| Status: | Active, open to new members |
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| When: | Monthly We do not meet in December, January, February and August. Timings are approx. 10:30 - 1:00 pm generally followed by optional lunch. Tours usually last between 1 ½-2hrs. |
| Cost: | Around £6 per trip, but this may vary according to the fee we need to pay individual guides. |
We visit towns and villages, local and further afield, exploring the architecture, history, development and what makes a place special.
Our walks are led by knowledgeable guides.
Where possible we meet for tea or coffee beforehand and lunch afterwards.
Upcoming trips for 2026:
- Old Basing - Thursday 8th October
- Kingsclere - Thursday 12th November
We are in the process of planning visits for 2027 and are currently looking at Wokingham, Henley-on-Thames ...
Please watch this space for more details in due course.
If you would like to contact the group by email click on the Group Contact above.
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Previous Exploring Towns and Villages visits
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North Warnborough - July 2025
Our last trip for this U3A year was to North Warnborough and Odiham Castle. Even though we might have thought we were very familiar with the village and even the castle, we discovered a lot of interesting facts from our excellent guide, Jane Pratt. The tour concentrated around the canal and Odiham Castle. We were…
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Bishop's Waltham - June 2025
Our June visit was to Bishop’s Waltham. A bit of a trek but well worth it. Bishop’s Waltham is a medieval market town situated at the source of the River Hamble. It has a foot in the South Downs National Park and is located at the midpoint of a long-established route between Winchester & Portsmouth.…
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Hartley Wintney - May 2025
We last visited Hartley Wintney in 2015 so thought it was about time we had another look – not that anything would have changed 😊. 20 of us enjoyed a very informative talk and tour of the village, some of us seeing parts that we’d never been to before. Hartley Wintney dates back to the…
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Amersham - April 2025
Our April visit took us to Amersham – another first for our group.Amersham is a market town in Buckinghamshire with a population of approx. 20,000.There are two distinct areas:• Old Amersham, set in the valley of the River Misbourne, containing the 13th-century parish church of St. Mary's and several old pubs and coaching inns.• Amersham-on-the-Hill,…
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Windsor - March 2025
Our first visit of the calendar year was to Windsor – the first time our group has been there. We had an excellent guide, who also happened to be the town crier so, as you can imagine, we were all able to hear him clearly. The tour, as one would expect, was dominated by the…