Whitwick & District U3A - SWANS
We have a programme called SWANS - short walks and no stiles. This will be an easy walk of 2 to 3 miles taken at a leisurely pace. It will be mainly on pathways and tracks with no muddy fields, or stiles or hills to climb. The walk will be followed by refreshments at a nearby pub. Suggestions for walk locations are always welcome. We regret that we are unable to allow dogs to come along on these walks.
You may also be intersted in the 5 milers Group which is a small friendly group who go for a leisurely local walk of up to 5 miles, or the Strollers group who go for 3 to 4 mile walks taking under 2 hrs.
Venue
Various
Timing
The 4th Thursday of the month at 11 am.
Next walk Thu Mar 28th
2024
UPDATEDNo walk in January
Thu Feb 22nd Led by Sue & Ian; Moira - Walk cancelled due to weather. Lunch was had at the Greyhound Inn at Boundary.
Thu Mar 28th Led by Mark & Mell. This walk will be round Sence Valley Forest Park, with lunch at the Robin Hood in Swannington.
Thu Apr 25th Led by Ray & Jane; tba
Thu May 23rd Led by Keith & Jill; tba
Thu Jun 27th Led by Linda & Lynda; tba
Thu Jul 25th Led by tba; tba
Thu Aug 22nd Led by Phil & Lorraine; tba
Thu Sep 26th Led by Tony; tba
Thu Oct 24th Led by Sue & Ian: Moira - re-arranged walk from February
Thu Nov 28th Led by tba; tba
Contact
David on
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Pictures
Below are pictures from recent SWANS walks. More pictures are in the gallery.
2023
SWANS - October's and November's Walks - 2023These two walks were both rearranged due to the wet weather creating very wet conditions under foot. The October walk was led by Fran and Lyn and was due to be through Swithland Woods. It finished up as a short there-and-back walk along the solid path in Bradgate Park from Hallgates car park, which included the new Memorial Wood. We had lunch at the Bradgate Arms pub.
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SWANS - September's Walk - 2023This walk at Snibston Colliery Park was led by Jane and Ray. We had lunch afterwards at the Bull's Head, Thringstone. |
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SWANS - August's Walk - 2023This walk at Beacon Hill was led by Linda and Lynda. We had lunch afterwards at the Thringstone Members' Club, which it is understood, everyone enjoyed. |
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SWANS - July's Walk - 2023Steve & Christine led this 2-mile SWANS walk round Spring Cottage. We had lunch at the Greyhound Inn, Boundary. |
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SWANS - June's Walk - 202327 SWANS joined this walk, led by David and Helena. It started at The Staff of Life pub car park and included the Tramway tunnel and the Ticknall Limeyards. Lunch was at the pub. |
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SWANS - May's Walk - 202323 SWANS joined this walk, led by Jane and Ray, mainly along the East Midlands Airport perimeter at Castle Donington. It was a lovely sunny summer's day with views over Castle Donington and clear views as far as Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station. Lunch aftwerwards was at The Nag's Head. |
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SWANS - February's Walk - 202331 SWANS joined this 2.4 mile walk from Moira Furnace, along part of the Ashby Canal and back along part of the Ashby Woulds Heritage Trail. It was a lovely sunny winter's day and 28 SWANS enjoyed a very interesting lunch at the Greyhound Inn at Boundary. |
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2022
SWANS - October's Walk - 2022This was a short walk around the grounds of Ulverscroft Manor, led by Andrew and Anna. It broke all records on numbers with 36 walkers and 27 eating lunch at The Copt Oak Pub. The walk included round the deer park, into the Kazakhstan Yurt and round the pond. This first picture is of the walkers........... |
No worries - here they are.......
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SWANS - September's Walk - 2022A 2 mile walk round Sence Valley Park, led by Jane & Ray. At the end of the walk fun was had feeding the wildlife, as the following pictures show. Lunch afterwards was at The Queen's Head in Heather. |
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SWANS - August's Walk - 2022A 2 mile walk round the Staunton Harold Coach Road circular, led by Mell & Mark. Lunch afterwards was at The George in Coleorton. |
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SWANS - June's Walk - 2022A 2 mile walk round Whitwick and Whitwick Lake, led by Janet. Lunch afterwards was at The Bull's Head in Thringstone.. |
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SWANS - May's Walk - 2022A 2 and a half mile walk at Beacon Hill, led by Linda and Lynda. Lunch afterwards was at The Bull's Head, Abbotts Oak.
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SWANS - April's Walk - 2022A 2.5 mile walk round Market Bosworth Country Park, organised by Fran and led by David. A pleasant day for walking with lunch at Ye Olde Red Lion in Market Bosworth. |
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SWANS - February's Walk - 2022A 2.5 mile walk from Bosworth Battlefield, led by David. Although the weather stayed dry and bright for the walk the recent rain had created quite a challenge with the mud. However, the 20 walkers survived and enjoyed a lunch at the Gate Inn. |
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2021
SWANS - November's Walk - 2021A walk round Thornton Reservoir led by Mell and Mark, on a wonderfully bright November day, with lunch at the Bricklayer's Arms. |
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SWANS - October's Walk - 2021A walk round Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Wood led by Christine and Steve, with lunch at the Sunnyside Garden Centre Cafe. |
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SWANS - September's Walk - 2021A walk round Albert Village Lake led by Garry with lunch afterwards at the Greyhound, Boundary. |
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SWANS - August's Walk - 2021A walk round Hicks Lodge led by David with lunch at the Halfway House in Donisthorpe. |
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SWANS - July's Walk - 2021A quickly re-arranged walk due to road re-surfacing preventing access to Hough Mill. Bis took us on a short walk down Swannington Incline, giving us the interesting history of the Incline, on a very hot day. Lunch was as arranged at the Robin Hood pub. |
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SWANS - June's Walk - 2021Here we are again - where we left off pre-pandemic. You will see below that in February 2020 our last walk prior to the lockdowns was from Donisthorpe. Here in June 2021 we are doing the same walk, but in the opposite direction. It is also led by David and Helena and we also ate at the Halfway House. Let's pretend the lockdowns never happened!! Here's a couple of pictures - 19 SWANS at Moira Furnace and 18 along the Ashby Canal (one was taking the picture). |
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SWANS - February's Walk - 2020A 2.7 mile walk from Donisthorpe led by David and Helena, along the Ashby Canal to the Moira Furnace, and back along the Ashby Wolds Heritage Trail. We were very lucky with a perfect day for walking. Lunch was at the Halfway House. |
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