Outings
Outings are organised several times every year for Old Loughtonians and guests. A great opportunity to visit somewhere different and catch up with old friends or make new ones.
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Thames Cruise
Party of 24 enjoyed a lunch river cruise
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Old Bailey Outing
Outing to Royal Courts, Lincoln’s Inn & the Old Bailey
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Worshipful Company of Bakers Outing
Chris Tomkins (1966) arranged an interesting tour of the Worshipful Company of Bakers on 9 June 2022.
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Epping Ongar Railway
A party of thirty two Old Loughtonians and guests assembled at North Weald station on 4th September 2021 for an evening outing on the Epping Ongar Railway.
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Stationers’ Hall Visit
For the first outing of 2019 on Friday 10th May 2019, 18 Old Loughtonians and wives/partners visited Stationers’ Hall incorporating the Wren church of St Martin within Ludgate.
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Thames River Trip
On Sunday 1st September 2019, we embarked on a Thames River Trip which included lunch and a commentary . None of us knew what to expect on this outing. It was a fine sunny Autumn day as we eventually assembled at Tower…
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Ploughing Competition
On Saturday 15th September 2018 Ongar & District Ploughing Association held there centenary event at High Laver on a local farm which had been prepared for the competition. On arrival my first impression was that it was a lot smaller than I…
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Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
On Friday 20th October the OLs visited this amazing building. We were shown round the various departments within the Opera House: viewing the costume department where the performers are fitted for their outfits, and even had the privilege of viewing a complete…
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Royal Opera House Production Workshop, Purfleet
It was a beautiful October day for the Old Loughtonian’s tour of the Production Workshop of the Royal Opera House at the recently created High Production Park in Purfleet, a new enterprise area built within the grounds of a fifteenth century farm,…
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Tour of Trinity House
It was a Summer-like Spring morning, in the shadow of the Tower of London, when twenty-one Old Loughtonians gathered to start a tour of Trinity House. Our guide was Geoff Boydd, who led us through both the building and the history of…
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Brunel Tour
Our tour guide gave a very good talk about the background of the Thames Tunnel and its unique construction. Apparently a 22 year old Chief Assistant Engineer worked on his father’s project to build a 365m tunnel under the Thames. The work…
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Tour of the Royal Albert Hall
It was a beautiful sunny September Wednesday when thirty-two Old Loughtonians met for a tour of the Royal Albert Hall, starting with a visit to the Verdi restaurant for a pre-tour coffee & Danish pastry. Coffee break over, we split into two…
