Berkeley 8.5 mile Sunset, Lunar Eclipse and Full Moonrise walk (Bring food for picnic) [07/09/2025]

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Outside the front of The Salutation Inn, Ham, near Berkeley. GL13 9QH.
Parking anywhere in the village to leave at 3pm (Please car share where possibly).

This is an 8.5 mile walk, Past Berkeley Castle, Berkeley Power station, along the river Severn, and then back through the Deer Park for Deer spotting, Sunset, and the Full Moonrise whilst it is also going through a Lunar Eclipse.

Somewhere along the walk I plan to stop for our evening Picnic stop. (I plan to bring a tasty Curry in my Thermos Tub.)

Whilst walking through the deer park, hopefully catching loads of Deer then at 7:39pm we should catch a Full Moonrise from an Easterly direction. This particular Full Moonrise will be halfway through a Lunar Eclipse that started at 6:30pm, reaches a maximum below the horizon at 7:11pm and total eclipse finishes at 7:52pm.

Nearing the end of the deer park we should catch the Sunset at 7:42pm in a Westerly direction.

After sunset we are very close to the end of the walk so you shouldn't need torches.

-This walk could have cattle in some fields, so it is not dog friendly.

Disclaimer: I am not qualified in first aid so people are taking these walks at their own risk

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