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Planning your visit Travelling to the Festival The Bridgend Centre is the main information point for the Bollington is easy to get to however you choose to travel. Walking Festival. The Centre is also the starting point for many of By road The town is located 4 miles north of Macclesfield, just 2 miles the walks – and it’s a great refreshment stop, serving welcoming from the A523 (Silk Road), so travelling by road is straightforward. drinks and cakes. Feel free to browse in our charity shop! By train Services are available at Macclesfield, Prestbury and Adlington, providing access from Stockport and Manchester to the north and Stoke, Birmingham and London to the south. 104 Palmerston Street, Bollington SK10 5PW By bus Regular Monday–Saturday bus services run between Macclesfield T: 01625 576311 E: [email protected] and Bollington, and further services connect to Poynton and Stockport. bridgendcentre.org.uk Further information about bus, rail and coach routes/timetables is available from Cheshire Traveline at www.traveline.info or on Walking Festival Hotline: 01625 576311 22 - 30 September 2018 0871 200 22 33, 7 days a week, 8am–8pm. Opening times during the Festival: Monday to Saturday open 10am–4.30pm • Unique Industrial Heritage Open Sundays 10.30am for walkers only Visitor information • Guided Walk Programme visitcheshire.com has a wealth of resources to help plan your visit. For Bollington, useful • Dramatic Landscapes Booking details information can be found at www.happy- valley.org.uk and www.bollington-tc.gov.uk The walks are led by a number of local organisations; there is a charge for some walks. Paid walks led from the Bridgend Centre Bollington Town Hall T: 01625 572985 cost £3 for adults and are free for under-16s (including tea or coffee). (open weekdays 9.30am–12.30pm) Booking is not required for most walks; we just ask you to arrive Bollington Library T: 01625 378266 in plenty of time. Where advance booking is specified, simply (closed Sunday & Monday) reserve your place by calling the number shown or going to Bollington Discovery Centre T: 01625 572985 bollingtonwalkingfestival.co.uk. Some walks start from the car (open weekends 11am–4pm & Wednesdays 1.30pm–4pm) parks indicated in the walks listings. Bridgend Centre T: 01625 576311 Walking: essential information

• Please wear suitable footwear • All walks are circular and clothing and bring a unless stated waterproof. We reserve the right otherwise Supported by not to take a person who is not • In poor weather the properly equipped as this could leader may modify the walk, or in Printed on affect the safety and enjoyment of extreme conditions, cancel it the whole group • A packed lunch may be required; • Please check the walk symbols look for the symbol on the walk to confirm whether dogs are details. It is advisable to carry a welcome; dogs are not allowed drink on some of the walks. To avoid • Young walkers aged 16 and disturbance to farm animals or under must be accompanied by wildlife, please keep your dog on an adult a lead and under control Designed & Printed by • All those taking part do so at their Galloways • Most walk leaders are volunteers own risk Tel: 01625 870000 bollingtonwalkingfestival.co.uk Walks start promptly. Please arrive at the Sensory Walk Ú B 2 miles Sunday 30 September meeting point ahead of the time indicated. Meeting point: 10am Café Waterside Walks Ú 14 miles Are you affected by sight loss? Would you like to walk with a trained Sighted Guide? Park, Hill and Moor  Meeting point: 10am Jackson Lane car park A gentle walk exploring the sounds, smells, textures and sights around the Canal Saturday 22 September Up to Lyme Park via Sponds Hill, returning via Bakestondale Moor. and Middlewood Way. Finishing at Café Waterside, where drinks and snacks can be ∂ 14 miles Organised by ECOG In the Foothills  purchased. Please contact Macclesfield Eye Society to book a place: 01625 422602. Meeting point: 10am Jackson Lane car park Organised by Macclesfield Eye Society Ú To Tegg’s Nose via Hurdsfield then Macclesfield Forest to Nessit Hill and Forest Mansions and Gardens  10 miles Meeting point: 10.30am Sweet Kitchen Café, Ovenhouse Lane Chapel. Our return to Bollington takes us round Kerridge Ridge via Walker Barn Ramble to Higher Hurdsfield £ Ú 5.5 miles and Rainow. Meeting point: 10.15am Bridgend Centre Enjoy the bucolic landscape of Cheshire as we venture close to Hare Hill Garden Organised by East Cheshire Ramblers Ramble along the Middlewood Way, canal and fields towards Higher Hurdsfield. via Whiteley Green and Prestbury. Ú Return below Kerridge Ridge and along the flagged paths to the Bridgend Centre. Organised by the Bridgend Centre Mayor’s Boundary Walk   8.5 miles Organised by the Bridgend Centre Ú Meeting point: 10am Town Hall Bollington Pubs Lost and Found B 2 miles Come and join the Town Mayor on the annual Boundary Walk which contains Meeting point: 11am Pool Bank car park both flat and hilly sections. There will be a pub stop at The Windmill where you Wednesday 26 September Discover the lost pubs of Bollington: tales of lock-ins, police raids and more! Those who have worked up a thirst are welcome to join us for a drink can buy lunch or eat your own.  Ú 5.5 miles Over Bakestonedale £ afterwards. Advance booking essential; go to bollingtonwalkingfestival.co.uk. Organised by Bollington Town Council Meeting point: 10.15am Bridgend Centre Ú Along the road to Pott Shrigley, via the Old Brickworks up on to Bakestonedale Donations invited for Walkers are Welcome. Slow Food Stroll  B 4 miles Moor, returning via Hedgerow. Organised by Walkers Are Welcome Meeting point: 10am Pool Bank car park Organised by the Bridgend Centre Ú An introduction to the beauty of the local countryside, with a taste of Ridge and Rainow  £ 5 miles the best food at local cafés including Farm Made Tearooms, No. 74 Deli ‘We’re Going to the Chapel!’  £ Ú 8.5 miles Meeting point: 10.30am Bridgend Centre and Café Waterside. No charge, but advance booking essential; go to Meeting point: 10.30am Bridgend Centre Ramble up Kerridge Ridge and return via Rainow and Rainowlow. bollingtonwalkingfestival.co.uk or ring Jim on 01625 560644. A walk to Jenkin Chapel, returning via the Harrop Valley. Organised by the Bridgend Centre Organised by the Bridgend Centre Organised by Juanita and Jim Introduction to Digital Mapping  £ ∂ 3 miles Ú Meeting point: 2pm Bridgend Centre Nordic Walk £ ∂ 3 hours Historic Bollington £ 3 miles Meeting point: 10.15am Bridgend Centre Meeting point: 2pm Bridgend Centre A short talk on how to plot walking routes online, followed by a short walk Walk with experienced local instructor, David Lambert. Nordic Walking poles, A heritage walk along the canal and Middlewood Way, looking at how and why around Bollington using mobile phones. not trekking poles, are required. Bollington has changed over the years. Organised by the Bridgend Centre Organised by the Bridgend Centre Organised by the Bridgend Centre Photography Walk  Ú 3 miles Night Walk along the Ridge ∂ 4 miles Meeting point: 2pm Jackson Lane car park Sunday 23 September Meeting point: 7.30pm Poachers Inn Hone your photo techniques on a walk to Kerridge Ridge and White Nancy. Along the lower-level path below Kerridge Ridge and back along Kerridge Hill Organised by Bollington Photography Group Bosley or Bust!  Ú 22 miles and White Nancy. Hopefully we will see some stars! Head torch recommended. Meeting point: 9am Jackson Lane car park Organised by the Bridgend Centre From Kerridge to Langley Hall via Macclesfield Golf Course to Croker Hill and Bosley, thence to Lowerhouse, and the Gritstone Trail to Teggs Nose, Rainow Thursday 27 September and White Nancy. Organised by the Long Distance Walkers’ Association Lyme Park and Manchester Views  ∂ 10.5 miles Meeting point: 10am Adlington Road car park A Walk on the Wild Side from Whaley  £ ∂ B 7 miles Along the Middlewood Way and canal then over to Lyme Park. Return via the Meeting point: 9.30am Bridgend Centre Bowstones and Sponds Hill, with far-reaching views, and back through the Travel by coach to Whaley Bridge for a linear walk back to Bollington. Harrop Valley. Advance booking and payment of £7.50 essential; go to Organised by East Cheshire Ramblers bollingtonwalkingfestival.co.uk. ∂ B 3 hours Organised by the Bridgend Centre Art in the Landscape £ Meeting point: 1pm Bridgend Centre Hayfield and Home via Chinley Churn  £ ∂ B 13 miles A short walk to gather inspiration for an art workshop at the Bridgend Centre Meeting point: 9.30am Bridgend Centre with local artist Lainey Ross. £5 charge covers workshop, hot drinks and cake. Travel by coach to Hayfield and return via Chinley Churn, Whaley Bridge Booking recommended. and Dale Top. Advance booking and payment of £7.50 essential; go to Organised by the Bridgend Centre bollingtonwalkingfestival.co.uk. Slow Stroll to Rainow and Back  £ Ú 4 miles Organised by the Bridgend Centre Meeting point: 2pm Bridgend Centre Harrop Valley and The Nab  £ Ú 7 miles An opportunity to enjoy the view walking across the fields to Rainow and back Meeting point: 11am Bridgend Centre via Oakenbank. Enjoy going up hill and down dale in the Harrop Valley. We will finish with a Organised by the Bridgend Centre cheeky ascent of The Nab! Organised by the Bridgend Centre Friday 28 September  3 miles Bridgend Children’s Walk £ Horwich End and Bus to Rainow  Ú B 9 miles Meeting point: 11.15am Bridgend Centre Meeting point: 10am Bridgend Centre Come and enjoy roaming the Bollington countryside while having fun doing a Walk over Sponds Hill and down to Horwich End, just outside Whaley Bridge. quiz. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Catch the 14:19 bus to Rainow and walk 2 miles back home across the fields. Organised by the Bridgend Centre Maybe time for a swift beer/coffee in Horwich End, depending on pace. Booking essential; bus fare £2. Monday 24 September Organised by the Bridgend Centre ∂ Key to symbols  Ú 7 miles Introduction to Nordic Walking B 1 hour 30 mins Ramble to Lamaload £ Ú Meeting point: 10.15am Bridgend Centre Meeting point: 10am Adlington Road car park  Ideal for families and accompanied children Dogs must be on leads A free chance to try out the techniques involved in Nordic Walking and learn Lamaload reservoir via Rainow and back via Tower Hill, Kerridge Ridge and  Bring a packed lunch ∂ Please leave your dog at home White Nancy. about its benefits with experienced local instructor David Lambert. Nordic Walking poles will be provided. Only 12 places available! £ Cost £3 unless stated otherwise. B Booking recommended / Organised by the Bridgend Centre Paid walks from the Bridgend Centre essential Advance booking essential; go to bollingtonwalkingfestival.co.uk. include tea or coffee Ramble to Tea and Cake at Hollin Hall  £ Ú B 5.5miles Organised by David Lambert Meeting point: 1.30pm Bridgend Centre Ú Easy: No steep climbs and taken at a gentle pace Ramble across fields to Hollin Hall, where you will enjoy a cup of tea/coffee and Making Tracks to the West  £ 5.5 miles a slice of Victoria sponge or a scone with jam and cream. Return along the canal Meeting point: 10.30am Bridgend Centre Moderate: May have climbs, but if they do will be to the Bridgend Centre. £6 pre-payable charge includes refreshments at Hollin To quaint Butley Town and the byways of Prestbury, with an exciting crossing of taken at a gentle pace Hall. Advance booking essential; go to bollingtonwalkingfestival.co.uk. the West Coast mainline. Return via historic Lowerhouse. Organised by the Bridgend Centre Organised by the Bridgend Centre Energetic: Generally will involve steep climbs and descents; Ú will cover a moderate distance at a steady pace Kerridge Ramble Ú 4 miles Stroll with East Cheshire Ramblers 4 miles Meeting point: 6pm Jackson Lane car park Meeting point: 10.30am Holehouse Lane car park, Whiteley Green Strenuous: Require fitness and stamina to cope with several An energetic 2-hour evening walk exploring some of the hidden paths of Join East Cheshire Ramblers for an easy walk taking in scenic Styperson Pool steep climbs and will cover a long distance at a faster pace Kerridge and the ridge. Hopefully we will see bats towards the end. before crossing over the canal for a stroll across the fields around Harrop Please bring waterproofs, a torch and binoculars (optional). Green Farm. Organised by Cheshire East Rangers Organised by East Cheshire Ramblers Walk for Health in Prestbury  Ú 2 miles Walking Festival Events Calendar 2018 Meeting point: 6pm Shirleys Car Park Saturday 29 September A gentle stroll around Prestbury village, with no hills or stiles! Working Up Another Thirst  £ ∂ B 10 miles Friday 21 September Organised by the Bridgend Centre Meeting point: 9.30am Bollington Leisure Centre Start of the Festival, Poachers Inn, 7.30pm Walk to Torrside Brewery in New Mills and return via bus to Bollington, Join us at the Poachers Inn to meet the team and kick off the Festival Tuesday 25 September with a brief stop in Whaley Bridge. Advance booking essential; go to ‘We Love Laura’, Bollington Arts Centre, 2pm bollingtonwalkingfestival.co.uk. £4.50 charge. ∂ The History Wardrobe present a celebration of Laura Ashley fabrics and Bear Hunt  £ 0.5 miles Organised by Bollington Real Ale Ramblers fashions from the 1960s to the present. For further details visit Meeting point: 10am Bollington Library ∂ www.bollingtonartscentre.co.uk Have a story indoors, then go on a bear hunt outdoors before returning Paul’s Perambulation  9 miles Bollington Folk Club, Dog and Partridge, 8.30pm inside for refreshments and rhymes! Suitable for the under-5s plus their carers; Meeting point: 10am Bus terminus opposite The Cotton Tree For further details visit www.bollyfolk.com or ring 07570 807645 £2 per child. Through the Harrop Valley and up to Charles Head. Then along the ridge with panoramic views and over Broad Moss to Blue Boar Farm. Return to Bollington Organised by Bollington Library via Ginclough, Oakenbank Lane, the Gritstone Trail and White Nancy. Saturday 22 September Dante String Quartet, Bollington Arts Centre, 8pm Bowstones and Canal Boat  £ ∂ B 7 miles Organised by East Cheshire Ramblers Meeting point: 10am Bollington Wharf Pieces by Haydn, Beethoven and Shostakovich ∂ For further details visit www.bollingtonartscentre.co.uk Novel event where half the group walk over to Bailey’s Trading Post via the The ‘Random Apple’ Walk   £ B 5 miles or ring 01625 576402/574435 Bowstones, returning via narrowboat. The other half start on the boat and do Meeting point: 10.30am Bridgend Centre the reverse. Return about 3pm. Advance booking and payment of £5 essential; Walk along the canal and through pastures to Higher Hurdsfield. Here we Tuesday 25 September will enjoy an hour-long visit to the Random Apple Company, Swanscoe, go to bollingtonwalkingfestival.co.uk. Children’s Bear Hunt, Bollington Library, 10.00am joining in pressing apples, hearing about the business and eating our packed Organised by the Bridgend Centre See walks programme for details lunches. Return below Kerridge Ridge. Advance booking essential; go to Nose and Nancy  ∂ 10.5 miles bollingtonwalkingfestival.co.uk. Friday 28 September Meeting point: 10am Adlington Road car park Organised by the Bridgend Centre Bollington Folk Club, Dog and Partridge, 8.30pm Up White Nancy and along Kerridge Ridge, then over to Teggs Nose. Ú For further details visit www.bollyfolk.com or ring 07570 807645 Return via Walker Barn and Lamaload reservoir. Bollington Heritage Walk  £ 2 miles Organised by East Cheshire Ramblers Meeting point: 2pm Discovery Centre Sunday 30 September Take a look at mills and old streets and discover why Bollington is here. Charity Quiz Night, Poachers Inn, 8.30pm £2 charge. 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