own risk own bollingtonwalkingfestival.co.uk Tel: 01625 870000 01625 Tel: Most walk leaders are volunteers are leaders walk Most • All those taking part do so at their their at so do part taking those All • Galloways a lead and under control control under and lead a Designed & Printed by by Printed & Designed an adult an wildlife, please keep your dog on on dog your keep please wildlife, under must be accompanied by by accompanied be must under disturbance to farm animals or or animals farm to disturbance Young walkers aged 16 and and 16 aged walkers Young • on some of the walks. To avoid avoid To walks. the of some on drink welcome; dogs are not allowed allowed not are dogs welcome; details. It is advisable to carry a a carry to advisable is It details. to confirm whether dogs are are dogs whether confirm to look for the symbol on the walk walk the on symbol the for look Please check the walk symbols symbols walk the check Please • A packed lunch may be required; required; be may lunch packed A • the whole group group whole the extreme conditions, cancel it it cancel conditions, extreme affect the safety and enjoyment of of enjoyment and safety the affect leader may modify the walk, or in in or walk, the modify may leader Printed on Printed properly equipped as this could could this as equipped properly In poor weather the the weather poor In • not to take a person who is not not is who person a take to not otherwise right the reserve We waterproof. Supported by Supported and clothing and bring a a bring and clothing and unless stated stated unless Please wear suitable footwear footwear suitable wear Please All walks are circular circular are walks All • • Walking: essential information essential Walking: Bridgend Centre Centre Bridgend T: 01625 576311 01625 T: parks indicated in the walks listings. walks the in indicated parks (open weekends 11am–4pm & Wednesdays 1.30pm–4pm) Wednesdays & 11am–4pm weekends (open bollingtonwalkingfestival.co.uk. Some walks start from the car car the from start walks Some bollingtonwalkingfestival.co.uk. Bollington Discovery Centre Centre Discovery Bollington 572985 01625 T: reserve your place by calling the number shown or going to to going or shown number the calling by place your reserve in plenty of time. Where advance booking is specified, simply simply specified, is booking advance Where time. of plenty in (closed Sunday & Monday) & Sunday (closed Booking is not required for most walks; we just ask you to arrive arrive to you ask just we walks; most for required not is Booking Library Bollington T: 01625 378266 01625 T: cost £3 for adults and are free for under-16s (including tea or coffee). or tea (including under-16s for free are and adults for £3 cost (open weekdays 9.30am–12.30pm) 9.30am–12.30pm) weekdays (open charge for some walks some for charge . Paid walks led from the Bridgend Centre Centre Bridgend the from led walks Paid . Bollington Town Hall Hall Town Bollington 572985 01625 T: there is a a is there The walks are led by a number of local organisations; organisations; local of number a by led are walks The www.bollington-tc.gov.uk valley.org.uk and and www.happy- information can be found at at found be can information Booking details details Booking to help plan your visit. For Bollington, useful useful Bollington, For visit. your plan help to • Dramatic Landscapes Dramatic • • Dramatic Landscapes Dramatic • visitcheshire.com has a wealth of resources resources of wealth a has • Guided Walk Programme Walk Guided • • Guided Walk Programme Walk Guided • Visitor information Visitor Open Sundays 10.30am for walkers only walkers for 10.30am Sundays Open • Unique Industrial Heritage Industrial Unique • • Unique Industrial Heritage Industrial Unique • Monday to Saturday open 10am–4.30pm open Saturday to Monday Opening times during the Festival: the during times Opening 0871 200 22 33, 7 days a week, 8am–8pm. 8am–8pm. week, a days 7 33, 22 200 0871 01625 576311 01625 Walking Festival Hotline: Hotline: Festival Walking 18 20 r be em pt Se 30 - 22 www.traveline.info on or at Traveline Cheshire from available information Further about bus, rail and coach routes/timetables is is routes/timetables coach and rail bus, about bridgendcentre.org.uk and Bollington, and further services connect to Poynton and Stockport. and Poynton to connect services further and Bollington, and E: E: T: [email protected] 576311 01625 By bus bus By Regular Monday–Saturday bus services run between Macclesfield Macclesfield between run services bus Monday–Saturday Regular 104 Palmerston Street, Bollington SK10 5PW SK10 Bollington Street, Palmerston 104 Birmingham and London to the south. south. the to London and Birmingham providing access from Stockport and Manchester to the north and Stoke, Stoke, and north the to Manchester and Stockport from access providing train By Services are available at Macclesfield, Prestbury and Adlington, Adlington, and Prestbury Macclesfield, at available are Services drinks and cakes. Feel free to browse in our charity shop! charity our in browse to free Feel cakes. and drinks from the A523 (Silk Road), so travelling by road is straightforward. is road by travelling so Road), (Silk A523 the from the walks – and it’s a great refreshment stop, serving welcoming welcoming serving stop, refreshment great a it’s and – walks the road By The town is located 4 miles north of Macclesfield, just 2 miles miles 2 just Macclesfield, of north miles 4 located is town The Walking Festival. The Centre is also the starting point for many of of many for point starting the also is Centre The Festival. 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Discover the famous Kerridge End Holiday Cottages 5-Star Gold Self-Catering 01625 424220 Gritstone Trail and Bakestonedale Moor. To find out more go The railway, which lasted a century www.kerridgeendholidaycotNtages.co.uatikona l from 1870 to 1970, has been converted into Welcome to Bollington’s 9th Walking Festival! Again, we Rainow to discovercheshirepeakdistrict.com have a great programme of walks and social events. This P a r k a beautiful linear walkway, known as the Middlewood Way, Red Oaks Farm Bed and Breakfast 01625 574280 Visit the Cheshire Rangers' Centres at Bollington, year we have planned around 40 walks to cover all abilities www.redoaksfarmbollington.co.uk a haven for walkers and cyclists.