Fun, Free and Friendly! An accessible way to be active, meet new people and discover your local area by water.

About this Event

Get active and enjoy walking by exploring our local Waterways on this free 2.5 hour guided walk. We will start and finish at the carpark located by Purton Upper Swing Bridge

On this 5 mile circular route we will explore the final stretch of the Gloucester and Sharpness canal from Purton to the docks at Sharpness. This walk also includes an opportunity to investigate the Purton Hulks (a number of ships deliberately abandoned on the banks of the river to provide additional support to the bank). We will return from Sharpness over the fields to Brookend and back to Purton. This includes a slight incline giving wonderful views across the river.

The route follows recognised footpaths with uneven surfaces and stiles in some sections.

It’s an opportunity to meet people so come along on your own or bring a friend or family and stay for a tea or coffee afterwards if you can.

We welcome well behaved dogs on a lead. Please wear comfortable shoes, with weather appropriate clothing and bring a bottle of water. Please let us know if you have any requirements or concerns.

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Please book one time slot per person. Please arrive no more than 15 minutes before your booked slot. These sessions are suitable for both adults and children, dogs are also welcome as long as they are on a lead. Learn a bit of history or see some awesome wildlife which is around every turn on our waterways .

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 a chance to take part.

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The Canal & River Trust’s Let’s Activities are free to attend as part of our work as a waterways and wellbeing charity to help everyone get out, get active and make their lives better by water. You can now support the work our teams do and make a donation on our website here.

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