Ten strollers took the train from Maghull to Chester (with new trains on both legs!) for a Murder Mystery Walk. Once in Chester we made our way to the ruins of the Church of St John the Baptist – the former Cathedral of Chester dating back to Roman times. Here, we were informed that a body had been found with foul play suspected! We were Continue reading
Thirteen Stramblers took the train to West Kirby and set off on Grange Road to the start of the Wirral Way. The Wirral Way, known as “The Joint” because it follows the track bed of part of the former Birkenhead Railway from West Kirby to Hooton and the Continue reading
Fifteen strollers took the train to West Kirby Station (with a short, worrying, unscheduled stop outside Bidston). We left the station along Grange Road to the start of the Wirral Way – part of the Wirral Country Park which opened in 1973. The Wirral Way follows Continue reading
Eighteen Stramblers took the train to Eastham Rake Station and (after we found our way out of the station) made our way to Lowfields Avenue. The avenue led us past a wood until we reached a footpath. A fallen tree blocked our way but we managed to get round it and duck under another one before the path took us through a tunnel Continue reading
Thirteen strollers and an on loan dog – Chilli – met at Maghull North Station for the short ride to Town Green. We crossed the line and followed Middlewood Road south until we reached a footpath through fields. The path eventually veered back towards the railway line before emerging on to Mickering Lane. After a short stretch, the lane Continue reading
Report to follow.
With strong winds and possible heavy showers in the weather forecast, today’s walk from Hale Village to the bank of the Mersey had ominous overtones to it. Undaunted, eleven of us set off from Maghull to meet another five at Hale. The Maghull contingent took the train to Cressington via Liverpool Central and then the 82A bus Continue reading
For the latest Stramblers walk, we met at the Sankey Valley Visitor Centre. We set off through the wooded Sankey Valley Park alongside what remains of the Sankey (St Helens) Canal. The path then meandered along Black Brook Basin, following Continue reading
11 members of the Sunday Strollers walked to Hilbre Island . The weather and company was perfect . Our resident photographer Tommy was not with us so thanks to Cheryl and Brian for the photos .
Twenty three stramblers met at the Visitor Centre for a walk through the park.
The name Haigh comes from the Anglo Saxon word Haga meaning an enclosure or a secure area to house livestock. The plantations were laid out in the 1860s to hide the condition of the landscape after being damaged by mining activity.
Brenda and Bob led us past some beautiful Continue reading