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Local Walk
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National Walk
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Evening Walk
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Weekend Away
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Pub Meeting
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Other Event
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Sunday 21st
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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
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Friday 26th to
Monday 1st March
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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
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Wednesday 3rd
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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.
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Sunday 7th
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Local Walk
Mark leader
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Sunday 21st
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Local Walk
Tim leader
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Sunday 28th
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National Walk
Gareth & Hayley leaders
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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
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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
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No plans beyond June 2010
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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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