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Easy Countryside and Waterway Guided Walk ~ In Cheshire and Free.

The photo shows some of the boats moored alongside the Bridgewater Canal, you’ll see them on this walk.

The free guided walk is suitable for beginners, so if you’re keeping fit and well wish to come along and join us, we would love to see more guest visitors.   Please book your place for the walk, and perhaps for lunch, as soon as you are confident you will be available.

This circular guided walk has delightful scenery for almost all of the route.   Most of it close to hand either alongside of the canal or through a numerous variety of different woods and valleys – much of it managed by the Woodland Trust, with very little road walking.   All of the paths are firm and mostly quite wide and well used.   There are no stiles and only a few old wooden kissing gates and one steel snicket.   Only one or two easy slopes to climb and no fields to cross so you won’t see many farm animals. and the walk should be excellent for dogs.

There will be a ten-minute break half-way round the walk for ‘bring your own’ refreshments and this guided walk in the Bunbury countryside will finish with an optional pub lunch or drinks in the lounge.

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Branch
IWA Chester & Merseyside Branch
Event Dates

Sunday 11th December 2022

Location

Grappenhall, near Warrington

Access for all

The Bridgewater Canal & Dingle Woods Walk

Easy Countryside and Waterway Guided Walk ~ In Cheshire and Free.

The photo shows some of the boats moored alongside the Bridgewater Canal, you’ll see them on this walk.

The free guided walk is suitable for beginners, so if you’re keeping fit and well wish to come along and join us, we would love to see more guest visitors.   Please book your place for the walk, and perhaps for lunch, as soon as you are confident you will be available.

This circular guided walk has delightful scenery for almost all of the route.   Most of it close to hand either alongside of the canal or through a numerous variety of different woods and valleys – much of it managed by the Woodland Trust, with very little road walking.   All of the paths are firm and mostly quite wide and well used.   There are no stiles and only a few old wooden kissing gates and one steel snicket.   Only one or two easy slopes to climb and no fields to cross so you won’t see many farm animals. and the walk should be excellent for dogs.

There will be a ten-minute break half-way round the walk for ‘bring your own’ refreshments and this guided walk in the Bunbury countryside will finish with an optional pub lunch or drinks in the lounge.

Details

The length of this walk

Is only five miles, and we walk at a beginners' pace.

The walk is suitable for children, senior citizens and anyone in-between.    Excellent for dogs and buggies, and adventurous wheelchairs users should get round with the help of a few assistants so long as the chair can be folded in a couple of places.    Suitable footwear will be anything flat soled will but boots will be best if it has been raining heavily as there could be a few occasional muddy patches.

Booking your place

To book, send an email to the walk’s organiser & guide: –  [email protected]

If bringing a partner, please give both your names, and if you wish to book a place for the pub lunch afterwards please ask.   Places are limited so make an early booking.   VIEW the MENU

On the Thursday before the walk, everyone who has booked in will be sent a reminder, and also the details of where to park.   Thursday noon is also the target for booking a table place for a meal.

The deadline for booking a place for just the walk is Saturday 10th December – the night before the walk.

A booking confirmation will be emailed to you.

Assemble at 10.15 am for a 10.30 start.    Finish about 2.00 pm.

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Location

Grappenhall, near Warrington

Grappenhall, Warrington, UK

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Future Walks

FOR YOUR DIARY: –  Other branch walks next year will start on 15th January, then on 12th February; 12th March; 16th April; and the last walk of the season will be on 7th May.

NEW ROUTE SURVEYS: – Derek Smith, who organises these walks for the branch, frequently goes out to survey and record routes for new walks, currently between 5 and 10 miles from Chester.   They normally take place mornings midweek, and he does love a bit of company.   He has a short list of often-available members, and if anyone is interested in joining him, please get in touch ([email protected]).

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