Walks and Events Programme for 2025

 

Cath Freeman is our walks co-ordinator (Phone number 01606 782892).  Please notify her if you wish to arrange a walk or change the date that you have previously selected.

 

Jean Pritchett is responsible for publicising advanced information about the proposed walks on this website (telephone 01606 76055 or email zpritchett@aol.com).  

 

Please note that in early 2024 the days of our mid-week evening walks were changed to alternate between Tuesday and Thursdays. 

 

Walk leaders should send full information about the proposed walk to Cath and Jean for publication at least 3 weeks before the relevant date.  It is also advisable for the walk leader to include personal contact details within the walk information so that prospective walkers can obtain more details from the leader or can contact the leader if there are any changes. John Freeman will also email details of the walk to individual members if there are last minute changes.

 

Sunday Walks.  Car sharing for these walks is recommended as the walks are normally further afield and start at about 11 a.m. for a distance of between 5 and 10 miles or even more  depending on the likely walking conditions and the degree of difficulty.  

 

Mid Week Evening Walks.  These walks start in the early evening and are closer to home. 

Walking distance can be up to 6-7 miles or shorter depending on likely walking conditions and the hours of daylight.  In 2024 we alternated walk evenings between Tuesdays and Thursdays but if a leader prefers a Wednesday, this will be OK.  

 

Other Events and Activities.  The End of Season Dinner will be held on Saturday 22nd November 2025 at the Antrobus Arms.  Further details will be shown on the website nearer to the time.  

 

 

Dates for the 2025 Walking Programme.

 

Sunday 26th January 2025.  Winter Walking.  Leader Catherine Freeman.  Location Crowton area.

 

Sunday, 30th March

First weekend walk for the 2025 season and the day when British Summer Time begins.  

Location:  Mow Cop and the Gritstone Trail  Leaders:  Denise Davies and Julie Farrow

 

Tuesday, 8th April  First evening walk of the 2025 season.   

Location:  Higher Walton.   Leaders:  Sue and Dave Dawber.   

 

Sunday 13th April. 

Location:  Rudyard Lake.   Leaders:  Jo Washington, Mindy Hira and Sue Hague.  

 

Thursday 24th April   

Location, Moulton and the River Weaver.  Leader:  Irene Elson.

 

Sunday 27th April   

Location:  Rhos on Sea.   Leader: Catherine Freeman

 

Tuesday 6th May 

Location:  Kelsall.   Leader:  Paul Everatt

 

Sunday 11th May

Location:  Tatton Park.  Leaders:  Mindy Hira and Jo Washington.

 

Tuesday 20th May 

Location: Acton Bridge   Leaders:  Gill Horne, Sue Norrey and Mary Cowen.  

 

Sunday 25th May 

Location:  Lumb Brook Valley, Grappenhall. Leaders:  Mike and Sue Beresford.  

 

Tuesday 3rd June 

Location:  Little Budworth.  Leaders:  Sue Beresford and Joyce Tomkinson. 

 

Saturday 6/7/8 June 

Weekend Away to Whitby.  Arranged by Catherine and John Freeman. 

Please see separate page for information and photographs.

 

Thursday 19th June   

Location:  Mobberley.   Leaders:  George and Janice Berry.

 

Sunday 22nd June   

Location:  Audlem Circular Walk.  Leaders:  Dave and Sue Dawber.

 

Tuesday 1st July   Annual Treasure Hunt.

Location:  Goostrey.  Leaders:  Sue Hague and Evelyn Hewitt

Winning Team included Julie, Denise, Gill and Sue.  

 

Sunday 6th July   

Location:  Sandstone Trail.  Leader:  Jan Murray.

 

Thursday, 17th July  

Location:  River Weaver and Vale Royal.    Leader: Jean Pritchett.

 

Sunday, 20th July   

Location:  Whitegate.  Leaders:  George and Janice Berry  

 

Tuesday 29th July   Location:  Plumley and Holford Moss.  Leaders:  Dave Ryder and Lynda Downton

 

Sunday 3rd August   Location: Tarporley and Eaton.  Leaders:  Fiona and Pete Baker.

 

Thursday 7th August   Location: Middlewich.    Leaders:   Mike and Sue Beresford. 

 

 

Thursday, 14th August.  Location:  Eaton Village and Golf Courses.  Leader: Mike Holmes.

This is the last evening walk of the 2025 season and is complementary to the longer day walk on August 3rd.  

It is a walk of more than 3 miles across two golf courses and visiting Eaton village.  There is one gentle incline and an abundance of nettles and thistles!   

The walk will start at 6 45 p.m. from the car park behind the Rising Sun, High Street, Tarporley, CW6 0DX.  Please follow the parking direction signs.    

 

 

Sunday 17th August   Location:  Three Roman Bridges (Stamford Bridge/Tarvin).   Leaders:  Dave Ryder and Lynda Downton.

This is a walk of about 6.5 miles on relatively flat terrain with two or three stiles and kissing gates.  Starting from the Stamford Bridge Inn we cross several fields into Tarvin and along its pretty High Street.  The walk then takes us through the community wood on its outskirts before crossing over the main road and continuing to the Three Roman Bridges through Hockenhull nature reserve.  The walk then continues on quiet lanes before arriving back at the Stamford Bridge Inn for refreshments..

Meet at 11 a.m. at the Stamford Bridge Inn, Tarvin Road, Chester CH3 7HN.  Park at the far side of the car park 

 

 

Sunday 31st August   Location:  Thursaston, Wirral.  Leaders:  Julie Farrow and Denise Davies. 

This is an easy  walk of about 5 miles through woods and fields with great views of the Dee Estuary.  Walkers should bring a packed lunch or alternatively eat at the Irby Mill Inn where we will stop for refreshments.  

Meet at 11 a.m. on the free car park just past the Cottage Loaf pub on Telegraph Road A54 CH61 0HJ.  

 

 

 

Sunday 14th September   Leaders:  Mindy Hira and Jo Washington.  

 

 

Sunday 28th September   

Location:  Teggs Nose and Macclesfield Forest.  Leaders:  Anne McTiernan and Sue France.  

This is a fairly strenuous walk of about 7.5 miles with several asents/descents.  Walking poles and boots are advisable as there are loose stones and some steep steps and it can be relatively slippy underfoot.  

The walk will start at 10.15 for a prompt start at 10.30 a.m.  Meet at the Tegg's Nose Country Park, main car park, Buxton Old Road, Macclesfield SK11 0AP.  Car parking (and toilets) are at the Nose Cafe pay and display - costs £4 by cash or card for parking between 3-10 hours and you can also use the RingGo app.

We expect the walk to take about 5 hours including a stop for lunch and a toilet break at Trentabank where there is a great food/coffee van which gets busy at weekends, but walkers could bring their own packed lunch and plenty of water for the walk.

From Teggs Nose there are splended views over the Cheshire Plain including landmarks such as Jodrell Bank, Shuttlingsloe and the Welsh hills.  We will also see historic tools and machines that tell the story of the area's 500 year history at the quarry where the famouns millstone grit was sourced.  After lunch we will walk to the Forest Chapel that was built originally in 1673 and then rebuilt in 1834 and we will then ascend to Macclesfield Forest passing a ruined cottage with a touching memorial to Walter Bullock who once lived there but was a casualty of the First World War.

The walk will end with a final steady clumb uphill on Saddler's Way that is a cobbled track.

For more information please ring Anne on 07781 756322.  

 

 

Sunday 12th October    Leader(s) required for this walk.

 

Sunday 26th October and the day when British Summer Time ends.  Leaders:  Gill Horne, Mary Cowen and Sue Norrey.  

 

Sunday 9th November - Remembrance Sunday.  Leader:  Julie Farrow.   

 

 

Saturday  22nd November.  End of Season Dinner at The Antrobus Arms (details to follow).

 

 

 

Where we went in 2024.

 

Sunday 7th April.  Frodsham Golf Course: Leader Denise Davies.  

Tuesday 16th April.  Blakemere  Leaders:  Mike and Sue Beresford.  

Sunday 21st April.  Brereton and Swettenham  Leaders: Sue and Dave Dawber. 

Thursday 25th April.  Primrose Wood   Leader Paul Everatt. 

Sunday 5th May.  Mobberley and Tatton. Leader: Paul Everatt.  

Thursday 9th May.  Anderton and Marbury.  Leaders: Fiona and Pete Baker.  

Sunday 19th May.  Alderley Edge  Leaders: Cath and John Freeman  

Tuesday 21st May.  Twemloe and Goostrey.  Leaders: Sue Hague and Evelyn Hewitt.  

Sunday 26th May  Spring Bank Holiday weekend.  

Thursday 30th May. Whitegate Way. Leader: Gill Horne  

Sunday 2nd June.  Malpas and Overton Scar.  Leaders: Fiona and Pete Baker.  

Tuesday 11th June  Whitegate Way from Sandiway.  Leader  Sue and Dave Dawber.  

Sunday 16th June.  Oakmere Way  Leader:  Denise Davies.  

Thursday 20th June. Winsford.  Leaders: Robert Booth, George and Janice Berry.  

Saturday-Sunday 29th June.  Weekend Away - Ambleside  Leaders; Cath and John Freeman.

Tuesday 9th July.  Leigh Arms and River Weaver.  Leader: Gill Horne  

Sunday 14th July. Sponsored Walk.  New Pale  Manley.   Leader: Denise Davies.   

Thursday 18th July.  Delamere Way.  Leader Ray Jones  

Sunday 28th July.  Tatton Park.  Leaders Jo Washington, Mindy Hira and Irene Elson.  

Tuesday 6th August.  The Yeld, Kelsall.  Leader: Denise Davies  

Sunday 11th August.  Leaders: Dave Ryder, Linda Downton.

Thursday 22nd August  tbc  Leader: 

Sunday, 25th August. Bickerton Poacher.  Leader: Sue Hague  

Sunday, 8th September.  Alderley Edge.  Leaders: Jo Washington, Mindy Hira, Irene Elson.  

Sunday 22nd September.  Northwich Waterways.  Leader: Jean Pritchett  

Sunday 6th October.  Dunham Massey.  Leader: Julie Farrow.  

Sunday 20th October.  Marbury.  Leaders: Robert Booth, George and Janice Berry.  

Sunday 3rd November.  Pickmere.  Leader: Mike Holmes. 

Sunday 17th November.  Kelsall from the Boot Inn.  Leader: Julie Farrow.