Fifteen stramblers met at Burscough Bridge Station and caught the train to Appley Bridge last Thursday (27th). We made our way to the canal bank and took the towpath back towards Burscough. This was the anniversary of the original Canal Walking Group reaching Leeds in 2018, with ten of that group present today. We passed Appley Lock and Continue reading
Seventeen strollers took the train into Liverpool and walked down Water Street to the Pier Head. As we passed Tower Building, Brian pointed out the plaque commemorating the rescue of Shackleton’s stranded crew from Elephant Island in 1916 and outlined the story. We then made our way to the Beatles Statue Continue reading
Four Parks Walk 26/03/2023
On a cool but sunny morning, nineteen strollers met at Aigburth Station and walked down Mersey Road to Otterspool prom. On the way, an entrance to River Oaks Meadow advertised a clean up of the estate which had taken place the previous day. If not for this poster we may have passed by unaware of the Continue reading
Fourteen walkers took the train to Ormskirk for an adapted War Horse Walk. We set off through the station car park and along the Smith Way footpath, following part of the old Ormskirk to Skelmersdale railway line. It was named after Continue reading
On a bright sunny day, nineteen walkers took the train to Moreton for the first Stramblers walk of 2023. We walked along Pasture Road from the station towards the front, crossing the “River” Birket to reach the Green Hut Café. Here, a short rise led to Continue reading
Ten walkers met at Maghull Railway station for a trip to Bank Hall, Bretherton and the first Sunday Stroll of 2023. We took the train to Ormskirk and then caught the 2A (Preston bound) bus to Tarleton. A short walk along the busy A59, Continue reading
Despite weather warnings of heavy rain and strong winds, twenty stramblers assembled at The Punchbowl for today’s walk through Lunt Meadows. We set off along Lunt Road and soon took a footpath into fields, which followed the course of a brook, quaintly named “St Helen’s Gutter”. The brook leads to St Helen’s Well on the other side of Lunt Road which is thought to be 600 years old.
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On a grey, overcast morning, twenty two Stramblers met at Aughton Park Station to follow the Yellowhammer Route Walk. We started along Long Lane, crossing Prescot Road and Holborn Hill. Twenty yards or so down Holborn Hill we turned on to a path past a small housing estate, then through a field. This took us to a pumping station at a reservoir (with a boxer on guard).
A group of 16 Stramblers met on Thursday 15th September at the Saracen’s Head, Halsall, for a walk along the Leeds Liverpool Canal and surrounding footpaths. The weather was a little overcast but pleasant with a promise of some brighter sunshine later in the day.
Eighteen stramblers met at the Weld Blundell to walk the Lydiate Loop, hoping to finish before the afternoon’s forecast rain. We took Pilling Lane to reach the Leeds Liverpool Canal and went south on the towpath to Bells Lane. After a short distance we turned into the field and crossed a bridge over Maghull Brook to emerge on to Green Lane. Passing the “toy soldier” Queen’s Guard we made our way to the Cheshire Lines path and followed it for a mile and a quarter before making our way through fields to Southport Road. We crossed the road and walked through Our Lady’s Church grounds to Hall Lane. Leaving the lane, we passed “The Jumps” horse race training track coming back to the canal. After a short break, we followed the towpath back to the Mersey Boat Club and took Pilling Lane back to the Weld Blundell. With even a few sunny spells, we had missed the rain and were ready for our lunch.
Thanks to Anne for organising (and re-organising) the walk and meals.