
{"id":7079,"date":"2023-05-05T21:28:59","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T20:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/?p=7079"},"modified":"2023-05-10T17:56:33","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T16:56:33","slug":"may-outing-to-chester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/index.php\/2023\/05\/05\/may-outing-to-chester\/","title":{"rendered":"May Outing to Chester"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>25 of our members and guests enjoyed a beautiful sunny day on our annual May outing \u2013 this year we had a more local visit to Chester. We travelled by coach, where everyone was given a map of the centre and a short talk on different aspects of the history and layout of the city. We arrived at &#8216;the Groves&#8217; in time to enjoy an ice-cream, a drink, or a short stroll before taking a trip on &#8216;Mark Twain&#8217; which took us on a 2hr return trip along the river, passing many beautiful riverside dwellings and then through the Eaton estate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/outside-boat-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"7077\" src=\"http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/outside-boat-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7077\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/outside-boat-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/outside-boat-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/outside-boat-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/outside-boat-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/outside-boat-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/outside-boat-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/on-boat-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"7076\" src=\"http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/on-boat-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7076\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/on-boat-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/on-boat-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/on-boat-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/on-boat-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/on-boat-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/on-boat-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/bridge-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"7072\" src=\"http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/bridge-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7072\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/bridge-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/bridge-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/bridge-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/bridge-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/bridge-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/bridge-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:31% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/eastgate-clock-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7074 size-full\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/eastgate-clock-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/eastgate-clock-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/eastgate-clock-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/eastgate-clock-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/eastgate-clock-113x150.jpg 113w, http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/eastgate-clock-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>We all walked up through the Roman Gardens, admiring the beautiful cherry blossom and past the amphitheatre to the Eastgate Clock where we had a couple of hours to do our own thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of our members took a leisurely stroll along the walls, stopping for a drink in the sun overlooking the Roodee racecourse.  Others spent time walking around the shops and cafes. A very sociable and enjoyable day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/cheers-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"7073\" src=\"http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/cheers-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7073\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/cheers-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/cheers-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/cheers-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/cheers-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/cheers-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/cheers-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/eastgate-clock-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"7074\" src=\"http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/eastgate-clock-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7074\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/eastgate-clock-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/eastgate-clock-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/eastgate-clock-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/eastgate-clock-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/eastgate-clock-113x150.jpg 113w, http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/eastgate-clock-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/gardens-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"883\" data-id=\"7082\" src=\"http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/gardens-1024x883.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7082\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/gardens-1024x883.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/gardens-300x259.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/gardens-768x662.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/gardens-1536x1325.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/gardens-2048x1766.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/gardens-150x129.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>25 of our members and guests enjoyed a beautiful sunny day on our annual May outing \u2013 this year we had a more local visit to Chester. We travelled by coach, where everyone was given a map of the centre and a short talk on different aspects of the history and layout of the city. We arrived at &#8216;the Groves&#8217; in time to enjoy an ice-cream, a drink, or a short stroll before taking a trip on &#8216;Mark Twain&#8217; which took us on a 2hr return trip along the river, passing many beautiful riverside dwellings and then through the Eaton\u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/index.php\/2023\/05\/05\/may-outing-to-chester\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7079","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7079"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7079\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7095,"href":"http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7079\/revisions\/7095"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.whitleywi.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}