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Forthcoming events

Please note: booking for events and visits opens when booking forms are distributed in advance at a lecture.

February 12th, 2026

Birmingham Hippodrome

Matinee performance of Birmingham Royal Ballet’s production of Don Quixote

April 13th to 17th, 2026

Northern Ireland, the Titanic Experience and Derry

A 5-day visit with Tailored Travel

Includes: Seamus Heany HomePlace, Giant’s Causeway, Mount Stewart House and the Titanic Experience

To download the Tailored Travel brochure, which gives full details of the tour, click here. To book, please complete and send the booking form on page 3 of the brochure to Val Murday (contact details are on page 1 of the brochure).

June 16th, 2026

Day visit to Doddington Hall, near Lincoln

Guided tour of this Elizabethan family house, and an opportunity to look at the gardens

September 23rd to 26th, 2026

3-day Visit: The Bloomsbury Group in Sussex

Incudes: Knole House, Charleston House, Monk’s House and Farley Farm House

November, 2026

Day of Special Interest

Confirmed date and subject will be advertised at lectures and on this Events page