u3a

Dunmow

Garden

Status:Active, open to new members
Leader:
When: Monthly on Thursday afternoons
At 2.00 pm

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The programme of visits this year will all feature gardens that will be accessible to all except were stated. Have a look at the events below and contact the appropriate person if you wish to go.

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To see more about any of our planned visits, please click or tap its title below.

30th July 2026
2:00 pm
Outing
The Mount, Roydon
Located on Epping Road, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5HT, this garden is composed of three acres of formal gardens divided into nine separate areas and five acres of woodland. The lawns […]
Cost: £10
Booking Required
18th August 2026
Outing
Elton Hall and Gardens
The U3A are organising a trip to Elton Hall, a stately home near Peterborough on Tuesday August 18th. This is an opportunity to tour the lovely gardens as well as […]
Booking Required
3rd September 2026
2:00 pm
Outing
Oak Farm
Oaks Farm, Vernons Road, Wakes Colne near Colchester, CO6 2AH, is an informal garden of a listed farmhouse of about an acre on an exposed site with stunning views across the […]
Cost: £10
Booking Required
1st October 2026
2:00 pm
Outing
Green Island
Green Island Gardens, Park Road, Ardleigh is 20 acres of  award-winning private gardens, situated outside the village of Ardleigh, 3 miles NE of Colchester.  It has been designed by its owner Fiona […]
Cost: £17.50
Booking Required
29th October 2026
11:00 am
Outing
Marks Hall Arboretum
We will be visiting Marks Hall Arboretum, Coggeshall CO6 1TG to enjoy the colourful autumn colours displayed by the many lovely trees and in particular the silver birches surrounding the […]
Cost: £9.00
Booking Required
26th November 2026
2:00 pm
Meeting
Flowers for an East Anglian Garden
We are very lucky to have secured the services of Robin Carsburg, an RHS judge of many years standing and quite a character, who will be giving us an illustrated […]
Cost: £5
Booking Required

Groups listed alphabetically

  • Art (Friday Group)
    Status: Active
    On Friday mornings
    10.00 am to 12.00 noon
  • Art (Thursday Group)
    Status: Waiting list
    On Thursday mornings
    10.00 am to 12.00 noon
  • Book Club
    Status: Active
    On Thursday mornings
    Second Thursday at 10.30 am
  • Bookworms
    Status: Active
    On Thursday afternoons
    Second Thursday at 14:00 Fiona's Home
  • Bridge
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Thursday afternoons
    Weekly at 2.30pm
  • Canasta
    Status: Active
    On Monday mornings
    10.00 am to 12.30 pm except Bank Holidays
  • Carpet Bowls
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Thursday afternoons
    2 pm to 4 pm
  • Creative Writing
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 3:00 pm-5:00 pm
    First Wednesday of the month
  • Cribbage
    Status: Active
    On Tuesday afternoons
    Alternate Tuesdays at 2.00 pm
  • Cycling
    Status: Active
    On Friday mornings 10:00 am
  • Family History
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday afternoons
    3.45pm to 5.30pm
  • Flower Arranging
    Status: Waiting list
    On Friday mornings
    Every Third Friday from 10.00 to 12.00
  • French - Bavarder et Boissons
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons
    Last Wednesday of the month - 3:30 to 4:30
  • French Beginners
    Status: Waiting list
    Weekly on Thursday afternoons 2:30 pm-4:30 pm
  • Garden
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons
    At 2.00 pm
  • General Crafts
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday afternoons 1:30 pm-3:30 pm
    Third Monday of the month
  • Geology
    Status: Active
    On Thursday mornings
    Third Thursday at various times.
  • Golf
    Status: Full
    Weekly on Tuesday mornings
    10.00am
  • Golf 2
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings
  • Grow Your Own
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons
    First Wednesday of the month at 2:30 pm
  • History & Local Interest
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons
    Second Thursday of each month
  • Italian Conversation
    Status: Full
    Weekly on Wednesday mornings
    10.00 am to 11.30 am
  • Italian Conversation 2
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Friday afternoons
    2.00 pm to 4.00 pm
  • Line Dancing
    Status: Waiting list
    Weekly on Tuesday mornings
    11.15am to 12.45 pm
  • Line Dancing 2
    Status: Waiting list
    Weekly on Wednesday mornings
    11.15 am to 12.15 pm
  • Luncheon Club (First Wednesday)
    Status: Waiting list
    On Wednesday afternoons
    First Wednesday of the month
  • Luncheon Club (Friday)
    Status: Active
    On Friday afternoons
    Last Friday in the month
  • Luncheon Club (Second Wednesday)
    Status: Waiting list
    On Wednesday afternoons
    Second Wednesday of the month at 12.00 for 12.30
  • Luncheon Club (Third Tuesday KR)
    Status: Active
    On Tuesday afternoons
    Third Tuesday of the month
  • Luncheon Club (Third Tuesday LF)
    Status: Active
    On Tuesday afternoons
    Third Tuesday of the month
  • Mah Jong
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Monday afternoons
    4.00 pm to 6.00 pm
  • MOTO (Members On Their Own)
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Friday mornings 11:00 am
    on the second Friday of the month.
  • Music Appreciation
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Wednesdays
    4.00 pm
  • Needles and Pins
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Tuesday afternoons
    2.00 pm to 4.00 pm
  • Photography
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:15 pm-3:15 pm
    The first Wednesday of the month.
  • Pickleball (Friday)
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Friday afternoons
    3.00 pm to 5.00 pm
  • Pickleball (Thursday)
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Thursday afternoons
    5.00 pm to 6.00 pm
  • Rummikub (Friday)
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Friday afternoons 3:00 pm-5:00 pm
  • Rummikub (Tuesday)
    Status: Waiting list
    Fortnightly on Tuesday mornings 9:30 am-12:00 pm
  • Science and Society
    Status: Active
    On Tuesday evenings
    every couple of months
  • Scrabble
    Status: Full
    Weekly on Thursday mornings
    From 10.00 am to 12.30 pm
  • Scrabble 2
    Status: Active
    On Wednesday mornings
    Fortnightly from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
  • Sequence
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Tuesday afternoons
    From 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm
  • Table Tennis
    Status: Waiting list
    Weekly on Friday afternoons
    From 12.30 pm or from 2.30 pm
  • The Page Turners
    Status: Active
    On Wednesdays
    At 2.00 pm on the third Wednesday of the month.
  • Walking
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Monday mornings
    10.00 am
  • Walking - 3 Milers
    Status: Active
    Mornings
    10.00 am on Wednesdays or Fridays
  • Whist
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Tuesday afternoons
    2.00 pm
  • Wildlife Photography
    Status: Active
    This group meets on an ad-hoc basis at various times and places
  • Wine Appreciation Group 1
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons
    Last Tuesday of the month
  • Wine Appreciation Group 2
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Tuesday evenings 7:30 pm-9:30 pm
    First Tuesday of the month at 7.30 pm
  • Wool and Waffle
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Tuesday mornings
    9.30 am to 11.30 am