Visit to Belmont House and Gardens, Faversham

Tuesday 26th June 2012

Price: £13.00 per person for the House (1hr 15/30min) and Gardens (at own pace). Cream tea is included, following the tour of the house.

The focus of Belmont is the elegant 18th century house (designed by Samuel Wyatt) commanding stunning views over the surrounding Estate and the rolling Kentish North Downs. Steeped in history, this unique house contains mementos of the family's history and travels. The house was built in 1769 by Edward Wilks, store-keeper at the nearby Faversham Powder Mill. Extensive views and its elevated position gave Belmont its name.

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Wine & Wisdom

Saturday 28th April 2012 at 7:30pm

The Herne Bay Historical Records Society Wine & Wisdom evening, at Christ Church Parish Centre, Underdown Road, Herne Bay.

Tickets are £6.00 per person payable on the evening. The maximum number of tables available is 15 - these will allocated in order of reservation. The maximum number of people per table is 8. If you are not a member of a team and would like Tony to try and find you one please let him know.

Please bring your own wine or other alcoholic drink, if required. Food and soft drinks will be provided. The doors will open at 7:00pm.

To reserve a table please contact Tony Bendrey on 364321 or by email on bendrey@btinternet.com

Excursion September 2011

Godinton House and Gardens on Wednesday 14 September 2011

From the time we arrived to find a notice welcoming us, to the conclusion of a very enjoyable cream tea, we were made to feel very welcome. The house itself is exceptional, both in its original conception and the state in which it is kept, and probably one of the finest examples of its kind in the country.

All our members enjoyed it. The guides were knowledgeable and friendly and one of our less mobile members reported afterwards that someone had followed her round providing a portable seat whenever required. For this she was extremely thankful. For those of us who viewed the gardens, we found them delightful despite most of the blooms being over.

Excursion July 2010

Table Tennis. We then drive through the Lower Lea Valley to view the Olympic Park with a really good view of the 80,000 Seat Stadium. See progress on the Velodrome, Aquatic Centre and the Olympic Village.

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Excursion May 2010

Hidden London and the Regents Canal

A City & Village Tour.
Wednesday 19th May 2010
Leave from William Street Car Park at 8.30 a.m.
Cost £29.00

After meeting our guide for morning coffee at 10.30 a.m. at St. Pauls Cathedral, we walk through a maze of narrow streets and alleyways seeing stately Charterhouse and the homes of Hercule Poirot and Sir John Betjeman. We also visit Smithfield Victorian Meat Market - now skilfully restored and still working.

For lunch we transfer by coach to the Barbican Arts Centre where hot or cold lunches are available. Or you can take your own packed lunch.

The afternoon is spent on a narrow boat cruise of approx. 50 minutes exploration of London's Regent Canal. We see elegant London town houses on this hidden waterway going through the cobbled and flagged courtyard of Camden Lock, through leafy Regents Park, terraces of London Zoo to Little Venice. Stop for tea at the Royal Festival Hall.