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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.

Saturday, 2 January 2010

Gadlys and Nant-y-Flint From the Britannia Inn 31st December 2009.

Crossing the new bridge over the A55 by the Britannia Inn. Lunch in Bagillt.
Not the first bridge we crossed photo by Richard. This must have been taken by Richard's on his way home!



Walk stats: Distance:10.1 miles; Climb:1284'.


Time:4 hours 55 minutes; On the move walking verage:2.5 m.p.h.;Overall walk average:2.0 m.p.h.


Group:Martyn, Richard, Roger, Dave J. and Sylvia, Celia, Sue and Michel.


This walk allowed us to use the link road from the Britannia Inn and over the new bridge across the A55, supposedly a quiet road leading to four dwellings, but several cars crossed the bridge at the same time as we did.
he car park at the Britannia Inn was covered in icy snow, but this was the limit of the snow, and we walked in glorious sunshine and no snow down to Bagillt.
Lunch was taken in the centre of Bagillt where seats in a roadside garden provided a welcome place to stop. Puzzled passersby seemed bemused at eight people having a pic-nic in the centre of Bagillt!
We arrived back at the britannia Inn, having had a really good walk and ready to enjoy a pint or two of Lee bitter.
Birds seen or heard today included:Carrion crow, Black-billed magpie, Jackdaw, Jay, Herring gull, Blackbird, Chaffinch, Oystercatcher, Robin, Curlew, House sparrow, Woodpigeon, Buzzard and Collard dove.

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