As a member of Carlton and Gedling u3a you automatically have access to the Trips and Visits listed in the "Next Trips" section below.

You can see reports from previous trips by clicking the 20xx buttons below.

For an overview of future trips see the Next Trips section below, or tap the Calendar button and select Trips & Visits from the Group drop-down list.

Next Trips

Trentham Gardens

10th June 2026

9:00 am

The Trentham Estate in Stoke on Trent is home to award winning gardens, ancient woodland, an outdoor shopping complex, and the Monkey Forest. Information about the different attractions at the […]

Cost: £18 coach only

Booking Required

Buxton: The Mikado

5th August 2026

We are pleased to say that we can now go ahead with the trip to Buxton to see the Mikado at the theatre. We are also delighted that we have […]

Cost: £52 (coach only £15)

Booking Required

Booking and Paying

Members wishing to go on a trip should fill in a booking form. These are available on the Trips table at the General Meetings. However, to reduce the congestion around the Trips table we encourage you to download a copy of the form and fill it in before you go to the meeting.

Form - Trip Booking

Please pay by cheque made payable to Carlton & Gedling u3a.

Visitors

If a trip has spare places available at the time of the General Meeting before the trip, non-u3a members may go on the trip. Any visitor may attend two u3a trips or meetings. After that they will be asked join the u3a before taking part in any further u3a activities.