Yorkshire Philosophical Society

Event Information

YPS Tour to Hampshire

Thursday 15th to Sunday 18th May 2025

Cost from £569 per person (sharing) to include half board, one light lunch, return travel by executive coach, and visits and entrance fees as shown in the Itinerary.  Single occupancy supplement: £90.   YPS administration fee: £25 per person (to cover gratuities and other expenses).  Optional insurance: £17 per person.

This 4 days, 3 nights’ stay with 3 choice, 3 course dinner and full English breakfast is based at The Norton Park Hotel, Spa & Manor House, Scotney, Winchester (4*), a lovely property set in 54 acres of parkland just outside the historic city of Winchester.

ITINERARY

Day 1: York to Winchester

0800: Depart York (Memorial Gardens, Leeman Road) and commence journey south to Kedlestone Hall for a visit and lunch stop. With a further refreshment break en-route we arrive at our hotel in Scotney, Winchester in the late afternoon. Time to settle into rooms before dinner.

Day 2: Jane Austen’s Chawton/Curtis Museum

Depart hotel after breakfast and travel to Alton for a visit to Chawton House. Please note: Coaches cannot access the main house and must drop off at the main gates where you will rejoin the coach on departure

A House Tour has been arranged for 1000 hrs, after which you will have some time at leisure before our included light lunch.

In the afternoon we travel to Alton to visit the Curtis Museum, boasting one of the finest local history collections in Hampshire, including a rare enamel Roman Cup and an impressive, ornate Anglo-Saxon buckle.

Introductory tour on arrival. *No entrance charge but £2 per person voluntary donation suggested for the upkeep of the Collection.

Day 3: Gilbert White’s House & Gardens/Winchester

Depart hotel and travel to Selborne for a visit to Gilbert White’s House & Gardens, the former home of Gilbert White and later Robert Washington Oates, a book collector and fan of natural history. The museum commemorates both Gilbert White and the Oates family, including Lawrence ‘Titus’ Oates, a decorated soldier and member of Captain Scott’s Antartica Expedition. There will also be time to explore the lovely gardens before departing for nearby Winchester, where you can visit the ancient Cathedral, or the National Trust’s centrally located Winchester City Mill.

Day 4: Winchester to York via The National Memorial Arboretum

Depart hotel after breakfast and travel to the National Memorial Arboretum, where we have an introductory tour. Depart in the afternoon and travel back to York, arriving at Memorial Gardens, Leeman Road in the early evening.

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YPS and Just for Groups Terms and Conditions apply:-

YPS Terms & Conditions – YPS-Terms-and-Conditions-for-Multiday-Tours-Updated-October-2022

Just for Groups Terms & Conditions – Doc Ref 12A Booking Terms Conditions – (GL) Issue October 2021 –

Costs

£569 per person sharing and £25 to Yorkshire Philosophical Society

Single supplement: £90

Just for Groups insurance if required: £17 per person

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How to book

Download, print and complete the booking form and insurance form below.  Even if you do not require the Just for Groups insurance, please indicate this on the insurance form and return it with your booking.

Please return to Dorothy Nott, Yorkshire Philosophical Society, The Lodge, Museum Gardens, York, YO1 7DR, with your deposit cheque (£60 per person plus £17 per person if Just for Groups insurance is required – made payable to Just for Groups) and YPS administration cheque (£25 per person – made payable to Yorkshire Philosophical Society).  These will not be banked until we know the tour has the viable number of participants.  Closing date for bookings: 30 November 2024.

Booking form – YPS Hampshire 15 05 25 booking form

Just for Groups insurance form & details – JFG Insurance Policy Summary Conditions NOV 2023

Insurance information – UKHG Holiday Travel Insurance 2023-2025 IPID_1223 NEW

Copies of all information documents and forms are available from the Lodge and at lectures.