Over 100 members enjoyed a visit to Hatfield House and Gardens.

  Members were treated to a guided tour of the house, followed by time to enjoy the ornate gardens and woodland walks. The present Jacobean house was built in 1611 by Robert Cecil 1sr Earl of Salisbury and Chief Minister to King James I. The estate includes extensive grounds and surviving parts of an earlier palace. Queen Elizabeth's Oak is said to be the place where Elizabeth I was informed she had become queen. The house is currently the home of Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Earl of Salisbury.