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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!
Upcoming events
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Meet the Chelsea Pensioners
Location not specified yet### Join us as we travel to the Royal Hospital Chelsea to meet some of its wonderful residents, the Chelsea Pensioners.
Join us as we travel to the Royal Hospital Chelsea to meet some of its wonderful residents, the Chelsea Pensioners. Their magnificent home was commissioned by King Charles II and built by Sir Christopher Wren. The Royal Hospital is home to about 300 army veterans, and you will learn all about this fascinating place on a guided tour given by the pensioners themselves! A new addition and starting point for visitors is the Soane Stable Yard comprising historic buildings which have undergone an extensive renovation project and now houses an Interactive Exhibition, Café, Shop and Post Office; along with an Activity Room and the Veterans Outreach Centre. Soane Stable Yard offers a chance to explore the site’s rich history and experience everything the Royal Hospital has to offer today. Tour time 2pm.
On arrival in London, you will have some free time to explore more of Chelsea’s other places of interest nearby which include:
The National Army Museum (free) https://www.nam.ac.uk/
London’s Physic Gardens: located on the Thames Embankment, its one of the oldest and most respected botanical gardens in Europe (Group rate subject to 10 or more taking this up + £11) https://www.chelseaphysicgarden.co.uk/visit/
Or just take a stroll along the Kings Road!Book online @ www.realsocialising.co.uk Adult : £55 Or email viv@realsocialising.co.uk
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Pick-up points: Cheriton Post Office, Folkestone Bus Station, Red Lion Square Hythe, Ashford Park Street. Contact us to talk about bespoke pick-ups for larger groups
Deposits for trips involving third party tickets are non refundable unless we can resell your places. Thank you for your understanding1 attendee
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