Local Walk
National Walk
Evening Walk
Weekend Away
Pub Meeting
Other Event
2010

February

Wednesday 3rd
Pub Meet (No Walk)
The Priory, Wellingborough

Sunday 7th
National Walk
Hallaton
Lee & Kath

Sunday 21st
Local Walk

Southwick
Emma

Friday 26th to
Monday 1st March
Weekend Away

Peak District
John & Mel

March

Wednesday 3rd
Pub Meet (No Walk)
The Turnpike, Harpole

Sunday 7th
Local Walk
Tim

(no details yet)

Sunday 21st
Local Walk
Mark

(no details yet)

Sunday 28th
National Walk
Gareth & Hayley

(no details yet)

April

Monday 5th
Easter Monday
Local Walk
Gayle & Steve

Wednesday 7th
Pub Meet (No Walk)
The Windhover,
Chapel Brampton

Sunday 18th
National Walk
Vicki B

Sunday 25th
Local Walk
Mel

May

Friday 30th April to
Monday May 3rd
Bank Holiday Weekend
Northumberland
John

Wednesday 5th
Pub Meet & Evening Walk
Mark

Friday 7th to
Sunday 9th
Waendel Walk

Sunday 16th
Bluebell / Pub Lunch Walk
Warwickshire
Andy

May
(cont)

Wednesday 19th
Pub Meet & Evening Walk
Ian

Sunday 23rd
Local Walk
Claire & Andrew

June

Wednesday 2nd
Pub Meet & Evening
Walk
Sarah

Sunday 6th
National Walk
Lee & Kath

Monday 7th to
Monday 14th
Week Long Trip
Cuillin Hills
Vicki B

Wednesday 16th
Pub Meet & Evening Walk
Claire & Andrew

June
(cont)

Sunday 20th
Father's Day
Local Walk
Chris G

Saturday 26th
Annual BBQ
Host Needed

Sunday 27th
Local Walk
From BBQ Location
(Leader is BBQ host)


Past Walks

Future Plans

General Notes


2010

February

Sunday 21st

Local Walk

Meeting in the village of Southwick (Grid ref: TL017920) at 10:30am.

There is street parking along Main Street leading up to the Church which we start the walk. 

The walk is approximately 9 miles long. The morning portion is just under 5 miles and is a combination of woodland and open fields.

Do note that if checking the route on the OS map (Explorer 224) the field portion up near Hostage and Briary Woods is easily avoided by making a slight detour and following the grassy perimeter bordering the stream. This avoids a lengthy trek through a plowed field so sorry to disappoint if anyone is partial to walking on stilts!

This walk should provide a good opportunity for some bird spotting so for the budding ornithologists among us keep your eyes peeled for Red Kites, Sparrowhawks, Kestrels and more.

A stop is planned at the Kings Head in Apethorpe. It serves real ale and has ample seating outside if we are a bit on the muddy side.

The afternoon portion is approximately 3.7 miles and takes us past Tomlin Woods and a couple of other woody bits. 

Printer Friendly Walk Details

Maps of Walk Start -
Local Area
Relative to Nearby Towns

Emma leader

Friday 26th to
Monday 1st March

Weekend Away

Peak District

Accommodation is Darwin Forest Country Park in the Peak District, near Matlock and Bakewell. Some of you will know that we have been to this park the last two years and have found it well worth returning to; please see the link below for more details.

Dates are Fri 26th to Mon 1st March, a 3 night stay and the cost will be approx. £50 per person for the accommodation if we fill all the places, plus approx £10 for breakfast and lunch food that we'll provide.

Please let us know if you'd like to join us and we'll book the lodges. We'll then need a small deposit (£15) to confirm your booking.

More Info

NOW FULLY BOOKED - RESERVE LIST OPERATING

Contact John and Mel if interested

March

Wednesday 3rd

Pub Meet (No Walk)

The Turnpike, Harpole, from 8pm.

Meet at the pub to find out more about the group and future walks, trips, events etc.

Sunday 7th

Local Walk

Mark leader

Sunday 21st

Local Walk

Tim leader

Sunday 28th

National Walk

Gareth & Hayley leaders

Forthcoming Trips

Northumberland

Early May Bank Holiday 2010

Friday 30th April to Monday May 3rd

John has found a caravan park for the weekend in Northumberland not far from the coast, Seahouses, Holy Island and Alnwick.

Cost for 6 berth caravan is about £150 for 3 nights (ie £25 per person).

 

There is now a reserve list for this trip and we only need 2 or three more people to go and John will book another cabin.

There are still some people that have said they are going but have not paid their deposit please can you send it asap.

More Info

Contact John if interested

Skye - Cuillin Hills

7th - 14th June 2010 (provisional dates)

The Cuillin Hills are some of the most challenging of the Munros, so this trip will involve a certain element of hardcore walking, but can be combined with less hardcore things if other people are interested, there are lots of things to do from hard core walking to simply taking pictures of the scenery.

The more hardcore elements, especially the Inaccessible Pinnacle ("In Pin") will only be open to the people who can show they have the experience to do it, other walks / activities can be carried out by others who do not wish to do the In Pin or hardcore walking.

Now Fully Booked

Future Plans


No plans beyond June 2010

General Notes

The terms "Local walk" and "National walk" indicate the distance from the Northampton area to the start of the walk. National walks will generally be in a location offering something not found locally (such as hills!), and will be up to two hours drive from Northampton. Normally car sharing from Northampton will be organised.

Walks details will be updated as soon as the nominated leader has prepared the details of their walk. Leaders are asked to send details in at least one month in advance or risk the walk being offered to others to lead.

For more details on any of the above contact the walk / weekend leader if contact details are provided above, otherwise Contact Us and your query will be passed on. Please note that if no details other than local or national walk and the leader's name are given above, then nothing is yet known about the walk.

If you don't have any questions there is no need to contact anyone before coming on a daywalk - you can just turn up at the start point (or mid way point for figure of 8 walks). But it is always nice to know if new people are coming, and it does mean we can wait for you if you get lost on the way to the start!

For weekends away we obviously need to make arrangements in advance so do contact us about those.

If you would like to lead a future walk, or organise a weekend away, again Contact Us or talk to us about this during a walk or monthly pub meeting.


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