Bishop’s Castle Shropshire – long weekend trip Friday 1st to Monday 4th November 2024, 3 nights

The Club will be walking in Shropshire in early November 2024, based once more in the delightful market town, Bishop’s Castle. We have booked several self-catering properties and can offer members sole occupancy of a room for £150 per person – or £120 pp if you are willing to share a double or twin. We plan to offer half day walks on both the Friday and Monday. If anyone needs a lift or wants a pick-up from the nearest railway station, Craven Arms, please let Jill know; Jill is dealing with all bookings.

A £50 deposit is required to secure a place, with the balance due on 1st September 2024.

Offers of walks’ leaders, A and B options, to Jill please.

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Weekend Trip to the North Downs, Friday 31st January to Sunday 2nd February 2025 (2 nights)

The Club will be visiting the North Downs on the Hampshire/Surrey border for its first weekend trip of 2025. Based in Aldershot we will be close to some lovely walking near Farnham and Guildford which we can access by train or car. Frensham Ponds are a beauty spot with a network of good paths close by. As well as day walks on Saturday and Sunday we will also be offering an afternoon walk on the Friday, probably based at a National Trust property en route to Aldershot. We can guarantee A walks and hope that we can also offer B walks – please do volunteer if you can help.

We suggest staying at the Premier Inn in Aldershot; this is close to the town centre and station and has a free car park. Please book your own accommodation – and do let Jill know if you are coming.

 

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Walking the Anglesey Coast Path – Friday 31st May to Friday 7th June 2024 (7 nights)

The Club will be visiting Anglesey in early June 2024 to walk the best sections of the Isle of Anglesey Coast Path. Based in Beaumaris, on the Menai Straits, we will hire a private coach to help us explore all parts of the island’s coast. There will be one ‘free’ day to enable visits to other attractions, such as the National Trust’s Plas Neuadd house and estate, Puffin Island and nearby gardens. We will be offering A walks and B options – the latter either dropping off or picking up at different points, or omitting sections such as headlands. Please let Jill know if you want shorter B walk options and if you are willing to help lead these alternatives.

Several self-catering properties have been booked on behalf of the Club and currently all have been reserved. The price for most of the accommodation – sole occupancy of a room with a shared bathroom –  is £250 – but a number of single occupancy en-suite rooms are available at £275 per head. Shared rooms are £225 per head. A deposit of £75 is requested to secure a place in the Club’s accommodation, payable to Jill. The balance is due by 1st April 2024.  If you would like to be on a reserve list, to take advantage of a cancellation, please contact Jill.

It is, of course, possible to book your own accommodation and join the group for coach transport to walks. Again, please let Jill know if you would like to make use of the Club’s coach.

It is possible to travel by train to Bangor and then transfer by bus to Beaumaris.

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