Friday 9 May 2025 walks

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Friday 9th May

All walks must be booked in advance by Wednesday 7th May.

Thanks to generous support from Whitchurch Town Council and the former Whitchurch Business Group we have been able to subsidise many of the walks.
The 3 Canal Boat Walks are £8 each (£5 for children), Hawkstone £10 (£7 for children) and
Oteley [sponsored by Pellitec Blister Prevention] £5 (£2 for children)
Other walks £3 for day walks and £2 half day. For these walks, under 18s go FREE.

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Registration for the start of walks is at The Archibald Worthington Club except where otherwise indicated.
The times shown are departure times. You should register in the 10-15 minutes before that.
If you are not sure where a start point is click here for a map.

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Day walks - packed lunch and a drink required unless a lunch is included as part of the walk Morning walks - bring a drink and snack
Time	Walk, Leader distance & price	Detail	Image	Status
08.45	Launch Come along to the Archibald Worthington Club [The Archie] to give this year's festival a great send-off. Our Mayor, Andy Hall, will be launching the festival. The Archibald Worthington Club will be open from 08.30. Tea & coffee available for buy.
08.55	FD2 Bus Ramble: to Sleap Airfield Dot Bishop & Jean White 7.5 miles 7½h £3 + £3 bus fare	9.10 am 511 bus from bus station to Wem. Walk through Tilley and then The Shropshire Way to Grinshill and on through Clive to Sleap Airport to visit museum and cafe. Fields and lanes with some stiles. Bring packed lunch and water/drink. No dogs. Register between 08.30 and 08.45		4
09.05	FD1 Rail Ramble: Prees & Whitchurch Helen Lea 8.5 miles £3 + £3.20 train fare	09.41 train to Prees and then walk across fields to Bull and Dog. Then it's along lanes through Coton and across a field to Cumberland Lane in Whixall. Make our way to Hollinwood where will have a coffee break. Then it's across fields up to Alkington and along Spring Hill to enter Fenns Meadow, the green burial ground. From here it's down to Lower Blackoe Farm and on to the canal. After lunch at the picnic area leave the canal to walk up to Belton Farm and then back into Whitchurch. Undulating but generally good terrain. 3 stiles Please bring lunch and drink. No dogs are permitted on this walk due to cattle in fields.
09.15	FD3 Whitchurch to Marbury circular Janet Murray 9.5miles £3	Starting with a walk over the golf course this walk will take us on lanes through fields, and along the Llangollen canal to the pretty village of Marbury for our lunch break, or a drink at The Swan pub before making our way back via Oss Mere. There are no significant climbs, 518ft of ascent but may be mud in fields if the weather has been wet, about half a dozen stiles No dogs - likely to be cattle. Please bring lunch and drink. 6hours.
09.25	FM1 Fields & Fairways Baz Fewster 4miles £2	A gently undulating and scenic walk with plenty of interest. Field boundaries include a mixture of gates and stiles. No dogs. 2½ hours.
09.35	FM2 Old Macdonalds Stroll Bev Boffey 4.5 miles 3h £2	This will be a leisurely walk down the canal with a refreshments break half way at Hadley Park cafe where they do superb all day breakfasts and other refreshments. We will then head back to Whitchurch via Belton farm. No Stiles. Dogs are most welcome on this walk.
09.45	FD4 Welshampton Rachel Pittaway 5.5 miles 5h £3	Starting at the Sun Inn, Welshampton, the walk follows footpaths, lanes, fields and the tow path alongside the Llangollen Canal. Enjoy far-reaching views, wildlife and some local knowledge. Return to The Sun Inn for a drink and then minibus back. A level walk with 4 stiles close to the beginning.There is a diversion to avoid the stiles (ask the walk leader). Register at The Archie then join minibus at the bus station.
Afternoon walks - bring a drink
13.30	FA1 Whitchurch's Railway Heritage Bill Webb 3 miles / 3.5 hours £2	This circular walk within the town boundary aims to explore the railway history of Whitchurch, which was at one time a busy junction with branches to Chester and Oswestry. Much of the old railway infrastructure is no longer apparent but there are some remnants still to be seen and these will be examined. This guided walk will stop at various locations along the route and the leader will point out remaining features and with the aid of photographs show comparisons to the present day.		2
13.40	FA2 Nature around Whitchurch Malcolm Monie 4m 3 h £2	A wander through Whitchurch Waterway Country Park, Danson's Wood & Greenfields Local Nature Reserve looking out for wildflowers and other items of interest.
Evening Entertainment
20.00	Folk Session The Archibald Worthington Club Free	A lively session with local folk musicians and poets. Bring instruments, voices, or just yourself! Bar open to buy drinks. Please book using the same booking link as for the walks.

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Belton Blackoe

The pictures here are taken from previous festivals and do not necessarily reflect what we can offer this year!