With good weather and a spring in our steps, the 30 plus ramblers and strollers enjoyed the great outdoors! Providing a great opportunity to enjoy good company and conversation!! Walking along canal paths and fields we spotted abundant wildlife around Cosgrove and then crossed over the iron bridge aqueduct, dating from 1811. Lunch was enjoyed… Read more

On a perfect morning (12th August) for walking, the weather slightly overcast with a light breeze, twenty nine members of the Rambling Group set off on a four and a half mile walk around the perimeter of Castle Ashby grounds. Starting from the Rose and Crown pub in Yardley Hastings we walked a short way… Read more

The rambling group had an enjoyable walk around West Haddon. It was between the heatwaves so was not too hot. We walked through beautiful golden cornfields that looked almost ready for harvest. We saw a fox watching us from the hedgerow, there were lots of sheep still with their lambs and cows with their calves.… Read more

The Walkers and Strollers met at Stoke Bruerne in April but as you see, the Strollers were rather thin on the ground!However, Tim, Margaret, Angela and myself really enjoyed our gentle amble along the canal to the entrance of the Blisworth tunnel and then up through the woods. Weather wise it was a perfect day… Read more

Our monthly ramble was well attended with 22 walkers and several strollers. It was a bright sunny day for January after the previous few days of really freezing temperatures. The icy patches had just started to melt, resulting in a little bit of slipping and sliding along the muddy bridleways. Unfortunately one of our members’… Read more

On Tuesday 12th November - although the morning dawned overcast and misty - the weather promised to be dry with brightness later, as 28 keen group members started to arrive at the Wharf Inn at Welford. At 10.00 the Wharf Inn opened up so orders for lunch could be placed. Peter Martin otherwise engaged was… Read more

The “Ramblers” enjoyed a beautiful sunny walk around Pitsford Water on Tuesday 13th August, while the “Strollers” strolled around Pitsford village. Lunch was in the Griffin and later a few of us shared a cup of tea under a shady chestnut tree! Walking and strolling in the great outdoors is an enjoyable way of meeting… Read more

On the 14th May 2024 the Strollers met at the Wharf Inn at Welford and enjoyed a very pleasant walk along the towpath. Plenty of activity on the canal kept us entertained before we retraced our steps to join the walkers for lunch at the pub. Read more