We are the Biddulph Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.
Michael F.
Join us for a circular walk from Longnor to Hartington and back, including a visit to Pilsbury Castle, an interesting Iron Age hill fort which was reused later by the Normans for a motte and bailey castle.
Most of the route should be relatively firm, but there are a few boggy sections.
There are a few steep sections, uphill and downhill, for which walking poles may be helpful. There are several wall stiles, all relatively easy to negotiate.
You will need to bring a packed lunch and a drink for the walk.
For refreshments after the walk, the Moorland Cafe in Longnor market place will probably close too early on Sunday to be useful to us, but there is also the Cheshire Cheese pub a short distance down High Street.
There are public toilets near the start at Longnor, and near the likely lunch stop in Hartington.
Hartington has a famous duck pond and an excellent cheese shop selling local cheeses.
Walkers from other groups are always welcome, as are non-members wanting to sample walking with our friendly group of ramblers. Just turn up and make yourself known to the walk leader.
Please make sure you have an ICE (in Case of Emergency) card on you when out walking – you know it makes sense - if you don’t have one then ask the walk leader for one before the walk starts.
On our walks, we regret no dogs please UNLESS the walk is described as DOG FRIENDLY.
Free car park in Longnor Market Place, with public toilets nearby, in Chapel Street. Take care to apply handbrake firmly, as there is a significant slope from the cafe towards the road, and we have seen a car roll away out of control and hit another car. This car park tends to fill up quickly at weekends, so you may need to park in the road nearby (for example in Church Street, near the church, a short distance uphill). The walk will start from the market place.
