Current Walk Programme
WALK LEADER SEEKER
The clubs two `walk leader seekers`, John Churchman (Sunday walks) and Allan Mackay (Saturday walks) need your help to ensure our programme of walks is fully covered. So, when John or Allan approach you, please do think about leading a walk on the next programme....thank you for your support.
WALK PROGRAMME (FEBRUARY TO APRIL 2012)
FEBRUARY
Sunday 26
Half day walk. 6½miles.
Meet 9.30am at St George The Martyr Church, High Street, Wootton. (GR 763566). Please park considerately in village.
Walk to Preston Deanery and Quinton, returning to Wootton via Grange Park.
Alan 01604 643631
MARCH
Saturday 3
Half day walk. 5½miles.
Meet 1.30pm at Easton Maudit Church (GR 889599).
A circular walk using mostly field edge paths. 65metres of climbing and 3 stiles.
Mary 01604 460987
Sunday 11
Half day walk. 7miles.
Meet 10.00am in Yardley Gobion at St Leonard’s Church (MK46 5DH).
A very nice walk via Rudolf Steiner School, Alderton, Grafton Regis, The Grand Union Canal and Grafton Way .
Sunday lunch after walk available at The Coffee Pot Pub, Yardley Gobion.
John Mobile: 07821143067
Saturday 17
Half day walk.
Meet 1.30pm at the Navigation pub car park, Stoke Bruerne.
Rosemarie 01604 760944
Sunday 25
Full day walk. 9miles.
Meet 10.00am outside Stag’s Head PH. Great Doddington
(GR 885650).
The walk takes us across the Nene Valley via several lakes to Wollaston then on to Irchester for our lunch break at the Carpenter’s Arms PH. After lunch we have a five mile walk via Irchester Country Park then along the bank of the River Nene back to Great Doddington.
Allan and Carol 01604 517308
Saturday 31
Half day walk.
Meet 2.00pm at the church in Onley (GR 890510).
Start at the finish line for The Pancake Race. Walking through Emberton Park to Emberton and Filgrave and Petsoe End. Return over field paths to Onley.
Bob and Joan 01604 756184
APRIL
Sunday 8
Half day walk. 6.5miles.
Meet 10.00am outside ‘The Bull’ pub in Harpole.
Please park with consideration for others in the village. The walk is via Nobottle with some outstanding views … so bring your cameras.
There is an opportunity to have Sunday lunch at the Turnpike afterwards.
Elaine and Brian 01604 403060
Saturday 14
Half day walk. 6miles.
Meet 2.00pm at Greens Norton Church, (GR SP669499).
From Greens Norton to Potcote returning to Greens Norton via Knightley Way .
Alan 01604 643631
Sunday 22
Half day walk. 6.6miles.
Meet 10.00am in Emberton at the Bell & Bear Pub (NN12 7UB) [GR 889495].
Park in pub car park if staying for lunch or if not elsewhere in the village with consideration to others.
A lovely walk towards ‘Filgrave’. Through ancient Hollington ‘Bluebell Wood’, Petsoe End on towards Onley then turning off for a stroll through Emberton Country Park (toilets). Then Emberton village and the pub with home cooked produce. A few stiles.
John Mobile: 07821143067
Saturday 28
Half day walk. 6.25miles.
Meet 1.30pm at St John the Baptist Parish Church, High Street, Blisworth. NN7 3BJ (GR SP726535).
Three villages taking in Shutlanger, with its ‘monastery’, Stoke Bruerne and its canal museum and Blisworth with its former spice mill. We follow parts of the Midshires Way and Pilgrims path. Refreshments at Stoke Bruerne. 3 stiles.
Regular (currently) bus service to the start of walk from Northampton and Towcester.
Richard 01604 765099 (Mobile: 07732638245)
NOTE: Should a day and date not correspond please contact the leader to check the details – there have been errors!
NOTE: Anybody attending any of our walks, do so on the complete understanding that the club `Northampton Ramblers` is not responsible for any injury, accident, fatal or otherwise or damage / loss to property of any person whatsoever, it being conducted entirely at their own risk.
