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Walking programme continued

 
 October
Walk date Walk details
Saturday 2nd October
Choice of linear walks: morning, afternoon or all day, with return by bus. Morning 6 or 7 miles, afternoon 7 miles, all day 14 miles. 10:00 start for morning or all day from Thorpeville, near Round Spinney roundabout in Northampton SP 788652. Afternoon walk starts at 13:45 from Royal Oak PH, Walgrave SP 803722. Bring bus pass or cash. Chris Eilbeck.
Sunday 3rd October
Morning walk of 6 miles. 10:30 start from The Causeway Car Park, Pitsford Reservoir SP 780701. Joanne Hammond.
Northamptonshire Boundary Walk, part 5 of 14. Linear day walk of 13¼ miles. Car-share from CS at 08:20. All cars, no more than half full, travel to Geddington, by Eleanor Cross and church (West St / Bridge St) SP 895830. Then at 09:00 full cars travel to the walk start at Brampton Ash Church (A427) SP 788875. Picnic lunch, probable pub stop. This leg is dedicated to the memory of Gill Eilbeck as it passes through her village. No dogs please. Chris Eilbeck.
Wednesday 6th October
Morning walk of 7½ miles. 09:30 start from The Wharf Inn, Welford SP 644807. Please park in the Waterways Car Park if not using the pub. Pub lunch available after the walk. Passing the medieval village of Downton and crossing over The Hemplow Hills. Using The Downtown Trail, Shakespeare's Avon Way and The Jurassic Way. A few stiles. No dogs please. Sue & Michael Holmes.
Saturday 9th October
Stowe Park and surrounding area. Afternoon walk of 5 miles. 14:00 start from Chackmore SP 684357, the parking area at the west end of the village. View Stowe School and many monuments. 3 stiles. Enid Rippon.
Sunday 10th October
Edge Hill Circular. Day walk of 13½ miles. Car-share from CS at 08:15 for a 09:45 start from in front of St Mary's Church, Middle Tysoe, Warwickshire SP 341443. Park in Main Street near shops. Lunch alfresco. Walk includes two hills, and follows part of the Centenary, Macmillan and D'Arcy Dalton Ways and takes in some attractive lesser-known Warwickshire villages. Walking to Edgehill, Shenington, Epwell, past Compton Wynyates and Upper Tysoe. A few stiles. No dogs please. Sue & Michael Holmes.
Wednesday 13th October
Morning walk of a leisurely 6½ miles. 09:30 start from The Red Lion, Yardley Hastings SP 866567. Park at The Red Lion if staying for lunch, or nearby if not. Pub lunch available after the walk. No dogs please. Peter Keeble.
Saturday 16th October
Peak District walk of 12 miles, taking in both Wellington's and Nelson's Monuments, moorland and Chatsworth House. Car-share from The Turnpike, Harpole Turn, Weedon Road at 07:00 for a walk starting from Baslow Nether End SK 258721. Park either pay and display (£4.70) or in nearby roads. Lunch alfresco. Maximum car sharing. A varied walk starting with a climb up to the monuments, walking along edges and across moorland, passing through Beeley and enjoying good views of Chatsworth House. No dogs please. Peter & Viv Mitchell.
Afternoon walk of a leisurely 4½ miles and 100 metres of climbing. 14:00 start from Great Brington, The Pound SP 666650. Please do not park outside the post office. Enormous cream teas available at £6.75 each after the walk if sufficient interest is expressed by 9th October. 6 stiles. John Tye.
Sunday 17th October
Circular day walk of 13 miles. Car-share from CS at 08:00 or meet the leader at the 09:00 start from Greatworth Village Club SP 552425. Please park to the rear. Our own food OK in Middleton Cheney Club for lunch. Alan & Joan Watts.
Wednesday 20th October
Brampton Valley. Morning walk of a leisurely 6¾ miles. 09:30 start from The Stag's Head, Maidwell, NN6 9JA SP 746770. Park in the pub car park. Pub lunch available after the walk. A leisurely walk with views of the Brampton Valley, mainly on good surfaces partly on the Brampton Valley Way. No stiles. Bob Entwistle.
Saturday 23rd October
Afternoon walk of 5½ miles. 13:30 start from Shutlanger SP 727499. Please park considerately in the village and meet the leader outside the pub. Passing by Stoke Park Pavilions and the canal at Stoke Bruerne. Margaret Mabbutt.
Sunday 24th October
Morning walk of 6½ miles. 09:30 start from The Three Fyshes pub, High Street, Turvey, MK43 8ER SP 938524. Use the pub's car park. A leisurely walk through relatively flat countryside. One hill near the end. No dogs please. Jeff Noble.
Around Corby, part 3 of 4. Linear day walk of 13 miles. Car-share from CS at 08:00. All cars, no more than half full, travel to East Carlton Country Park, East Carlton SP 832893. Full cars then travel to the walk start at Stanion Church SP 919868. Park considerately. Lunch alfresco. Relaxed pace. No dogs please. David Craddock.
Wednesday 27th October
Morning walk of 7½ miles. 09:30 start from The Fox and Hounds Public House, Charwelton, near Daventry SP 535561. Park in the pub car park or carefully in the village, not on the main road. Pub lunch available after the walk. Walking via Church Charwelton and Fawsley. Several stiles. No dogs please. John Wheeler.
Saturday 30th October
Afternoon walk of a leisurely 5½ miles. 14:00 start from West Haddon, Village Hall car park SP 628719. If the car park is full please park considerately nearby. Walking via Winwick and Springfield Farm. 5 stiles. David Craddock.
Sunday 31st October
Circular day walk of 13 miles. Car-share from CS at 08:00 or meet the leader at the 09:30 start from Billesdon, outside the shop in the centre of the village SK 719028. Park considerately round the village. Lunch alfresco, but possible pub stop. Walking via Tilton on the Hill, Lowesby and Hungarton. A lovely varied walk in one of my favourite areas. No dogs please. John Ledger.
 November
Wednesday 3rd November
Morning walk of 7 miles. 09:30 start from The Plough, Everdon SP 595574. Park considerately in the village. Please contact the leader at least 3 days ahead if you intend buying the pub lunch, just for an idea of numbers, because the pub is opening specially for us. (You will still be allowed to eat if you didn't phone.) Walking via Weedon and Newnham. No dogs please. Barry & Celia Jackson.
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Saturday 6th November
Afternoon walk of 7 miles. 13:00 start from The Barley Mow, Paulerspury SP 718455. Park considerately along the road. Walking via Alderton, using The Grafton Way. No dogs please. Barry & Celia Jackson.
Saturday 6th &
Sunday 7th November
Ludlow weekend. Two days in the Ludlow area with walks of between 9 and 11 miles. B&B, self-catering or Travelodge accommodation, depending on cost and availability. Clive Williams
Sunday 7th November
Morning walk of 5½ miles. 10:30 start from Lamport SP 765745. Park on the grass verge opposite the footpath sign on the road to Old. Joanne Hammond.
Circular day walk of 13 miles. Car-share from CS at 08:30 or meet the leader at the 09:30 start from the entrance to Fawsley Church and The Knightley Way SP 565569. Lunch al fresco. Brian Hill.
Wednesday 10th November
Morning walk of 6 miles. 09:30 start from Three Cranes, Turvey SP 941525. Pub parking available if patronising the pub for lunch. A few stiles. No dogs please. Rita Freeland.
Saturday 13th November
Afternoon walk of a leisurely 6 miles. 13:30 start from Storton's Pits Local Nature Reserve Car Park, south of Sixfields, Northampton. Graham Edmonds.
Sunday 14th November
Seven Villages Circular. Day walk of 11½ miles. Car-share from CS at 08:50 or meet the leader at the 09:30 start from the layby on B4525 (Crowfield to Greatworth), just past the Falcutt turn SP 593425. Although a large layby, please park considerately as it is popular with other users. Lunch at The Inn, Greatworth, where our own food is OK in a sheltered patio, but we are expected to buy drinks. Walking via Radstone, Hasle, Farthinghoe, Marston St Lawrence, Greatworth, Helmdon & Falcutt. No dogs please. Jeff Noble.
Wednesday 17th November
Morning walk of a leisurely 7¼ miles. 09:30 start from Byfield, outside The Cross Tree PH SP 516532. Use the car park if patronising the pub after the walk, otherwise considerately nearby. Pub lunch available after the walk. Walking via Aston le Walls and the edge of Chipping Warden. Uses a short section of The Jurassic Way. David Craddock.
Saturday 20th November
Afternoon walk of 5½ miles. 13:30 start from Roade Village, on the green at the junction of Hartwell Road and Ashton Road SP 760515. Please park considerately in the village. The starting point is on a bus route to Northampton. A circular walk via Courteenhall and Ashton. Some stiles. Richard Warr.
Sunday 21st November
Morning walk of a leisurely 6¼ miles. 09:30 start from outside The Barley Mow, High Street, Paulerspury, NN12 7NA SP 716454. Park anywhere along the High Street, but not too near the church end. A leisurely walk through undulating countryside. No dogs please. Jeff Noble.
Around Corby, part 4 of 4. Linear day walk of 12½ miles. Car-share from CS at 08:00. All cars, no more than half full, travel to Laxton, west end of the village, near where the footpath leaves the road SP 945961. Full cars then travel to the walk start at East Carlton Country Park, East Carlton SP 832893. Lunch alfresco. No dogs please. David Craddock.
Wednesday 24th November
Morning walk of a leisurely 7 miles. 09:30 start from The Ward Arms, Guilsborough, NN6 8PY SP 677728. Park considerately in the village, or the pub car park if dining. Pub lunch available after the walk. If dining, arrive early enough to order food from the leader with menu and clipboard. Circular morning walk in rolling fields and woods via Ravensthorpe and Hollowell. 5 stiles. No dogs please. Martin Allen.
Saturday 27th November
Afternoon walk of 7½ miles. 13:30 start from The White Hart, Great Houghton SP 793589. Park considerately in the village. SW Northampton Perimeter to Wootton and back. 4 stiles. No dogs please. Martin Allen.
Sunday 28th November
Figure-of-8 walks: morning 6½ miles, afternoon 4¾ miles. Car-share from CS at 09:00 or meet the leader at the 09:30 start from Lower Weedon Recreation Ground SP 631594 Car Park. Lunch in Lower Weedon, where possible pub use, but our own food is banned.
Afternoon walk starts at 13:30 from the recreation ground. Gill Howe.
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 December
Wednesday 1st December
Morning walk of 6½ miles. 09:30 start from The Lamb, Stoke Goldington SP 837486. Park in pub car park or nearby village hall car park. If pub lunch wanted, order before walk. No dogs please. Brian & Sheila Crouch.
Saturday 4th December
Afternoon walk of 6 miles. 13:30 start from near the school, Bugbrooke Rd, Gayton SP 702546. Park considerately in the village. 6 stiles. No dogs please. George & Joy Tripp.
Sunday 5th December
Circular day walk of 10 miles. Car-share from CS at 08:55 or meet the leader at the 09:30 start from The Green, Paulespury SP 719455. Park around The Green and adjacent roads. Lunch alfresco, but a possible pub stop at Whittlebury. The walk includes Lillingstone Lovell. Maureen Bott & Shirley Brogan.
Wednesday 8th December
Morning walk of 7 miles. 09:30 start from The White Horse at Welton SP 582662. Limited parking at the pub if eating, or safely in the village. Pub lunch available after the walk. No dogs please. George & Joy Tripp.
Saturday 11th December
Afternoon walk of 5¾ miles. 14:00 start from The Green, Orlingbury, NN14 1JD SP 860723. Please park considerately in the village. Margaret Kirchmeier.
Sunday 12th December
Circular day walk of 11½ miles. Car-share from CS at 08:40 for a 09:30 start from Barnwell, Village Hall car park (signed off Hemington Rd) TL 051847. Lunch at Polebrook, where our own food is OK. Walking at a relaxed pace via Hemington, Polebrook, Ashton and Oundle. 5 stiles. David Craddock.
Wednesday 15th December
Morning walk of a leisurely 6½ miles. 09:30 start from The Rose and Crown, Northampton Road, Yardley Hastings SP 864570. Park considerately in the village, or in the car park if eating. Pub lunch available after the walk. Walking through wooded areas at times. No dogs please. Gill Bullivant.
Saturday 18th December
Afternoon walk of 6 miles. 13:30 start from the Swan's Way Car Park in Salcey Forest SP 810508. 6 stiles. No dogs please. David & Doreen Stringer.
Sunday 19th December
CHRISTMAS WALK, DINNER & CAROL SERVICE. Figure-of-8 walks: morning 8 miles, afternoon 4½ miles. Car-share from CS at 08:15 for a 09:00 start from Little Harrowden, outside the Lamb Inn, Orlingbury Road, NN9 5BH SP 868714. Please park considerately in the village. Our own food is OK in the Lamb at lunchtime.
Afternoon walk starts at 13:15 from outside the Lamb. Dinner at 15:45, and Carol Service at 18:00 in Little Harrowden Church. Cheques for £15 per person to reserve dinner(s) made out to RA Northampton & District Group to Joanne Hammond (address on front of programme) by 30th November, see our newsletter for further detail. Leaders: morning walk Peter Hawes, event and afternoon walk Peter Keeble.
Wednesday 22nd December
Xmas Exercise. Morning walk of a leisurely 7 miles. 09:30 start from The Brampton Valley Car Park, Spratton Road near Brixworth SP 737706. Pub lunch available after the walk at The Coach and Horses, Harborough Road, Brixworth. Walking partly on The Brampton Valley Way. Mainly good surfaces. A few stiles. Bob Entwistle.
Sunday 26th December
Boxing Day Breather. Morning walk of a leisurely 5 miles. 10:00 start from Northampton, Delapre Abbey car park SP 758592. Easy walking. A couple of sections in Delapre Park area may be muddy, but mostly surfaced paths and walkways. No stiles. David Craddock.
Monday 27th December
Morning walk of 5½ miles. 10:30 start from Harpole SP 692606, opposite The Bull, 46-48 High Street, Harpole, NN7 4BS (no permission to park in pub car park). Joanne Hammond.
Tuesday 28th December
Circular day walk of 13 miles. Car-share from CS at 09:00 or meet the leader at the 09:40 start from Whitfield church SP 607395. Lunch alfresco (church porch if wet). The walk uses part of Westbury Circular Ride and a disused railway track. Steve Sayers.
Wednesday 29th December
Morning walk of 6½ miles. 10:00 start from Paulerspury High Street - near the Barley Mow, NN12 7NA SP 717455. Park considerately anywhere along the high street. Pub is not offering food at present, but this may have changed by December. An easy walk that will gently revive you from the excesses of Christmas. Jeff Noble.
 January 2011
Saturday 1st January
Walgrave Parish circular walk. Afternoon walk of 4 miles. 13:45 start from Walgrave Village Hall Car Park SP 801724. Park tidily in the car park. Lunch available at The Royal Oak pub by prior booking. Some interpretation of local history will be provided. 8 stiles. Good footwear essential. Dogs must be on a lead. John Beale.

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