VISITS & TOURS
Each season The Arts Society Moor Park organises three or four full day excursions by coach (called Outside Visits), plus a UK Escorted Tour every spring and an Overseas Escorted Tour typically every two years in the autumn.
Members have priority booking for all our bookable events. However, should an event or tour be under-subscribed, places may at the discretion of the Organiser be made available to non-members and members of other Arts Societies. Such applicants will be considered in order of application date.
The closing date for booking and paying for each event is stated on the event flyer, but some events sell out before then, so it's wise to book early. If an event is oversubscribed, members' names are put on a standby list, in order of application date.
The Châteaux & Gardens of Normandy
Escorted Tour
Radisson Blu Hotel, Rouen
8 September 2024 at 05:45:00
THIS TOUR IS NOW FULLY BOOKED
A five day escorted tour to Normandy, staying for four nights half board at the 4* Radisson Blu Hotel, Rouen. Travel by Executive Coach and P&O Club Class Dover-Calais. All excursions, entrance fees and gratuities included.
Money Talks: Art, Society & Power Ashmolean Museum Oxford
Outside Visit
Ashmolean Museum Facade
24 October 2024 at 08:00:00
This major exhibition at Oxford's Ashmolean Museum explores the place of money in our world through different artistic lenses and features work by famous artists, from old masters to modern. An introductory talk precedes our visit to the Exhibition and afterwards there will be free time to explore the historic city of Oxford at your leisure. The excursion includes coach travel, tea/coffee on arrival, exhibition entrance fee, introductory talk and coach driver gratuity.
Greenwich: The Painted Hall & Queen's House
Outside Visit
Painted Hall Ceiling, The Old Royal Naval College Greenwich
13 March 2025 at 08:45:00
The highlights of this excursion to Greenwich are guided tours of the magnificent Painted Hall at The Old Royal Naval College (decorated by Sir James Thornhill, whose work is much in evidence at Moor Park Mansion) and the nearby Queen's House, with its classical architecture and renowned art works. Includes coach travel, tea/coffee on arrival, entrance and guided tour fees and coach driver gratuity.
The Historic Houses & Heritage of Sussex
Escorted Tour
Hydro Hotel, Eastbourne
28 April 2025 at 07:00:00
A five day escorted tour to East Sussex, staying for four nights half board at the 4* Hydro Hotel, Eastbourne. Travel by Executive Coach. Blue Badge guided tours. Entrance fees to non-National Trust properties included. All excursions and gratuities included.
ALL BOOKINGS FOR THIS TOUR MUST BE MADE BY POST TO THE GROUP ORGANISER, TO ARRIVE BY LATEST FRIDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2024. BOOKINGS SENT BY EMAIL WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
Kelmscott Manor & Buscot Park
Outside Visit
Kelmscott Manor
28 May 2025 at 07:30:00
Today's excursion visits Kelmscott Manor, the beloved home of William Morris and his family from 1871 until his death, and includes coffee/tea on arrival, a self-guided tour of the house and grounds and a buffet lunch. After lunch we travel the short distance to Buscot Park, the family home of Lord Faringdon, with enchanting landscaped grounds and the collection of art work, furniture, sculptures and objets d'art known as the Faringdon Collection.
BOOKING OPENS IN FEBRUARY 2025. THE BOOKING FORM WILL BE PUBLISHED THEN