COACH DAY TOURS
General Information
Coach outings must be paid in advance by booking direct with the trip organiser. Costings may be subject to slight variations. Refunds are not normally given unless the seat is re-sold. All enquiries and bookings should be made to the trip organiser stated below. Payment can be made either by cheque made payable to ‘The Bourne Society’ or if you wish to pay by bank transfer please contact the trip organiser for bank details. When confirming your booking please enclose a stamped addressed envelope, together with a contact telephone number, and state where you would like the coach to pick you up. A ticket will then be sent to you confirming your booking and time/pick up point. Please note that you must be able to get on and off the coach unaided unless accompanied by a carer. You will not be contacted prior to the coach trip unless details have altered in any way.
Saturday, 5 April 2025: Bletchley Park
Cost £42.50 includes entrance to Bletchley Park and driver’s tip.
The home of code-breakers who helped end WWII, Bletchley Park was the world’s first large-scale code-breaking centre. It remained a secret for over 30 years after the war. It has now evolved into an interactive and informative heritage destination, with many new exhibits. I went with the Bourne Society many years ago when the displays were in the house, and again earlier this year. Now there are modern displays in the huts. Refreshments are available if you don’t want to take your lunch.
Enquiries and bookings should be made to Margaret Davison, 92 Coulsdon Road, Coulsdon, Surrey, CR5 2LB. Email: margaret.davison1@gmail.com. Please make a note of your booking as there will not be a further reminder.
The coach will stop to pick up at the following points and times: Coulsdon Comrades Club at 8.20 am; Purley (opposite Tesco) at 8.25 am; Kenley Memorial Hall at 8.30 am; Whyteleafe Tavern at 8.35 am; Townend Social Club at 8.40 am; and Caterham Station at 8.45 am.
Saturday 21 June 2025: Chichester and St Mary’s House and Garden
Cost £40 per person to include entrance to St Mary’s House and Garden and driver’s tip. Historic House Members: £26.00 per person.
Our coach outing will be to Chichester, the 12th-century Cathedral city in West Sussex, where we will spend the morning. It has been a Roman and Anglo-Saxon settlement and major market town throughout Norman and medieval times to the present day. After lunch we will travel to Bramber to visit St Mary’s House, a beautiful Grade I listed historic house, which is still a family home, and has been rated excellent by Tripadviser. Our visit will conclude with tea and cake (included in price) in the charming cottage tearoom.
The coach will stop to pick up at the following points and times: Coulsdon Comrades Club at 8.20 am, Purley (opposite Tesco) at 8.25 am, Whyteleafe Tavern at 8.35 am, Townend Social Club Caterham-on-the-Hill at 8.40 am and Caterham Station at 8.45 am.
For enquiries and bookings for the coach tour please contact Hazel Marsden, 27 Carew Close, Old Coulsdon, CR5 1QS. Tel: 07794 681244. Email: hazel.ym@blueyonder.co.uk.
Thursday, 14 August 2025: Waddesdon Manor
Cost per person to NT members is £25.50, including driver’s tip and coffee & biscuits. Non-NT members pay £48.50 (includes admission charge of £22.95).
Our coach trip is to visit Waddesdon Manor, built in the late 1800s for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild to display his outstanding collection of art treasures. Waddesdon is a beautiful French Renaissance-style chateau and has one of the finest Victorian gardens in Britain, including an aviary. There are forty-five rooms to explore, displaying the highest quality furniture and arts from the 18th century, and wine cellars stocked with vintages dating back to 1868. There is also the Bachelor’s Wing used exclusively by the baron and his friends visiting without their wives. The famous banking family handed the house over to the National Trust in 1957, although it is still managed by the Rothschild Foundation. Coffee and biscuits will be served on arrival, and our visit will be on a free-flow basis.
Coach pick-up times are as shown in General Information, above. Enquiries and bookings for the tour must go to to Hazel Marsden, address above.