Group Leisure & Travel – May 2019

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The Naze Tower in Essex has opened to

the public for its 15th year with a range of

exhibitions, events and activities on offer.

http://www.nazetower.co.uk

A rare self-portrait of William Blake will be on

display for the first time in the UK, as part of a new

exhibition at the Tate Britain.

http://www.tate.org.uk

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has revealed
details of a sculpture exhibition at Garden Wisley in
Surrey. Sculpture at Wisley will open on 30th May
and will be available to see until 1st December. It
will feature works by Henry Moore, Lynn Chadwick,

Tracey Emin and others, including modern and contemporary

works, and will highlight the relationship between sculpture

and the cultivated landscape.

http://www.rhs.org.uk

RHS garden will host major sculpture exhibition

Next chapter for historic

Whitby Abbey

Groups visiting the

haunting remains of

Whitby Abbey in North

Yorkshire, can now

benefit from a newly

designed museum,

coffee shop and a bigger

gift shop, following a huge

improvement project.

New interpretations around the historic site, shrouded

in myth and legend, as well as the revamped museum,

will bring the location to life for visitors.

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/traveltrade

Explore Florence Nightingale’s

London in new tour

A new walking tour in London focusses on

Florence Nightingale and the connections

‘the mother of modern nursing’ had in the

city. The tour will be led by a Blue Badge

Guide on selected dates throughout the

year for up to 20 people.

It takes approximately two hours and

will explore London in the way

that the Lady of the Lamp

would have known almost

200 years ago.

http://www.florence-nightingale.co.uk

Photo credit: Jonty Wild

Photo credit: Florence Nightingale Museum.

10 May 2019 groupleisureandtravel.com

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