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Lets Get Ready to Ramble Northants

We are the Northants 20s-40s Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

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Overview

For this year's Santa Hat Walk we will once again be starting in the centre of Northampton, to make sure plenty of people see our Santa Hats and costumes!
We will head through town and Beckett's Park and along the riverside. From there we will go to Northampton Washlands. We stop in Little Houghton for lunch (bring your own packed lunch), followed by a drink at the Four Pears. In the afternoon we will return to Northampton via Great Houghton and the grounds of Delapre Abbey where there can be a further stop for tea and cake! Then it's back into town via the University Campus. There is also the option of a further drink in town at the end, should anyone wish.
The walk is around 8 miles in total, mostly on the relatively flat, other than down from town at the start and back up at the end.
Santa Hats are compulsory, dressing up in Christmas costume (elf etc) is strongly encouraged!

Sunday, 15 December 2024
Start time:
10:30 am
Estimated finish time:
3:30 pm
Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
12.9km / 8.0mi
Ascent:
N/A
Type:
circular

Starting point

Grid reference:
SP 75416 60431
Nearest postcode:
NN1 1DJ
what3words:
froth.loud.popped
Start time:
10:30 am

Meet for a 10.30 am start at the front of All Saints Church on George Row in Northampton town centre.

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking