Our trip to Anglesey from March 31st to April 2nd 2015 was enjoyed by twenty two members sharing a coach with another group. We had two steam train rides booked first on the Blaenau Ffestiniog from Porthmadog, followed by a trip on the Welsh Highland Railway from Caernarfon to Porthmadog, with a day in between for sightseeing . The railway trips were enjoyed by all the members but unfortunately the weather turned against us on the middle day of the…
On Saturday 5th July 2014 42 members and friends enjoyed their annual outing to the Milestones Museum on the outskirts of Basingstoke, Hampshire. We arrived at 11am and were not disappointed with what we found, a very well laid out and interesting museum. After lunch, taken in the museum we then boarded our coach for a visit to the Watercress Railway. This ran from Alton to Alresford a distance of 10 miles with some beautiful views over the Hampshire countryside….
Saturday 8th June 2013 The Kingswood History Society enjoyed their annual outing to Hampton Court Castle near Leominster. We arrived at 11.20am. Our lunch was booked for 12.30 so just over an hour was spent looking the gardens, lunch was taken and everyone remarked how delicious the food was. We had a tour of the castle which was very interesting, followed by a tour of the gardens which are extensive, very well planned and quite beautiful. We left at 5.00pm,…
A society trip to The Black Country Living Museum June 9th 2012 The Kingswood History Society visited the Black Country Living Museum at Dudley in the West Midlands. This is mainly an open air type museum very much like St Fagans at Cardiff and Beamish in County Durham. In area it is approx 26 Acres. Our party of 56 including members , friends and a group from the Kingswood Museum arrived at the Museum at 10.30am . We were very…
A society trip to The Kingswood Heritage Museum, during May 2012
A society trip to St. Fagans, Cardiff, South Wales, taken on July 16th 2011
A society trip to Oakhams Treasures, Portbury, near Bristol, in the summer of 2010 A society trip to Forde Abbey, near Chard, Somerset, in the summer of 2010