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Walk date |
Walk details |
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Monday 1st May |
Morning walk of 6 miles. CS 09:00 or meet the leader for a 09:30 start from outside the school in Hackleton
SP 803552.
Bill Clewett |
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Thursday 4th May |
Morning walk of 6½ miles. 09:30 start from The Shoulder of Mutton PH, Foxton
SP 700901.
Use the pub car park if you will be patronising the pub after the walk, otherwise please park
considerately in the village. Walking via Smeeton, Westerby and Gumley. Frank Row |
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Saturday 6th May |
Manifold Pleasures. Peak District walk of a moderate 14½ miles. Depart from the Cinema
Car Park, Sixfields, Northampton at 07:00 for Alstonefield
SK 132555.
Maximum car sharing. Bring full wet weather clothing, packed lunch and drinks for alfresco lunch.
Takes in Dovedale and Manifold valleys. Total ascent 450 metres. Allan Davies |
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Push-chair friendly walk. Afternoon walk of 4½ miles. 14:00 start from Salcey Forest,
the Swan's Way car park on the road from the B526 to Hartwell
SP 810509.
Leisurely walk with a half-hour stop at the café and a visit to the tree walk. No stiles.
John Tye.
2 walkers (raining), no pushchairs and no advert in Chronicle & Echo.
Admired bluebells, primroses, blossom, birdsong and a drilling woodpecker. Actually 5 miles.
Finished at about 16:10 without stopping at the café. |
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Sunday 7th May |
Circular day walk of 14½ miles. CS 09:00 for a 09:45 start from Orton (near Rothwell) Church
SP 805794.
Lunch at Desborough, where our own food is OK in the Services Club. Walking via Loddington,
Cransley, Thorpe Malsor, Rothwell, and Harrington. David Craddock |
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Tuesday 9th May |
Ouse Views. Morning walk of about 7 miles. 09:30 start from Sharnbrook - Church Lane, near
the car park
SP 994596.
Please park considerately in village. Optional pub lunch. The walk follows the River Ouse to
Felmersham, on to Odell Country Park, South East to Pavenham, Northeast to Radwell, and via
Pinchmill Islands. No dogs please. Sue & Michael Holmes |
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Saturday 13th May |
Views and Woods. Afternoon walk of 7¼ miles. 13:30 start from Piddington - the end of
Forest Road (a dead end, go as far as possible)
SP 805539.
Not much room, so park sensibly. Binoculars could be useful. Some stiles and some rough going.
Walking west to Quinton Green, Southwest to Hartwell, and East to Salcey Forest. Bert Jones |
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Sunday 14th May |
Trevor & Brenda's five villages bluebell walk in the Cotswolds. Circular day walk of
about 11½ miles. CS 08:30 for a 10:00 start from Lower Brailes Church on B4035 Banbury Road
SP 315393.
Lunch at The Norman Knight PH in Whichford, where our own food is possible inside or in the garden,
or there is the village green close by. Walking via Cherrington, Stourton and Sutton-Under Brailes.
Trevor & Brenda Baldwin |
Tuesday 16th May
Photos |
Evening walk of about 5 miles. 19:00 start from Eastcote Arms PH, Eastcote
SP 679541.
Please park considerately in the village. Walking via Astcote, Caldecote and Tiffield. Allan Davies.
14 walkers. Finished at 21:05. 12 in the pub afterwards. |
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Wednesday 17th May |
Morning walk of 7 miles. 09:30 start from Easton Maudit - the large grass area adjacent to the church
SP 889588.
Optional pub lunch after the walk. Walking via Bozeat, Wollaston and Strixton. David Craddock |
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Thursday 18th May |
Special event for those 70 or over & their partners. Evening walk of 4½ miles.
19:00 start from Great Brington Church
SP 667652.
Park in Great Brington; meet at the church. Bring the champagne if it's your 70th birthday.
Socialise at the Saracen's Head after the walk. Joint walk with Northampton Ramblers.
Uses permissive paths on the Althorp estate. Shorter option available if required.
Bob & Joan Bradley |
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Saturday 20th May |
Afternoon walk of 6¾ miles. 14:00 start from Staverton Village Green
SP 538612.
Please park considerately in the village. Notable features of the walk are the stocks at Flecknoe
and the site of the Medieval village of Wolfhamscote. Returning on the Jurassic Way. Richard Warr |
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Sunday 21st May |
Knightley Way. Linear walk of 12 miles. CS 08:45 whence all cars (with a maximum of two
people) travel to Greens Norton Playing Field car park
SP 670499
then full cars travel to Badby Village Green, near the Post Office
SP 560590
for the start of the walk. Lunch at Farthingstone; our own food in the public gardens (with
covered seating), or pub food/drink at The King's Arms opposite. Peter Keeble |
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Wednesday 24th May |
Morning walk of 6½ miles. 09:30 start from The Horseshoe PH in Sywell
SP 818673.
Optional Pub lunch after the walk. Please park considerately in the village.
Gill & Bernie Bullivant |
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Thursday 25th May |
Evening walk of 4¾ miles. 19:00 start from Preston Deanery Church
SP 788556.
Walking via Piddington and Horton. David Craddock |
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Saturday 27th May |
Afternoon walk of 5¼ miles. 14:00 start from Brafield-on-the-Green, opposite the Working
Men's Club
SP 821586.
Please park considerately. Walking via Furze Farm, Northampton International Stadium and Little
Houghton Lodge. Peter Hawes |
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Sunday 28th May |
Circular day walk of 12 miles. CS 08:45 for a 10:00 start from Bulwick Church
SP 963943.
Lunch at King's Cliffe Ex-Servicemens' Club, where our own food is OK. Clive & Chris Spinney |
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Monday 29th May |
Circular day walk of about 12 miles. CS 08:45 or meet the leader for a 09:30 start from Braunston,
close to the village hall
SP 544663.
Lunch at The Arnold Arms in Barby, where our own food is OK in the garden. The walk includes some
canal walking. Gill Howe |
Tuesday 30th May
Photos |
Evening walk of 4½ miles. 19:00 start from Arthingworth Church
SP 755814.
Use The Bulls Head car park if patronising the pub before or after the walk. Walking via Great
Oxendon. Claire Craddock.
15 walkers. Finished at 21:00. About 12 in the pub afterwards. |
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June |
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Thursday 1st June |
Morning walk of 7½ miles. 09:30 start from Wicken, outside Old White Lion PH
SP 747395.
Optional pub lunch after the walk. Please park considerately in the village. Walking via
Leckhampstead and Akeley. Allan Davies |
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Saturday 3rd June |
Afternoon walk of 6½ miles. 14:00 start from the Village Duck Pond in Brafield-on-the-Green
SP 823587.
Please park considerately. Walking via Cogenhoe, Billing Aquadrome and Little Houghton.
Ian Goodall |
Saturday 3rd -
 Sunday 11th June
Photos &
Report |
The Dales Way, 84 miles in 7 days, Ilkley to Bowness-on-Windermere. B&Bs, baggage transfers.
Now fully booked. David Craddock.
18 on the trip. |
Sunday 4th June
Photos |
Morning & afternoon circular walks of about 7 miles each. CS
08:45 to meet the leader for a 09:30 start at Piddington, outside The Spread Eagle PH
SP 803544.
Please park considerately in the village. Our own food will be OK in the pub for lunch. Afternoon
start time 13:30 from Piddington. The walk
includes Salcey Forest and Great Houghton. Ian & Julie Goodall.
23 morning walkers, of whom only 11 were in shorts. Spent some time on the
tree walk, so reached the pub at
13:00, so the afternoon started at 13:45 with 12 walkers including a visitor from Warwickshire RA. |
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Wednesday 7th June |
Morning walk of 7½ miles. 09:30 start from The Queen's Arms, Orlingbury
SP 861724.
Use the pub car park if you will be using the pub after the walk, or park considerately in the
village. Meals or sandwiches are available in the Queen's Arms after the walk (but not our own
food). No dogs please. Bob Howes |
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Thursday 8th June |
Evening walk of 5 miles. 19:00 start from outside Eastcote Arms PH in Eastcote
SP 680540.
Use the pub car park if you will be patronising the pub after the walk, otherwise please park
considerately in the village. Walking via Pattishall, Cold Higham and Ascote. Ralph Nicklin.
About 16 walkers finished at 19:15. Only 4 in the pub afterwards! |
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Saturday 10th June |
Three Churches walk. Afternoon walk of 6 miles. 14:00 start from Bradden Church
SP 647485.
The walk features wall paintings in Slapton Church. Walking also via Kigthorn Wood and Abthorpe.
Andrew Marten |
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Sunday 11th June |
Circular day walk of roughly 20 miles. 09:00 start from Northampton; the
car park at the bottom of
the lane off Walter Tull Way, Sixfields (near Sixfields lake)
SP 730597.
No lunch stop, extra tea stops instead, so bring extra food and drink (at least four stops). Very
few stiles. A shorter revised version of the 1989 Spires & Squires marathon, using The Nene
Way towpath and footpaths. Andrew Gilbertson |
Morning walk of 6½ miles. 10:30 start from Northampton; the
car park at the bottom of the
lane off Walter Tull Way, Sixfields (near Sixfields lake)
SP 730597.
Go past The Cobblers car park on your right down to and over the bridge over the river Nene.
Circular walk via Kislingbury. Joanne Hammond.
24 walkers enjoyed a hot morning. 15 were in shorts. Finished at 13:15.
Photos |
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Wednesday 14th June |
Morning walk of about 5½ miles. 09:30 start from East Carlton Country Park
SP 834894.
Lunch at the café in The Park, or at the pub in Wilbarston. Possible to visit the museum and
craft workshops in the park. Walking the Jurassic Way to Wilbarston, a bridle track to Ashley,
and a bridle track back to East Carlton. Margaret Mabbutt |
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Thursday 15th June |
Evening walk of about 5 miles. 19:00 start from Hanslope Church
SP 804467.
Bill Clewett |
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Saturday 17th June |
Photos of a trip to the Snowdon Horseshoe. |
Sunday 18th June
Photos |
Circular day walk of 11½ miles. CS 08:50 to meet the leader for a 09:30 start from A413 to
Buckingham at the Lillingstone Lovell Turn-off (triangular junction)
SP 705407.
Lunch at The Bull & Butcher PH in Akely, but our own food is banned inside. Easy walking.
Graham Edmonds.
3 at CS. 14 walkers, of whom 9 were in shorts. Reached pub at 12:05, ate in
the garden, and left at 13:00. Finished at 15:00. |
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Tuesday 20th June |
Twilight pub crawl. Evening walk of about 6 miles.
19:00 start from School Lane in Harpole
SP 690609.
Features two pub stops. Bring a torch because the last part of the walk will be after sunset.
Walking via Nobottle to Great Brington for pub stop number one, then to Little Brington for pub
stop number 2, back via Nobottle. Bob Bradley |
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Wednesday 21st June |
Morning walk of 7 miles. 09:30 start from the car park in Bucknell Woods near Silverstone
SP 657449.
Park in the woods, not on the roadside. Optional lunch after the walk t.b.a. John Wheeler |
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Saturday 24th June |
Peak District walk of a moderate 13 miles approximately. Depart from the Cinema Car Park,
Sixfields, Northampton at 07:00 for Linacre Reservoir, near Chesterfield
SK 334728.
Maximum car sharing. Bring full wet weather clothing, packed lunch and drinks for alfresco lunch.
The walk takes in Linacre & Cordwell valleys. Brian Hill |
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The Teatime Cracker. Afternoon walk of about 6 miles. 15:00 start from Crick; park
considerately in the village, and meet at the church
SP 588725.
Bring a picnic tea to eat on Crack's Hill en route. Older children welcome. Features good views from
Crack's Hill, and a special bridge over the canal. A circular walk to Yelvertoft and back.
Bob & Joan Bradley |
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Sunday 25th June |
Jurassic Way, part 5 of 7; East Farndon - Great Easton. Linear walk of 13¾ miles. CS
08:00 whence all cars, with a maximum of two occupants, travel to Great Easton War Memorial
SP 849929.
Full cars travel to Back Lane, East Farndon
SP 716851
for the start of the walk. Lunch alfresco. Steve Sayers |
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Use Your Paths Week |
Wednesday 28th June
Two Bridges -
a celebration of two footbridges over the A14.
Northamptonshire Area event |
Linear morning walk of 5½ miles taking in the new Blackbridge over the A14 near Burton
Latimer and the Twywell-Woodford A14 footbridge. Meet at 09:30 in the Seasons Garden Centre car
park, Cranford Road, Burton Latimer
SP 906756.
Park on the right hand side of the car park entrance. Drivers will take their cars to Woodford,
and will be shuttled back to the Seasons Garden Centre for the start of the walk at 10:00. |
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Circular Day walk of 10½ miles starting at 10:00 in the Seasons Garden Centre car
park, Cranford Road, Burton Latimer
SP 906756.
Park on the right hand side of the car park entrance. The walk will be returning via the Round House
and the Burton Wold wind-farm. Lunch in the White Horse pub in Woodford. For the menu see
Northamptonshire Area. Please phone your order to
Will Lovell by 21st June. |
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Thursday 29th June |
Evening walk of about 4 miles. 19:00 start from The Griffin's Head PH, Mears Ashby
SP 841665.
Please park considerately in the village. Linda Johnson & Pam Woodhouse |
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July |
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Saturday 1st July |
Afternoon walk of 5 miles. 14:00 start from near the Eykyn Arms PH in Gayton
SP 703548.
Please Park considerately in the village. Walking via Blisworth. Peter Hawes |
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Sunday 2nd July
Pitsford Water rally
Photos |
A campaign to link the severed paths around north Pitsford Water. A Northamptonshire Area event.
Morning walk of 7 miles around north Pitsford Water (by permission of Anglian Water). 10:00 start
at Holcot Village Hall, Back Lane (off Moulton Rd near village centre), Holcot
SP 79306965.
Please park in Moulton Road. Lunch in the Village Hall, where our own food will be OK and there
will be a RA speaker. |
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Tuesday 4th July |
Evening walk of 4 miles. 19:30 start from Little Billing - the car park adjacent to the church
SP 805618.
Suitable for children. Walking via the Aquadrome, Clifford Hill Mill, Little Houghton and the Nene
Valley. Maurice Tebbutt |
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Wednesday 5th July |
Morning walk of 7½ miles. 09:30 start from The Crown PH in Stockton
SP 437637.
Park at the pub if patronising it, otherwise in the village. Pre-order lunch before the walk
(senior citizens lunch £4.75 for 3 courses). A mixture of field paths and canal between
Stockton and Napton. Bob Bradley |
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Saturday 8th July |
Afternoon walk of 6¼ miles. 14:00 start from Harpole - near the start of Glassthorpe Lane
SP 687608.
Please park considerately in the village, or along the lane. Suitable for children. A few stiles.
Walking via Glassthorpe Hill, Little Brington and Nobottle. Andrew Gilbertson.
13 walkers and a dog. |
Sunday 9th July
Photos |
Breakfast & Cream Tea Walk. Morning & Afternoon walks of 12½ miles total;
morning 7 miles, afternoon 5½ miles. CS 08:10 for breakfast (needs booking) at 08:45 in The
Knightley Arms PH, Yelvertoft
SP 599753.
Morning walk starts at 09:30 from The Knightley Arms. Lunchtime in The Knightley Arms, where our
own food is OK or pub snacks are available. Afternoon start time about 13:45 from the pub.
Finishing with cream tea (needs booking) at 16:15 in the pub. Use the pub car park if you will be
patronising the pub. Full details / booking arrangements are in the newsletter. Bookings required
by 4th July, but will probably reach capacity before then. No need to book
just for the walk. David Craddock.
19 booked for breakfast of whom 18 came. 30 morning walkers, of whom only 6
were in shorts on account of the doubtful weather. 23 walkers on the afternoon, which finished at
16:25. 21 booked for the cream tea, of which 17 partook. One morning walker preferred to shop in
Leamington Spa than walk in the afternoon! |
Wednesday 12th July
Photos |
Morning walk of 7½ miles. 09:30 start from The Bull PH in Harpole
SP 691607.
Use the pub car park if you will be patronising it. Walking via Glassthorpe Hill, Flore and
Nobottle. Roger Tarry.
25 walkers on a hot day, reduced to 6¾ miles. Finished at 12:25. 14
took advantage of a two-course lunch for £4.25, while 2 more stopped for a drink. |
Thursday 13th July
Photos |
Evening walk of 5 miles. 19:00 start from Roade High Street (at A508 / George PH end)
SP 755516.
The walk features steps re-instated by our local RA Work Team. Walking towards Stoke Bruerne along
A508, then Ashton and back. Sheila Fitchett.
25 walkers and a dog. Finished at 21:25. 8 in The George afterwards. |
Saturday 15th -
Tuesday 18th July
Photos |
New Forest. Burley Youth Hostel. See newsletter. Booking now closed for
staying at the Youth Hostel. Consult David about booking your own accommodation.
David Craddock |
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Saturday 15th July |
Afternoon walk of 6½ miles. 14:00 start from outside Red lion PH in Bozeat
SP 905589.
Please park in The High Street. Walking via Wollaston. Doug Harding & Stuart Roberts |
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Sunday 16th July |
Circular day walk of 14 miles. 09:00 start from The Brampton Valley Way Car Park, Northampton,
opposite The Windhover PH
SP 739653.
Lunch alfresco. Walking via Chapel Brampton, Harlestone, Nobottle, Little Brington, Great Brington and Holdenby.
Richard Merson |
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Wednesday 19th July |
Morning walk of about 6½ miles. 09:30 start from Syresham
SP 631415.
Park on the grass verge. Optional pub lunch after the walk. Brian & Sheila Crouch |
Thursday 20th July
Photos |
Evening walk of 5 miles. 19:00 start from Little Houghton Church
SP 803595.
Circular walk via Great Houghton and Brafield. Joanne Hammond.
17 walkers on a very warm evening finished at 21:00. 11 in The Red Lion
afterwards. |
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Saturday 22nd July |
Peak District strenuous walk of 10-12 miles. Depart from the
cinema car park,
Sixfields, Northampton at 07:00 for the walk start at Old Glossop
SK 048941.
Maximum car sharing. Bring full wet weather clothing, packed lunch and drinks for alfresco lunch.
Takes in Bleaklow Head, a section of the Pennine Way and a Roman road (Doctor's Gate); also a
search for wartime aircraft crash sites on Bleaklow. David Craddock.
Three cars took 12 people. 14 on the walk. Got back at 18:30. |
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Saturday 22nd July |
Afternoon walk of about 5 miles. 13:30 start from opposite The Romer Arms PH in Newnham
SP 578596.
Do not park on the grass of the village Green. Margaret Mabbutt.
Actually led by Bob & Joan Bradley. 6 walkers sheltered from the
thunderstorm in Everdon Church. |
Sunday 23rd July
Photos |
Circular day walk of 15½ miles. CS 08:15 to meet the leader for a 09:30 start at Tilton-on-
the-Hill (Leics) - Old Melton Road near the church and pub - off B6047
SK 743058.
Lunch at the New Greyhound PH in Billesdon, where our own food is OK (may change hands beforehand);
a proper village local. A shortened afternoon walk if too hot or wet. The walk features medieval
villages and country houses and rolling countryside with lots of grass, including Lowesby, Quenby
and Ingarsby. Chris Eilbeck.
2 at CS. 8 walkers arrived by diverting around a road accident. One who
contemplated the short afternoon option was persuaded to complete the whole distance. Finished at
16:30. |
Tuesday 25th July
Photos |
Morning walk of 6½ miles. 09:30 start from The Red Lion PH car park in Foster's Booth
SP 667540.
(3 miles North of Towcester on the A5). Please park neatly in the pub car park. Optional lunch
after the walk. Easy walking with a few stiles. No dogs please. Joan & Dave Standring.
27 walkers on a hot day. Finished at 12:30. About 19 ate in the pub
afterwards. |
Thursday 27th July
Photos |
Evening walk of 5½ miles. 19:00 start from The Market Square in Long Buckby
SP 628676.
Walking via Whilton Locks and Buckby Top Lock. Roger Tarry.
13 walkers managed to dodge the rain and rescue a rabbit. Finished at 21:40.
12 in the pub garden afterwards. |
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Saturday 29th July |
Morning walk of 5 miles. 10:00 start from the picnic area car park next to The Courtyard Hotel,
Bedford Road, Northampton, near A45 / A428 interchange.
SP 776597.
Relaxed pace mainly on good paths (one stile); easy shortcut for a 3 mile walk. Suitable for
children. Steve Sayers.
8 walkers, including one family. |
Sunday 30th July
Photos |
Jurassic Way, part 6 of 7; Great Easton - Barrowden. Linear walk of 12½ miles. CS 08:00
for all cars (with two people maximum) to travel to Barrowden to meet near The Green
SK 946002.
Then full cars travel to Great Easton
SP 849929
for the start of the walk from the war memorial. Lunch alfresco. Steve Sayers.
12 at CS took 6 cars. 21 walkers took 6 cars back to Great Easton, where we
started the walk at 09:45. 12 were in shorts. |
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August |
Tuesday 1st August
Photos |
Olney Circular. Morning walk of 7½ miles. 09:30 start from Olney Market Place
SP 889513.
Plenty of facilities in Olney for lunch after the walk. Walk takes in Lavendon Mill. Maureen Scobie.
13 walkers, of whom only 3 were in shorts, and a dog. Finished at 12:50.
6 in Two Brewers afterwards, of whom 5 ate. |
Thursday 3rd August
Photos |
Evening walk of 5¼ miles. 19:00 start from Walgrave Village Hall Car Park
SP 800723.
A walk round Walgrave Parish taking in sites of special historic interest. OK for children.
John Beale. John came and unlocked the car park just before we panicked. 19
walkers and a dog. Finished at 12:15 in the twilight. 8 in the pub afterwards.
6 in Two Brewers afterwards, of whom 5 ate. |
Saturday 5th August
Photos |
Pig Roast. Afternoon walk of 5 miles. 14:00 start from Greens Norton's Playing Field Car
Park
SP 670500.
Alternative parking in the Health Centre, 100 metres nearer Towcester. Optional pig roast after
the walk (needs advanced payment; see the newsletter). Walking via Potcote, Caswell and along The
Knightley Way. No need to book just for the walk. Allan Davies.
49 walkers finished at 16:35. 41 at the pig roast, which was served at
17:00. |
Sunday 6th August
Photos
Map |
Morning and afternoon walks of 8½ and 4¾ miles respectively with garden visits and cream
tea. CS at 09:00 for a 09:45 start from Cold Ashby's sports ground car park, Stanford Road
SP 652765
(on the left, 200 metres along the road to Honey Hill)
photo. At the end of the morning walk we
move our cars to the official event car park in Bridle Lane
photo (the first field on the right down the
track behind the telephone box in the centre of the village).
Map.
Lunch will be in the Black Horse, where our own food will be OK, in fact essential. Visitors for
the afternoon can use the Bridle Lane car park
SP 655765
from 13:00. From 14:00, for £3 we get cream
tea in the village hall and a map to visit nineteen village gardens. We also will have the
opportunity to buy home-made produce. I suggest that we aim to have tea together at 15:00. The
afternoon walk will start at 16:00 from the Bridle Lane car park. The morning walk will be over
the Hemplow Hills, using a little Jurassic Way and a little canal; the afternoon over Honey Hill,
with unfortunately quite a lot of minor road walking. Four stiles in the morning, none in the
afternoon. John Tye.
4 at CS. On a hot day, 28 morning walkers, of whom 14 had used the sports
ground car park. Reached the pub at 13:30. 13 walkers started the afternoon walk, and 11 finished
it at 18:00. One rambler won a raffle prize. |
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Tuesday 8th August |
Circular day walk of 11 to 12 miles. 09:30 start from Farthinghoe Nature Reserve
SP 518404.
Lunch at King's Sutton. Not suitable for children. No dogs please. Christine Edwards |
Wednesday 9th August
Photos |
Evening walk of 5 miles. 19:00 start from near The Chequers PH in Rothersthorpe
SP 717569.
Maurice Golsby.
23 walkers finished at 21:00. 13 in the pub afterwards. |
Friday 11th -
Monday 14th August
Photos |
Coleridge Way, 36 miles, Nether Stowey to Porlock. Youth Hostel accommodation. Booking now closed.
David Craddock.
22 on this trip. |
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Saturday 12th August |
Afternoon walk of 5½ miles. 14:00 start from outside The White Horse PH in Old
SP 785732.
Walking via Faxton, towards Lamport, and Scaldwell. Roger Tarry |
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Sunday 13th August |
Circular Day walk of 15 miles. CS at 08:15 or meet the leader for a 09:15 start from Hallaton,
Leicestershire
SP 788967.
Park at the village green near the church. Lunch at Illston-on-the-hill where we may eat our own
food. Brian Hill |
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Tuesday 15th August |
Morning walk of 6½ miles. 09:30 start from near Everdon Church
SP 594575.
Walking via Newnham, Badby Woods, Fawsley Park, The Nene Way and The Knightley Way. Richard
Alcock |
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Thursday 17th August |
Evening walk of 3½ miles. 19:00 start from the Royal Oak in Cogenhoe
SP 832605.
Leisurely. Uses three steps put in recently by our working group. Afterwards in the pub.
John Tye.
7 walkers turned out in the rain. After an early heavy shower it cleared up.
Finished at about 20:30. All 7 in the pub afterwards. |
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Saturday 19th August |
Peak District moderate walk of 12 miles. Depart from the Cinema Car Park, Sixfields, Northampton
at 07:00 for a walk starting from Stoney Middleton. Maximum car sharing. Bring full wet weather
clothing, packed lunch and drinks for an alfresco lunch. Takes in Footlow & Eyam villages
(with time to explore Eyam). Brian Hill |
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Saturday 19th August |
Morning walk of 8½ miles. 09:00 start from outside The Maltsters PH in Badby
SP 560590.
Meet at 08:30 for car share or lift at Sainsbury's car park, Weedon Road, Duston, Northampton.
Leisurely if weather good. 4 stiles. Megan Cahill.
5 walkers. |
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Sunday 20th August |
Circular day walk of about 11½ miles. CS 08:30 or meet the leader for a 09:30 start from
near Hargrave Church
TL 036706.
Lunch alfresco at Catworth, but possible pub stop for a drink. John Ledger |
Wednesday 23rd August
Photos |
Morning walk of 6½ miles. 09:30 start from near The White Hart PH in Stoke Goldington
SP 837489.
Use the pub car park if patronising it after the walk, otherwise please park considerately in the
village. Walking to the outskirts of Salcey Forest and back. Brian & Di Hopkins.
32 walkers, after two breaks and some blackberrying
finished at 12:35. Actually 7 miles. About 26 in the pub afterwards. |
Thursday 24th August
Photos |
Evening walk of about 5 miles. 19:15 start from Bugbrooke Church Car Park
SP 674574.
Megan Cahill.
7 walkers dashed round at 3 mph, with no drink break allowed, to finish at
20:50 in the rapidly-encroaching darkness. Five in the Five Bells afterwards. |
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Saturday 26th August |
Afternoon walk of 6¾ miles. 14:00 start from Spratton Recreation Ground / Sports & Social
Club Car Park
SP 714702.
Smith Street (Last RH turn before leaving Spratton in the Creaton direction). Walking via Creaton,
and Hollowell. David Craddock |
Sunday 27th August
Photos |
Jurassic Way, part 7 of 7; Wakerley - Stamford. Linear walk of 12½ miles. CS 08:00 for
all cars (with two people maximum) to travel to Stamford to meet at the Station Road free long-stay
car park
TF 028068.
Then full cars travel to Barrowden
SK 946002
for the start of the walk from The Green. Lunch alfresco. Steve Sayers.
11 at CS took 5 cars. 18 at Stamford squshed into 4 cars. 19 walkers left
Barrowden at 09:45, ate blackberries throughout the walk in Rutland, Northamptonshire and
Lincolnshire, lunched at Duddington Church, had a
belated drink at The Blue Bell in Easton-on-the-Hill and finished at 16:40. 33 walkers took part
in this series of walks, and 13 walked the whole way. |
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Monday 28th August |
Circular day walk of 11½ miles. CS 09:00 for a 10:00 start from Great Cransley - Church Lane
SP 825765.
Please park on the left at the end of the lane. Our own food OK for lunch at The White Horse PH in
Old. Margaret Kirchmeier |
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Wednesday 30th August |
Morning walk of 6½ miles. 09:30 start from Harrold & Odell Country Park
SP 956567.
Suggested voluntary parking charge of £1. Optional lunch after the walk at the café or local
pub. John Ledger |
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