Outings & Vacations
The ‘Outings & Vacations Team’ work hard to arrange trips to interesting venues, including theatre, concerts and quiz nights, throughout the year together with an annual vacation. The current schedule of outings and vacations is suspended due to the pandemic but will start again as soon as is safe and practical to do so. The outings/vacation schedule can be found on the Noticeboard page.
Previous Outings & Vacations
Click on title to see trip report and/or photos.
Arundel Castle & Tulip Festival, 5th May 2022
Outing to Arundel Castle & Tulip Festival. Photos: Stephen Bishop Outings…
Brighton BA i-360 Tower, 12th April 2022
Outing to the British Airways Brighton BA i-360 Viewing Tower. Photos:…
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, 19th February 2022
Outing to Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at G-Live Guildford. Outings & Vacations…
Silverstone, 25th November 2021
Outing to Silverstone, home of the British Formula 1 Grand Prix….
Magic Goes Wrong, 4th November 2021
Outing to MAGIC GOES WRONG at the New Victoria Theatre, Woking….
Annual Holiday Harrogate, 28th September to 1st October 2021
Article: Alan Boyd Photos: Brian McGibbon We departed our new Windlesham…
Beaulieu Motor Museum, 19th February 2020
Outing to Beaulieu Motor Museum. Photos: Stephen Bishop Outings & Vacations…
Peter Pan Goes Wrong at the Woking Theatre, 16 January 2020
For the first outing of the new decade we gathered at…
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra concert at G-Live Guildford, 30 November 2019
The acoustics of the, relatively new, G-Live hall helped to present…
Jaguar/Land Rover factory at West Bromwich, 28 August 2019
A pleasantly swift and traffic-jam free coach journey got us to…
RAF/USAF 100th Air Refuelling Wing at Mildenhall, 20 August 2019
We arrived early for vehicle search and Identity check, to enter…
Horse Drawn Canal Boat Trip, June 2019
Our outing with the canal boat was really different We started…
50th Anniversary Annual Holiday 2019 Lake Annecy, 6 -12 May 2019
The holiday was at the Les Grillons Hotel at Talloires, on…
Concert given by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at the Guildford G-Live theatre, 26 April 2019
The concert given by the 87 strong (I counted) orchestra, conducted…
Haynes Motor Museum, 22nd March 2019
Outing to Haynes Motor Museum, Sparkford. Photos: Stephen Bishop Outings &…
Battle of Britain Command Centre, 21 February 2019
We all arrived in our own cars at the Uxbridge Command…
Trip to Winchester Christmas Market, 22 November 2018
We all gathered at midday on the coach for the trip…
Probus Annual Holiday to Lake Bled in Slovenia – 2018
The 2018 Club annual holiday was to Lake Bled in Slovenia,…
Farnborough Air Museum (FAST), 30 August 2018
Some 20 Probus members gathered at the Museum on the edge…
Stourhead & Stonehenge, 17 May 2018
The weather for the day was set fair when we left…
British Airways Heritage Museum at Waterside, 26 April 2018
Waterside is a fascinating location situated just off Heathrow Airport. It…
Mountbatten Festival of Music, Royal Albert Hall, 9 March 2018
The Festival showcased the Pageantry, the outstanding versatility and incredible musicianship….
Barrow Boys & Bankers, 20 February 2018
Excellent day out. Very impressed by the Bank of England Museum…
The Play That Goes Wrong, 23 November 2017
Our coach dropped us off at the Duchess Theatre in London…
VintageTrain & Jurassic Coast Cruise, 19 September 2017
Nordon was our start point for the Heritage railway. the Station…
Annual Holiday to Norfolk, 2017
On the way to Norwich we stopped at Lavenham, in Suffolk….
Kew Gardens, August 2017
The day dawned dull(ish), but dry. Our coach had the fastest…
Cambridge Colleges Tour became Hughenden Manor, 21 June 2017
As we search further afield for new attractions, we do more…
Chatham Historic Dockyard, 16 May 2017
For the nautically-inclined, we ventured to Chatham Historic dockyard with a…
Osterley Park Mansion & Design Museum, 5 April 2017
Several of the rooms at the National Trust site at Osterley…
Eltham Palace & Thames Cruise, 21 March 2017
Eltham Palace was once one of Henry VIII’s favourite palaces. Over…
Russian Masters Concert at G Live Theatre, Guildford, 17 February 2017
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, under the direction of Grzegorz Nowak, attacked…
Farnborough Airport Tours, 18 October & 1 November 2016
These two outings really were crackers. Firstly we learned the history…
Hythe & Romney Marsh, 18 August 2016
To start, we enjoyed a coach tour of Kent, involving a…
Brighton Royal Pavilion, 25 May 2016
We travelled to that Icon on the South coast known as…
Amberley Working Museum, 30 March 2016
Our group were fortunate with the weather, no rain and the…
London Unlimited, Southbank, 23 February 2016
A small but determined bunch of travellers wrapped up well and…
Bodleian Library & Ashmolean Museum Oxford, 19 January 2016
The January weather kind to us on this visit – cold…
Classical Spectacular at the Royal Albert Hall, November 2015
Every section of the arena was completely full – no wonder…
Four Rivers Cruise, 12 September 2015
The Four, or was it just Two(?), Rivers cruise. Starting at…
West Dean Gardens & Goodwood House, 17 August 2015
A sunny start to the day for our drive down to…
Holiday to Chester, 13- 17 July 2015
Our first destination was in Wales, but we were destined not…
Old Bailey and Old Operating Theatre Museum, 2 June 2015
First call was the Old Operating Theatre Museum of St Thomas…
Double National Trust Outing, 21 May 2015
An early start on a dull day, motoring north of Reading…
Annual President’s Dinner, 15 April 2015
The evening of April 15th was the occasion for the Annual…
Emirates Cable Car, 19 February 2015
Some traffic delays meant that we were a little late to…
Billy Elliot Musical at Victoria Theatre London, 22 January 2015
It was a change to visit a very old theatre, with…
BBC at Broadcasting House, 16 September 2014
An all-embracing tour of Broadcasting House ranged from a short synopsis…
Bristol Ancient & Modern – SS Great Britain and Bloodhound, 27 August 2014
Everyone managed the early start and long journey down the M4…
Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, July 2014
The Guided tour of Weald and Downland Museum took us to…
Swan Upping, 14 July 2014
The initial stage of the day went well and the Bells…
Bentley Priory & RAF Museum Hendon, 17 June 2014
Bentley Priory at Stanmore, was formerly an 18th Cent stately home…
The Grand Quiz Night 2014
Generally agreed by participants to be a good evening’s entertainment; a…
Nymans House & Gardens and Standen House & Gardens, 22 May 2014
Nymans estate is located with wonderful views over the High Weald…
Croatia, Montenegro & Dubrovnik Holiday, 26 April – 2 May 2014
Croatia is a beautiful country with many intriguing small villages spread…
Classical Spectacular at the Royal Albert Hall, March 2014
Wow, what a spectacle it was, with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,…
West Side Story, 25 February 2014
In February, a large group of Members, partners and friends enjoyed…
London Unlimited, 22 January 2014
We travelled in Robert Winslade’s new luxury coach (very comfortable) and…
Soiree Hidden Northumbria Holiday, 12 November 2013
Holiday travellers gathered in the Garden Room at St Pauls Church…
Biddenden Wine tasting & Kent and East Sussex Railway, 22 August 2013
What A great day out! We learned about the history of…
Holiday Hidden Northumbria, July 2013
For our holiday this year, we stayed in the UK –…
Grand Quiz Night 2013
The Grand Quiz Night 2013 was generally agreed to be a…
Southampton Boat Trip, 20 June 2013
When we first announced this trip in December, we called it…
Brentford Music Museum & Chiswick House & Gardens, 9 May 2013
This trip was an undoubted success. – Chiswick House was a…
Yvonne Arnaud Theatre at Guildford, 14 February 2013
We enjoyed a hilarious time at the comedy Yes, Prime Minister…
London Unlimited & Household Cavalry, 24 January 2013
The weather was cold but no snow in the centre of…