This is a bookable event - click link below to book your space:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lets-walk-banbury-tickets-1312938908619?aff=oddtdtcreator
ABOUT THIS EVENT
Let's Walk - Banbury
Saturday 3rd May 2025 @ 11.30am
Duration: 2-2.5 hours
Start point: Meet outside Whately Hall Hotel, Horsefair, Banbury OX16 0AN.
11.15am for 11.30am set off ///slim.skills.front
End point: Banbury Lock 29.
The walk, run by Canal & River Trust, will be led by volunteer walk leaders who are full of interesting information about the local area.
Please join us for a fun leisurely walk along the canal. You'll learn a lot and meet new people!
These sessions are designed for adults and for children from seven years old upwards as an introduction to walking and are easy grade along our amazing towpaths. Learn a bit of history or see some awesome wildlife which is around every turn on our waterways.
Well-behaved dogs are welcome to join the walk, but must be kept on the lead at all times.
WALKING ROUTE
A short walk taking in an urban area of the Oxford canal and leading out into the more rural setting as the canal heads northwards out of Banbury town centre.
We will start in Banbury town, pass the historic Tooleys Boatyard (one of the oldest surviving drydocks on the canal network) before walking along a section of the Oxford Canal and the River Cherwell.
At the end of the walk we can enjoy refreshments in the Canalside cafe or Lock 29 street food venue. There is also the opportunity to visit Banbury Museum or Tooleys Boatyard museum to find out more about the canal history.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED
The great thing about walking is that you do not need any fancy equipment. Please just wear comfortable shoes and bring a jacket if raining.
ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION
The walk is not suitable for buggies or wheelchairs.
Toilets in Castle Quay (Start and end of walk).
PARKING INFORMATION
Free parking in residential roads to West of Peoples Park.
Paid car parks: Calthorpe Street, Castle Quay, Riverside, Windsor Street, North Bar, South Bar, Compton Road, George Street and Cherwell Street.
TICKET INFORMATION
To book your space, please purchase your free ticket through the Eventbrite link below:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lets-walk-banbury-tickets-1312938908619?aff=oddtdtcreator
Please book one time slot per person.
Please arrive no more than 15 minutes before your booked slot.
Parents and Guardians are required to accompany their children on this walk.
If you can no longer attend, please cancel your ticket via Eventbrite or please get in touch with us to allow another person(s) a chance to take part.
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