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Local Walk
Compulsory Santa Hat Walk
Olney
To get into the Christmas spirit this walk will
be combined with a visit to the Olney "Dickens of A
Christmas" Christmas Market. There will be time to
see this at lunchtime as the morning walk will be
finished by 1.00pm. There will no doubt be food for
sale within the market so no need for a packed
lunch.
Meet adjacent to the Christmas Market (by the
toilets on the main road) in the centre of Olney at
10.30am for the morning or all day or at 2.00pm for
the afternoon only. Grid Ref SP 889 512.
The walk is a figure of 8 of 5 miles in the
morning and 4 miles in the afternoon (with a
possible shortening to 3.3 miles which avoids road
walking). You can do just the morning or just the
afternoon or both halves.
The morning takes in Emberton Country Park,
Filgrave and Emberton. Features include Filgrave
Clock Tower and some scary cows! The latter can be
bypassed if necessary although this means also
bypassing the former!!
The afternoon walk takes us alongside the Great
Ouse, via Clifton Reynes and Lavendon Mill.
As the Christmas market is on parking will no
doubt be difficult, so use the Park & Ride
sites located at Emberton Park and the Yardley Road
Industrial Site, both only just outside the town.
For those coming from Northampton Yardley Road will
be the one to use. Please ensure you arrive at the
park and ride car parks in time to get to the start
for 10.30. They are only just on the edge of the
town so you could walk if there are queues for the
buses.
Please note that Santa hats are required to be
worn by all !
Printer
Friendly Walk Details
Maps of Park And Ride Car Parks
Yardley
Road (from Northampton)
Emberton
Park (from MK)
Maps of Walk Start (Meeting Point)
Local
Area
Relative
to Nearby Towns
Details
of Christmas Market
Andy leader
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