East Antrim Rambling Club Draft Wednesday Morning Walks – October – December 2026
Note:-		Walks take place from 7^th October on the 1^st & 3^rd Wednesdays each month. Walks begin at the designated meeting point at 10.30am, unless stated otherwise. If travel by train is suggested, those not travelling by train should meet at the destination station entrance at the train arrival time indicated in the “Details of Walk” column. Anyone with a query about the start point or about transport should contact the walk leader
Date	Details of Walk		Leader	Phone No.
7th Oct	Woodburn forest. Meet at car park beside Woodburn Church		Linda Cross	07732 652049
21st Oct	Lurgan Park. Train from Carrickfergus 09:54, Jordanstown 09.36, Whiteabbey 09:40, then train to Lurgan (Portadown) from Grand Central at 10.06, arrives Lurgan 10:47.		Elsie Spoerri	07721 466478
4th Nov	Lanyon Place - Lagan Towpath - Ormeau Park - Botanic Gardens. Meet at 10.30 at the front entrance on Lanyon Station. (Train at C’fergus 9.54, J’town 10.06, W’abbey 10.10 arriving at Lanyon Place 10.22) Trains from Botanic Station to C’fergus xx20 or xx50. Alternatively Trains from Grand Central xx15 and xx45.		Patricia Hagan	07443 499119 028 9336 0910
18th Nov	Coleraine – River Bann – Somerset Riverside Park. Train from Grand Central 09:10, Lanyon 09:20, Mossley West 09:33 arrives Coleraine 10:43. Return trains from Coleraine xx:19.		Isobel Jack Alastair Jack	07594 167025 07597 995290
2nd Dec	Ballyclare Parks, Meet Ballyclare Leisure Centre 10.30. Coffee/Tea and Scones at Linda’s house.		Linda Cross	07732 652049
16th Dec	Purdysburn Ravine Nature Trail (In the grounds of Knockbracken Health Care Park) Meet at Cairnshill Park & Ride, 299 Saintfield Road, BT8 7SH Park & ride bus (Service 652 destination Ballynahinch) serves Cairnshill Park & Ride on Saintfield Road. Picks up from Adelaide Street at 10.00 arriving Park & Ride 10.22. Return XX.25 until 14:25, then 14:55, 17:21. Alternatively return by 7A bus from Cairnshill Road, the stop is 2 minutes’ walk from Margaret’s house, goes to Bedford Street, normally every 20 minutes, with a few gaps, 12.28; 13.08; 13.28; 13,48; 14.28  etc. Kind invitation from Margaret for mince pies at her house following the walk.		Margaret Marshall	9070 1537 07870 134027

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