
Convenors: John and Chris Ashton
To contact John and Chris, please email salfordu3a@gmail.com marking the subject line of your email ‘FAO: John and Chris Ashton’.
Venue and day/time: We meet on alternate Mondays at St Mark’s Church Car Park, Worsley, for a 10am departure. These are full day walks led by volunteers.
Transport to the start of the walks relies on informal car sharing and expenses also being shared, a formula for which exists. The walks are full days and you are required to bring a packed lunch. Could new members please contact the convenor before joining so we have an idea on numbers.
These walks are generally about 5-7 miles (or a little shorter when daylight is limited) and are relatively gentle and predominantly on flat ground involving little ascent. We are generally back in Worsley by four o’clock.
We would wish to encourage as many people as possible to lead walks.
Please contact the Convenors in order to answer any query.
Our final walk of 2022


2023 Long Walks Programme
Date | Leader | Location | Travel information |
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9 Jan | Margaret & Bill | Lytham St Annes | Meet Fairhaven Road, Lytham St Annes FY8 1NN. There is free parking on the road or a pay car park (£3.40 for the day). The walk is approximately 4 miles one way, walk back or return on public transport. Lunch: bring your own, or cafe or restaurant of your choice. Alternatively, meet at St Mark’s Car Park before 10am for car sharing. |
23 Jan | Guy & Viv | Worsley Woods | Park and meet at St Mark’s; five and a bit miles and no stiles. |
6 Feb | Marjorie & Carole | Kersal Wetlands | This is a walk of about 7 miles, easy, mainly flat, and with one short upward slope. ![]() Meet at the Park and Ride on East Lancs at 10.15 for the Vantage bus to Salford Museum and Art Gallery (the next stop after Salford Crescent station). Or meet at the bustop outside Salford Museum and Art Gallery (M5 4WU) at 10.45. There is only limited parking in front of the Museum so bus is best. |
20 Feb | Hazel & Joy | TBA | |
6 Mar | Brenda & Sylvia | TBA | |
20 Mar | Joane & Florence | Rostherne near Tatton | |
3 Apr | Lynn & Sue | Rudyard Lake | We will have a meal after (further details to follow). |
17 Apr | Brian & Sheila | Meresands Wood | Rufford, Ormskirk L40 1TG |
1 May | Debra & Marlene | Peover, Cheshire | (Bank holiday) Please note the ‘Dutch Delights’ (Netherlands) trip will still be in progress |
15 May | Brian & Ross | TBA | |
29 May | Alan | Alkincoats Park | (Bank holiday) Alkincoats Park, Colne, BB8 9QQ. An easy 5 mile walk with gentle slopes & a few stiles. |
12 Jun | Jackie | TBA | |
26 Jun | Fred & John | Hurst Green | |
10 Jul | Chris & John | Sankey Valley & Carr Mill Dam | Starting point for walk: WA11 0AB |
24 Jul | Walking Holiday Dovedale | ||
7 Aug | Pat & John | Last Drop, Bromley Cross | Starting point for walk: BL7 9PZ |
21 Aug | Pam & Ken | TBA | |
4 Sep | Chris & Shirley | Maghull, Merseyside | Starting point for walk: Running Horses pub |
18 Sep | Hazel & Joy | TBA | |
2 Oct | Janet & Ken | Culcheth | |
16 Oct | Cath & Bill | TBA | |
30 Oct | Alan | Etherow | |
13 Nov | Carole & Marjorie | TBA | |
27 Nov | TBA | ||
11 Dec | TBA |