 IML
Walking Association Event: Waendel Weekend
Place: United
Kingdom - England, Wellingborough
Date: the second weekend
of May.
Registration
To avoid the frustration of long queues at
registration it is highly recommended that you register prior
to the event.
Request a Registration Form in the following way
download:Waendel
Weekend Registration Form
by post from the Borough Council of Wellingborough,
Swanspool House, Wellingborough, Northants NN8 1BP, UK.
send an email to waendel-walk@wellingborough.gov.uk,
in subject line please put 'Registration Form'.
at the Borough Council of Wellingborough
offices, The Castle or The Heritage Centre.
Complete the Registration Form before the event
and send it with sterling payment to:
Waendel Walk, Borough Council of Wellingborough, Swanspool
House, Wellingborough, Northants NN8 1BP, UK.
Fees
Visit Website: www.waendelweekend.com
Routes |
KM |
Start time |
Place start |
Finish time |
Finish place
|
Marathon |
± 42 km
|
07.00 to 0900
|
The Castle |
1800 |
The Castle |
IML walk |
± 25 km
|
0800 –
1200 |
The Castle |
1800 |
The Castle |
Old Nine Mile |
± 15 km
|
0930 - 1300 |
The Castle |
1800 |
The Castle |
Short Walk |
± 10 km |
1000 to 1300 |
The Castle |
1800 |
The Castle |
Mini Walk |
± 5 km |
1000 to 1300 |
The Castle |
1800 |
The Castle |
Track and weather conditions
Description of tracks (road,landscape)
The weekend will include a choice of 5,10,15, 25 and 42 kilometer
routes for walkers and 25 and 42 kilometer routes for cyclists,
giving everyone an opportunity to sample different parts of
local countryside on Saturday and Sunday. Walkers use a combination
of footpaths and roads visiting picturesque villages and rolling
typically English countryside. Special 25 Km & 42 Km All
Road Routes are available for Cyclists & Walkers (See website
for Start Times).
Good care
There is food and drink available at The Castle and at various
Control Points on the routes.
Entertainment
There is FREE entertainment at The Castle and on the routes
for all ages.
Weather
It is springtime and normally the weather is good, however,
English Weather is unpredictable and can change without warning.
Average daytime temperature is around 13 degrees Celsius.
(Photo: By kind permission of Beck Studios,
Wellingborough )
Souvenir - award
Each participant who pays for medals at Registration will
be awarded the appropriate ribbon, medal and/or badge.
Ribbons are awarded for distance (5km white/green,
10km green/white, 15 km White/Red/Green/Black Stripes, 25km
white/red, 41km red/white).
One day medals are attached to the appropriate
distance ribbon.
Two day medals are awarded to participants
completing the same distance on both days.
Each year a year badge is added to the ribbon
and the medal replaced every 5 years..
Sanctioned by IML and IVV.
Transport:
- by flight: Luton , Birmingham, Heathrow,
Gatwick & Stanstead Airports
- by boat: Dover, Harwich.
- by train: London St Pancras Station
- by car: M1, M6 and A14 all within 20 minutes of Wellingborough
for easy travel to anywhere in the country.
Accommodation:
- hotel: Visit Website for Local Hotel Information
- camping: Redwell Leisure Centre
- sports hall: Redwell Leisure Centre and Weavers Leisure Centre
- others: Private Houses
Tourist information about the
surroundings
Wellingborough is a Market town with
a vibrant economy, located 130 km from London, in the Nene Valley
and surrounded by rural areas and attractive villages. Within
easy distance from major Tourist Attractions – London,
Stratford Upon Avon, Cambridge, Oxford, Nottingham, Birmingham.
Information and reservation
Website : www.wellingborough.gov.uk
General information
the language: English
the money (currency): pound sterling (GBP)
Contact
Waendel Weekend
Borough Council of Wellingborough
Council Offices
Swanspool
Wellingborough
Northanptonshire NN8 1BP
England
UK
tel. +44 19 33 22 97 77
fax: +44 19 33 23 17 61
e-mail: waendel-walk@wellingborough.gov.uk
internet: www.waendelweekend.com
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