Geek Walks

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Geek Walks is a monthly social event run by Paul.

Basic idea: Get the train to somewhere nice, go for a walk followed by pub lunch.

Future idea: Geek Run? Some people run whilst the others walk. May be better as a separate event.

Trips during poor weather

Potential walks

  • Marple - Marple Cross, lunch at Devonshire Arms or The Norfolk Arms
  • Anderton - Anderton Boat Life, 2 miles from Northwich station, 1tph
  • Halifax - The 'Shoreditch of the North'
  • Buxton and stations en-route
  • Healey Dell - Near Rochdale
  • Lancaster - 57m on the train, places to walk, plus castle
  • Hathersage - train station is in the centre, 56m
  • New Mills - 26m on the train
  • Blackpool - walk along the promenade, beaches etc.
  • Southport - British Lawnmower Museum might be amusing
  • Clitheroe - Sculpture trail
  • Appley Bridge -
  • Lea Green
  • Delamere Forest - 1h09m on the train, 1tph
  • Ramsbottom - Metrolink followed by steam train (expensive, could go on the bus instead)
  • Barton Swing Aqueduct
  • Preston - route taken for after Northern Gathering, The Continental seems to be the pub
  • Hebden Bridge - 30-40m train, 3tph
  • Entwistle - Wayoh reservoir - http://www.thestrawburyduck.co.uk/
  • Edale
  • Castleton (not Rochdale)
  • Bamford Reservoir
  • Heaton Park - not sure where is good for lunch - Woodthorpe Hotel?
  • Standedge Tunnel and Visitor Centre
  • 535 to Wilton Arms outside of Bolton

Longer excursions

  • Llandudno
  • Canal boat trip
  • York (doable in a day but could also be a weekend trip)
  • Bletchley Park and National Computing Museum
  • Cambridge
  • Oxford

Overseas

  • Wrocław (Poland)

Ruled out

  • Widnes - never again! We were told by a helpful local that the pub we had intended to go into for lunch was not suitable for visitors...
  • Skipton - too far
  • Pendle - Colne (railway station) - too far (2h+)
  • Lytham St Annes - bit too far (1h30m, 1 change)
  • Ribchester - Langho station, 1h2m, 1tph - bit too far from the station