40th Anniversary Champagne Tea Party – Tuesday 22 July 2 -5pm- Ramster Hall, Chiddingfold
This year, as you know, we are celebrating our 40th Anniversary and we want to thank all our members for[…]
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Author: Jackie Bearman
Britain as Workshop of the World: The Great Exhibition of 1851 by Anna Warrillow – Thursday 6 March
By the mid 19th Century, Britain was the largest economic power in the world and at the forefront of industrial[…]
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Tour to Glasgow and Edinburgh – Sunday 21 to Thursday 25 September 2025
Our 2025 UK Tour will take us to Scotland to visit the wonderful Cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh. Glasgow is[…]
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All Members Coffee Morning – Wednesday 14 May- 10am
We are inviting ALL members to come for a relaxing “get together” of coffee and cake at our Coffee morning[…]
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New members Coffee Morning – Wednesday 19th March
Have you joined the society in the last eighteen months or so? Then do come to our New Members Coffee[…]
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Society Quiz Night – Friday 7 November 2025
Back by popular demand, the Society Quiz will take place on Friday 7th November 2025. More Details to follow.
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Special Interest Day – Wednesday 12 March 2025 – Istanbul: City of Faith, Power and Beauty presented by Antonia Gatward Cevizli
During the day there will be three lectures beginning with the conquest of Constantinople by Mehmed II in 1453, the[…]
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Special Interest Day – Wednesday 12 November – Aspects of Medieval World presented by Nicole Mezey
Golden altarpieces and sumptuous embroideries; women perched precariously on a dragon or holding a tooth in pincers ; cats, dogs[…]
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Visit to Brighton Pavilion – 24 June 2025
We shall spend the morning visiting the Royal Pavilion & Garden. The Pavilion was constructed as the seaside pleasure palace[…]
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Visit to Stratfield Saye House and Gardens, Hampshire – 6 May 2025
Stratfield Saye House is a large stately home at Stratfield Saye set in the grounds of Wellington Country Park near[…]
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Fund Raising Bridge Drive Thursday 27 February 2025 at 1.45pm
Our Annual Bridge Drive will take place on Thursday 27th February 2025, play starting promptly at 1.45 p.m. and ending[…]
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Christmas Lunch at Waverley Abbey House – Tuesday 10 December 2024
Once again we will be holding our Christmas lunch at the lovely Waverley Abbey House. Set by the River Wey[…]
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Photos of Waddesdon
Waddesdon House and Gardens
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Photos of Quebec House and Titsey Place
Titsey Place Quebec House and Gardens […]
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Tour to Berlin – Thursday 19 – Monday 23 September 2024
Our 2024 tour will take us to the vibrant, varied and cosmopolitan city of Berlin. The past is still[…]
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Visit to Quebec House, Westerham and Titsey Place House and Gardens – Wednesday 15 May – TOUR CLOSED
QUEBEC HOUSE, Westerham In the morning we will arrive here in the centre of Westerham and have guided tours in[…]
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Review of ‘Wilde About Oscar’ – Tuesday 21st November 2023 a Virtual Tour by Simon Whitehouse
For the first Virtual Tour of the season, we were taken by our excellent guide, Simon Whitehouse, on a journey[…]
Read moreCopies, Curtains and Ways of Looking by Chantal Brotherton – Ratcliffe – Thursday November 7 2024
How does our experience of living with and looking at works of art today compare to the viewing experience of[…]
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Dingley Dell to ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Vicky Bailey – Thursday December 5 2024
Ideal for Christmas time!This talk ranges from Dickensian Christmas stories to traditional Victorian Christmas activities and the inspiration for ghost[…]
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