2026 Summer Holiday – Chester, Monday 1^st June –  5^th June 2026   

A holiday has been arranged to Chester, from Monday 1^st June – 5^th June 2026. We will stay at the Mercure Hotel, Chester (4 Star). The hotel has 2 acres of landscaped gardens and is 2 miles from the city centre. It has spa facilities and a pool.

There will be a stop on the way for coffee and lunch, probably at Trentham Gardens.

The plan is to spend time visiting Chester, the Iron Works at Oswestry, Shrewsbury, Bodnant Gardens (National Trust), Llandudno and Blist Hill. (Blist Hill may be a visit on the way home) The complete itinerary is yet to be confirmed.

The cost of the holiday, based on 40 paying people will be £600 sharing a double room. The single rooms have all gone..

The price includes travel, bed, breakfast and evening meal, driver’s tip, entrance to the Iron Works and Blist Hill. Bodnant Gardens is free for National Trust members and about £20 for non-members.

40 people are needed for this trip to be viable. To secure a place a deposit of £50 per person is required, the balance will be required by mid-April. You will be informed once the trip is viable.

Click here to download an application form Chester Holiday Application Form. Completed forms together with a stamped addressed envelope should be sent to Chester Holiday Organiser, 8 The Orchard, Locking, Weston super Mare, BS24 8DU. Please indicate on the form whether you are enclosing a cheque or have paid by bank transfer.

Cheques should be made payable to Weston-super-Mare u3a Social Account.

BEFORE making a bank transfer contact the organiser to make sure there are places available. You can contact the organiser by email by clicking on this link Chester Holiday Organiser

If paying by bank transfer use these details:
ACCOUNT: Weston-super-Mare u3a Social Account
SORT CODE: 30 99 51
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 02907608
REFERENCE: Chester Holiday

(Deposits will be returned if there are insufficient numbers)

(last updated 31/12/25)