| Status: | Active, open to new members |
| Leader: | |
| When: | Monthly on Wednesday mornings 1st Wednesday 10:00am start |
| Venue: | Various locations |
| Cost: | Nil |
The Roving Ramblers meet on the first Wednesday of every month, weather permitting, to ramble along circular routes of up to 5 miles. The chosen ramble is led by different people in the group. The ramble always starts at 10:00am.
Each month, the details are emailed round, including the number of stiles and how steep etc, to inform people before they turn up, so they can make a choice to join or not. We always stop for a coffee break half-way round so please feel free to bring a drink with you. For those who wish to, we have lunch together afterwards, usually in the pub where we have parked.
Members are encouraged to offer to lead a ramble, usually in pairs, but this is not mandatory.
Forthcoming events
Reports from Recent Walks can be found below. Please note that if you are viewing future walks on the Events page and see the symbol [...], please click on the "Walk No. xxx Location" heading to reveal all the details.
Short reports from the four recent walks can be found below.
Click on the link on the right of this page to see the report of earlier walks.
Walk report No. 387 Earlswood
It was good walking weather for our ramble around Earlswood lakes and the adjacent woods. Despite a very wet winter, the paths were generally good with minimal mud. The walk started by following the edge of one of the lakes then turned into the woods. After following winding paths, we crossed the railway leaving the woods behind and followed the field edges back to the lake. At the causeway between the lakes half of us headed to the Red Lion while the others walked round the second lake before joining them. We enjoyed the food and company afterwards.
Walk report No. 386 Alcester
The Roving Ramblers picked a nice day at the start of February to walk through Oversley Wood near Alcester. Although dull to start, the sun came out and we seven walkers enjoyed a very early spring day in the woods. The walk followed hard tracks which avoided the worst of the surface water and mud. The wood is gradually changing from coniferous trees to more natural native hardwoods. We followed the walk with lunch at the Bear on the High street in Alcester. One of our members, Judith, recommended it and it was tasty, generous and inexpensive. I think the Lunch Club will have to come here soon.
Walk report No. 385 Golden Goose
On a misty December morning seven us set out on our Christmas ramble around Arrow Valley Park. By the time we stopped at the visitor centre for a hot drink, the sun had almost burnt away the mist and it turned into a lovely if cold morning. We met up at the Golden Goose with the Awesome Amblers and with non-walking members for our annual Christmas lunch. Seventeen of us in total. An ample and tasty
lunch was enjoyed in a very friendly atmosphere.
Walk report No. 384 Packwood House
A group of ten walkers from our Rambling group had a sunny November day for our walk from Packwood house round by Lapworth. We walked down the Grand Union then along the link canal where we stopped for coffee at the picnic benches and then up the Stratford canal where we saw a grey heron fishing in one of the pools between the locks. Being November the canal was very quiet except for a few dog walkers. We lunched at the Wharf Tavern in Hockley Heath.
