Wessex Weekend Tour 4 will take place on the weekend of 1-2 November 2025.  It will include an overnight stay at The Fernhill Hotel, Charmouth (near Lyme Regis) and a group dinner on Saturday night.  See https://fernhill-hotel.co.uk.    Local guests are welcome to join the tour and group dinner without staying overnight at the hotel.  The room rates vary from £160 to £210 per room for 2 people including bed and breakfast.  The dinner is £40 per head.  We must fill all 10 rooms at the hotel.  A few extra rooms are available at a nearby B&B if required.  To allow the room bookings to be secured please make a commitment as soon as possible.  The agenda for the weekend will be as follows:

Saturday 1st November
10.00am:   Start of Tour – meet at Haynes Motor Museum, Sparkford, Nr. Yeovil BA22 7LH.
10.00am – 1.00pm:   Enjoy the Motor Museum and have an early lunch in their Café 750.
1.00pm – 2.30pm:    Scenic drive to Axminster with short stop at Chard Reservoir Local Nature Reserve.
2.30pm – 3.30pm:    Visit Axminster Heritage Centre – history of carpet making at original factory with (hopefully) a weaving demonstration on an original carpet loom.
3.30pm – 5.00pm:    Drive to Lyme Regis.  Stop in the town to see The Cobb , the famous stone-built walled harbour. Explore the town at leisure.
5.00pm – 5.15pm:    Drive to Fernhill Hotel, Charmouth.
7.00pm:                   Drinks and group dinner at Fernhill Hotel.  The dinner is open to tour guests not staying in the hotel.

Sunday 2nd November
8.00am – 10.00am:  Group breakfast at Fernhill Hotel.
10.00am                   Free day to explore the region at leisure.  Join up with friends and travel together.

To reserve a place on the tour, with or without an overnight stay, please contact Julian Pickering.