Page 6 - Herefordshire Walking Festival Guide 2016

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Saturday, 18th June, 2016. 10.00am to 4.00pm
A varied route which passes through two nature reserves, along the banks of the River Wye.
It then follows an interesting path to a thatched church and an Iron Age hill fort.
Distance 91⁄2 miles Meet Fownhope Map Ref F8
Organiser Rex Eckley & Rachel Hicks Cost Adult £5.00 Child FREE
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Beside the River Arrow to hear about the wildlife, then across the fields to see the 14C farmhouse and buildings of The Leen.
Continue on to see the modern farm unit with 700 milking cows, broiler sheds and anaerobic digester. Return past the Hereford cattle (herd founded in 1780) and Moseley Common, a site of special scientific interest, in time for a light lunch.
Distance 3 miles Meet Pembridge Map Ref C4
Organiser Tony Norman Cost Adult £14.00 Child £9.00, inc lunch
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Meeting at Holme Lacy House for coffee & a brief introduction to Warner Breaks.
Then through the grounds to a special crossing of the River Wye at Mansell’s Ferry, last operated for the public in 1900.
On to Fownhope in time for lunch - choice of pubs - before catching the bus back to Holme Lacy (pay on the day).
Distance 5 miles Meet Holme Lacy Map Ref F8 Organiser John Dawson Cost Adult £10.00 Child £5.00, inc morning coffee & ferry fare
Saturday, 18th June, 2016. 10.00am to 2.00pm
Saturday, 18th June, 2016. 10.40am to 3.00pm
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