Our visit started in St Bartholomew's Church adjacent to Corsham Court with tea/coffee and biscuits on arrival and with time to view this historic church. The church, Methuen and Fuller Chapels are built onto the original Saxon foundations and was developed across the Norman, 12th, 15th and 19th centuries. A major restoration by GE Street in 1875-78 included the repositioning of the tower and spire. Internal features included the Methuen and Fuller family memorials and the large Tropenell...

Averbury Manor & Henge   What an amazing day at Avebury Manor and Henge, starting with a wonderful talk by the Senior curator, about the ups and downs of the Manor starting with the dreadful flood which closed the Manor for two years, but during the renovations they found some wonderful artifacts under floor boards and in the walls. There have been several owners of the property but the Last was Alexander Keiller whose family were the founders of the Dundee Marmalade business, he was also a...

Day One - Sunday 7th June 2026 After joining our coach party our first stop was at the northbound Gloucester services renown for its food, farm shop and planted pond to walk around. Barrie our Barnes coach driver then drove us to a lunchtime stop at the National Trust Berrington Hall near Leominster. With a challenging narrow gateway which he skilfully negotiated. The house and park was created in the late 1770’s for the merchant banker and politician Thomas Harley. The house was designed...