One of the principal benefits of becoming a member of Exmouth & District u3a is the opportunity to join and participate in one or more of our many Activity & Interest Groups. These are volunteer led and volunteer run by our members. We have over 100 groups to choose from and you can see the full list below.
All members are eligible to join any of our groups but please note that each group has a Status description – Full, Active (has vacancies) or Dormant (currently inactive).
If you would like to join a Group please contact the relevant Group Leader. You must be a current u3a member to join and take part in any group activity. This is essential to ensure that your participation is covered by the u3a’s insurance scheme.
New groups can easily be formed based on suggestions and ideas from members. This is an exciting and dynamic process which keeps the Exmouth & District u3a fresh and relevant for its members.
If you’ve any questions, please contact the Groups Coordinator via the Contact Us page. We send our latest Groups List direct to members every two months. Members can also see this latest list by logging in and clicking on the Groups List in the members view of the Newsletters section on this website.
We try to ensure that the information shown in the list below is up-to-date. If Group Organisers wish to make any changes, please send details to Groups via the Contact Us page.
Please note that information about our Local Hubs is in a separate section of this website - see Local Hubs.

The Exmouth & District u3a interest groups
Groups listed alphabetically
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Action for Happiness
Status: Active
Monthly on Tuesdays 19:00
Third Tuesday of the month -
Art Appreciation 2
Status: Active
Monthly on Wednesday afternoons
On the 4th Wednesday -
Art Mixed Media
Status: Full
Weekly on Wednesday mornings
From 10:30 to 12:30, normally in Cuppa Cabin but at the Group Organiser's house in winter -
Astronomy
Status: Active
Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 14:00
First Tuesday of the month -
Badminton
Status: Active
Weekly on Wednesday afternoons
2-3:30pm -
Bake & Taste
Status: Full
Monthly on Mondays
Second Monday, 11:30 to 3pm (approx) -
Bake & Taste 2
Status: Active
Monthly on Mondays
First Monday of the month -
Beers by Bus
Status: Active
Monthly
Meet at various venues -
Birds 1
Status: Full
Monthly on Monday mornings
Third Monday, 10.00 am -
Birds 2
Status: Active -
Bolivia Card Game
Status: Active
Fortnightly afternoons
Alternating Wednesday and Friday afternoons -
Books - Exmouth 1
Status: Active
Monthly on Tuesday mornings
Second Tuesday of each month at 10:30 am -
Books - Exmouth 2
Status: Full
Monthly on Wednesday mornings
Second Wednesday of each month between 10.00 am and noon -
Books - Exmouth 3
Status: Active
Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:30 -
Books - Topsham 2
Status: Active
Monthly on Mondays -
Books Insight
Status: Active
Monthly on Friday mornings
Last Friday of each month -
Botany for Everybody
Status: Full
Monthly on Thursday afternoons
Third Thursday of each month at 2pm -
Bowls Indoors am
Status: Active
Weekly on Tuesday mornings
10:00 am and 11:45 am -
Bowls Indoors pm
Status: Active
Weekly on Tuesday afternoons
2pm-3.30pm -
Bridge for Beginners
Status: Full
Meeting dates to be arranged -
Calligraphy
Status: Active
Monthly on Mondays
Every third Monday -
Canasta
Status: Full
On Friday afternoons
Second & fourth Friday -
Card and Board games
Status: Active
Weekly afternoons
Tuesday & Thursday, 2pm - 4pm -
Caring for our Planet
Status: Active
On Monday mornings
Varies when meets, venue varies. -
ChatNPatch
Status: Waiting list
Fortnightly on Thursday afternoons
First & third Thursday, 2pm -
Chess 2025
Status: Active
Weekly on Thursdays -
Classical Concerts in the Home
Status: Active
Monthly on Wednesdays
4th Wednesday in the month -
Classical Guitar Group
Status: Full
Times by arrangement, venue varies -
Coffee & Chat on Zoom
Status: Active
Weekly on Thursday mornings
10:15 for 10:30 start until 11:30 am -
Computers and New Technology
Status: Waiting list
Monthly on Tuesday afternoons
Third Tuesday of each month from 1.00pm - 3.00pm -
Connect & Learn
Status: Active
Meets whenever and wherever members choose -
Cook and Share
Status: Full
Monthly on Monday afternoons
2nd Monday of the month. Location varies by arrangement in members' homes on rotation. Starts at 12:30pm -
Creative Writing Workshop
Status: Active -
Current affairs 1
Status: Active
Monthly on Tuesday afternoons
Fourth Tuesday of the month from 2.00 to 4.00 pm -
Current affairs 2
Status: Active
Monthly on Wednesday afternoons
Fourth Wednesday of month, normally 2pm-4pm, but currently 1pm-2pm via Zoom -
Cycling
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursday afternoons
Second Thursday at 1:30pm -
Drawing in Company
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursday mornings
First Thursday of each month, 10:15am -
ExBalletCise
Status: Active
Weekly on Friday mornings
10:00 am -
Exploring with a bus pass
Status: Active
Monthly on Wednesdays
On second Wednesday of the month -
Family History
Status: Waiting list
Monthly on Thursday mornings
10:00am to 12:00 on the third Thursday of the month -
French Conversation
Status: Full
Monthly on Monday mornings
Meetings start at 11.00 am -
French Conversation 2
Status: Full
Monthly on Thursdays
1st Thursday each month -
French Conversation 3
Status: Full
On Thursdays
First Thursday of the month -
Gardens
Status: Full
Monthly on Wednesdays
3rd Wednesday of the month. Times and venues vary. -
Geology
Status: Active
Monthly on Wednesdays
The group meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 2.15 pm in the winter months and early spring or 9.30 am in the summer -
German Brush up Conversation
Status: Full
Monthly on Thursday afternoons -
German Conversation
Status: Full
Monthly on Tuesday afternoons
2:30 pm -
Golf
Status: Active
Mornings
First Friday and third Tuesday of each month, 10.30 am -
Guitar Beginners
Status: Full
Meets on dates to be arranged, venue to be decided -
Handbell Ringers
Status: Active
On Friday mornings -
History 1
Status: Full
Monthly on Tuesday afternoons
Third Tuesday of every month, 2 - 4pm -
History 2
Status: Waiting list
Monthly on Fridays
2nd Friday of month -
How Poetry Works
Status: Full
Monthly -
iPad for new users
Status: Active
Times vary. Please contact the organiser -
Italian intermediates
Status: Full
Weekly on Tuesday mornings
10:30 -
Jam Band
Status: Active
Times by arrangement -
Jewellery
Status: Active
Monthly on Wednesdays
2nd Wednesday of the month -
Joy of Performing
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursday afternoons -
Latin Line Dancing
Status: Active
Weekly on Tuesday mornings
9:15-10:15. -
Line Dancing
Status: Active
Weekly on Monday mornings
10am -
Live Well Longer
Status: Dormant -
Lunch Club 1
Status: Full
Monthly on Thursday afternoons
Immediately following the Exmouth & District u3a monthly meeting -
Lunch Group 3
Status: Full
Monthly on Wednesday afternoons
Fourth Wednesday of each month -
Mahjong Beginners
Status: Full
Fortnightly on Thursday afternoons
Every 2nd Thursday, 2.30 - 4.30 pm -
Mahjong British Rules 1
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursday mornings
10.00 am on the last Thursday of each month, plus other dates to be confirmed -
Mahjong Chinese Rules
Status: Active
Weekly on Friday mornings
10am to 12noon -
Mozart and His Legacy 1
Status: Active
Monthly on Friday afternoons
2pm -
Mozart and His Legacy 2
Status: Full
Monthly on Tuesday afternoons
2pm -
Music Appreciation
Status: Active
Monthly on Wednesday afternoons
2nd Wednesday of each month at 2pm -
Music Performance 1
Status: Full
Fortnightly on Friday afternoons -
Natural History
Status: Active
Monthly on Tuesday mornings
First Tuesday of the month at 10:30 -
Opera and Ballet in the Home
Status: Full
Monthly on Tuesday afternoons
Fourth Tuesday of each month -
Painting Mixed Media
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Tuesdays -
Percussion
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursday afternoons
Last Thursday of the month -
Petanque
Status: Full
Weekly on Friday mornings
In summer, session 1 is 9:00 to 10:30 am and session 2 is 10:45 am to 12:15 pm. In winter there is one session - 10.30 am to 12.00 -
Photography
Status: Active
Time by arrangement, venue varies -
Pickleball - information
Status: Active -
Pickleball 1
Status: Full
Weekly on Thursday afternoons
12:30 to 2:00pm -
Pickleball 2
Status: Full
Weekly on Thursday afternoons
2-3:30pm -
Pickleball 3
Status: Full
Weekly on Monday afternoons
2-3:30pm -
Pickleball 4 (Beginners)
Status: Dormant
Weekly on Tuesday afternoons
When requested -
Pickleball Outside
Status: Active
On Tuesday afternoons
2.30 pm - 4.00pm -
Pickleball Woodbury
Status: Full
Weekly on Wednesday mornings
10-11:45 -
Poetry
Status: Full
Monthly on Wednesday mornings
Second Wednesday of each month at 10.30am -
Politics
Status: Full
Monthly on Thursday mornings
First Thursday of each month, 10am -
Pottery Handbuilding for Beginners
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Tuesdays -
Quilting for Fun
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Wednesday afternoons
2pm -
Quizzes
Status: Full
Monthly on Thursday afternoons
3rd Thursday of each month, 1.50 pm -
Railway Modelling
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Wednesday mornings
First & third Wednesdays at 10am. -
Recorder
Status: Full
Fortnightly on Tuesday mornings
First and third Tuesdays of each month, 9:30-11:30am -
Rusty French Conversation
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Thursday afternoons
14.15 -
Sailing - Dayboat
Status: Active
Varies - please contact the organiser -
Sailing - Dinghy & Watersports
Status: Active
Varies - please contact the organiser -
Science Matters
Status: Active
Monthly on Fridays 10:00
3rd Friday -
Short Tennis
Status: Active -
Short Walks
Status: Active
First Wednesday & third Monday in the month, venue varies -
Solo Diners 1
Status: Active
Evenings
Varies - please contact the organiser for details -
Solo Diners 2
Status: Full
Variable evenings and venues -
Solo Diners 4
Status: Full
Monthly
Lunchtimes or evenings -
Solo Trips
Status: Active
Monthly on Fridays
3rd Friday -
Spanish Beginners
Status: Active -
Spanish conversation (intermediate/improvers)
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Thursday afternoons
2:15pm -
Table Tennis 1
Status: Full
Weekly on Wednesday afternoons
2.00 pm - 4.00 pm -
Table Tennis 2
Status: Full
Weekly on Tuesday mornings
10am -
Table Tennis 3
Status: Active
On Thursdays -
Tap dancing
Status: Active
Weekly on Monday mornings
10.00 - 11.00 am -
Ten Pin Bowling
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Thursday mornings
9:45 for 10am start, on 1st and 3rd Thursday in the month -
Tennis
Status: Active
Weekly on Thursday afternoons
2.00 - 4.00 pm -
Transport
Status: Active
On Fridays
Friday outings in the summer -
Ukulele for Beginners
Status: Active
Date and times of meeting are to be determined -
Walking - Intermediate
Status: Active
Bi-monthly, Monday or Wednesday morning -
Walking Group 1
Status: Active
All day
Usually first Thursday and third Tuesday of each month -
Walking Group 3
Status: Active
Monthly
Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday at 10.00 am -
Walks up to 6 Miles by Train
Status: Full
Bi-monthly, by arrangement -
Weekend Walking
Status: Active
Monthly on Saturdays
Third Saturday of each month -
Wine Appreciation 1
Status: Active
Monthly on Monday evenings
Third Monday evening of each month -
Wine Group 2
Status: Active
Monthly