What we do

The Day Trippers group was set up in 2022 and had a very successful first year. We enjoyed visits to Penderyn Whisky Distillery, Hellens Manor, Blaenafon Ironworks, Newton House in Brecon, Llwyn Celyn and the Skirrid Inn!

In 2023 we visited the Nature in Art Museum and Gallery, the Hereford Cider Museum, Sezincote House and Garden, Bourton House Gardens, Llanfihangel Court, the National Museum of Wales' Collections Centre at Nantgarw, Trericket Mill near Erwood, then we rounded off another successful year with a Christmas lunch at The Horseshoes in Llangattock.

We started 2024 with a coach trip to the Llandysul Winter Gardening Weekend. Then we visited Craig y Nos Castle, the National Waterfront Museum followed by a cruise up the river Tawe, the National Trust Courts Garden in Holt, the American Museum and Gardens at Claverton Manor, Treowen, (a Jacobean mansion house near Monmouth), the SS Great Britain in Bristol, and Boughrood church with its unique restored dead house. A return visit to the Horseshoes for Christmas lunch completed our third year

In 2025 we had a guided tour of Talgarth Mill in March and in April we visited Harvington Hall, an Elizabethan manor house with no less than 7 priest holes. In June we had a coach trip to Ledbury to see the 16th century Painted Room followed by a visit to the house and gardens of Little Malvern Court, a former priory. In July we visited Coughton Court, a National Trust property and in September we visited Presteigne touring the Judge’s Lodging and Rodd Court. Our last visit of the year was to Kentchurch Court in October, followed by our now traditional Christmas lunch at The Horseshoes in December

Future events 2026:

Friday March 20th. Coach trip to the South Wales Police Heritage Centre and St John’s medieval house, Bridgend. Cost £32.00

Tuesday June 9th. Joint coach trip with Crickhowell Gardening Society to the National Trust’s Newton House and Dinefwr Castle near Llandeilo in the morning and Aberglasney Gardens in the afternoon

Sunday to Tuesday June 28th to 30th. Joint 2 night coach trip to Harrogate with the Crickhowell Gardening Society, visiting RHS Harlow Carr, the National Trust’s Hardwick Hall and Wollerton Old Hall Gardens

For more information please contact Gill Evans. It is essential to book if you wish to come to any event as places are limited.

Refund policy. If a member has to cancel their booking, we will make every effort to reimburse the member for any costs which can be avoided or reimbursed by the supplier, eg for items such as entrance tickets, as long as this does not affect the viability of the event

Scroll down to see photos from some of our previous visits. Click on the image to enlarge it.