ALHS  Summer Visits 2026

 

Thursday May 14^th: Avebury

The programme will include a guided tour of the pre-historic stone circle, opportunity to visit the Alexander Keiller Museum as well as Avebury Manor which is due to reopen shortly having been closed since 2024 due to flooding.  9 PLACES AVAILABLE 

 

Thursday June 11^th - Sunday June 14: South Coast of England. 6 PLACES AVAILABLE 

We will be staying at the Holiday Inn in Portsmouth.

On Day 1 we will stop at Stourhead (NT). 

On Day 2 we will visit Fishbourne Roman museum before driving on to Chichester where we will have a guided tour of the city.

On Day 3 we will visit Winchester. Guided tour of the cathedral and opportunity to visit the mill (NT). On returning to Portsmouth, time to stroll at leisure or join a guided walking tour around the Old Town.

On Day 4 we will visit the Mary Rose museum before starting our journey home, stopping at Lacock, a National Trust village with three pubs.

 

Wednesday 24^th June: Madresfield Court near Malvern LAST 2 PLACES AVAILABLE 

The home of the Lygon family for over 900 years;  Learn of the history of this house which also has a connection to Evelyn Waugh and “Brideshead Revisited”.   Guided tour of the house (we will be split into groups of approx.15).   Time in Malvern as well.

 

Thursday 16^th July: Hestercombe House & Garden near Taunton. LAST 4 PLACES AVAILABLE 

Highlights include the formal garden designed by the pioneering plantswoman Gertrude Jekyll in collaboration with Edmund Lutyens. 

 

A beautiful day for the Llanelli House and Coal Exchange visit, 18th June 2025