Guided Walks!

Home About Activities & Events Schools Support Links Gallery Downloads Contact Blogs and contributors Projects

Activities: Guided Walks

The Friends of Bracken Hall Countryside Centre have announced their programme of guided walks for 2018. Unless otherwise stated, all walks start opposite Bracken Hall on the Glen at 1030.

Please come prepared for the weather! We recommend you bring:

• comfortable waterproof footwear

• suitable clothing to keep you warm and dry

• a supply of water and a snack

• a hot drink if it’s chilly

• sun screen and a hat if it’s hot

The nature of the countryside terrain means that most of these walks require a moderate level of fitness and agility and some sections have limited accessibility.

If for any reason a walk is cancelled or the details of the walk change, we will attempt to post the details here on this page and on the Latest News section on the home page. Please check this page as close as possible to the day of the walk.

Wild Wednesdays! Guided Walks! Bracktivities! 3rd party at BH Non-BH events

Guided Walks programme for 2018

Date	23-01-18
Day	Tuesday
Activity type	Guided Walk!
Route type	Circular
Start time	1030
Distance	11.2km / 7.0mi
Walk name	Fascinating places around Baildon.
Start location	Bracken Hall
Public transport	No
Leader	TBD
Details	TBD

Date	30-03-18
Day	Friday
Activity type	Guided Walk!
Route type	Circular
Start time	1030
Distance	14.4km / 9.4mi
Walk name	Cartwright Hall
Start location	Bracken Hall
Public transport	No
Leader	John Dallas
Details	Our route to Cartwright Hall goes down Shipley Glens' roads - Glen Road and Prod lane, and then down the bridleway next to Shipley Glen Tramway - Dixon Mill Lane - ending at Coach Road. Here, we walk through Roberts Park and on to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal towpath towards Shipley. We leave the towpath at Victoria Street and head up through Shipley to Bradford Road, where we cross it and walk through Northcliffe Park and Sir Norman Rae playing fields. We skirt the allotments and walk to the far end of the woods and drop down into the valley, crossing the stream. Up the other side and through the golf course, we then walk along Long Lane, passing Six Days Only to Heaton village. Here we pass one of the last bakeries which makes mint and currant pasty - to order and a must, and then down Emm Lane and into Lister Park for dinnertime in the Botanical Gardens. After dinner and a museum stop, we leave Lister Park at Norman Arch and walk down through Frizinghall to Valley Road. After crossing at the pedestrian crossing, we walk alongside both the Bradford Beck and the route of the Bradford Canal towards Shipley, over Cragg Road and down alongside Bradford Beck again to Low Well. We cross here, go over Gallows Bridge and back on to the canal towpath. We follow this back to Saltaire and trace our route back through Roberts Park, up Dixon Mill Lane to Shipley Glen and Bracken Hall CC where our walk ends.