Wantage WI's unique selling point is the many fabulous trips and events organised by the committee and the events committee, from theatre to gardens, from houses to castles, day trips to mini breaks away. Below is some of the outings that Wantage WI have organised. This is in addition to those organised by Oxfordshire Federation. See the Photo Showcase of our Events Here.
Some Places Visited Over The Years
Welford Park for the snowdrop walk The Bodlean Library, Oxford Kennet and Avon Canal - horse-drawn barge trip Highgrove, near Tetbury, Gloucestershire home of Prince Charles Royal Albert Hall for a carol concert Windsor Theatre to see Pam Ayres The Diamond Light Source at Harwell Clarks Mill in Wantage Bothy Vineyard at Frilford, near Abingdon New Theatre, Oxford to see "Sister Act" Gloucester Designer Outlet for shopping Bletchley Park Houses of Parliament and the Cabinet War Rooms BMW Mini plant in Oxford Aston Pottery Cribbs Causeway (near Bristol) shopping trip New Theatre, Oxford to see "Starlight Express" Bodleian Library, Oxford Snowdrop Walk, Welford Park Aldwych Theatre, London, "Top Hat" Ardington Village Walk "Night at the Museum" - Musical evening Alton Hampshire - Jane Austen Museum and Lavender Fields Broughton Castle, near Banbury "Pimms and Puds" evening Short walk from Buscot Flower Festival at Denman College Isle of Wight (Osborne House) Christchurch Cathedral, Oxford Harvest Lunch, Bistro 14, Wantage New Theatre, Oxford, "West Side Story" Grey's Court, Rotherfield Greys, near Henley "Carols and Canapes" at a member's home New Theatre, Oxford, "Cats" Christmas lunch at The Bear Hotel, Wantage Visit to Whitworth Silk Mill and the National Needlework Archive Walking Tour of Oxford St George's Day lunch Losely House visit, Guildford Two night holiday to Kent An afternoon of Pam Ayres poetry Oxford Playhouse, Tangomotion Wellness Spa open evening, Letcombe Regis Highclere Castle Althorp and 78 Derngate Bombay Sapphire Distillery, Laverstock Centenary baton arrives in Wantage St George's Day lunch Bluebell Walk at Greys Court New Theatre, Oxford, Jersey Boys 100th Annual meeting - Garden Party at Buckingham Palace - at Presidents House - at Royal Albert Hall and Denman College Walk around Radley Lakes - Abingdon Corks and Canapes at President's home Oxford Botanical Gardens and Harcourt Arboretum Oxford Ghost Walk Three-day trip to Liverpool Snowdrop Walk - Welford House Clean for the Queen - Keeping Wantage Tidy Bluebell Walk - Badbury Woods Longstock Gardens, Hampshire Garter Day at Windsor Castle Mottisfont Abbey and Gardens, Hampshire Lunch at Le Manoir aux Quatre Saisons Flower arranging workshop Garden party Local walk around Hendred Rounders challenge New Theatre Oxford - The Mouse Trap Christmas Lunch - The Comrades Club Beetle Drive Poetry afternoon Phoenix Theatre London - The Girls Denman Designer Day Spring Lunch at The Volunteer, Grove Bluebell Walk, Badbury Woods Kensington Palace Boughton House Poetry reading Amazon and Paper Mill Tour Cheese and Wine Party Summer party Walk on the Ridgeway 42nd Street - London Hook Norton Brewery and Whichford Pottery Waddesdon Manor Kew Gardens London theatre trip - An American in Paris Beetle Drive Ten Pin Bowling Oxford Playhouse - Agatha Christie's "Love from a Stranger" Behind the Scenes at Wimbledon St George's Day lunch Arundel Castle ~ April 2018 Bluebell walk - Bradbury Woods ~ May 2018 Walk from East Hendred ~ May 2018 Visit to Royal Mint, Cardiff ~ 7/06/2018 Floral Workshop ~ 8/06/2018 Members Tea Party ~ 6/07/2018 Day visit to Bournemouth ~ 16/07/2018 Summer party ~3/08/2018 Holiday to Scotland ~ 06/08/2018 Birthday Party ~ 13/11/2018 Harvest lunch ~26/10/2018 Cinema visit to see "Suffragettes" ~ 19/11/2018 Festival of light - Longleat ~30/11/2018 Windsor Castle ~ 04/12/2018 London theatre trip to see "Tina" the musical ~ 12/12/2018 The 2018 Christmas Party at the Comrades Club ~ 14/12/2018 Trip to London to see Kinky Boots ~ 02/01/2019 Beetle Drive ~ 21/01/2019 Lunch at the Fox at Steventon ~22/01/2019 Nuclear Fusion Tour ~ Culham Science Centre ~ 13/02/2019 Strawberry Hill House ~ 18/02/2019 Poetry Reading ~20/02/2019 Richmond Introduction and Activities Day ~ 21/02/2019 Brighton and the Pavilion ~ 25/02/2019 Williams F1 Tour ~ 27/02/2019 Lunch at the Black Horse Hanney ~ 28/02/2019 Esseborne Manor ~ 15/03/2019 The Lamb at Buckland ~ 19/03/2019 9 to 5 at the Savoy Theatre ~ 20/03/19 For long-distance trips a coach is hired, but for events closer to home we suggest that car-sharing takes place. It is suggested that when drivers take passengers to events, a contribution towards the cost of fuel is made. We suggest an amount based on the following. The total number of miles for the round trip, multiplied by 35p to establish the cost, then divide the amount by the number of cars being used. This is a suggestion only, but it is an attempt to be fair and establish a consistent approach to the sharing of costs.