Field trips
The main field trips are held twice a year, in May or early June and in September. We also occasionally have a small local excursion in early summer. Click on the links below to see pictures and further information on the sites we have visited. No visits were held in 2020. In 2021 a local visit was made to Lancaster Cemetery, led by Roger Frankland, who showed us the memorials of many of Lancaster's notable citizens.
List of field trips
Nearly all the places we have visited since 1972
Excursion in 2025 Lowther Castle
Excursions in 2024 Lancashire Archives Preston and Rochdale
Excursions in 2023 Giggleswick and Ripon
Excursions 2019 Calder Vale, Acorn Bank and Brougham Castle
Excursions 2018 Smithills Hall, HoghtonTower, Tunstall Church, Wreay and Solway Aviation Museum
Excursions 2017 Heysham 2 Power Station, Barrow-in-Furness, Skipton Castle and Bolton Priory
Excursion 2016/2017 Wray, Chesters Roman Fort, Sharpe's Pot Churches
East Riddlesden Hall and Saltaire - 8th September 2012
Bewcastle and Carlisle - May 2012
Carvoran Roman Army Museum and Vindolanda - 7th May 2011
Furness Abbey and Swarthmoor Hall - 18th September 2010
Browsholme Hall - 4th July 2010
Beeston Castle and the Sandbach Crosses - 15th May 2010
Liverpool Dock and Speke Hall - 5th September 2009
Binchester Roman Fort and Escomb Anglian Church - 16th May 2009
Chester - 13th September 2008
Shap Abbey and Rose Castle near Carlisle - 31st May 2008
Turton Tower and Astley Hall - 8th September 2007
Bolton Castle, guided by Rachel Newman, and Hawes - 2nd September 2006
Corbridge Roman Site, guided by David Shotter, and Bywell Saxon Churches, guided by Rosemary Cramp - 17th June 2006
Middleton Hall - 14th May 2006
Lanercost Priory and Brampton churches, guided by Rachel Newman - 17th September 2005
Glasson Dock, guided by Andrew White - 3rd July 2005
Whalley Abbey and churchyard, guided by Rachel Newman and Gawthorpe Hall - 21st May 2005
North-west Cumbria, including Castlerigg Stone Circle, Troutbeck Roman Camps and the Senhouse Roman Museum, Maryport - 18th September 2004
Capernwray Hall - 12th June 2004
Middleham Castle, guided by Rachel Newman and Jervaulx Abbey, guided by Ian Burdon - 8th May 2004
Ashworth industrial housing near Bolton, guided by George Timmins and Mellor Iron Age site - 6th September 2003
Hadrian's Wall - 7th June 2003, guided by David Shotter and Rachel Newman
Roman Lancaster - 18th May 2003, guided by David Shotter and Rachel Newman
Penrith - 14th September 2002, guided by Rachel Newman
Ravenglass - 8th June 2002
Iron Workings in South Cumbria - 8th September 2001, guided by Jim Price and George Niven
Wallsend and South Shields - 9th June 2001
Piel Castle - 23rd September 2000, guided by Rachel Newman.