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Our book "10 varied walks around Whitchurch Shropshire and the Whitchurch Wheel" is now available from Ritual Reads, 46a High Street, Whitchurch price £6 |
03 April 2026 |
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Canal Breach Update
Shropshire Way Diversion
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The Shropshire Way diversion has now been way-marked through Greenfields Nature Reserve and Danson's Wood to avoid the breach. For the Sandstone Trail and Whitchurch Walk 9 please follow the Shropshire Way markers. |
05 Feb 2026 |
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| Canal Breach Update | With the exception of the canalside paths in the immediate vicinity of the breach and the path [part of FP76] between the Whitchurch Canal Arm and Greenfields Local Nature Reserve which is still flooded, all the other paths are now walkable including the towpath from Danson's Bridge [Bridge 30] to Grindley Brook and the Lockside Cafe. Walks 7 and 10 are now unaffected. For Walks 2 & 9, the Shropshire Way and Sandstone Trail, suggested alternative routes can be found on the Local Routes page. | 15 Jan 2026 |
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| Wed 14 January 2026 New Year's Stroll is cancelled |
This walk is cancelled as the leader is still unwell. |
11.01.2026 |
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| Llangollen Canal Breach |
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28.12.2025 |
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| Shropshire Way Festival |
The programme for the 2025 Shropshire Way Festival of Walks can be seen here. |
29/07/25 |
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| Footpath closures affecting Walk 2 - The Belton Bracer | Path closures and diversions Shropshire Council rights of way have extended the closure all the footpaths off Greenfoot Lane for public safety reasons whilst building work is carried out on the development in the area. There are 5 rights of way affected, including the path that crosses the by-pass, part of our Belton Bracer walk. If following the book, from point 2 carry and walk up Tilstock Road, straight across the bypass roundabout towards Alderford for about 100m and take the footpath on the right. There is also a diversion at Belton around the new solar farm. The diversion runs on the east [town] side of the solar panels and is easy to follow.. |
28/01/25
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2031 Deadline to be removed On
Boxing Day, the UK government has announced it will remove the 2031
deadline to record historic rights of way in England, ending the threat
to over 41,000 miles of unrecorded paths. After the previous government
broke its promise to abolish the deadline, this decision is a welcome
step forward. The government has recognised that there was going to be
no way local authorities would be able to be meet the deadline. Read
more on the Ramblers website. |
29/12/24 |
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Whitchurch Citizen of the Year 2024 finalist Neil Moore in his capacity as co-ordinator and representative of the Whitchurch Walkers P3 team reached the final six of the Whitchurch Citizen of the Year 2024. He is pictured here in Bargates Hall on Saturday 23rd November receiving his certificate from Whitchurch Mayor Cllr Andy Hall. Well done Neil and all the P3 team! |
27/11/24 | |
| Save the Date! 2025 Whitchurch Walking Festival to be held Friday 9th - Sunday 11th May | 16/05/2024 | ||
| Walkers are Welcome Annual Get Together 2023 Over the weekend of 3rd to 5th November, Whitchurch (Shropshire) hosted the Annual Get Together welcoming people from 18 different towns/villages. 50 people enjoyed a variety of events that weekend. For more details about the weekend, see our write up here. | 17/11/23 | ||
| 2024 Walking Festival Save the Dates! Next year's Walking Festival will be held from Friday 10th May to Sunday 12th May. More details will be published once the programme has been completed. | 01/11/23 | ||
| Shropshire
council rights of way are closing all the footpaths off Greenfoot lane
as from 22/06/23 for public safety reasons whilst work is carried out
on the development in the area. There is an alternative for the 1st path on the right 0233/122/ which goes through the cricket ground to the Hatton way. There are no alternatives given for the other 5 rights of way, including the path that crosses the by-pass, part of our Belton bracer walk. The closures will remain in place until July for some paths and December for others. | 17/06/23 | ||
 | Whitchurch Walkers awarded a Freedom Fund Grant Whitchurch Walkers has been awarded a grant of £250 from the Freedom Fund to promote Whitchurch's status as a Walkers are Welcome town and walking destination. A new leaflet will be out soon and will be distributed to local caravan and camping sites, accommodation providers and the like. The grant will also fund a reprint of the existing leaflet "Discover the Whitchurch Wheel". Malcolm Monie [Chair] and Garry Churchill [Membership Officer] attended an awards ceremony at The Civic Centre on Friday 27th January. Our thanks are due to Garry for putting the bid together. | 02/02/23 | |
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10 Walks in and around Whitchurch The second edition of our acclaimed walks book, fully revised with 22 new photographs and extended to include the Whitchurch Wheel is available from BookShrop in Green End |
08/07/20 |
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Stile-free paths around Whitchurch These are listed on the footpaths page and on the map shown left. Click map to enlarge. |
01/03/20 |
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