Saturday 13 May 2023

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Saturday 13th May

All walks must be booked in advance by Wednesday 10th May. Thanks to generous sponsorship from Whitchurch Business Group and Whitchurch Town Council we have been able to reduce the charge for most walks this year. The 3 Canal Boat Walks are £5. All the others are £2.

Please book online by clicking here

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.
Morning, but not day walks, can be combined with afternoon walks.

Status colour:

Lots of places

5 or fewer spaces

Currently full

Day walks - packed lunch and a drink required unless a pub lunch is included
Time	Walk & Leader distance & price	Detail	Image	Status
08.20	Canal Boat 1 Lyneal Wharf, Ellesmere and White Mere Peter Stockbridge 6m £5 Back marker: Mick Hobson	Minibus to Lyneal Wharf. 09.00 start on the Shropshire Lady narrowboat to Ellesmere junction. Start walking at approx 10.30 from there along canal to bridge 63, then walk to Tetchill, then White Mere, and return to canal near Burns Wood. Walk back along the canal to Lyneal Wharf, where the minbus will collect you at 14.30 - 15.00.		Full
09.00	Shropshire's Lake District Nigel Hart 9m Back marker: Jeannie Dickens	Minibus to Colemere, walk including White Mere. Minbus back. There are now 5 places available due to a cancencellation		5 places now!
09.50	Canal Boat 3 Tilstock to Hampton Bank Lynn Shimwell 6m £5 Back marker: Helen Lea	10.05 service bus 511 from Whitchurch to Tilstock, walk using the Shropshire Way to join the Shropshire Lady near the junction with the Prees Branch Canal. Cruise to Hampton Bank to be collected by the minibus there at 16.00		Full
Note 10.20	Canal Boat 2 Bettisfield & Whixall Mosses Andy Fitton 4.5m £5 Back marker: Mike Reeves	New shorter route with minibus return to Whitchurch. Minibus to car park above Ellesmere canal tunnel, to meet narrowboat at about 11.00. Cruise to Bettisfield. Disembark about 12.30 from the boat at Bettisfield [having eaten lunch on the boat]. Walk the short length of canal to Cornfield Bridge. Follow Shropshire Way to Bettisfield Moss. Deviate from the Shropshire Way to go round round Bettisfield Moss. Rejoin Shropshire Way and follow it as far as Roving Bridge [Prees Branch junction]. Walk 500m along the canal [towards Bettisfield] to the Mammoth Tower [viewing platform] which gives great views over Fenn's & Whixall Mosses; there are interpretation panels there too. Walk across the corner of Whixall Moss to Morris's Bridge car park. Minibus pick-up at about 15.30 and return to Archie.		3 places
Morning walks - can be combined with afternoon walks - bring a drink [& snack]
08.50	Higher Heath Tony and Shiela Eccleston 5.5m Back marker: one of the above	09.05 service bus 511 out and bus back. Walk from Higher Heath via Twemlows Farm, on to Lee Hall Farm, onwards to Hospital lane, Tilstock airfield and return to Higher Heath. Service bus back Only 4 Stiles.
09.20	Three Meres Paul Sears 6m Back marker: ?	From Whitchurch we head to Moss Farm across undulating countryside, soon after this we see the spectacular views over Blakemere back to Whitchurch, from here we walk to Ossmere where there is always plenty of wildlife. Then past the Mere with No Name and back into Whitchurch.
Afternoon walks - can be combined with morning walks - bring a drink
13.30	Whitchurch's Railway Heritage Bill Webb 3m 3.5h Back marker: Jan Collins	This circular walk within the town boundary aims to explore the railway history of Whitchurch, which was at one time a busy junction with branches to Chester and Oswestry. Much of the old railway infrastructure is no longer apparent but there are some remnants still to be seen and these will be examined. This guided walk will stop at various locations along the route and the leader will point out remaining features and with the aid of photographs show comparisons to the present day.
14.00	Three Counties Malcolm Monie 5m Back marker: Brian Cross	Service bus 146 @ 14.15 to Redbrook. Walk through woods near Iscoyd Park [bluebells] to Wolvesacre, Grindley Brook [café] and Pear Tree Lane.
Evening Activities
19.30	Ceilidh with Jigsmith at The Brownlow Centre £9 [£5 u18s]	A fun evening with local ceilidh band Jigsmith, food [included in price], cash bar with real ale and prize draw.

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Mere with No Nmae

The pictures here are taken from previous festivals and do not necessarily reflect what we can offer this year!