Friday 20th March
Strolls Coffee Morning. These prove popular at the Snug Cafe, The Trinity Centre, Trinity Place at 10.am for about 2 hours. Buy your own refreshments. Everyone welcome.
Monday 23rd March 2026
Club Annual General Meeting.
Wednesday 15th April
BLUEBELL SPECTACULAR AT HOLE PARK.
Scenic Kent is a county of contrasts and our explorations today take us deep into the countryside and hidden places of interest.
Leaving from Lidl in Seaside at 8.45 am, and The Avenue at 9 am, we proceed to Polegate and Hailsham, picking up per the booking form.
Our country drive now takes to Tenterden, nestling in the heart of the Weald of Kent, rich in history and charm. Here we stop for refreshments and take in its broad tree-lined high street and interesting shops.
Refreshed, our short coach journey takes us via Rolvenden to celebrate the bluebell spectacular at Hole Park. Now taking the woodland walk, we enjoy one of nature’s enchanting displays, transformed into a shimmering sea of violet blue. This peaceful garden of great beauty covers 15 acres and around every corner there is another surprise – statue, flower beds, lawns, sunken garden, fine views and much more. Hole Park is family owned (House not open) with the Coach House offering light refreshments and is a perfect resting point after all the wandering. As you can see, a full day’s coach outing costs £37 provided 30 go, and covers coach fare, entrance to Hole Park and Driver’s gratuity.
Full payment is required, together with the enclosed booking form when booking opens on Monday 23rd March (Day of the Club’s AGM). Cheques payable to Eastbourne Rambling Club and sent to Graham Thompson.
Payments by Bacs to Eastbourne Rambling Club, Barclays Bank, Sort Code 20-27-91, Account 50353361 and marking the booking form with the date of payment.
This is a lovely part of Kent to be visiting and make sure that you wear suitable footwear
GRAHAM THOMPSON
Friday 17th April
Friday 17th April
Strolls Coffee Morning. Trinity Centre, Trinity Place, at 10.00 am for about two hours. Do come along – everybody is welcome.
Friday 15th May
Strolls Coffee Morning. Trinity Centre, Trinity Place, at 10.00 am for about two hours. Do come along – everybody is welcome.
Friday 19th June
Strolls Coffee Morning. Trinity Centre, Trinity Place, at 10.00 am for about two hours. Do come along – everybody is welcome.
Monday 6th – Friday 10th July 2026.
Highlights of West Norfolk Holiday 2026.
Rich in natural beauty, wildlife and steeped in history, this part of England offers great variety of farmland, forest, river valleys and coast which is all relatively flat.
We stay on the edge of the historic town of Kings Lynn, once an important port in the 12th century. From here the area offers plenty of good walking, especially along the Norfolk Coast Path to Hunstanton, Well-Next-the Sea and Blakeney, while inland is the Pedders Way and many other paths to follow.
A definite must is a visit to the nearby country Royal Residence of Sandringham, with its fine house, extensive grounds and museum. Other interesting historic houses in the area are Holkam Hall, home to the 9th Earl of Leicester, and Oxborough Hall, a fine moated country house owned by the National Trust.
Also in the area is the Bure Valley Narrow Gauge Railway, Norfolk Lavender Farm and Walsingham. a place of religious pilgrimage.
The walks will be about 5 miles and arranged with the option of doing a morning walk and then joining those not walking on the coach, who have already been coaching during the morning to somewhere of interest, for an afternoon excursion, so there is something for everyone.
Our stay is at the 3-star modern Dragonfly Hotel, situated on the outskirts of the historic market town of Kings Lynn, which is tastefully decorated and comfortably furnished with pleasant public rooms.
This two storey hotel has no lifts. so All twin and double en-suite bedrooms are on both floors.
Our five day/four-nights holiday is £585 providing 35 go, in single, twin and double rooms, but, as always, single rooms are limited, so please try to share if possible to be sure of a place, as ballot may be necessary to allocate single-use-rooms.
We are on half-board from Monday dinner to Friday breakfast and this includes return coach fare, coach excursions form the hotel, gratuities to staff and driver but not entrance fees to museums.
Please refer to footnotes for booking and other details.