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Join our Travel Club and enjoy a great range of short breaks and days out with a difference across the UK and Europe!
REAL Socialising is one of the friendliest travel clubs you will find in South-East Kent.
We pride ourselves on making sure you have a memorable experience for all the right reasons when you travel with us….Join our Facebook page and read some of the great comments!
We offer an annual calendar of events, days out with a difference and great value short breaks, as well as ticket-only events. We include complimentary days out as part of our short breaks. If those days out involve visiting places of interest, we pass on group rates directly to you!
We welcome suggestions for new places to visit from our members too…if you’ve experienced a really great place, then tell us about it, we love to plan visits to new places and share with our members.
We can only confirm our excursions subject to reaching the minimum number of people booking, so please help spread the word and we hope to see you for some REAL Socialising soon!
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See all- Covent Garden and optional Theatre Royal backstage tourNeeds location
## Details If you love London, here is a treat for you….Covent Garden holds many reasons to visit and this day we also offer an optional back stage theatre tour at the famous Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
Join our this ‘Summer Sunday’ day visit to cosmopolitan Covent Garden in London….just £24 for executive coach travel
Book online @ www.realsocialising.co.uk Or email info@realsocialising.co.ukABOUT COVENT GARDEN – So much to see and do and a sprinkling of street theatre too! You can visit The Royal Opera House and take coffee in their café for one of the best views over the area; visit the Actors Church, London Transport Museum; Covent Garden Market, the Apple Market, Jubilee Market. Within a short walk you will also find The Strand, Thames Embankment and the area known as ‘Seven Dials’ full of unique independent shops and café’s….and you are not too far from China Town too!
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https://www.realsocialising.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/COVENT-GARDEN-WITH-BACKSTAGE-TOUR-OPTION-15TH-JUNE-2025_compressed.pdfTHEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE – BACKSTAGE TOUR – An optional extra for the day is a backstage tour of the historic Theatre Royal Drury Lane. This fascinating insight will offer a memorable day out! Please register in advance for the tour and pay us on the day of travel £18.50pp
Pick up points, Cheriton Post Office, Folkestone Bus Station, Red Lion Hythe, Park Street Ashford, or your dedicated group pick up point
- Evita @ The London PalladiumNeeds location
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Evita returns to London for a 12 week run …..The truth is I never left you!
TIM RICE and ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER‘s legendary EVITA returns to the West End, reimagined by the visionary award-winning director JAMIE LLOYD.Thursday Matinee – 26th June – Seats from Row B in the Royal Circle with executive coach travel £79.50pp
Book online @ www.realsocialising.co.uk Or email info@realsocialising.co.ukFeaturing an iconic score including Don’t Cry For Me Argentina, Oh What A Circus, Another Suitcase in Another Hall, and the Oscar-winning You Must Love Me, EVITA is produced by Michael Harrison for Lloyd Webber Harrison Musicals and The Jamie Lloyd Company.
Fuelled by ambition and passion, Eva Perón rose from poverty to become the most powerful woman in Latin America. A symbol of hope to many Argentines, her star shone brightly as she captured the nation’s heart and divided its soul.
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Pick up points, Cheriton Post Office, Folkestone Bus Station, Red Lion Hythe, Park Street Ashford, or your dedicated group pick up point
- Lambeth PalaceNeeds location
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### We have the greatest of pleasure to offer you an amazing opportunity to go inside Lambeth Palace!
We have a short window of opportunity to secure tickets for one of its very special open days where you can step inside history, reconnect with community, and experience the heart of Lambeth Palace.
From Lambeth Palace Website: To mark 10 years of opening our gardens for charitable fundraising, we are making 2025 a truly special year by inviting the public inside the working Palace. The Lambeth PalaceHeritage Open Palace Experience (HOPE) Days offer a rare opportunity to explore the historic home of the Archbishops of Canterbury, a place of faith, hospitality, and service for over 800 years.
Explore the Hidden Treasures of the PalaceOn these exclusive HOPE Days, visitors will enjoy guided tours through some of the Palace’s most historic and significant spaces, including:
- The State Rooms– where generations of Archbishops have welcomed guests and dignitaries.
- The Guard Room– one of our stunning historical halls dating back to the 14th century.
- The Great Hall– built in 1663 by Archbishop William Juxon.
- The Crypt Chapel– a sacred space for prayer and reflection.
More Than a Tour – A Mission of Hospitality and Giving
- HOPE Days are not just an opportunity to explore the Palace—they are hosted by incredible charities and serve as a celebration of generosity, hospitality, and community. This is a chance to reconnect—with history, with one another, and with the mission at the heart of Lambeth Palace.’
BOOK THIS AFTERNOON TOUR WITH US AND ENJOY SOME FREE TIME IN LONDON – TIMES TO BE CONFIRMED
HOPE Day: 27th June, is run in conjunction with ‘Help Musicians’ the working name of the Musicians Benevolent Fund. Registered Charity No. 228089. Find out more: www.helpmusicians.org.uk
Executive Coach and Tour £39pp – £10pp non refundable deposit
Book online @ www.realsocialising.co.uk Or email viv@realsocialising.co.uk
Download flyerPick up points, Cheriton Post Office, Folkestone Bus Station, Red Lion Hythe, Park Street Ashford
