New Egham Singers
11th-13th July, 2025, York
TOUR DETAILS
IMMEDIATE ATTENTION:
Please advise if you DO NOT want to be added to a temporary WhatsApp group for the Tour by contacting Chloe (see below).
If you require parking (see details below) PLEASE SEND YOUR VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS ASAP to [email protected] or text to: +447736467602 (with your name, please!)
Parking in Egham:
Strodes College have kindly allowed us to use their overflow car park again. The car park will be locked on Friday evening and re-opened for our return on Sunday. To access the car park, use the Runnemede Road entrance.
PLEASE SEND YOUR VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS BY WEDNESDAY 9TH JULY
The What3Words address is: ///humid.small.bunks
Street Address: junction of Littlecroft Road and Runnemede Road, Egham TW20 9DQ
Please advise if you DO NOT want to be added to a temporary WhatsApp group for the Tour by contacting Chloe (see below).
If you require parking (see details below) PLEASE SEND YOUR VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS ASAP to [email protected] or text to: +447736467602 (with your name, please!)
Parking in Egham:
Strodes College have kindly allowed us to use their overflow car park again. The car park will be locked on Friday evening and re-opened for our return on Sunday. To access the car park, use the Runnemede Road entrance.
PLEASE SEND YOUR VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS BY WEDNESDAY 9TH JULY
The What3Words address is: ///humid.small.bunks
Street Address: junction of Littlecroft Road and Runnemede Road, Egham TW20 9DQ
FRIDAY 11th July
Coach Pickup:
09:30 for PROMPT 10:00 departure. Please leave plenty of time to arrive.
The coach will be parked along Egham High Street, outside the front of Strode’s College, TW20 9DT (rough W3W: ///song.volunteered.puns).
Comfort Break:
We will be stopping for lunch and a comfort break at Downtown Garden Centre where there are a number of cafes and a chance to shop and relax.
Address: Downtown Garden Centre, Gonerby Moor, Grantham, NG32 2AB
https://www.downtownstores.co.uk/in-store/cafes/c260
Hotel:
Arrival time: c. 15:30
Address: Doubletree by Hilton, St Maurice's Rd, York YO31 7JA
Room list: see document in link
Dinner:
Venue: Doubletree by Hilton
Time: 19:30
Menu choices & dietaries: see document in link
THOSE WHO ORDERED SOUP: We cannot confirm the soup of the day in advance (which is both annoying and reassuring!) so if you decide you don't want it, you may order something different.
09:30 for PROMPT 10:00 departure. Please leave plenty of time to arrive.
The coach will be parked along Egham High Street, outside the front of Strode’s College, TW20 9DT (rough W3W: ///song.volunteered.puns).
Comfort Break:
We will be stopping for lunch and a comfort break at Downtown Garden Centre where there are a number of cafes and a chance to shop and relax.
Address: Downtown Garden Centre, Gonerby Moor, Grantham, NG32 2AB
https://www.downtownstores.co.uk/in-store/cafes/c260
Hotel:
Arrival time: c. 15:30
Address: Doubletree by Hilton, St Maurice's Rd, York YO31 7JA
Room list: see document in link
Dinner:
Venue: Doubletree by Hilton
Time: 19:30
Menu choices & dietaries: see document in link
THOSE WHO ORDERED SOUP: We cannot confirm the soup of the day in advance (which is both annoying and reassuring!) so if you decide you don't want it, you may order something different.
SATURDAY 12th July
Breakfast:
Times: 07:00-11:00
Venue: Doubletree by Hilton
Sightseeing:
You will be free after breakfast until pickup for our concert rehearsal at 15:30 – see below. As stated below, there is no arrangement for dinner on Saturday night, and we won’t be back before 9/9:30pm so we STRONGLY suggest you have a good lunch and bring snacks/light dinner/sandwiches for the evening.
Ideas:
Times: 07:00-11:00
Venue: Doubletree by Hilton
Sightseeing:
You will be free after breakfast until pickup for our concert rehearsal at 15:30 – see below. As stated below, there is no arrangement for dinner on Saturday night, and we won’t be back before 9/9:30pm so we STRONGLY suggest you have a good lunch and bring snacks/light dinner/sandwiches for the evening.
Ideas:
Concert & after
Concert:
Venue & travel: Clifton Parish Church St. Philip & St. James, Clifton, York YO30 6BH
W3W: ///flash.flying.tiger
Pickup from outside the hotel at 15:30 SHARP
Rehearsal: 16:00 – 18:00
Concert: 18:30 – 20:30
Dress code: informal - bright coloured tops (NES polo shirts if you have them) & dark/black bottoms
Running order:
Set 1:
20:30 Concert Ends
Coach pickup from concert venue at 9pm.
There is NO ORGANISED MEAL for Saturday night, so we strongly recommend you have a good lunch and either bring snacks for dinner or to have back at the hotel. OR…
OTHER OPTIONS
Venue & travel: Clifton Parish Church St. Philip & St. James, Clifton, York YO30 6BH
W3W: ///flash.flying.tiger
Pickup from outside the hotel at 15:30 SHARP
Rehearsal: 16:00 – 18:00
Concert: 18:30 – 20:30
Dress code: informal - bright coloured tops (NES polo shirts if you have them) & dark/black bottoms
Running order:
Set 1:
- Manx Lullaby
- Moon River
- A Clare Benediction
- Sue Berwick solo - Tell me on a Sunday
- Feeling Good
- A Tribute To Queen
- Song of the Sea
- The Water is Wide
- Over the Rainbow
- I’m Still Standing
20:30 Concert Ends
Coach pickup from concert venue at 9pm.
There is NO ORGANISED MEAL for Saturday night, so we strongly recommend you have a good lunch and either bring snacks for dinner or to have back at the hotel. OR…
OTHER OPTIONS
- The Yorkshire Bar and Grill at the hotel is open until 10pm
- Lucia - York Italian Restaurant & Cocktail Bar in York | Places To Eat | Lucia - will take bookings until 10pm
- The Cut and Craft Restaurant & Cocktail Bar | York, Leeds & Manchester | The Cut & Craft will take bookings until 10pm
- The Botanist The Botanist Bar & Restaurant York | Roasts, Cocktails & Live Music | The Botanist - will take bookings until 10.30pm
- Cote York | French Restaurant | Côte Brasserie - will take bookings until 9.45pm - also seems to have facility to order food in advance of arrival
- The Middle Feast (Lebanese) The Middle Feast York - Authentic Lebanese Cuisine will take bookings up until 10pm but is also open for takeaway until much later (3am I think!)
- Marzano Italian/Pizza Marzano Italian Restaurant & Grill, in the heart of York will take bookings until 10pm
- Please note that we have not tried any of these and have only done a rudimentary check of reviews which seem fair.
SUNDAY 13th July
Sunday breakfast:
Venue: Doubletree by Hilton (7-11am)
Checkout:
10:00
Busking:
Times: 10:30-11:30
Dress Code: bright tops/NES polo shirts
Location: York Museum Gardens, a roughly 10 minute walk from the hotel
What3Words: exact location tbc (see WhatsApp closer to the time)
Repertoire: probably everything we will be singing in the concert the night before!
Return via Lincoln:
12:00 Coach pickup from Hotel (Doubletree by Hilton)
13:30 Stop off: The Lincoln Hotel, Eastgate, Lincoln LN2 1PN
16:00 Pick up from dropoff location
Ideas for Lincoln stop:
- https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attractions-g186336-Activities-Lincoln_Lincolnshire_England.html
- https://lincolncathedral.com/events/guided-roof-tour/
Egham return:
c. 19:00 – 19:30, depending on traffic
Emergency contacts
NES Tour manager: Julia Wallis +44 7713 014818
Assistant Tour Manager: Chloe Spencer +44 7726 467 602
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