Ian & Carol-Ann invite you to join us on a short drive and visit to The Museum of Timekeeping at Upton Hall, near Newark on Trent on Thursday 13th June 2024
Proposed schedule:
11.00am
Meet at Chocks Away! Café
Nottingham City Airport, Tollerton Lane, Tollerton, Nott’m. NG12 4GA
for Elevenses
11.30am (ish)
Depart café for 23-mile drive. Approx. 50 minutes.
12.30pm (ish)
Arrive at The Clock House Café & Tea Room
Upton Hall, Main Street, Upton, Newark-on-Trent. NG23 5TE
for light mid-day refreshments
1.30pm – 3.30pm
Museum Tours / talks
4pm
Meal at the Cross Keys village pub, Upton
(Optional)
Please make your choice from the meals that we have selected below
(hopefully we’ve covered most peoples tastes and requirements 
and list them in your reply.
We can leave our cars in the museum car park whilst visiting the pub as it is just a 5 minute walk away and their pub car park is not overly large.
The museum tour will last for 2 hours and include 3x 20 minute talks. They feature an introduction about the history of the British Horological Institute, the museum and collection, followed by a guided tour of the exhibitions with time for questions at the end. Visits conclude with the opportunity to look around the remaining galleries. Group visits are usually led by the Museum Manager.
The tours cost £12 per person.
(The tours are subject to a minimum charge of £120 i.e. minimum of 10 people)
In order to minimise any delays entering the museum Ian will collect admission fees, via bank transfer if possible, in advance of the visit. Please send a text to Ian (07814956951) who will then provide bank account details.
Chock’s Away! Cafe are happy to provide the usual breakfast fayre and refreshments.
The Clockhouse Cafe and Tea rooms can accommodate around 20 people inside and also have outside seating (it’s going to be a sunny, warm and dry day isn’t it 
?).
We have said that we’ll generally require tea/coffee/cake etc for us to purchase on arrival, around lunchtime. They do offer other light meals, if required, but it could take a while to prepare, as they run with minimal staff levels, and may slow down their service and cause queuing.
The Cross Keys village pub Their fayre is pretty much basic pub grub and we will need to pre-order in advance.
No deposit required.
We have been asked to choose a sample of their offerings in order to simplify ordering and help reduce serving times. We hope these will be suitable choices for us all.
- Fish, Chips & Peas £11.95
- Lasagne, Chips & Salad £11.95
- Pie, Chips & Peas (not sure what pie it will be at the moment) £11.95
- Liver & Bacon in onion gravy, mash potatoes & peas £11.95
- Half roast chicken, roast potatoes, peas & carrots £11.95
- Horseshoe gammon, egg or pineapple, chips & peas £14.95
- Pasta bake options £14.95
a. Bolognese
b. Cheese & Tomato
c. Mediterranean
We look forward to your company.
Ian & Carol-Ann
