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to The Ramblers Walking
in and around Whitchurch Shropshire - a Walkers are Welcome town Walks
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Visitors
welcome
Meet at Sherrymill Hill car park (unless programme below states otherwise)
[next to Jubilee Park and opposite Waterside Close, SY13 1DF]
For location of car parks click here
Unless it says otherwise, dogs are allowed on walks
but MUST be restrained on a fixed length lead no longer than 1.2m (4ft) at all times.
The full current programme can be viewed on the Walks Programme page.
Meet at Sherrymill Hill car park (unless programme below states otherwise)
[next to Jubilee Park and opposite Waterside Close, SY13 1DF]
For location of car parks click here
Unless it says otherwise, dogs are allowed on walks
but MUST be restrained on a fixed length lead no longer than 1.2m (4ft) at all times.
| Date | Meet at Sherrymill Hill car park, unless otherwise stated | Walk Leader(s) |
| Sun 22nd September 10.00am | Shropshire Way Festival 2024 - Coton Meet 10:00 am at the Bull & Dog, Coton, Whitchurch SY13 2RA. An 8-mile circular route from the Bull & Dog pub in Coton following a section of the Shropshire Way to the Whixall Marina cafe. Food available to order at the pub at the end of the walk. Please book using this link: Booking Form. More details about the Shropshire Way Festival can be found here. | Kevin Ikin 07775 526227 Kevinikin@hotmail.co.uk |
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28th September 1.00pm | ACTON
- RAVENSMOOR We will meet at Sherrymill Hill car park and car share to Acton car park. This 6-mile walk will go across the fields where the Battle of Nantwich took place. We pass the Walled Garden and make our way to the lake, passing the US airman's grave. We head across to the canal and make our way back to Acton. Please note, no dogs allowed. | Helen
Lea 07562 358331 Hlea30@sky.com |
| Friday 11th October 09.30 am | END-OF-WEEK WALK - A DAY AT HAWKSTONE FOLLIES LIMITED PLACES - 15 MAXIMUM A day out at Hawkstone Follies with a guided tour for the group. We'll stop for lunch at Grotto Hill with it's fabulous views, and stop at the cafe at the end of the walk. Meet at Sherrymill Hill car park at the earlier time of 09:30 am to car share. Warning! Numerous steep steps. For more information, please see Hawkstone's webpage. Bring walking poles, walking boots, lunch, drinks AND ... £12 maximum cost per person. That's £7 per person for a group of 10 + price of tour with one of Hawkstone's expert guides. (If we have more than 10 people on the day, the price will be lower than £12). To book, please use this Booking Form Sorry no dogs. | Jan Collins & David Portch Jancollins16@gmail.com |
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13th October 10.00am |
FIELDS AND HALLS Meet at Sherrymill Hill car park. The walk will be very similar to route 10 of the Whitchurch wheel. Distance 10-miles. Not suitable for dogs | Baz
Fewster 07977 463049 whitchurchwalkers@gmail.com |
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26th October 1.00pm | BICKERTON /LARKTON HILL Meet at earlier time of 1.00 at Sherrymill Hill or 1.30 at the National Trust car park on Goldford Lane, Bickerton. A 5-mile meander around heathland and woodland of Larkton and Bickerton and the lanes of Brown Knowl. Some paths are undulating. Dogs on short leads are welcome. There are a couple of stiles. | Barbara
Penlington 07712 110504 whitchurchwalkers@gmail.com |
The full current programme can be viewed on the Walks Programme page.
If
you would like to join the group walks, why not join the group?
Membership costs only £5 per year. To join, go to the Membership page.
Membership costs only £5 per year. To join, go to the Membership page.
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Save the Dates
2025 Walking Festival Fri 9th to Sun 11th May |
Save Our Driving
Centre! It currently looks like the DVSA have utilised the RAAC problems at the Civic Centre as an excuse not to house the driving centre there. Local MP Helen Morgan and others are campaigning against this decision. See article from Whitchurch Herald |
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| Shropshire Council rights of way
have closed all the footpaths off Greenfoot lane
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. |
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2023 Freedom Fund Grant Awarded
to Whitchurch Walkers |
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link to the Cheshire footpath map has been added to the footpaths page |
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Photos
and more from recent walks and P3 work can be found on the Whitchurch Walkers Facebook page. |
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To see a map of local paths including stile-free routes click here or on the small map above |
| If on your walks you come across
footpaths obstructed by crops or other issues please report them. Read more... |