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May |
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Walk date |
Walk details |
Saturday 3rd -
Monday 5th May
Bank Holiday |
East Leicestershire and Rutland weekend. 2 nights B&B, 3 days continuous walking (about 45
miles total). Now fully booked. Chris Eilbeck
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Saturday 3rd May |
Afternoon walk of 5½ miles. 14:00 start from Abthorpe Church. Doug Harding |
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Sunday 4th May |
Circular day walk of 11½ miles. CS 08:50 to meet the leader for 09:45 start from the Market Square
/ church area, Hanslope
SP 804468.
Lunch at Yardley Gobion, where our own sandwiches are OK. Walking via Castlethorpe and the Grand
Union Canal. Kaye Lucas |
Monday 5th May
Bank Holiday |
Figure of 8 walk. Morning 6 miles, afternoon 5 miles. CS 09:00 for 10:00 start from outside the
Quequers PH, Yelden
TL 012668.
Park in Main Street or on the grass verges. Afternoon start 13:30 from the pub. Clive & Chris Spinney |
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Thursday 8th May |
Easton Neston Park. Morning walk of 7 miles. 09:30 start from The Green, Hulcote
SP 705500.
Please do not park on the grass. Walk passes through Easton Neston Park, with permission. Optional
lunch after the walk. David Craddock |
Saturday 10th May
Photos |
Bluebells in Little Linford Wood? Morning walk of 6½ miles. 09:30 start from the Market
Square, Hanslope
SP 804468,
(near the church). Includes nature trail, and we will see if there are any bluebells left. Leisurely,
but stiles. John Tye. 24 walkers |
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Sunday 11th May
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Circular day walk of 12 miles. CS 08:30 for 09:30 start from Fotheringhay Church (near Oundle)
TL 060932.
Lunch in The King's Head at Apethorpe, where our own sandwiches are OK. Walking via Wood Newton.
Trevor & Brenda Baldwin
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Thursday 15th May
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Morning walk of 6 miles. 09:45 start from Litchborough Church. Margaret Mabbutt
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Thursday 15th -
Monday 19th May
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Pembrokeshire Coast Path. First section: St Dogmael to Whitesands Bay - 57 miles. B&B
accommodation. Fully booked. David Craddock
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Saturday 17th May
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Afternoon walk of 6½ miles. 14:00 start from outside the White Hart pub in Great Houghton.
Walking via Hackleton. Shirley Brogan. 9 women on the walk
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Sunday 18th May
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Figure of 8 walk; morning 7.1 miles, afternoon 4.9 miles. CS 08:15 for 09:00 start from outside The
Bell PH in Helmdon
SP 588437.
Our own sandwiches are OK in The Bell at lunchtime. Afternoon start 13:15 from the pub. The morning
via Sulgrave and Weston; the afternoon via Falcott and Radstone. Peter & Brenda Hawes
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Tuesday 20th May
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Evening walk of 5 miles. 19:00 start from the layby on the A428 outside the Wyevale (Harleston
Heath) Garden Centre, opposite the main entrance to Harleston Firs. Megan Cahill.
12 + a dog on the walk
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Wednesday 21st May
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Morning walk of 7 miles. 09:30 start from Brampton Halt on the Brampton Valley Way
SP 736666.
Optional pub lunch after the walk. Children welcome, but no dogs please. Walking via
Merry Tom Crossing, Chapel Brampton, Church Brampton and the golf course. Barrie Wright
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Saturday 24th May
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The Wrekin - a day walk in Shropshire. Depart 07:00 from the UGC Cinema car park, Sixfields.
Demanding 14 miles' walk incorporating an ascent of The Wrekin. Bring full wet weather clothing,
packed lunch and drinks. Maximum car sharing. David Craddock
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Sunday 25th May
Photos |
The Rutland Round - Barrowden to Empingham, 13¼ miles. CS 08:00. All cars (maximum of 3
people per car, please) travel first to Empingham to meet at the church
SK 950085
at 09:00. The cars required to transport all participants to Barrowden will depart at 09:15 for an
09:40 start of the walk from outside the Exeter Arms
SK 946001.
Lunch al fresco. David Craddock. 13 walkers
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Monday 26th May
Bank Holiday
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Circular day walk of 12½ miles. CS 09:00 for 09:30 start from Woodford Halse. Park on the
forecourt of the industrial unit just off Main Road
SP 543530.
Lunch at The Plough, Everdon, where pub grub is available, but our own sandwiches are OK.
No dogs, please. Don Cave
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Tuesday 27th May
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Evening walk of 4-4½ miles. 19:00 start from outside The Telegraph pub, West Street, Moulton.
Park nearby. Roger Tyler. 17 walkers
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Thursday 29th May
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Morning walk of 7½ miles. 09:30 start from outside The Swan PH, Newton Bromswold
SP 998659.
Use the pub car park if you will be stopping for the pub lunch and/or drinks afterwards. Extra
parking near the church. No dogs, please. John McKeon |
Saturday 31st May
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Afternoon walk of 6 miles. 13:30 start from the canal car park on Stoke Bruerne Road, Blisworth
SP 729529.
Walking via Stoke Bruerne and Shutlanger. Roger & Ann Tarry.
19 walkers |
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June |
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Sunday 1st June
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Circular day walk of about 12 miles. CS 08:50 to meet the leader for a 09:30 start from Agora car
park, Church Street, Wolverton
SP 818412.
Lunch at the Carrington Arms in Castlethorpe, where we may eat our own sandwiches. Bill Clewett |
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Wednesday 4th June |
Morning walk of 6 miles. 09:30 start from Blakesley Church
SP 628505.
Maurice Golsby |
Thursday 5th June
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Evening walk of 5 miles. 19:00 start from the Waterways Museum at Stoke Bruerne. Museum car park in
Canal Way costs 50p. Walk by canal and via Shutlanger. Rosemary Weston.
28 walkers |
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Sunday 8th June |
Circular day walk of 13½ miles. CS 08:45 to meet the leader for a 09:15 start from Tredgett
Motors Garage in Broughton
SP 832752.
Lunch at The Lilacs in Isham. Walk via Orlingbury, the Harrowdens and Pytchley. Valerie & Brian Hill |
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Tuesday 10th June |
Evening walk of 5 miles. 19:00 start from Draughton Crossing Car Park (near Maidwell) on the Brampton
Valley Way
SP 755772.
Walk via the Brampton Valley Way, Blueberry Lodge and Maidwell. Peter Ellement |
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Thursday 12th June |
Morning walk of 7½ miles. 09:30 start from outside the Barley Mow pub in Cosgrove
SP 792426.
Use the car park if you will be patronising the pub for lunch/drinks afterwards. David & Doreen
Stringer. 16 walkers |
Saturday 14th June
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Afternoon walk of 6 miles. 14:00 start from Everdon Church. Walking via Newnham, Badby and Fawsley.
Joanne Hammond. 11 on the walk, which finished at 17:00 |
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Sunday 15th June |
Circular day walk of 11½ miles. CS 09:00 for 10:00 start from outside the Monckton Arms Hotel in
Glaston, on the A47 near Uppingham
SK 896004,
Landranger 141. Do not park in the hotel car park. Lunch at The Horse and Panniers in North Luffenham, where we may
eat our own sandwiches in the garden. Walking via Morcott, South Luffenham and Wing.Trevor &
Brenda Baldwin |
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Tuesday 17th June |
Circular day walk of 11-12 miles. 09:30 start from the layby on the A413 ½mile south of Akeley
SP 703374.
Lunch at Whittlebury, where our own sandwiches are not permitted in the pub, but there is a
recreation ground nearby. NO DOGS PLEASE. Walking the course of Roman road, through woods and
Beckett's Corner. Christine Edwards |
Wednesday 18th June
Photos |
Evening walk of 5¼ miles. 19:00 start from the High Street, Roade (A508 end)
SP 756517.
Walking to Stoke Bruerne's bottom lock and under Ashton's railway bridge. Sheila Fitchett
16 walkers. 8 finished in The George |
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Thursday 19th June |
Over 70s Special. Evening walk of about 4 miles for the more mature walker. 19:00 start from
the Eastcote Arms, Eastcote
SP 681539.
This is a special walk for members aged 70 and over in 2003 who can manage a few stiles. It is a
joint walk with The Northampton Ramblers. A buffet supper will be served after the walk @ £3.50.
Please pre-order this if required through the walk leaders before Monday 16th June. Bob Bradley and
Colin Brickwood. 10 walkers, & 9 diners.
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21st - 27th June is RA National Footpath Week
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Saturday 21st June
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Day walk in the Peak District (Win Hill / Kinder / Mam Tor / Lose Hill). Depart 07:00 from the UGC
Cinema Car Park, Sixfields, Northampton for a demanding 14 miles walk. Bring full wet weather gear /
warm clothing, packed lunch and drinks. Maximum car sharing. Contact the leader for further details
or if help needed with transport. Brian Hill
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Sunday 22nd June
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FOOTPATHS DAY - A wonderful view. A Northamptonshire Area event. Choice of 4 walks, all
starting from Daventry Country Park, Weldon Road
SP 577641.
CS 08:40 to start at 09:30 for the 12½ miles walk, or 10:00 start for 10½ miles, or 10:30
start for 5 miles, or 14:00 start for 5 miles. The day walks lunch at the White Horse in Norton,
where we may eat our own sandwiches in the garden. See the Spring Area Newsletter for full details,
or contact Phil Morris.
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Wednesday 25th June
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Morning walk of 7 miles. 09:30 start from Lubenham Village Hall
SP 703874.
Free parking available. Optional pub lunch afterwards. Walk in the Welland Valley area with pretty
villages and some canal towpath walking. Colin & Sheila Brickwood
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Thursday 26th June
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Nene Valley Circular. An evening walk of 5 miles. 18:40 start from the Lakeside Car Park,
Billing Causeway (side of entrance to Billing Mill pub). Afterwards at the Billing Mill pub.
Tony & Joy Bishop
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Saturday 28th June
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Afternoon walk of 5-5½ miles. 14:00 start from Bugbrooke Village Green. Please park considerately.
Walking via Kislingbury and Nether Heyford. Pearl Cockayne & Gill Underwood
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Sunday 29th June
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The Rutland Round - Empingham to Thistleton = 13½ miles. CS 08:00. All cars (maximum of
3 people per car please) travel first to Thistleton to meet at the church
SK 912180
at 09:15. The cars required to transport all participants to Empingham depart at 09:30 for a 09:50
start to the walk from the church
SK 950085.
Lunch al fresco. Allen Davies. 13 at CS. 14 walkers paused at The Olive
Oil in Clipsham. Finished at about 17:00 |
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July
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Tuesday 1st July
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Morning walk of about 8 miles. 09:30 start from outside the Half Moon pub in Grendon
SP 881606.
Use the pub car park if you will be patronising the pub for lunch / drinks after the walk.
Eric Pusey. 14 on a drizzly walk, which finished at 12:48. 9 in the pub
afterwards.
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Wednesday 2nd July
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Evening walk of 5.1 miles. 18:30 start from outside the Red Lion pub in Denton
SP 838581.
Walking through Cogenhoe, past old quarry and towards Chadstone. Peter & Brenda Hawes
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Saturday 5th July
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Day walk in the Peak District - Seal & Ashop Edges. A fighting walk involving Black Ashop Moor, Ashops Head
& Ashops Clough. Depart 07:00 from the UGC Cinema car park,
Sixfields, Northampton, for a strenuous walk of 12½ miles involving 560 metres of ascent. Bring
full wet weather gear / warm clothing, packed lunch and drinks. Maximum car sharing. No dogs
please. Contact the leader for more details, or if help is needed with transport. Allan Davies
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Sunday 6th July
Report |
Figure-of-eight: Walking With Wolves in the morning, followed by afternoon walk of 6 miles.
CS 09:30 to meet the leader at 10:00 in the layby on Turvey Bridge on the A428 at Turvey
SP 936523
for a short drive to the Anglian Wolf Society Centre. The morning now fully booked. Afternoon
walk (open to all) starts at 13:45 from the Turvey Bridge layby. Mick Freeland
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Wednesday 9th July
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Morning walk of 6 miles. 09:30 start from Paulerspury Church
SP 715455.
Park considerately in the village. Optional pub lunch after the walk. Walking via Pury End and
Whittlebury. Allan Davies |
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Thursday 10th July |
Evening walk of 4 miles. 19:00 start from Earls Barton Church. Pam Woodhouse and Linda Johnson |
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Saturday 12th July |
Afternoon walk of 5½ miles. 14:00 start from Hartwell Community Centre car park, School Lane
SP 788505.
David Craddock |
Sunday 13th July
Photos |
Claydon House. CS 09:00 for
10:00 start from Claydon House free car park, entrance west of Middle Claydon
SP 718259.
Morning walks of 5 & 6½ miles. Lunch at The Phoenix, Steeple Claydon, where we may eat our
own sandwiches or buy a meal. Afternoon 2 miles and visit the house, or 6½ miles. Both groups finish at
the tea room. Shorter walk leisurely, but with 12 stiles. Bring National Trust card, or pay £4.50,
if visiting the house. (Long walk 25 stiles.) John Tye & Gill Horrell. 8 at CS. 17 walkers
total. 4 did the hot afternoon walk. |
Tuesday 15th July
Photos |
Evening walk of 4½-5 miles. 19:00 start from Quinton Church
SP 776544.
David Craddock. 26 walkers |
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Wednesday 16th July |
Morning walk of 6½ miles. 09:30 start from North Crawley Church
SP 927447.
David Corney |
Friday 18th -
Tuesday 22nd July
Report &
Photos |
Undiscovered Lancashire. Four days of walking, with Youth Hostel accommodation at Ingleton and
Haworth. Fully booked. Those interested in a longer day's walk will travel up on the
Friday, staying overnight at Ingleton YH. On the Saturday we will then tackle a 13 mile walk taking
in the wild and desolate gritstone uplands of Gragareth [at 2057 ft the highest point in Lancashire],
and 3 other summits plus visiting [if we can find them] a couple of well known potholes and caves.
We will then travel across to Haworth YH. Here we will meet up with others who prefer their hill
walking in more moderate and gentle dosages and have journeyed up on that day to join us for the
other 3 days. These will embrace Lancashire's own '3 Peaks' - in reality 3 hills all under 2000ft.
On Sunday an 8 mile circular walk will see us climbing Boulsworth Hill [1706ft); on Monday Weets Hill
[6 miles, 1310 ft], and on Tuesday Pendle Hill [5 miles, 1803 ft]. On Sunday and Monday I am
anticipating that there will be time in the afternoon for exploring local places of interest, eg.
Hebden Bridge and Haworth [Bronte Country], and on Tuesday we will travel home. I have reserved
accommodation for 12 at Ingleton YH, and 14 at Haworth. David Craddock
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Sunday 20th July |
Day walk of 12 miles. CS 08:45 for 09:30 start from the grass verge south-east of Lowick
SP 978807.
Lunch at The King's Head in Wadenhoe, where we may eat our own sandwiches in the pub garden.
Margaret Kirchmeier |
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Wednesday 23rd July |
Morning walk of 7 miles. 09:30 start from outside the Red Lion pub in Brafield-on-the-Green
SP 821588.
Use the pub car park if you will be patronising the pub afterwards for lunch / drinks. Walking via
Hackelton. Ralph Nicklin |
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Thursday 24th July |
Evening walk of 4 miles. 19:00 start from East Haddon Church. John Beale |
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Saturday 26th July |
Linear day walk of 10½ miles. Meet for 08:45 departure by car from Delapre Park gates, London
Road, Northampton for a 10:30 start from Elstree & Borehamwood Railway Station car park
TO 191963
(Landranger 166). Walk to Cockfosters (section 16 of the London Loop), returning by bus to Elstree.
Lunch probably al fresco, so bring a packed lunch, but will try to incorporate a pub stop
at some point. Contact leader for more details. Maurice Tebbutt |
Sunday 27th July
Photos |
Rutland Round - Thistleton to Oakham = 12¼ miles. CS 08:00. All cars (a maximum of 3
people per car please) travel first to Oakham to meet at the free car park opposite the town centre
church (All Saints)
SK 860089
(Landranger 141) at 09:05. Those cars required to transport all participants to Thistleton depart at
09:20 for a 09:40 start of the walk from the church
SK 912180
(Landranger 130). Lunch al fresco. David Craddock. 14 at CS. 16 walkers. |
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Tuesday 29th July |
Morning walk of 6½ miles. 09:30 start from Cottesbrooke Church
SP 710735.
Park considerately in the village. No stiles. Richard Alcock |
Thursday 31st July
Photos |
Evening walk of 5½ miles. 19:00 start from outside The Butcher's Arms, Greens Norton
SP 668499.
Knightley Way, Potcote and Duncote. 6 stiles. John Tye. 34 walkers and a dog. |
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August |
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Sunday 3rd August |
Sheer Decadence - Breakfast & Cream Tea Walk, Figure of 8, morning 7 miles, afternoon 5
miles. CS 08:15 for breakfast at 08:45 in The Plough Inn at Everdon. The walk starts from outside the
pub at about 09:30. Lunch is back at the Plough, where we may eat our own sandwiches. The afternoon
walk starts from the pub at 13:45, followed by optional cream tea at about 16:15. See the newsletter
for full details including booking arrangements and costs. Bookings for breakfast and cream tea now closed,
but you are still welcome on the walk. David Craddock. 24 for breakfast, 37 morning walkers,
38 afternoon walkers, and 27 for cream tea. |
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Tuesday 5th August |
Honey and Hemplow Hills. Morning walk of about 7½ miles. 09:30 start from Cold Ashby Church
SP 656763.
Park in the village. Possible pub lunch after the walk. Walking via Cold Ashby, Elkington Lodge,
Hemplow Hills, The Jurassic Way, Elkington and Honey Hill with good views. Bob Bradley |
Wednesday 6th August
Photos |
Evening walk of 5½ miles. 18:45 start from the car park at the back of The World's End pub in
Ecton
SP 827636.
Walking via Cogenhoe, The Nene Way and Earls Barton. Valerie & Brian Hill. 27 walkers on
a very hot evening. Finished at 21:00 in the World's End. |
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Saturday 9th August
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Pitsford Water Nature Reserve (SSSI) circumperambulation. Afternoon walk of about 7 miles.
13:30 start from The Anglian Water Car Park at the west end of the Brixworth-Holcot causeway
SP 780702.
Bring binoculars for bird watching opportunities. Definitely no dogs. Jim Fletcher |
Sunday 10th August
Photos |
Omnibus Walk - Althorp Parish Circle - 14/15 miles. CS 08:15 for departure from East Haddon
Church
SP 667681
at 09:00. Walk via Holdenby and Harlestone PO to lunch at the Live and Let Live pub in Harpole, where
we may eat our own sandwiches, then via Nobottle and Little Brington. Join and leave where you wish;
the leader and/or volunteers will provide return transport to your joining point, but please request
this in advance by 9th August (earlier if by website contact). Peter Wilks. 10 morning
walkers. 3 left at lunch, one joined at lunch, and two more joined at Nobottle. Hot and thundery day. |
Tuesday 12th August
Photos |
Evening walk of 4¼ miles. 19:00 start from Wilby Church
SP 866662.
Park considerately near the church or in the nearby Mears Ashby Road. Claire Craddock. 24
walkers. |
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Wednesday 13th August |
Morning walk of 6-7 miles. 09:30 start from the picnic car park between Haversham and Wolverton
SP 817422.
Parts of the walk are along the River Ouse and the canal. Phil Ghent |
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Sunday 17th August |
Day walk of 17 miles. CS 08:15 to meet the leader for a 09:15 start from the urban layby on the A6
next to Kibworth Autohaus, opposite the cemetary
SP 687941.
Lunch in the traditional village local, the New Greyhound at Billesden, where we may eat our own
sandwiches. Walking via Tur Langton, Illston, King's Norton and Burton Overy to see the rolling
coutryside north of Kibworth. Chris Eilbeck |
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Tuesday 19th August |
Morning walk of 7 miles. 09:30 start from the roads near Adstone Church
SP 595514.
Optional pub lunch after the walk. David Craddock |
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Saturday 23rd August |
Afternoon walk of about 5 miles. 14:00 start from outside The Lamport Swan pub. Use the car park if
you will be patronising the pub afterwards, otherwise please park considerately in the village. Tim
& Cathy Cockrill |
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Sunday 24th August |
Rutland Round - Oakham to Uppingham = 13 miles. CS 08:00. All cars (a maximum of 3
people per car please) travel first to Uppingham to meet at the town centre (Market Place) square
SP 866996
(Landranger 141) at 08:55. Those cars required to transport all participants to Oakham will depart
at 09:10 for a 09:30 start of the walk from the free car park opposite the town centre church
(All Saints)
SK 860089.
Lunch al fresco. Allan Davies. 13 at CS. 17 on walk. |
Monday 25th August
bank holiday
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Day walk of 11 miles. CS 08:45 for 09:30 start from Priors Marston. Park near the shool
SP 490576.
Lunch at Boddington. Gill Howe |
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Wednesday 27th August |
Morning walk of 6½ miles. 09:30 start from outside the Butcher's Arms in Greens Norton
SP 668499.
Optional pub lunch after the walk. Brian Crouch |
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Sunday 31st August |
Circular day walk - 12½ miles. CS 08:30 for 09:30 start from Tingewick, outside the Royal Oak pub,
Main St. (GR655329). Park nearby, not in pub car park. Lunch at Preston Bissett (own food in pub
garden). Peter Keeble |
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