u3a

Fife

Travel Group

Status:Active, open to new members
When: On Thursdays
2nd Thurs of the month as arranged
Venue: St Bryce Centre, Kirkcaldy

Group Contacts: Marion Lackie and Jean Black

How is the group run? Basically, it’s everyone’s group and any ideas about holidays are welcome. Whether exotic, nearer home, a basic price or any other ideas. Do a little research and bring it to the meeting - for example using the website Rome2Rio. The group contacts will also identify holidays with the help of Ramsay Travel.

There will not be a travel group until September. Any new trips will be be sent by e mail to all members of the group .

New suggestions (February/March 2026)

City break to Paris 27 to 31 October 2026 staying at
Hotel Opera Lafayette flying from Edinburgh with EasyJet. Contact Ramsay Travel, Kirkcaldy to book. See details in the event below

1-8 March 2027 Madeira
Hotel Dorisol Florasol, Funchal. Some members have booked. See details in the event below. Contact Ramsay Travel, Kirkcaldy to book.

29 April 2027 Cruise
Fred Olson sailing from Rosyth for a 5 night break to the Norwegian Fjords
Single room £979
Two people sharing £729 pp
Including all meals and drinks with lunch and dinner + entertainment

9th May 2027 Romania
7 night Tour with 4 hotels. 7 breakfasts and 3 dinners included.
Single £1715; Twin share £1415 pp (prices may change).
Ryanair Edinburgh to Bucharest leaving 17:25 - returning 01:10
See details in event below.


To give a flavour of the group’s many trips, the following is a list of where members have visited so far. 

Torremolinos, Lisbon, India - Golden Triangle, Barcelona, Bosworth Hall, Stratford, Gdansk, Liverpool, Lithuania, 4 cities by train ( Budapest, Vienna, Prague, Berlin), Isle of Mann, West coast of Ireland, Cruise to Denmark and Sweden, Crete, Rhodes, Croatia, Islay, Kingussie and Blairgowrie, Belfast, Newcastle, Santander, Cyprus, Gareloch, Malta, Lisbon, Carcassonne, Benidorm, Lake Como.


Please note that our holiday trips and activities are exclusively available to members of Fife U3A. If you're not yet a member, we encourage you to join and take advantage of this and many other upcoming holidays.

Other suggestions for travels are welcome. If you want to discuss anything please email Marion and Jean using the links above and they will do their best to help.

Note that the EU Schengen arrangements (EES and EITAS) started to come into operation with the EES on 12th October 2025. The EITAS is not expected to come into operation until the last quarter of 2026. For more details click here.

You can watch videos of previous holidays on our YouTube channel.
http://www.youtube.com/@Fifeu3a_web

So far videos from the following holidays are available:

2023 Santander

2024 Netherlands.

2025 City Break - Stockholm

Santander Magdalena Palace

Forthcoming events

20 September 2026
to 26 September 2026
Travel
B&B Neho Suites Cannes Croisette. From Edinburgh on Sunday 20 September
Booking Required
27 October 2026
to 31 October 2026
Travel
City break to Paris 27 to 31 October 2026 staying at Hotel Opera Lafayette flying from Edinburgh with EasyJet
Booking Required
1 March 2027
to 8 March 2027
Travel
1-8 March 2027. Hotel Dorisol Florasol, Funchal
Booking Required
9 May 2027
to 16 May 2027
Travel
7 night tour in "Timeless Romania". Click on event to get download of full details
Booking Required
group outside hotel

Vasa Museum

church in Stockholm

Group at a table
Keukenhof

Keukenhof gardens

Paleis Het Loo gardens

Paleis Het Loo, Netherlands

organ
Santander Magdalena Palace

Santander Palace

Santander Water front

Santander Ferry

Isle of Man - meeting the Gibbs
Laxey Wheel, Isle of Man

Groups listed alphabetically

  • A Walk in the park
    Status: Active
    On Thursday mornings 11:00
  • AI Explorers
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Fridays 14:15
    Second Friday of month
  • Art Appreciation
    Status: Active
    On Thursday mornings
    3rd Thursday of each month
  • Backgammon and Cribbage
    Status: Active
    Monthly mornings 10:00-12:00
    1st Friday and 3rd Monday of the month
  • Craft 'n' a Cuppa
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:30-12:00
    1st Tuesday of each month
  • Creative Writing Workshop
    Status: Waiting list
    On Wednesday mornings 10:00-13:00
    normally 1st 2nd and 3rd Wednesdays of each month. May change in July and August.
  • Current Affairs
    Status: Active
    On Wednesday mornings 10:30
    3rd Wednesday of each month
  • Film, Theatre and Concert
    Status: Active
    Mainly daytime events
  • French Conversation
    Status: Waiting list
    On Tuesday afternoons 14:00
    2nd and 4th Tues of the month
  • Games
    Status: Active
    On Friday afternoons 14:00-16:00
    3rd Friday of the month
  • Garden Visits
    Status: Active
    As arranged
  • Introduction to Creative Writing
    Status: Full
    On Tuesdays 10:30
    Second & last Tuesday of the month.
  • Local History
    Status: Active
    On Monday afternoons 14:00-15:45
    2nd Mon of the month
  • Lunch Club
    Status: Active
    On Thursday afternoons
    1st Thursday of the month
  • Meditation and Mindfulness
    Status: Active
    On Monday mornings 10:30-12:00
    Normally first and third Monday of month but check dates
  • Out and About
    Status: Active
    As arranged
  • Park Golf
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Friday mornings 10:30
    4th Friday of the Month
  • Qi Gong
    Status: Active
    On Monday mornings 10:30-12:00
    Second and fourth Monday of the month unless advised otherwise.
  • Quiz Group
    Status: Active
    On Friday mornings 11:00
    1st Friday of the month
  • Reading
    Status: Waiting list
    On Monday afternoons 14:00
    3rd Mon of the month
  • Scottish Heritage
    Status: Waiting list
    On Wednesday afternoons
    3rd Wednesday
  • Scottish Heritage 2
    Status: Waiting list
    On Tuesdays
    Third Tuesday of the month
  • Scottish History
    Status: Active
    On Monday afternoons
    1st Monday of the month
  • Short Walks
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Thursday mornings 10:30
  • Tenpin Bowling
    Status: Active
    On Wednesday afternoons 13:30
    First Wednesday of the month
  • Travel Group
    Status: Active
    On Thursdays
    2nd Thurs of the month as arranged
  • Walking
    Status: Active
    On Wednesdays
    2nd Wednesday of the month
  • What the Papers Say
    Status: Active
    On Wednesday mornings 10:30-12:30
    Last Wed of each month
  • Writing for Fun
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:30-12:30
    Fourth Wednesday in the month.