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Saturday 4 February: Stewartby Lake – Forest Centre – St Mary Church
Join us for a pleasant walk from Cranfield University, via Cranfield village and the wooded Marston Trift, to the Forest Centre & Millennium Country Park, with a view over the Stewartby Lake, where we will stop for a lunch at the cafe (bring your own lunch or purchase at the cafe). This will be followed by a walk to the ancient St Mary’s Church at Marston Moreteyne where we will get a tour of this historical church. Transport back to the university included.
Walk itinerary:Meet in front of the Cafe Bookshop. Depart at 10.30am.
Those joining us at Cranfield village, meet us at 11.30 am in front of The Swan pub.
Return: circa 16.30 hours Total walk length: circa 10 km (6.5miles) Surface: mainly tarmac or gravel path but it may be muddy. Cost: £6 members, £8 non-members. Stop for lunch: at Lakeside cafe
Book your place online here.
Weather forecast:unsettled.Please bring a waterproof jacket in case it rains.
The other side of the Chimneys – Stewartby (Sat. 15/02/14)
You can see 4 chimneys looking in the direction of Bedford, the site of the Stewartby brickworks. We will get quite close to the chimneys and have a view of the brick making kilns. Stewartby was once the largest in the world employing 4,000 people producing 18 million bricks a week. It’s now redundant, leaving a model village (a village built by the industrialists to house their workers). The walk will mainly be on flat hard well-drained surfaces but soft and wet underfoot for the first and last parts.
| Activity date: | Saturday 15th February |
| Meeting point: | The Café Bookshop (Cranfield University) |
| Departing time from Cranfield: | 10:45 |
| Arriving time to Cranfield (approx): | 15:00 |
| Walk length (Km): | 9.5 km (6 miles) |
| Club members only?: | No |
| Sign up at: | walking@cranfield.ac.uk (Subject: LILY- STEWARTBY WALK, If you have a car and could give a lift (that would be great) please say it in the email) |
| Sign-up deadline: | Friday 14th February (before 1:00 PM) |
| Price: | £2members, £3non-members (for transport, be will collected on that walking day, and please take the exact money) |
| Meal provided?: | Please ensure you bring a packed lunch. |
| Gear: | Comfortable clothes and footwear, better hiking boots because the path may be muddy, and waterproof clothing. Always carry some water with you. |
| Other information: | None |
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