AI Website GeneratorWednesday 17 June - Outing – Shuttleworth Collection and Swiss Garden – 8.00am departure from Husseywell Crescent – Cost £35.00 (Coach and hot drink voucher at the venue) – To book this Outing contact 07886 680546, at tonysarcher@hotmail.com or sign up at the May meeting. NOTE Booking and payment need to be arranged by 17 May.
The Shuttleworth Collection was established by its founder, Richard Ormonde Shuttleworth and is now maintained and cared for by the Shuttleworth Trust. It is a treasure trove of airworthy vintage aircraft from 1909-1950, as well as historical agricultural and steam exhibits, veteran cars, classic motorcycles, bicycles, vintage buses and carriages.
Swiss Garden is a unique example of a Regency garden in the ‘Swiss Picturesque’ or ‘Alpine’ style forming part of the Grade II* registered Old Warden Park. An RHS Partner Garden, this stunning space is home to a range of quirky structures, resident peacocks and Champion trees.
It may also be possible to gain access Shuttleworth House if there are no bookings and the house is not in the middle of a re-set for the next event. The House is like an Edwardian time capsule with a magnificent collection of works of art by well-known painters. Availability won’t be known until a couple of weeks prior to the outing; cost is £10 and a minimum of 10 people are needed book this. If you wish to visit the house please let Tony know at time of booking the outing.
Catering: Tables will be reserved for us and to save time queuing meals may be pre-ordered (and paid for!). Shuttleworth need at least two weeks' notice of menu choices and advance payment for food. The menu will be available at the May and June meetings and on the HMF website. A full menu may viewed at https://www.shuttleworth.org/media/11kn20zu/runway-cafe-weekday-menu-spring-26.pdf .
Accessibility: There is step-free access into the Visitor Centre, the main entrance for the Collection and garden. There are accessible toilets in the following locations across the site: Visitor Centre, Runway Café, between Hangars 4 and 5 and Swiss Garden. Service animals are welcome across the site.
The coach is expected to return to Husseywell Crescent at around 18:45.
If you want to place an advanced order for food, please choose from the menu below and let Tony Archer know the option reference, eg. C2:
LUNCH 12:00 - 15:00
A: Brunch
One free-range local pork sausage, two rashers of dry-cured bacon, one free-range fried egg, baked beans and skin-on fries. Vegan or vegetarian options available. £14.50
B: Vegetable Curry
Served with basmati rice and plain naan bread. £13.50
C: Burgers £16.00 Add cheese £1 Add bacon £2
All burgers served in a brioche bun with salad and choice of cajun or salted skin-on fries
- C1: Halloumi or Vegan Burger with sweet chilli sauce
- C2: Smashed Beef Burger with burger sauce
- C3: Southern Fried Chicken Burger with siracha mayo
D: Jacket Potatoes served with salad & coleslaw
- D1: Tuna Mayonnaise with spring onion £9.95
- D2: Cheese & Beans (Baked beans and mature cheddar) £8.95
Vegan option available
E: Ham, Egg & Chips
Two slices of honey-roasted ham, two free-range fried eggs and skin-on-fries served with homemade coleslaw and side salad. £14.50
F: Vegetable Curry
Served with basmati rice and plain naan bread. £13.50
G: Fish Finger Sandwich
Fish fingers in a brioche bun served with salted crisps and side salad. £9.50
H: Soup of the Day
Served with cream and buttered roll. £7.50
Wednesday 22 July - Outing – Waddesdon Manor and Gardens then Aylesbury – 8.30am departure from Husseywell Crescent – Cost is £35.00 per head for non-National Trust members; £15 for National Trust members; in both cases the cost includes the coach plus house and grounds entry.
To book this Outing contact Paul Shann on 07545 957 954, or sign up at the June meeting:
Paul can also arrange an additional guided tour at a specially reduced price of £10.00 but he will need to be informed when booking the outing and by no later than 22nd June 2026.
HMF need to have precise numbers to pay Waddesdon Manor by, no later than 22nd June 2026. Therefore, please arrange to pay for the outing and for the additional guided tour if required before that date otherwise HMF will be ‘out of pocket’.
NB if you are a National Trust member you must take your membership card with you.
First, we head for Waddesdon Manor which is a country house in the village of Waddesdon, in Buckinghamshire, England. Owned by the Rothschild Foundation and managed by the National Trust, it is one of the National Trust's most visited properties, with over 463,000 visitors in 2019.
The Grade I listed house was built in a mostly Neo-Renaissance style, copying individual features of several French châteaux, between 1874 and 1889 for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild (1839–1898) as a weekend residence for entertaining and to house his collection of arts and antiquities. As the manor and estate have passed through three generations of the Rothschild family, the contents of the house have expanded to become one of the most rare and valuable collections in the world.
We will then head to Aylesbury arriving in the afternoon. Aylesbury is a charming town and it’s shopping centres and retail parks feature a broad selection of stores, from popular national chains to specialist shops. It is largely Georgian in character, with some Tudor and Jacobean buildings. The Old Town is home to the Kings Head Coaching Inn, the County Museum with the Roald Dahl Children’s Gallery and the 18th century Prebendal House. The historic Market Square and surrounding streets are home to independent boutiques, artisan food shops, and unique businesses including the all-important Wetherspoons.
We will be leaving Aylesbury at around 4.30pm.
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