Let's Walk is a way to get more active, meet new people and discover your local area by the water. Ours walks are free, fun and friendly.

About this Event

Event Description:

Let's Walk - Milton Keynes

10:00am Thursday 29th October, One hour and thirty minute walk.

Start point and end: Meet at the car park on Simpson Rd, (next to the activity centre) MK6 3AG.

We will follow the canal south through the commercial and industrial area of Mount Farm, to Fenny lock, and then head across to the river Ouzel and Caldecotte Lake. We will then follow the shore of the lake before heading back to our starting point. This will be a fairly gentle walk taking about I hour 30 minutes

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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!

The walk will start at the Stony Stratford Nature reserve off Queen Eleanor St and is about 4 miles long, taking in the Bucks Arm, the GU and river Ouse. There is an opportunity to stop for coffee at a cafe in Cosgrove. The towpath on the Bucks arm can be uneven and the path across the fields may be muddy. Long trousers advisable. We will be crossing the lock at Cosgrove (has handrail), walking over Iron Trunk aqueduct, and through the creeper tunnel.

This is an easy pace walk.

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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 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 .

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. Social distancing measures will be in place and all equipment will be cleaned in between sessions.

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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. Give today to support your local canals in London and the South East (https://giving.give-star.com/online/canal-river-trust/london-and-southeast-regional-fundraising)

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