We are the Chase & District Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.
Nige & Rob
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Hello Everyone
We're off towards Stoke-on-Trent this Sunday with a sortie led by Nige and Rob starting from Trentham Shopping Village and heading over to Barlaston before returning to back to base on a circular route. Varied terrain includes field footpaths, canal towpaths, quiet roads, eleven stiles and a couple of timber staircases, one of which is in the photos above. Later on we'll be climbing up to the Duke of Sutherland monument making this a Moderate grade event overall despite the relatively short total mileage.
As always, you're most welcome to join us. If this is your very first time with the group we'd appreciate it if you could let us know you'll be coming along a day or two beforehand please. If nothing else we can look out for you at the start point which is likely to be busy with early shoppers arriving. Thank you.
Registration: 09.45. Walk start: 10.00. Walk leaders: Nige (07984 624810) and Rob (07954 170369)
Facilities available near the start in the Shopping Village, but not during the walk. ⚠️Allow a few minutes to walk there and back please.
Post walk refreshments at one of the various establishments on site. Opportunity for a little retail therapy should you wish to browse the shops, including a few outdoor retailers.
See you all there on Sunday morning. Hoping the fine weather will continue.☀️
Directions primarily for our own members or anyone arriving from the south via the A34 and Stone.
The start is located just off the A34 at Trentham island near Stoke-on-Trent.
From your home location via the A34 from Stafford or the A51 from Rugeley to Aston Island near Stone where join the A34 northbound, direction M6 North & Stone, and continue for 2.5 miles to the large island at the former Darlaston Inn where the A51 and A34 diverge. Continue along the A34 here for a further 3.7 miles, via Tittensor, to Trentham Island where left hand lane to turn left, signed here for the Trentham Estate.
From this point stay in the left hand lane for 100 yards to the mini-island and the start of the Trentham Shopping Village complex. Bear left and follow the road through for a further 200 yards with the Premier Inn on your left. Immediately after passing this building turn left into the Zone H car park (the zones are marked high up on the lamp posts). Aim for the third row down of Zone H.
Total distance from the A34 island to the car park is 300 yards. Satellite screenshot of the final approaches in the photos above.
Anglesey Street rail station car park adjacent to Hednesford Ex-servicemen's Club, midway down the street, not the Poundstrecher car park closer to the town centre. ⚠️🅿️ Height restriction.
Trentham Shopping Village car park, Zone H, just past Premier Inn as you follow the road around from the entrance off the A34 at Trentham island. No charges.
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