Join us on 16th – 18th Dec for this fantastic trip to Thursford for their Christmas Spectacular. This event is set in a fairground of carousels and mechanical organs with a cast of 120 professional performers. The trip is organised by Heathside Travel and includes stops to visit Anglesey Abbey (Norwich) and Windsor. The cost is £383 based on 2 people sharing.

Click here for more details and how to book (by 21st March)

Trips Planned For 2025

• 12th May to Hampton Court
• 23rd July to Seaton Tramway
• 1st Sept to Waverley Streamship
• 10th Oct to Kensington Palace
• 12th Nov to The Postal Museum
• 16th-18th Dec to the Thursford Christmas Spectacular

The Travel Group has been running for a few years now.  We aim to organise trips for all members of Verwood u3a and we try to find places that would interest everyone.  These are usually day trips but we have also organised trips further afield.  For instance:

• WWI Battlefields in France
• Thursford, Norfolk to see the amazing Christmas collection of Traction Engines, and Light and Variety Show
• Bletchley Park and Oxford
• Kynren, Durham to see the amazing open air enactment of history through the ages
• Chichester Harbour and Fishbourne

Past Trips

Click on the trip below to view photographs and information about the trip

• Fish and Chip Cruise – 25 July 2023 – Poole
• Etches Museum, Kimmeridge – February 2023

Trip Suggestions Please

We are requesting ideas for trips from members. Please put any places you would like to visit in the form and send them to us. We will then try to organise our trips accordingly.

Thanks, Sylvia & Sue