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

This free guided waterway 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.

Featuring the river Dee; this popular circular walk will be about 4 miles long and most of the route is along well used footpaths which pass through a wide variety of scenery.   You pass through cultivated fields and along the edge of a big new housing estate.  There are no steep slopes and most of the route is fairly level and there is a short but pleasant section of planted woodland just before you arrive at the river.   On your return towards Farndon you will pass through meadows alongside the river which are easy walking, you will also climb over the only stile on the walk.

There will be a ten-minute break about half-way round the walk for ‘bring your own’ refreshments and this walk will finish with an optional pub lunch.

[The photo shows the old Farndon Bridge on the River Dee – on an autumn morning.] 

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Branch
IWA Chester & Merseyside Branch
Event Dates

Sunday 17th March

Sign up Deadline

16/03/2024 9:00 pm

Location

Farndon, south Cheshire

Access for all

The Ancient Trails at Farndon and River Dee Walk

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

This free guided waterway 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.

Featuring the river Dee; this popular circular walk will be about 4 miles long and most of the route is along well used footpaths which pass through a wide variety of scenery.   You pass through cultivated fields and along the edge of a big new housing estate.  There are no steep slopes and most of the route is fairly level and there is a short but pleasant section of planted woodland just before you arrive at the river.   On your return towards Farndon you will pass through meadows alongside the river which are easy walking, you will also climb over the only stile on the walk.

There will be a ten-minute break about half-way round the walk for ‘bring your own’ refreshments and this walk will finish with an optional pub lunch.

[The photo shows the old Farndon Bridge on the River Dee – on an autumn morning.] 

Details

The length of this walk.....

.....is only 4 miles, and we won't walk too fast for you.

This walk is suitable for all adults having good mobility.   Excellent for friendly dogs, but hopeless for wheelchairs.   Suitable footwear will be anything stout and flat soled; trainers will be fine but boots will be the best.  If it has recently been raining heavily there could be a few occasional muddy patches.  The pub toilets will be available at the finish of the walk; and hopefully at the start.

Assemble at 10.15 am for a 10.30 start.    Finish about 1.00 pm.

Booking your place

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

If you are bringing a partner please let me know both your names.   You can order your optional lunch or snack at our group table at the same time as you book your place on the walk.   Make your choices from the menu link below.   Let me know what you want to order as soon as possible please.   Due to the size of our group the pub needs provisional orders in advance.   Pay for your meal at the pub on the day.   Here you can download the menu options.  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 your car or moor your boat.

The deadline for booking a place just for the walk is Saturday 16th March at 9.00 pm. – 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 1.00 pm

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Location

Farndon, south Cheshire

Farndon, Cheshire West and Chester, UK

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Future Walks

FUTURE BRANCH WALKS: – For your calendar and diary; the next branch walk will be on 13th April; and the last walk of the season will be on 4th 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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