Excursions

The Friends have an annual programme of visits to places of interest. Keep an eye on this page for new trips.

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Our 2025 Excursions

AUDLEY END AND HARWICH

We have two very different trips planned this year. In July (Thursday 17th) we will visit Harwich and have a guided tour from a member of the Harwich Society. This will include the Kindertransport Memorial, the ancient tread wheel crane, the 1953 memorial garden and the Christopher Jones house. Hopefully, we will also visit the Guildhall and the Electric Palace. After lunch we will walk to the Redoubt Fort. The tour will start at 11am and at approximately 12.45 we will have a light lunch at Patricia’s, a café on the Quayside; this is included in the cost. Finally, we go to the Redoubt Fort at 2.30pm. We will meet at the quayside by the Ha’penny Pier at 10.45am. We can arrange car share, or you may wish to travel independently. Cost: £22, to include all admission fees and lunch. This visit will be restricted to a group of about 15.

In September (Thursday 4th) we will visit Audley End. Travel will be by coach: meet at Crouch St (Old Cinema bus stop) at 9.15 am Estimated arrival is at 10.30am. There will be an opportunity to visit the house and gardens and hopefully have a tour. There is a choice of café/restaurant for lunch. Cost: £43 for non-members of English Heritage. For members: £19. Please bring your membership card, otherwise you will be charged full price. We will leave Audley End to return to Colchester at approximately 2.30pm. Please complete an order form for this trip (available in the newsletter).

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