What is Day Trippers?
Day Trippers is a programme of day-outings run by Communities 1st, aimed primarily at elderly residents and those who struggle to get out by themselves.
You will be collected from your address around 9.00 - 10.00 am, and dropped home around 1.30 - 2.00 pm
Where do Day Trippers go?
Our Day Trippers outings run for the Hertsmere and Welwyn Hatfield areas. They have visited local attractions such as Hatfield House and Gardens, The Aquadrome in Rickmansworth, the King and Tinker pub in Enfield, and Hare Krishna Temple in Watford.
We also regularly visit garden centres, such as Springtime Nurseries in Enfield and Aylett Nurseries in St Albans, and shopping centres.
Is there a charge?
Day Tripper outings are charged at £6 per return journey, including a £2 non-refundable deposit. This price excludes refreshments and entrance fees.
Payment will be required upfront.
Hertsmere Trips 2024
We will be visiting the following locations from July - November 2024:
If you would like to search trips by date, click here to visit our What's On calendar.
Springtime Nursery and Lunch
Date: Wednesday 24th July 2024
Destination: Springtime Nursery and Toby Carvery for lunch
Springtime Nurseries are large stockists of plants, fresh flowers, homeware, garden and pet accessories, barbeques, fine foods, gifts, and more!
Natural History Museum Tring
Date: Wednesday 31st July 2024
Location: Natural History Museum Tring
Natural History Museum Tring houses one of the finest collections of stuffed mammals, birds, reptiles and insects in the United Kingdom
Knebworth House
Date: Wednesday 7th August 2024
Location: Knebworth House
Knebworth House is a spectacular historic house and venue set in 250 acres of attractive parklands dating back to the 16th century.
Hatfield Galleria Shopping and Lunch
Date: Wednesday 21st August 2024
Location: Hatfield Galleria Shopping and lunch at Harpsfield Hall
The Galleria is a designer outlet centre in Hatfield, with a range of shops including books and stationery stores, fashion boutiques, health and beauty outlets, leisure and lifestyle stores, technology and gift shops, and more! Feeling peckish? Why not visit the range of restaurants and cafes on-site?
Click here to view The Galleria's latest offers.
Battlers Green Farm and Pub Lunch
Date: Wednesday 28th August 2024
Location: Battlers Green Farm
At Battlers Green Farm, you’ll find over twenty unique stores including the long-established Battlers Green Farm Shop with its superb range of high quality food and wines, as well as other prestigious retailers including Osprey London, a fishmongers, a butchers, a florist, a holistic shop and a salon/spa to name but a few. While you’re here be sure to take a relaxing break in our spacious and distinctive tearooms, The Bull Pen.
Hemel Old Town
Date: Wednesday 4th September 2024
Location: Hemel Old Town
You can explore the historic St. Mary’s Church or enjoy the lively markets and events. It’s a perfect blend of old-world charm and modern vibes, making it a great place for a day-trippers visit.
Vanstone Park Garden Centre
Dates: Wednesday 11th September 2024
Location: Vanstone Park Garden Centre
Vanstone Park Garden Centre can furnish you with quality plants for your garden and home, furniture, clothing, gifts, and pets and garden accessories. Visit the wildlife lake or Greenhouse Café to relax and unwind after shopping.
Coopers of Bishops Stortford
Date: Wednesday 18th September
Location: Coopers of Bishop Stortford
Coopers of Stortford is a department store comprising three linked premises, selling homewares such as furniture, cleaning and household items, lighting, garden and outdoor products, clothing, footware, health, accessories and leisure equipment. It also hosts a large cookshop and florist.
Springtime Nursery and Lunch
Date: Wednesday 25th September 2024
Location: Springtime Nursery and lunch
Springtime Nurseries are large stockists of plants, fresh flowers, homeware, garden and pet accessories, barbeques, fine foods, gifts, and more!
Dunelm
Date: Wednesday 2nd October 2024
Destination: Dunelm, Hatfield Road
Dunelm in St Albans has a wide range of products to give you all the inspiration you need. You can visit the Pausa Coffee Shop for a hot drink, snack or a meal. The store offers Made to Measure and Fabric By the Metre services, as well as WEEE Electrical Recycling Scheme, Textile Take Back Scheme, and Click and Collect. Visit the website for more information.
RAF Museum Hendon
Date: Wednesday 16th October 2024
Location: RAF Museum Hendon
The Royal Air Force Museum London offers a fun, entertaining day out whatever the weather. It includes five buildings and hangars showing the history of aviation and the Royal Air Force.
Watford Homesense, The Range, and B&Q
Date: Monday 28th October 2024
Destination: Homesense, The Range & B&Q in Watford
Homesense is part of the TKMaxx family, selling everyday essentials such as homewares, kitchenware, bedding, gifts, food, furniture and accessories. The Range and B&Q also sell products for the home, garden and leisure.
Van Hage
Date: Wednesday 30th October 2024
Location: Van Hage
With over 60 years of cutting-edge garden and leisure retailing, Van Hage remains at the forefront of the horticulture industry. There are many departments for you to peruse through, such as the Christmas department (including lights and artificial trees), Garden Furniture, BBQs, Pets and Birds, and Food Hall. There is also a café which is open for light refreshments, and a refurbished restaurant.
Springtime Nursery and Lunch
Date: Wednesday 6th November 2024
Destination: Springtime Nursery and Toby Carvery for lunch
Springtime Nurseries are large stockists of plants, fresh flowers, homeware, garden and pet accessories, barbeques, fine foods, gifts, and more!
We may visit Toby Carvery for lunch:
Every day, Toby Carvery’s expert chefs prepare a mouth-watering feast of hand-carved meats including beef, turkey, pork and marmalade-glazed gammon. All are accompanied by ruffled roasties, a wide range of veg, and wonderfully ‘wonky’ Yorkies. You can also enjoy a delicious range of vegetarian and vegan dishes.
The Range, Dunelm, and Toby Carvery for Lunch
Date: Wednesday 13th November 2024
Location: The Range, Dunelm & Toby Carvery
The Range in St Albans boasts a garden centre, Dee Dee’s Café, and Iceland food. Matalan calls itself the ‘one-stop fashion and homeware shop’. And B&Q sells DIY products for your home.
Every day, Toby Carvery’s expert chefs prepare a mouth-watering feast of hand-carved meats including beef, turkey, pork and marmalade-glazed gammon. All are accompanied by ruffled roasties, a wide range of veg, and wonderfully ‘wonky’ Yorkies. You can also enjoy a delicious range of vegetarian and vegan dishes.
Natural History Museum Tring
Date: Wednesday 20th November 2024
Location: Natural History Museum Tring
Natural History Museum Tring houses one of the finest collections of stuffed mammals, birds, reptiles and insects in the United Kingdom.
Ayletts Garden Centre
Date: Wednesday 27th November
Location: Ayletts Garden Centre
Ayletts Garden Centre in St Albans is one of the leading garden centres in the south east of England. Their range includes plants, shrubs, trees, indoor plants, garden supplies, furniture, garden ornaments, barbeques, gardening tools and clothing, gifts, and more! They can also offer gardening advice and a wide range of information leaflets in the reception area.
Seasons is the onsite café and courtyard garden which serves tempting seasonal food 7 days a week. You’ll find a lot of choice, with breakfasts served until noon, lunches and ‘warm light bites’, as well as a range of desserts and cakes. Visit their website to view sample menus.
Welwyn Hatfield Trips 2024
We will be visiting the following locations from July - November 2024:
If you would like to search trips by date, click here to visit our What's On calendar.
Carpenters Garden Centre
Date: Monday 22nd July 2024
Location: Carpenters Garden Centre
Gardening store selling plants, flowers and trees, outdoor furniture and barbecue equipment.
Natural History Museum Tring 2024
Date: Monday 29th July 2024
Location: Natural History Museum Tring
Natural History Museum Tring houses one of the finest collections of stuffed mammals, birds, reptiles and insects in the United Kingdom.
Blue Diamond Garden Centre
Date: Monday 5th August 2024
Location: Blue Diamond Bicester Avenue Garden Centre
This garden centre is host to an aquatics shop, pet shop, cafe and restaurant. Retail partners include Lakeland, Pavers, Cotton Traders and Cotswold Outdoor.
Luton Hoo Walled Garden
Date: Monday 12th August 2024
Location: The Walled Garden, Luton Hoo
The Walled Garden, situated on Luton Hoo Estate, was designed by Capability Brown in the late 1760s for John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute. Restoration work began in 2001 and the site now comprises a five-acre garden surrounded by the original 18th century octagonal wall and a range of glass houses. The Woodland Café is just a short walk through the garden gate.
Knebworth House
Date: Monday 19th August 2024
Location: Knebworth House
Knebworth House is a spectacular historic house and venue set in 250 acres of attractive parklands dating back to the 16th century
Hemel Old Town
Date: Monday 2nd September 2024
Location: Hemel Old Town
You can explore the historic St. Mary’s Church or enjoy the lively markets and events. It’s a perfect blend of old-world charm and modern vibes, making it a great place for a day-trippers visit.
Colney Fields Shopping Park
Date: Monday 9th September 2024
Location: Colney Fields Shopping Park
Colney Fields Shopping Park is a modern retail destination offering a variety of well-known stores, including Marks & Spencer, Next, and Boots.
Vanstone Park Garden Centre
Dates: Monday 16th September 2024
Location: Vanstone Park Garden Centre
Vanstone Park Garden Centre can furnish you with quality plants for your garden and home, furniture, clothing, gifts, and pets and garden accessories. Visit the wildlife lake or Greenhouse Café to relax and unwind after shopping.
RAF Museum Hendon
Date: Monday 30th September 2024
Location: RAF Museum Hendon
The Royal Air Force Museum London offers a fun, entertaining day out whatever the weather. It includes five buildings and hangars showing the history of aviation and the Royal Air Force.
Dunelm and Speckled Hen Lunch
Date: Monday 7th October 2024
Location: Dunelm and Speckled Hen lunch
Dunelm in St Albans has a wide range of products to give you all the inspiration you need. We will then head to the Speckled Hen Pub for lunch,
Coopers of Bishops Stortford
Date: Monday 14th October
Location: Coopers of Bishop Stortford
Coopers of Stortford is a department store comprising three linked premises, selling homewares such as furniture, cleaning and household items, lighting, garden and outdoor products, clothing, footware, health, accessories and leisure equipment. It also hosts a large cookshop and florist.
RAF Museum Hendon
Date: Monday 21st October
Location: RAF Museum Hendon
The Royal Air Force Museum London offers a fun, entertaining day out whatever the weather. It includes five buildings and hangars showing the history of aviation and the Royal Air Force.
Watford Homesense, The Range and B&Q
Date: Monday 28th October 2024
Destination: Homesense, The Range & B&Q in Watford
Homesense is part of the TKMaxx family, selling everyday essentials such as homewares, kitchenware, bedding, gifts, food, furniture and accessories. The Range and B&Q also sell products for the home, garden and leisure.
Springtime Nursery and Lunch
Date: Monday 4th November 2024
Destination: Springtime Nursery and Toby Carvery for lunch
Springtime Nurseries are large stockists of plants, fresh flowers, homeware, garden and pet accessories, barbeques, fine foods, gifts, and more!
We may visit Toby Carvery for lunch:
Every day, Toby Carvery’s expert chefs prepare a mouth-watering feast of hand-carved meats including beef, turkey, pork and marmalade-glazed gammon. All are accompanied by ruffled roasties, a wide range of veg, and wonderfully ‘wonky’ Yorkies. You can also enjoy a delicious range of vegetarian and vegan dishes.
The Range, Dunelm & Toby Carvery
Date: Monday 11th November 2024
Location: The Range, Dunelm & Toby Carvery
The Range in St Albans boasts a garden centre, Dee Dee’s Café, and Iceland food. Matalan calls itself the ‘one-stop fashion and homeware shop’. And B&Q sells DIY products for your home.
Every day, Toby Carvery’s expert chefs prepare a mouth-watering feast of hand-carved meats including beef, turkey, pork and marmalade-glazed gammon. All are accompanied by ruffled roasties, a wide range of veg, and wonderfully ‘wonky’ Yorkies. You can also enjoy a delicious range of vegetarian and vegan dishes.
Blue Diamond Garden Centre
Date: Monday 18th November 2024
Location: Blue Diamond Bicester Avenue Garden Centre
This garden centre is host to an aquatics shop, pet shop, cafe and restaurant. Retail partners include Lakeland, Pavers, Cotton Traders and Cotswold Outdoor.
Ayletts Garden Centre
Date: Monday 25th November
Location: Ayletts Garden Centre
Ayletts Garden Centre in St Albans is one of the leading garden centres in the south east of England. Their range includes plants, shrubs, trees, indoor plants, garden supplies, furniture, garden ornaments, barbeques, gardening tools and clothing, gifts, and more! They can also offer gardening advice and a wide range of information leaflets in the reception area.
Seasons is the onsite café and courtyard garden which serves tempting seasonal food 7 days a week. You’ll find a lot of choice, with breakfasts served until noon, lunches and ‘warm light bites’, as well as a range of desserts and cakes. Visit their website to view sample menus.
How can I book?
You can book an outing by emailing travel@communities1st.org.uk or telephoning us on 01727 649980. Our phone lines are open on weekdays, between 9:30am-5pm.
If you contact us less than 24 hours before your planned trip, your place will not be guaranteed.
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