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When? Started: 1993 Who? Started with staff and friends from U H S, Chester. Organiser: Martyn Harris We walk every Wednesday and Saturdays, New Years day and May Day. How many walk? Walks take place as long as there are at least 2 wanting to walk on that day. More walk on a Wednesday than on a Saturday. Most ever: 29. Current group size walking: 2-7 in mid-week and 2-4 on Saturday. Where do we walk? Saturday: Anywhere in North and Mid-Wales, Peak District, Shropshire and the Long Mynd and as far North as the Trough of Bowland. Thursday: Anywhere within about 40 miles of Chester. Type of walk: Distance: 6 – 14 miles (but usually under 10 miles). Climb: up to 4000’ (but usually very much less!). People involved on walks in 2024:- Martyn Harris, Fran Murphy, Sue and Michel Pelissier, Mike Dodd, David Savage,, Ed Meads, Nigel and Elaine Taylor, Winston Feather.

Thursday, 13 November 2025

Burton to Chester via Puddington, Shotwick, Saughall, Blacon and the Shropshire Union Canal 11th November

The entrance to Puddington Hall.
The signpost points our way to Shotwick.
Puddington Café, but it wasn't open today.
I think it is this way to Shotwick.
On the way to Shotwick.
Looking towards Wales from the path to Shotwick.
I'm glad we aren't going up Moel Famau today.
Shotwick Hall.
St. Michael's Church, Shotwick.
Evidence of arrow head sharpening on the stonework at he entrance to St. Michael's Church, Shotwick.
On the way to Saughall.
Lunch in woodland near Saughall.
The woodland path near Saughall.
Shotwick House, Saughall.
Saughall Village Institute.
The Millennium Way, Blacon
On the Shropshire Union towpath.
The canal basin at Telford's Warehouse.
Approaching Telford's Warehouse, but we didn't call in.
Distance: 8.7 miles.
Climb: 430'.
Time: 4 hours 18 minute. On the move walking average: 2.8 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 2.0 m.p.h.
Temperature: 14.5 Celsius.
BWF: 0-3 Max 8.9 m.p.h. Gentle breeze.
Group: Martyn and John.
As it was a linear walk, we caught the 10-30 bus from Chester to Burton. This meant that we started walk at about 11-00.
Dry in the morning, but frequent showers after mid-day.
Quite muddy in places, especially across fields that had been grazed by cattle.  Thankfully most of the walk was on firmer ground.
It has been many years since I last visited Shotwick, so it was good to walk through the village again.
An enjoyable walk done at a brisk pace, well brisk for me!
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