Moderate

Lindow Commons

Manchester Pedestrian Club

Stockport

6-8 miles

Sat 9th May 2026 at 11:00

Walk description:

This is the second of three walks offered by the Manchester Pedestrian Club in this Festival, and the middle-length, at 7.5 miles, flat.  It takes the course of a newly opened path around the edge of Lindow Common, with a dozen points of interest about the area and the community that used to live there, including Quaker and other historic halls, recently discovered 16th century Puritan graveyard, traditional peat cutting, peat restoration project, and site of Lindow Man found preserved in the bog, etc.

For route details, see https://www.discoverlindow.org/lindowloopwalk

More walk details (including trains, etc.):  http://mpcwalking.org.uk/w.html#w-5635

Start:  11:00 am. Lindow Common Carpark, Racecourse Road, Wilmslow, SK9 5LR, opposite Hickory’s Smokehouse Boddington Arms. . 1.2 m from Wilmslow Station.  Trains:  10:06 am from Manchester Piccadilly, arrive Wilmslow Station 10:30 am, walk or taxi 1.2 m to start.

The carpark is also the finishing point.  Refreshments after the walk to be confirmed

Bring a packed lunch.

The Manchester Pedestrian Club was founded in 1903 and has arranged walks nearly every week since then, over 5600 walks in total – most of which have been recorded.  See http://mpcwalking.org.uk/

Starting point
Lindow Common Carpark, Racecourse Road
Wilmslow
SK9 5LR

Walk leader: Andrew Basden

Contact: manchesterpedestrianclub@gmail.com

Useful information: https://mpcwalking.org.uk

Booking link: https://manchesterpedestrianclub@gmail.com

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