Coach trip to Felley Priory and Newstead Abbey in the afternoon

Date/Time
Date(s) - 12/05/2025
8:50 am - 5:50 pm

Location
Coach pick outside Leicester Botanic Gardens


Coach trip to Felley Priory and Newstead Abbey, Nottinghamshire
Monday 12th May 2025
Depart Glebe Road, Oadby (LE2 2LD) 8.50am
Some of us visited Felley Priory on our return journey from RHS Bridgewater, in 2023. As we enjoyed the beautiful garden and many relished the opportunity to buy unusual plants from their nursery, we have decided to return for a private visit.

This tranquil garden, where visitors will find many rare and unusual plants, is one of Nottinghamshire’s best kept secrets – the house, its 2.5 acre garden, and Farmhouse Tea Room are nestled in beautiful rolling countryside. The garden has been carefully planted so that there are plants of interest all year round, many of which are available to buy in the fully stocked plant Nursery.

We have arranged coffee/tea and cake on arrival at Felley.
Steeped in over 800 years of history, Newstead is a monastic Abbey from the late 12th century and former home of Romantic poet Lord Byron.

It’s 300 acres of parkland owes much of its beauty to the River Leen feeding the lakes, ponds and cascades that ornament its gardens, along with its wildlife of peacocks and swans. The grounds are divided into distinct areas including the Garden Lake and Byron’s Oak and Boatswain’s Monument to the Stew Pond, Fernery and numerous herbaceous borders. Beautiful, themed gardens include the Japanese, American, Small Walled, Rose, Sub-Tropical, Venetian, Spanish, French, Monks and Great Gardens.

We have not arranged any refreshments at Newstead Abbey, but there is a café where lunch could be purchased, or you might prefer to take your own sandwiches. The House will not be open when we visit, but you will be free to explore the gardens.

08.50 am      Depart Glebe Road
10.00 am      Arrive Felley Priory (Coffee and cake on arrival)
01.00 pm      Depart Felley Priory
01.30 pm      Arrive Newstead Abbey
04.30 pm      Depart Newstead Abbey
05.45 pm      Return Glebe Road

Cost :  Friends £44.00  Guests £46. (Includes entrances and coffee/tea and cake at Felley Priory)

Please book, online or by post, by Monday 28th April 2025 at the latest.

 To book and pay online:

Copy and paste this form into an email, complete and send to Fliss at flisshector@gmail.com

Felley Priory and Newstead Abbey, Monday 12th May 2025

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Please reserve places for …. Friends @ £44.00 ..… Guests @ £46.00
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Pay by bank transfer to Leicestershire and Rutland Gardens Trust 30-18-69 00033098   Reference: FP followed by your surname

Booking and Payment by post :

Print and complete the booking form and pay by bank transfer or cheque.

Download this form and follow instructions
If it is necessary to make contact on the day of a visit:
Fliss 07788 644887 or Deb 07721 855285