Listed below are our day excursions by coach for February to September 2012. Please contact us for further information.

SKINNERS OF OXTED DAY EXCURSIONS

FEBRUARY (click here for full details)

21

Kew Gardens Tropical Extravaganza

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MARCH (click here for full details)

7

Tulleys Farm Shop & Pudding Club Afternoon at Rowfant House

13

Lee Valley Olympic Tour  FULLY BOOKED

23

Eastbourne

27

Rye with Lunch & Afternoon Tea  LIMITED AVAILABILITY

29

War Horse at the New London Theatre  FULLY BOOKED - NEW DATE ADDED - 26/7/12

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APRIL (click here for full details)

3

Westfield London Shopping Centre

3

BBC TV Studios Tour - possibly your last chance before it closes

12

Colchester Zoo

14

Spring Gardening Show at Capel Manor Gardens

17

Coronations & Celebrations

19

Anglesey Abbey, Gardens & Lode Mill, nr Cambridge

19

The University City of Cambridge

32

Discover Bruges for a day with Eurotunnel

24

Wicked at the Apollo Victoria  TICKETS ON REQUEST ONLY

26

London Olympic Explorer       FULLY BOOKED

27

Tenterden & Hole Park Gardens with Cream Tea

28

Cake International - The Cake Decorating and Baking Show - Meet Jo Wheatley - winner of the Great British Bake Off (for further information, click here)


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MAY (click here for full details)

1

Blossom Tour with Afternoon Tea

4

Tulip Festival at Pashley Manor Gardens

9

Old Tyme Players – Magic of the Musicals

11

Eastbourne

13

Columbia Road Shops & Flower Market

14

Eltham Palace - A Monument to Sumptuous Style!

17

Thames Cruise & Windsor

18

Thames Barrier Information Centre & Greenwich

19

Lyndhurst & Exbury Gardens

22

Olympic Venues Tour   FULLY BOOKED

24

Swanage & Swanage Railway

26

Wells or Cheddar

29

Myddleton House Gardens & Boat Trip with Cream Tea

31

Lullingstone Castle, Church & Gardens

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JUNE (click here for full details)

2

Abbotsbury Swannery & Sub-Tropical Gardens

5

Three Queens Sailaway   LIMITED AVAILABILITY

7

Wrest Park, the Sleeping Beauty of English Gardens

8

Monkey World - Ape Rescue Centre

8

The Tank Museum, Bovington, Dorset

9

Isle of Wight - Round Island Tour

10

Oxford/Oxford Castle Flower & Gardening Festival/River Cruise  LIMITED AVAILABILITY   

12

Brighton, Hove or Worthing

14

Poole & Brownsea Island

16

Eurotunnel to Sluis, Holland

19

Stourhead House & Gardens

21

A Piece of Cake at The Mill, Sonning

22

London Olympic Explorer

23

RAF Musical Salute to the Queen’s Jubilee Concert

24

Beaulieu & Buckler’s Hard, with Boat Trip

25

Eastbourne

28

Chenies Manor

29

Bournemouth & Compton Acres

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JULY  (click here for full details)

2

Highclere Castle (Donwton Abbey)  FULLY BOOKED - THERE MAY BE A 2ND COACH - PLEASE CONTACT US FOR FURTHER INFORMATION/TO PUT YOUR NAME ON WAITING LIST

5

Bexhill or Hastings

6

Hampton Court Flower Show

7

Boulogne by Ferry

10

Thame on Market Day (including Farmers’ Market) & Waterperry Gardens

12

Medway Cruise with Picnic Lunch, Maidstone

14

Margate, Broadstairs or Ramsgate

17

St Mary’s House & Gardens, Bramber & Arundel

19

Waddesdon Manor

22

Grim’s Dyke Hotel – Musical Cream Tea Matinee

24

Tyntesfield

26

Henley & Boat Cruise with Cream Tea

26

War Horse at the New London Theatre

31

“A Day in Provence” – in the heart of the Surrey Hills

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AUGUST (click here for full details)

2

British Wildlife Centre & Llama Park

7

Buckingham Palace

9

Ightham Mote

11

Eastbourne & Airbourne ~ the Biggest Air Show on the South Coast

15

Cowes Week Cruise

18

Eurotunnel to Ostend & Cité Europe

20

Harry Potter Studios Tour  LIMITED AVAILABILITY - NEW DATE ADDED - 11/9/12

22

Kelmscott Manor

23

Kew Gardens & Kew Palace

30

Chichester & Canal Cruise

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SEPTEMBER (click here for full details)

6

Wisley Gardens Flower Show

8

Longleat house & Safari Park

11

Harry Potter Studios Tour

23

Sunday Lunch at the Walpole Bay Hotel

29

Canterbury Eurofair

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OCTOBER (click here for full details)

13

Knitting & Stitching Show, Alexandra Palace

The rise of the daycation...

A National Trust study reveals a new trend for Brits taking multiple single day holidays throughout the year, as opposed to the traditional two-week break, with over a quarter of Brits planning to take at least ten single day holidays – or ‘daycations’ – this year with a further 36 per cent taking between five and ten days.

What is a Daycation?

A contemporary reference to the day trip where one visits a tourist destination or visitor attraction from his/her home and returns home on the same day.  (Please see www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main for further information).

So why not join Skinners for a daycation?  See below for a choice of daycation destinations.

We have gift vouchers in £5, £10 & £15 denominations.

Please phone or call in to purchase.


Skinners of Oxted,

15 Barrow Green Road

Oxted

Surrey

RH8 0NJ

Tel:  01883 713633

Fax:  01883 730079

Email: enquiries@skinners.travel


Updated  17/2/12

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Highgrove House Gardens

We now have tickets for Highgrove Gardens. We have 2 dates - 20th April & 31st August. Please note that no cameras are allowed & photo ID will be required.


Friday 20th April      Highgrove House Gardens

Depart Oxted 8.15am (Route A) for the drive to Tetbury, where we shall have time for lunch before driving on to Highgrove for our tour. We have two entry times: 13.45 hrs and 14.35 Hrs. Please be aware that half the group will have a 35 minute wait (approx.) on board the coach prior to the visit and the other half at the end. The visit will last approximately 3½ hours and this will include time for refreshments and visiting the Highgrove Shop. The garden tour will be led by one of His Royal Highness’s Garden Guides who are knowledgeable about most aspects of the garden. The garden tour lasts approximately 2 hours and covers two miles of garden. Please be aware that some paths are unmade. We suggest stout shoes and suitable clothing as tours continue during wet weather. Photo ID will be required.  Returning to Godstone approx. 7-7.30pm

Cost   £48.95

(Inclusive of Coach/Entry to Highgrove Gardens)


Friday 31st August    Highgrove House Gardens

Depart Oxted 8.15am (Route A) for the drive to Tetbury, where we shall have time for lunch before driving on to Highgrove for our tour. We have two entry times: 13.20 Hrs and 13.45 Hrs. Please be aware that half the group will have a 35 minute wait (approx.) on board the coach prior to the visit and the other half at the end. The visit will last approximately 3½ hours and this will include time for refreshments and visiting the Highgrove Shop. The garden tour will be led by one of His Royal Highness’s Garden Guides who are knowledgeable about most aspects of the garden. The garden tour lasts approximately 2 hours and covers two miles of garden. Please be aware that some paths are unmade. We suggest stout shoes and suitable clothing as tours continue during wet weather. Photo ID will be required.  Returning to Godstone approx. 7-7.30pm

Cost    £48.95

(Inclusive of Coach/Entry to Highgrove Gardens)




Waverley Paddle Steamer

The future of the Waverley beyond 2012 is still uncertain, however she will be sailing this year. As yet they haven’t released their programme, but if you are interested in sailing in her, please contact us and we will let you have further details when we have them.

LATE NEWS!!

War Horse & the Harry Potter Studios Tour have both proved to be so popular they have sold out, but we have been able to get additional tickets:

War Horse, 26th July 2012

Harry Potter Studios Tour 11th September 2012

Both are selling fast, so don’t delay - book today!