A Walk in the Park - Geopark Way Stage 1 (GPW1)
Sat 21st Apr 2012
Details:
| Event Type: | Group Walk |
| Region / Area: | Central England / Shropshire |
| Local Group: | Heart of England |
| Distance: | 19.3ml. |
| Route: | Our new LDP is an exploration of the Abberley and Malvern Hills Geopark, a new landscape designation given to areas with significant geologic interest. The result is a path through 700 million years of Earth history, which through processes which shape and change the crust of our planet, have resulted in some of England's finest rural scenery. It is essential to book a place on this walk so that transport can be suitably arranged. Details will be sent out by email Starts from castle remains in Bridgnorth and heads S down the Severn taking in the new country park at Alveley before crossing to the W of the Severn for the rest of the day. A visit to Highley is followed by a wooded and farmed landscape to the finish at Kinlet |
| Contact: | Mike Buckley Telephone number in Strider (book early to secure a place and no later than 14th April) |
| Email: | buckley.michael@talk21.com |
| Web Site: | http://www.ldwa.org.uk/heartofengland |
| Start: | SO716927  |
| Finish: | SO717801 |
Maps: |
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Group Accommodation within 20 Km of this Event:
| Bunk House: | Big Mose Basecamp | 5 Km |
| Hostel Accommodation: | Ironbridge - Coalport YHA, Coalport, Telford, Shropshire | 10 Km |
| Hostel Accommodation: | Ironbridge - Coalbrookdale YHA, Coalbrookdale, Telford | 13 Km |
| Bunk House: | Stokes Barn Bunkhouse, Newtown Farm, Much Wenlock | 13 Km |
| Hostel Accommodation: | Wilderhope Manor YHA, Longville in the Dale, Shropshire | 17 Km |