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Monday 13th May 2024 at 18:45

Cuckoo Rock, Burrator Reservoir

Robert Rowland

This walk will look at the ancient farmsteads of Middleworth, Deancombe and Combeshead. All abandoned at the time of the construction of the reservoir. Maybe we shall also hear that elusive cuckoo. The walk is about 2 miles long and mostly a gentle slope along an old road.

Meet at car park just past Norsworthy Bridge, GR SX569 693 ,

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Saturday 1st June 2024 at 17:00

Sutton Harbour

Martin Read

Martin will lead us on a walk around the north and east of Sutton Harbour to review the reclamation of the area from the medieval period onwards. The majority of the excavations around Sutton Harbour have taken place in this area, including the Sugarhouse. We will take a look at the sites and outline recent research into the original extent of Sutton Pool.

Meet at SX48270 54284, junction of Vauxhall St with Vauxhal Quay outside the Dive shop. What3Words: talked. means. called

Monday 8th July 2024 at 18:00

Wigford Down

Lee Bray, Archaeologist for Dartmoor National Park

The walk across Wigford Down will focus on the prehistory of the area, especially the archaeology left behind by the first farming communities. Early neolithic, the funerial monuments of early bronze age and the domestic and agricultural landscape of the middle bronze age. Along the way the archaeology of a few other periods may creep in too.

Meet at Car park SX55446483       What3Woirds: puncture. wheat. archive

Saturday 17th August 2024 11:00

Boat trip to Drakes Island and tour

Steve Johnson, Cyber Heritage

For August we have arranged a boat trip to Drakes Island and guided tour of the island . As this includes a boat trip, permission to land on the island and a guided tour, there will be a charge per member of £20.00 (non-members £23.00). There is a limit of 25 people so please book early Bring a packed lunch. Return at approx 15:30. To book contact boattrip@plymarchsoc.org.uk

Meet at : Barbican, new pontoon near Mayflower steps, adjacent to The Boathouse Cafe at 10:45 am

Monday 2nd September 2024 at 18:30

Historic Guided walk around Plympton

Chris Robinson, Local Historian

We will see the pathfields, Plympton House, Plympton Grammar School (the one that Joshua Reynolds attended), St Maurice Church, Plympton Castle, Plympton Guildhall and Dark Street Lane.

Meet at Harewood House Car Park, Plympton, PL7 2AS

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Non-members are welcome to our meetings but they are asked to contribute £4 towards our expenses.

Appropriate footwear and clothing must be worn. Due to Health & Safety considerations, persons inappropriately equipped for the walk conditions may be turned away.We do not recommend shorts because of the risk of sheep ticks on the moorland walks.

Please note the change of days / dates from our normal first Monday of the month. Also no meeting in August.

Our walks are not suitable for dogs