Day trip by coach - Wrest Park House & Gardens! (NOW FULL)
THE TRIP IS NOW FULL, IF YOU WISH TO ATTEND, ADD YOURSELF TO THE WAITING LIST AND I WILL CONTACT YOU IF A PLACE BECOMES AVAILABLE. Come along on Saturday 18th July for a coach trip to Wrest Park House & Gardens in Bedfordshire! About the day Wrest Park is a country estate with a mansion and over 92 acres of gardens. The gardens surround the mansion and include a number of other buildings, monuments and statues including a Chinese summerhouse, the Archer pavilion, Bowling Green house, the Ladies' Lake, Chinese bridge and a dog cemetery. The site goes back to the 13th century and from then until the 20th century, it was occupied by the de Grey family, Its now owned and run by English Heritage. The mansion is in the style of a French chateau and has numerous paintings from the last 300 years, The mansion and gardens were also used in the T.V series 'Bridgerton'. An English Heritage archaeological collection store is based at Wrest Park, which has over 150,000 artifacts taken from properties such as fireplaces, doors, Victorian banisters and beams, pre-historic antlers and Roman bridges. Entry Cost Entry is £17 per person (payable by cash or credit card on the day). If you are a English Heritage member or ArtFund member, you get in for free. Coach seating If you wish to reserve a seat on the coach in advance, after you pay please look at the seating plan in the photos here and then email me - general@cultureseekers.org, with the seat number/s you wish to reserve. Its first come first served. The seat you sit on when you board the coach is yours for the day. If you wish to change seats on the coach during the day, you will need to get permission from the individual who is seated there. Cost Cost is £27 per person for Full Members and £33 per person for everyone else. After you RSVP: You will need to make payment (its not automatic), so either: - send a bank transfer: TSB Bank plc\, sort code: 77-66-65\, account no: 00030809\, Account name: Cultureseekers - Pay via credit card in advance (https://pay.sumup.com/b2c/QDOWSSXO) - go to PayPal - https://www.paypal.com/uk/, then click on 'Pay & Get Paid‘, then click on 'Send Money’, put in the email address: general@cultureseekers.org in the 'Send Money' box, then 'Next' and then enter the amount to pay. Click 'Next', then 'Goods & Services', then 'For Friends & Family', then 'Continue'. Once you RSVP and then pay, I will confirm your place. You have 3 days to make a payment, if no payment is received within 3 days, your place will be offered to the first person on the waiting list. Become a Full Member To become a Full Member (£14 a year) either: - Pay cash at an event - Pay via Bank Transfer (email me – general@cultureseekers.org for details) - Pay via credit card on the day or in advance (https://pay.sumup.com/b2c/QLAX8AUI) - go to PayPal - https://www.paypal.com/uk/, then click on 'Pay & Get Paid‘, then click on 'Send Money’, put in the email address: general@cultureseekers.org in the 'Send Money' box, then 'Next' and then enter the amount to pay. Click 'Next', then 'Goods & Services', then 'For Friends & Family', then 'Continue' Benefits of becoming a Full Member here... Food & drink Its up to you whether you wish to bring your own food and drink or purchase items whilst we are there. If you can't see us on Tothill Street, please text. Please note, we only wait for 10 minutes after the advertised meeting time, so please be early or on time. The coach has to leave at a specific time. Look out for the red and blue 'London Cultureseekers' group sign. Hope to see you there! Robert 07905 901 834 (prefer text) or email: general@cultureseekers.org On the day, if you can’t make the visit, just change your RSVP to No or text me to say you can’t make it. Please don’t post any messages in the comments that you can’t make it, as this generates spam for everyone else. Please make sure you are aware of the group rules here before RSVPing - https://www.meetup.com/londoncultureseekers/photos/22974682/523578875/GroupRules/
