutbush, the Royal Marines Association Concert Band. Stalls Tennessee. From humble beginnings, Tina would rise seats included for this matinee show at Portsmouth to fame as the Queen of Rock n Roll and go on to sell Guildhall, as well as time beforehand to explore the more concert tickets than any other solo artist. The city centre shops. musical follows the highs and lows of Tina’s career and personal life and features the songs that you Home about 19.30 know and love.  First making a name for herself in the Adult/Senior £37.00 Child £33.00 inc stalls ticket 1960s alongside then-husband Ike Turner, she became known for such hits as A Fool in Love, River Deep – Mountain High, and Proud Mary. After her abusive marriage came to an end Tina rebuilt her career and staged a major solo comeback in the mid-80s. In 1984 her fifth solo album, Private Dancer, became a global success. Some of her most popular songs include Let’s Stay Together, What’s Love Got to Do with It?, I Don’t Wanna Fight, and GoldenEye. Home about 00.30 Adult/Senior £85 includes 2 course supper & stalls tickets 38 Booking Hotline: 01252 373303

December Tuesday 10th December Route D6 Southampton Water Christmas Lunch Cruise To Southampton’s Town Quay for a 3-hour cruise taking in Southampton Water and Docks, with a chance to view the visiting cruise ships including Queen Victoria and Balmoral, and also featuring a 3-course lunch served on board our Blue Funnel boat. Home about 18.00 Adult/Senior £53.00 inc cruise & lunch Thursday 12th December Route D4 Bristol Christmas Markets A festive visit to the maritime city of Bristol with a number of Christmas markets dotted around the city centre and harbourside, each offering food, drink, gift ideas and seasonal entertainment. The city also has some excellent shopping opportunities and a variety of visitor attractions including the SS Great Britain and the M-Shed local history museum. Wednesday 11th December Route B6 Home about 19.00 Adult/Senior £26.00 Christmas at The Vyne A festive visit to this fine stately home whose ground floor is decorated for the magical splendour of a Victorian Christmas with Christmas trees, garlands and lavish decorations. Explore the Tudor chapel with its 16th century carved choir stalls, and take time to visit the shop and tea rooms with seasonal goodies. Also includes a visit to Festival Place in Basingstoke to help you on your way with Christmas shopping. Home about 18.00 Adult/Senior £33.00 NT member £22.00 inc admission Friday 13th December Route A10 London Lights & Fish Supper In the company of a City and Village Tours Guide we visit the capital for a coach tour around this year’s Christmas lights displays, finishing at Kennedy’s in Clerkenwell for a fish & chip supper with a hot drink before heading for home. Home about 21.30 Adult/Senior £50.00 inc tour and supper Truemans Day Trips 39

December Tuesday 17th December Route C11 Sunday 15th December Route D6 Christmas at Kew Festive Winchester and the Cathedral A late lunchtime break in Richmond with its shops Carol Service and cafes, and a late afternoon/early evening visit to Kew Gardens with its wonderful display of festive A visit to Winchester with its excellent shops and illuminations, lighting effects and special Christmas Christmas Market held around the cathedral precinct, displays enhancing the natural beauty of the gardens. followed by the free afternoon carol service at the Seasonal food and drinks as well as gift shops and cathedral. cafes complete your visit to Kew. Home about 18.00 Home about 21.00 Adult/Senior £23.00 Child £20.00 Adult/Senior £44.00 inc admission Wednesday 18th December Route B6 Sunday 15th December Route B6 Longleat Festival of Light Festive Winchester and the Cathedral Held in the grounds of Lord Bath’s Wiltshire property Carol Service this Christmas spectacular is themed around “A Fantastic Voyage” featuring spectacular light displays A visit to Winchester with its excellent shops and highlighting the landscaped grounds and Longleat’s Christmas Market held around the cathedral precinct, lake. Also including a drive through the Safari Park followed by the free afternoon carol service at the and limited access to Longleat House dressed for the cathedral. season and featuring fairytale characters. Home about 18.00 Home about 19.00 Adult/Senior £23.00 Child £20.00 Adult £51.00 Senior £48.00 inc admission 40 Booking Hotline: 01252 373303

December Thursday 19th December Route A10 Christmas at Kew Monday 23rd December Limited stops A late lunchtime break in Richmond with its shops Carols at the Royal Albert Hall and cafes, and a late afternoon/early evening visit to Kew Gardens with its wonderful display of festive Leaving the local area in the late morning we travel illuminations, lighting effects and special Christmas directly to London and the Royal Albert Hall for the 14.30 displays enhancing the natural beauty of the gardens. performance.  Sing-along to festive favourites in the Seasonal food and drinks as well as gift shops and spectacular surroundings of the Royal Albert Hall this cafes complete your visit to Kew. Christmas at what’s set to be one of London’s finest carol concerts of the season. These special concerts at the Home about 21.00 Hall have become a festive favourite over the years. In Adult/Senior £44.00 inc admission 2019, join us for a scintillating show of traditional carols, modern arrangements, and festive favourites brought to Friday 20th December Route D6 life by world class musicians. Longleat Festival of Light Home about 19.00 Adult/Senior £75 includes coach, stalls Held in the grounds of Lord Bath’s Wiltshire property seated ticket this Christmas spectacular is themed around “A Fantastic Voyage” featuring spectacular light displays highlighting the landscaped grounds and Longleat’s lake. Also including a drive through the Safari Park and limited access to Longleat House dressed for the season and featuring fairytale characters. Home about 19.00 Adult £51.00 Senior £48.00 inc admission Saturday 21st December Route B8 Happy Christmas from all the staff at Truemans Bournemouth Alpine Market and Christmas Saturday 28th December Route C7 Tree Wonderland “Get Away Day” To the Dorset coast and the town’s Alpine Market held in the Square with chalets offering seasonal food, drink and Our popular excursion between Christmas and New gift ideas, as well as the fabulous display of illuminated Year, taking you to somewhere a little unusual, to give trees and festive images held around the town and in the you a break from the festive activities. Where will we Lower Gardens stretching down to the seafront. take you this year? Home about 21.00 Home about 18.00 Adult/Senior £25.00 Child £20.00 Adult/Senior/Child £31.00 inc something… Truemans Day Trips 41

December Saturday 28th December Route A5 “Get Away Day” Our popular excursion between Christmas and New Year, taking you to somewhere a little unusual, to give you a break from the festive activities. Where will we take you this year? Saturday 28th December Route A6 Home about 18.00 Adult/Senior/Child £31.00 inc something… ‘Disney on Ice’ – 100 Years of Magic Sunday 29th December Route D6 Direct to the O2 Arena in Greenwich with time to obtain Seaside Winter Warmer lunch before the matinee performance of this hugely popular show. Grab your Mickey ears and get ready Break away from the Christmas and New Year activities for the ultimate Disney experience when Disney on with a short visit to the seaside for a breath of bracing Ice celebrates 100 Years of Magic. Be charmed by a sea air. Around 4 hours to enjoy the seaside, with cast of over 50 unforgettable Disney characters, with shops close by if it’s a bit too cold! Wrap up warm… Mouse-ter of Ceremonies Mickey Mouse, the spirited Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy and many of the Home about 17.00 Disney Princesses including Jasmine, Cinderella, Adult/Senior £24.00 Child £20.00 Rapunzel, Ariel, Snow White and Tiana. Relive the magic of Disney’s Frozen with Anna, Elsa and the Happy hilarious snowman Olaf as they discover that true New Year love is the greatest magic of all. Sing-along to over from all 30 unforgettable songs including favourites like “Let the staff It Go”, “You’ve Got a Friend in Me”, and “Hakuna at Matata”. Be thrilled by exciting moments from Disney’s Truemans The Lion King, Disney Pixar’s Toy Story, Finding Dory, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and many more. Home about 19.30 Adult/Senior/Child £69 includes seats in Blocks 107/108/109 (low level) 42 Booking Hotline: 01252 373303

2020 BOOK EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT Thursday 27th February Route A5 Friday 24th April Limited stops ‘Mary Poppins’ & 2 course lunch Andre Rieu & His Orchestra We travel directly into London and enjoy an included 2 We travel directly to Wembley Arena for the evening course lunch before the matinee performance of ‘Mary performance by Andre Rieu and His Orchestra. André Poppins’ at the Prince Edward Theatre. Rieu is back in the United Kingdom and Ireland with a brand new show! Together with his 60-piece Johann Starring Zizi Strallen as Mary Poppins and Charlie Strauss Orchestra and many soloist André Rieu will give Stemp as Bert, the show will also feature Petula you what you’ve come to expect from his performances: Clark and Joseph Millson. The magical story of the the maestro conducting his Johann Strauss Orchestra world’s favourite Nanny arriving on Cherry Tree Lane and playing his world-famous Stradivarius violin has been triumphantly and spectacularly brought to the to create a colourful concert full of surprises. The stage with dazzling choreography, incredible effects repertoire ranges from romantic, emotional ballads to and unforgettable songs. With a fantastic score that the most gorgeous and celebrated waltzes. includes Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, A Spoonful of Sugar, Let’s Go Fly a Kite and Feed The Birds this Home about 00.30 classic musical is perfect for the whole family. Adult/Senior £124 includes Block C4 seat Home about 19.30 The next brochure for Day Excursions Adult/Senior £110 includes 2 course lunch and from January to June 2020 will be Dress Circle seats available at the end of November 2019 Truemans Day Trips 43

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