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| Friday 8th May |
Saturday 9th May |
Sunday 10th May |
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walks must be booked in advance by Wednesday 6th May.
Thanks to generous support from Whitchurch Town Council we have been able to subsidise many of the walks. The 3 Canal Boat Walks are £8/7 each and £5 for under 18s. For other walks, under 18s go FREE.  Click here to book
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Registration for the start of walks is at The Archibald Worthington Club except where otherwise indicated. The times shown are departure times. You should register in the 10-15 minutes before that. If you are not sure where a start point is click here for a map. |
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| Day walks - packed lunch and a drink required unless a lunch is included as part of the walk
Morning walks - bring a drink and snack |
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| 08.45 | Launch Come along to the Archibald Worthington Club [The Archie] to give this year's festival a great send-off. Our Mayor, will be launching the festival. The Archibald Worthington Club will be open from 08.30. Tea & coffee available for buy. |  | |||
| 09.10 |
FD1 Grinshill & Corbett Wood Rail Ramble Malcolm Monie 6-7 miles £3 + train fare |
Train
[09.41] to & from Yorton [14.29]. The walk will meander up and
around Grinshill with its excellent views. We wil also explore Corbett
Wood with its quarries, old and current. Bring packed lunch and drinks. |
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| 09.20 |
FD2 Three Farms & more Sue Garner 6.5 miles 3-4h £3 |
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Three Farms walk runs by Belton, Hadley and Bubney Farms stopping
off for an icecream/cup of tea at Hadley Park Cafe or Lockside Cafe at
Grindley Brook or both! Good views from near Belton. Approximately 3-4 hours including stops. No dogs allowed due to livestock and hidden rabbit and fox holes. Bring packed lunch and drink. |
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FD3 Nantwich Rail Ramble Helen Lea 7-8miles £3 + train fare |
Train
[1010] to and from Nantwich [15.26] exploring the area to the south
& east of the town. The walk leaves Nantwich to go out to Millennium Woods and joins the Two Saints Way near Batherton Hall and the River Weaver. It continues across fields over to Stapeley and across to Haymoor Green and Cheerbrook before heading back to Nantwich Bring packed lunch and drink. ** Unfortunately this walk has had to be withdrawn ** |
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| Afternoon
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| 13.00 | FA1 Brown Moss by Bus Paul Sears 5 miles / 3.5 hours £3 + fare/pass |
Brown Moss by bus Bus 340 [13.10] to
the Cherry Tree, walk back via Brown Moss
Nature Reserve & Shropshire Way. Bring a drink and snack. |
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| 13.15 |
FA2 The GBH Walk Veronica Portch 5.5m /3 h £3 |
The
GBH Walk - golf, boats, habitats Walking via the golf course, Fairy
Glen, Llangollen Canal, Danson's Wood and Greenfields Local Nature
Reserve. Refreshment stop at Lockside Cafe. 2 avoidable stiles |
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FS Folk Session The Archibald Worthington Club Free |
A lively session with local folk musicians and poets. Bring instruments, voices, or just yourself! Bar open to buy drinks. Please book using the same booking link as for the walks. |
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Please book online by clicking here
The pictures here are taken from previous festivals and do not necessarily reflect what we can offer this year!
