Adlington Canal Walk with Lunch at the Retreat
Overview
Join us for an easy Saturday morning walk on the canal at Adlington.
The walk will be around 3 miles, so approx. 80 to 90 minutes walking at a leisurely pace on mostly good paths and tracks.
MEET: We meet in car park at The Retreat Restaurant at 10.50am, the walk starts at 11am
Lunch: Our lunch is booked for 12.45pm and we will be choosing off their £12 Set Lunch Menu which includes a meal and a drink - you can choose your meal and drink on the day.
Toilets: The Retreat doesn't open until 12noon so there are no customer toilets at the start. There are no public toilets on the walk route. The Services on the M61 are only accessible on the northbound carriageway between J6 and J8. If leaving at J8, you could call in at Starbucks on your way - PR7 1PW.
Includes
- A warm welcome from our volunteeer walk leader
- A meal and a drink from The Retreat's £12 set lunch menu
- The service charge on the above
Extras
- Any additional food and drinks chosen on the day
- Any foods chosen from the set menu with a supplement
- The service charge on the above items
Location & Itinerary
Grade 5: around 3 miles, so approx. 80 to 90 minutes walking at a leisurely pace - please refer to the walk grading information within the website FAQs HERE which also gives you a list of recommended items to bring with you though please take into account that this is a shorter walk
The Retreat is a converted Church/Chapel on the A6 main road off the M61, halfway between Junction 6 and Junction 8 (there is no J7).
From the south: leave at J6 1st exit and then head north towards Chorley on the A6. Stay on the A6 for about 3.5 miles, when you come through Adlington. Past petrol garage on left, stay on A6 (Chorley Road) straight on at the first mini-roundabout (signed left for White Bear Marina) and the second (signed right to the rail station). The Retreat is a few yards on your right.
From the north: leave at J8 3rd exit (Mormon Temple on your right). Then stay in the left lane at the roundabout to follow the signs for A6 south to Chorley, soon going past Starbucks on your right. Stay on the A6 for about 4 miles when you come through Adlington, past car sales on left just before a hill (Westhoughton Road). Coming down into a 30mph zone, The Retreat is a few yards on the left.
We meet in the car park of The Retreat Restaurant at 10:50am, the walk starts at 11am
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