A garden visit to Bridgewater Gardens on Wednesday 3rd September 2025. the former site of Worsley New Hall in Salford, a heritage landscape that’s transformed into an iconic RHS garden. Bridgewater is 5th garden and one of the largest and most ambitious gardening projects undertaken in Europe.  The award winning garden designers have brought the garden to life.  Bridgewater also has a cafe overlooking Victoria Meadow and offers seasonal food and tea/coffee along with an interesting gift shop.  We will first visit Fryers Garden Centre in Knutsford, which has a large range of indoor and outdoor plants and is the home of beautiful roses. They also have a cafe offering food and tea/coffee. This should be an enjoyable day out

The cost  £26 – payable by cheque preferably.        Depart Maghull Square  9.15am

Return Maghull Square   6pm

We have arranged a trip to Arley Hall Gardens and Knutsford for Wednesday, 23rd July 2025. We will first visit Knutsford,  a Market Town in Cheshire, for a look around the town and maybe have a morning tea/coffee. Later we will  visit Arley Hall Gardens. The gardens are amongst the finest in Europe and  have been created over the last 270 years by successive generations of the same family. As a result the garden is rich in atmosphere, interest and vitality. They also have a plant nursery and Kitchen Gardener”s Cafe with produce grown in the garden, and  they serve tea/coffee, lunches etc.  There is also a gift shop. This should be an interesting and enjoyable day out.  Cost £21.

Depart   Maghull Square  –  9.15am prompt

Return    Maghull Square  –  6pm approx

We have arranged a 3day 2nights break on Dinner, bed and breakfast on

23rd November 2025, staying in a 4star Holiday Inn hotel.  £469 based on

30 passengers. Thursford  Christmas spectacular is Britain’s biggest and

most exciting Christmas show, set in the most magical surroundings with a

cast of 130 professional singers, dancers and magicians. It’s a brilliant show

and get us into the Christmas spirit.  Call at the Garden Visits table on Tuesday

morning for more details.

To start the Garden Visits first outing for 2025, we have arranged a 2 course Carvery lunch at the Calf’s Head Country Hotel Worsley, Clitherow.  Wednesday, 26th March 2025.

We will first visit Shackleton Garden Centre. It’s a well stocked garden centre and hopefully give us some spring inspiration.  They have a warm and welcoming cafe which we can have a morning tea/coffee if you wish.

Later, we will go to the Calf’s Head Country Hotel for our carvery lunch with a choice of two or three roast meats and a vegetarian choice, also a selection of delightful desserts. Then to finish a tea/coffee included in the meal.  Cost of trip  £33.

Depart Maghull Square.   9.15am.        Return Maghull Square  5.30pm approx  

We have arranged a garden visit to Abbeywood Gardens and Nantwich Cheshire on Wednesday, 28th August 2024.

We will first visit Nantwich a lovely market town in Cheshire for a look around and maybe a morning tea\coffee etc.  We will travel a short distance away to Abbeywood Gardens.  Its a 45 acre estate nestling in Delamere countryside in the heart of Cheshire and 6 acres of formal and informal gardens also, stunning views of the Utkinton Hills.
We will also be able to enjoy a delicious cream tea in the Garden cafe all included in the cost of our visit.   This should be a interesting and enjoyable day out.        The cost is £26 (including the cream tea)

Depart Maghull Square.   –  9am prompt

Return Maghull Square.   – 6pm approx

A garden visit to Plas Newydd Anglesey has been arranged for Wednesday 24th July 2024 and Tweedmill in North Wales.  Plas Newydd is a National Trust Grade 1 listed house and garden situated on the banks of the Menai Straits. We will be able to explore the house and wander through the Grade 1 listed garden, there is something for everyone.  There is a tearoom  and gift shop.  We will stop first at Tweedmill and have time to look around and maybe for morning tea/coffee.

The cost of the trip. – Non National Trust   –  £26

National Trust           –  £15

Depart Maghull Square.  –  8.30am  prompt  and Return Maghull Square  – 6pm approx

To start the Garden Visits new year, we have arranged a 2 course Carvery lunch at the Calf’s Head Country Hotel, Worston, Clitheroe, on  Wednesday,13th March 2024

We will first visit Shackleton’s Garden Nursery. Its a well stocked garden centre and hopefully, give us some spring inspiration !!  They have a warm and welcoming cafe which we can have a morning tea/coffee if you wish.

Later, we will go to the Calf’s Head Country Hotel for our Carvery Lunch with a choice of two or three roast meats and a selection of delightful desserts.  Then to finish tea/coffee (included in the meal)

Cost of trip.  £33 including coach

Depart Maghull Square.  9.15am

Return Maghull Square. 5.30pm approx

A day trip to RHS Brdgewater garden on Wednesday,13th September 2023.  The former site of Worsely New Hall in Salford, a heritage landscape thats been transformed into a iconic RHS garden.   Bridgewater is the 5th garden and one of the largest and most gardening project undertaken in Europe.

Landscape architect, Tom Stuart-Smith created the masterplan and fantastic Bridgewater team, alongside award winning garden designers have brought the garden to life. Bridgewater also has a cafe overlooking Victoria Meadow and offers seasonal food hot & cold and tea/coffee.

We will first visit Fryers garden centre in Knutsford, renowned for its extensive range of indoor and outdoor plants, home of beautiful roses. They also have a cafe offering tasty food and tea/coffee. The cost of trip  £21 – payable by cheque preferably. This should be an interesting &  enjoyable day out.

Depart Maghull Square   –  9.15am.       Return Maghull Square. –  5.30 approx