HomeUlverston Walking Festival 2003
Friday 28 March to Sunday 6 April
Programme
All walks £1 unless shown otherwise
| Friday 28 March 11am | SILECROFT STATION TO MILLOM STATION via Haverigg and Hodbarrow with Lynette Gillogan. 8 miles, 5 hours. Grid Ref. 131820. Take lunch. Train dep. Ulverston 09.54, arrive Barrow 10.14, dep Barrow 10.20, arrive Silecroft 10.50. return train from Millom 16.24, arrive Barrow 16.53, dep Barrow 16.58, arrive Ulverston 17.15. |
| Friday 28 March 7.00pm | PUB WALK starting at The Gill with Richard Scott and Steve Povey |
| Take yourself a walk to GLEASTON WATERMILL for a tour. Adults £2.50, kids £1.50 11 am to 5 pm every day except Monday. | |
| Saturday 29 March | SPONSORED QUIZ TRAIL round Ulverston to raise money for new playground at Ford Park. 3 miles. Free quiz sheet from Tourist Information Centre or local schools, or phone 588668. Suit 7 - 10 year olds. |
| Saturday 29 March 11 am | ULVERSTON RAILWAY STATION TO FURNESS ABBEY with Jean Povey, 8 miles. Bring lunch. Bus back. |
| Saturday 29 March 2 pm | A stroll around ULVERSTON with historian Jennifer Snell. Start outside Coronation Hall. 1 hour. |
| Saturday 29 March | Take yourself a walk to the Buddhist Temple at CONISHEAD PRIORY. Open 2-4 pm (Saturday and Sunday). CLOCKS CHANGE THIS WEEKEND. |
| Sunday 30 March | KIDS QUIZ TRAIL - as above |
| Sunday 30 March 2.30pm | Take yourself a walk to SWARTHMOOR HALL and join a conducted tour at 2.30pm. £2.50, concessions £1.50 |
| Sunday 30 March 10.30 am | KNOTALLOW TARN with Jean Povey. Start The Gill. 4 miles |
| Monday 31 March 10 am | Start at The Gill, walk HOAD, NEWLANDS, BROUGHTON BECK and back with Mick Leverton. 7 miles. |
| Monday 31 March 2 pm | UNDER THE GROUND AND ABOVE YOUR HEAD. History with Bernard Ellis. Start Brewery car park. |
| Tuesday 1 April 10 am |
Start at The Walkers' Hostel and walk THE CANAL, NEWLANDS, HOAD AND PLUMPTON with Barbara Crellin. 8 miles. Bring lunch and waterproofs. |
| Tuesday 1 April 3 pm |
A POETRY WALK with Maggie Norton. Start at The Walkers' Hostel. 5 miles/ 2.5 hours. Easy paths. |
| Wednesday 2 April 10.00 am | THE 11 MILE ULVERSTON CIRCULAR WALK with Steve Povey. STart at The Walkewrs' Hostel. Bring lunch. |
| Wednesday 2 April 1 pm | NEXT NESS AND PLUMPTON - development of the landscape with Jane Carson (Cumbria Wildlife Trust). Start at The Walkers' Hostel. 5 miles/3 hours. Bring binoculars. |
| Wednesday 2 April 7.30pm | 'I TOOK MY MIND A WALK FOR THE FOURTH TIME'', an evening of entertainment with Ulverston Writers at Owl Barn, Back Lane, off Church Walk. £3, incl. refreshments. |
| Thursday 3 April 11 am |
THE WINDFARM WANDERER with Richard Scott, Green Energy enthusiast. Start at The New Inn, Marton (Grid Ref. 2433770), finish at The Red Lion, Lowick. 12 miles/4 hours. X12 bus, Lowick Bridge 15.24, comes back to Ulverston. |
| Thursday 3 April 1 pm |
NORTH ULVERSTON'S GOOD BITS with Steve Povey. Start at The Waalkers' Hostel. 3 miles. Easy paths. |
| Thursday 3 April 8.30 pm |
SLIDE SHOW ON MADEIRA, with Paddy Dillan, author of guide books at Croftlands Community Centre, Central Drive. £3 icl. refreshments. |
| Friday 4 April 10.00am | MIN MORRIS MEMORIAL WALK visiting ancient sites with Steve Povey, from Bardsea conveniences.(Grid Ref 302742) Lunch at the General Burgoyne Inn. Bus from Ulverston 9.55am, 15.04 pm back. 5 miles. |
| Friday 4 April 2 pm |
UNDER THE GROUND AND ABOVE YOUR HEAD. History with Bernard Ellis. Start Brewery car park. (a repeat of Mondays walk) |
| Saturday 5 April 11 am |
BIRKRIGG AND THE URSWICK LIMESTONE AREA, with Christine Quiggin. Start by Cattle grid on Mountbarrow Road/ Birkrigg. Grid ref 280747. 6 miles. take lunch. |
| Saturday 5 April 2 pm |
WALKING WITH NATTERJACKS and RAY HICKEY (member of Duddon Estuary Patnership). Start at Shore-end Car PArk, Askam. Grid ref 208774. 3 miles. sorry, no bus. |
| Saturday 6 April 2.30 pm |
Sown the lanes to CONISHEAD PRIORY to see gardens, house and temple, with Shirley Pickard. Start Ulverston Swimming Pool, Priory Road. 2.5 miles/2.5 hours. bus back at 17.15, or walk |
| Saturday 5 April 7.30 - 10pm |
Have fun with some fancy fast walking. "BALKAN BASICS" invite you to dance. No experience needed. £3 inck refreshments at Owl Barn, Back Lane, off Church Walk, Ulverston. |
| Sunday 6 April 10 am |
ROSSIDE and SWARTHMOOR. Start at The Gill. 5 miles, with Steve Povey |
| Sunday 6 April 1 pm |
QUAKER WALK. Start at St. Mary's Parish Church. Follow footsteps of George Fox to Swarthmoor Hall for refreshments and guided tour. (walk £1, Tour £2.50 or concessions £1.50). |
| Sunday 6 April 2 pm |
THE WOODCRAFT FOLK invite under 7's to go on a walk with surprises. Meet at Ford Park House. |
| Sunday 6 April 8 pm |
at The Walkers' Hostel. Talk and slides on a walk from FURNESS ABBEY TO BORROWDALE with Martin Salter-Smith. £3 incl. refreshments. To book place phone 01229 585588 |
On all walks please follow the Country Code:
Leave no litter - take it home
Guard against all risk of fire
Fasten all gates
Keep dogs under proper control
Avoid damaging fences, hedges and walls
Keep to paths across farmland
Safeguard water supplies
Protect wildlife, plants and trees
Respect the life of the countryside
Ulverston Walking Festival is supported by South Lakeland District Council, Ulverston Town Council, the Town Centre Manager, Mountain rescue and Welfare State International.
All walks are led by volunteer leaders.
All participants take part at their own risk.
Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.
If you wish to leave a walk, tell the leader.
Walkers are asked to donate £1 per walk to help this Festival to continue in future years; any extra charges are detailed above.
This Festival could not have happened without the efforts of a group of volunteers co-ordinated by Jean Povey at The Walkers' Hostel (01229 585588). For further information please contact Tourist Information Centre (01229 587120).