We are the Telford & East Shropshire Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.
Telford Walk Week traditionally ends with a big mass linear walk along parts of the T50 Trail, picking up walkers at staged points along the route, to converge at the Town Park at 3pm for a celebratory friendly get together, with free light refreshments at the Town Park Visitor Centre. This year there will be a free bus back to many start points. A leader from Telford and East Shropshire Ramblers has traditionally led the route along Stage 7 of the Trail from Newport and Lilleshall, with a choice from a long all day 10.6 mile walk to a short 2 mile afternoon ramble, with lots of options in between. This part of the T50 Trail visits many scenic viewpoints and places of historic interest including Lilleshall Hill, Granville Country Park with its old blast furnaces and canal basin, Flash Lake at Priorslee, the old Priorslee Village and crosses the local nature reserve of Randlay Woods and Telford Town Park. This walk can provide an ideal alternative walk for Ramblers who prefer a shorter and more local walk on Sundays to our our normal 8 mile plus walks in the Shropshire countryside. This is a shared walk with Telford & Wrekin Council and Friends of The Telford T50 50 Mile Trail and is open to all, everyone is welcome to come along.
Pick up points for walkers to join the Big Walk route at 10am Newport Linden Hall Surgery TF10 7EN (10.6 mile walk), 11.10am Lilleshall School Car Park TF10 9EZ (8 mile walk), Jim's Gate in Muxton Lane almost opposite Halcyon Ct 11.50am (6mile walk), Granville Country Park Main Car Park TF2 8EA at 12.45 (5mile walk), 13:35 pm St Georges on road by Church TF2 8PG (3 miles), 14:00 pm Priorslee By the Glen Surgery TF2 9SW (2.5 miles). A packed lunch is required for those joining at Muxton Lane or earlier. Those joining at the Granville are welcome to come earlier and eat their lunch at the "Top of the World" just up the steps from the car park. Please bring water or another drink with you. There is a free bus back to Newport via Donnington, Muxton and Lilleshall, you must pre book your bus place, please book this on the separate event from the events and sales page on the Telford T50 Trail website if you would like to use this.
Linden Hall Surgery, Station Road, Newport, Shropshire
Telford Town Park Visitor Centre
