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Walk name and date: Gawsworth circular,  Friday 2nd May.
Description: This 6.5 mile "moderate" walk starts at St James' Church, Church Lane, Gawsworth  SK11 9RJ, which is  11.25 miles, 21 minutes from Holmes Chapel. Park on Church Lane near the Church.  
Estimated walk time: 3 hours..
Distance:  6.5 miles. 
Terrain: Quiet lanes, tracks, field paths, woodland, farms. Some inclines.
Can be muddy, in places!
Stiles: Several. 
Description: The Cheshire Plain meets the Peak District here, as a corrugated landscape of wooded dingles, sinuous ridges and knolls, dappled with ponds and dotted with farmhouses.
The Church is worth a visit before we start walking. With the Old Hall in view, we will leave Church Lane to cross the dam of the lower lake, picking up a path which takes us to the main road. Crossing to an access road, we enter a fenced path, then a dirt track and a further fenced path, reaching a lane, which we follow for 1km.. At Walkersheath Farm we pick up a track leading into Heskey Wood, continuing on the track and eventually reaching Crabtree Moss Farm. Leaving the Farm we enter a lane but soon turn off onto a bridleway alongside Tidnock Wood. (Ahead is the communications mast at Sutton Common, the first high ridge of the Peak District, and to the right are Bosley Cloud and Mow Cop). Thereafter we pass through the yard at Great Tidnock Farm before reaching the main road, crossing into Shellow Lane. After 1km at a junction we enter fields and pastures, heading due north, and the tower of Gawsworth Church will come into view, beckoning us back to the village.
Meeting Point: Park in Church Lane near St James' Church at 09:45am latest. The walk will start from the pub car park at 10.00am latest. 
I will assume that everyone will meet at the pub unless I hear otherwise. 
Equipment: The usual walking boots; waterproof coat and trousers/gaiters if wet. Walking pole(s) recommended. Drink and a snack. 
Lunch: I have booked a table initially for 6 at The Harrington Arms, Church Lane, Gawsworth
SK11 9RJ for 1:15pm. Please find below a link to the food menu:
HARRINGTON-Main-Menu-2025
Please let the walk leader whether or not you are staying for lunch, and if you are eating, let me have a menu choice by Wednesday 30th April latest, and earlier if possible.
Walk Leader contact details: 07968 727756