Club Run 12th August 2018

THE GLORIOUS TWELFTH

Run hosted by George and Jean Hood, Sunday 12th August.

The run begins in Sandbach, meeting at the Waitrose lower car park on the A534 (CW11 4BE) at 10:00 am for a 10:30 start. Waitrose has a café which opens at 10:00, and they know about the run.
Directions to start venue:
From M6 J17 take A534 towards Crewe. Go straight on at the traffic lights. At the roundabout take the third exit and in a few yards turn left into the car park.
From Northwich/Middlewich take the A 533 from Middlewich into Sandbach and at the big roundabout take the 2nd exit (M6/Crewe/Congleton) . You’ll very soon see Waitrose on your left. At the next roundabout take the first exit and then turn left into the car park.

Run Info
The 85 mile route skirts Congleton and Leek,then takes in the open moorland roads around Warslow before the first coffee stop, The Tea Junction, next to the Manifold Visitor Centre at Hulme End. The cakes are very good! In case there is a big turnout it might be a good idea to bring folding chairs. https://www.teajunctionhulmeend.co.uk/ (SK17 0EX)
The second leg heads into Derbyshire (passing a public loo at Alstonfield!), and onto the exhilarating “Rowsley Triangle” before a stop at Caudwell Crafts and Café. There is a working flour mill, exquisite glass making, a gift shop and a smithy making wrought iron, plus the excellent café, and an attractive riverside setting for a bit of leg-stretching. If car park is full there is quiet on-road parking nearby. https://www.caudwellscraftsandcafe.co.uk/store/c1/Featured_Products.html (DE4 2EB)
The third leg includes a steep and twisty descent, some more high moorland, the amusing roads round Gradbach, and a convenient finish at Teggs Nose. https://www.teggsnose.co.uk/facilities/ )

Please let us know if you are likely to take part so that we can give the two cafés an idea of numbers.

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Hope to see you

Jean and George