What we’re about
This is a positive, upbeat group where we visit particularly art exhibitions and galleries, but also gardens, museums, vintage and other fairs and maybe chat about it over lunch, coffee or drinks afterwards. We like to keep an optimistic, bright and cheerful vibe.
Upcoming events (1)
See all- Festive Lunch in 1st Class Dining Saloon & Victorian Christmas @SS Great BritainSS Great Britain, Bristol
Join me for a 2 course festive lunch in the first class dining saloon on board the SS Great Britain: Festive Lunches Aboard the SS Great Britain (the lunch is at 1 PM on Sunday 8/12, but we’ll get there earlier to have a look around and enjoy the festivities).
They’re offering 2 courses for £42.95 (which includes a £10 one use only day ticket to the SS Great Britain & site. An adult ticket usually costs £22 (but does allow you to revisit for free for one year). if you’d only visit once in the year, you’re effectively getting your lunch for £22.95 because of the (only for these types of events) £10 one day pass). If you already have a current annual ticket for the SS Great Britain, the cost is £32.95. This meal needs to be booked directly with the SS Great Britain ahead of time. Please check their Ts & Cs (below & on their website: Terms and Conditions - SS Great Britain ) and make sure that you are happy with them.
**Please only book on the event if and when you’ve booked your ticket for the 1 PM sitting on Sunday 8/12 and paid for it on the SS Great Britain website.
Once you’ve booked your ticket for the 1 PM sitting on Sunday 8/12 and paid for your meal, please message me your first and 2nd name, your menu choices and any allergies through meet up and I’ll ask them to add you to our table.**
We’ll also have a thorough look around the SS Great Britain and the rest of the site. They’re holding a Victorian Christmas event that weekend, with choirs, Christmas carols, music and characters in Victorian dress, so it should be a lot of fun."Create cherished memories with family and friends this Christmas season! Join us for a festive celebration like no other, where history meets holiday cheer aboard the SS Great Britain.
Throughout December, step aboard and indulge in a carefully curated two-course meal featuring the best of seasonal flavours. Dine in the opulent First Class Dining Saloon and sit in the same surroundings as the Victorian passengers who voyaged on board the ship over 100 years ago.
View the festive menu here.
Before or after your Festive Lunch you can explore the attraction including the ship, dry dock and two immersive museums during the date of your lunch. Please ensure you arrive in the First Class Dining Saloon at your chosen seating time."SS Great Britain's festive lunch Ts & Cs"
- Festive Lunches are non-refundable.
- Festive Lunches can be transferred to a new date up to 7 days before your booking, subject to availability. If all other dates are sold out, transfers will not be possible. Please contact our crew on [email protected] or call us on 0117 926 0680 to transfer the date of your lunch.
- An admission ticket is mandatory for access to site. If you do not already have a valid annual ticket or membership, you must purchase a day ticket at the discounted price of £10.00 per person, this is offered at the optional extras stage of the online purchasing process. All admission tickets are subject to our Admission Ticket Terms and Conditions.
- Festive Lunch ticket holders should arrive at least 15 minutes before the time stated on their booking. If you fail to arrive in time for your lunch, we cannot guarantee we will be able to accommodate your party. If you fail to attend, refunds and transfers will not be permitted.
- It is your responsibility to check the details of your booking as if you have made a mistake, it cannot always be rectified after purchase. Please email [email protected] as soon as possible if there is a mistake on your booking.
- If a Festive Lunch is cancelled or postponed by SS Great Britain Trust for any reason then refunds and/or alternative dates will be made available within 7 days of the notification of the cancellation or postponement. Reasons for cancellation or postponement can include, but are not limited to, the participant numbers making it unviable to run and site closure due to extreme weather conditions or health and safety issues.
- Brunel’s SS Great Britain will take all reasonable measures to contact you when cancellation or postponement has occurred. Any contact will be made via email so you are advised to check your email before making the journey to us."
"There is so much to see here at Brunel’s SS Great Britain in Bristol. Explore the historic dockyard and be sure to head beneath the glass sea into the dry dock. Step back in time in the Dockyard Museum as you prepare to board the SS Great Britain herself. Alive with sights, sounds and even smells, set sail on the world’s first great ocean liner. Don’t miss the Being Brunel museum, discovering Brunel’s extraordinary achievements and stepping into his office and family dining room. And head behind-the-scenes to see inside a working shipyard.
Experience the sights, sounds and smells of life on board!
Sitting proudly on the glass ‘sea’, Brunel’s SS Great Britain dominates Bristol’s historic waterfront. Dressed with flags and ready for departure, just as the ship looked when it was launched in 1843, our friendly team are ready to welcome visitors on board.
The ship has been painstakingly restored to recreate Victorian life at sea on the world’s first great luxury liner. Climb aboard and explore scenes so life-like you’ll feel as if you’ve stepped back in time…# Victorian Christmas Weekend
Unlock stories of Christmases past
Meet Old Father Christmas in his traditional green robes, mingle with the ‘great unwashed’ as the Ragged Victorians fill the dockyard, and play Victorian party games or sing carols with passengers in First Class.
Get crafting
Colour in a Victorian Christmas card or make a sailor’s charm Christmas tree decoration.
Soak up the festive cheer
Our historic dockyard will be transformed into a winter wonderland with beautiful greenery, guaranteed snow, and heart-warming traditional carols from a host of local bands and choirs.
The line-up of choirs and bands this year includes:| Filton Concert Brass | Bedminster Community Choir |
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| Bristol All Voices Aloud | The Gasmen Collective |
| Keep it Vocal | Hartcliffe & Withywood Community Choir |
| St Mary Redcliffe Church Choir | Bleadon Belles Women’s Institute Choir |"
