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Main Instructor:

Susan Spall

Hosted By:

Susan Spall

Walk Description:

 

 Join us for an adventure in two halves or if you prefer the morning and enjoy further exploration on your own in the afternoon. 

Walking round Port Sunlight, admiring all the different architecture used to create this purpose-built village by Lord Leverhulme for his soap empire.

Many of the buildings are listed and the war memorial is grade 1.

Visit the church where you will see Lord and Lady Leverhulmes final resting place. You feel quite peaceful as you walk round. 

After lunch, time for looking round the art gallery and museum or walk down one of the old track beds that was used by the factory to another smaller purpose-built village built about 30 years earlier. Prices candles.

After this we will head over to the Port Sunlight River Park, which used to be the dock that Lever used. 

Admire the views across to Liverpool and along the Mersey. This has been built on an old refuse tip.

 Morning walk 3 miles, Afternoon walk 6 miles. 

Lord Leverhulme house – Bridge cottage, lever rented this cottage while Thornton Manor in Thornton Hough was being built.  

Church – Leverhulme paid for the church personally, he was a religious man but worshiped in the non-conformist tradition.A

Art Gallery – More than a national collection, art gallery of national importance. 

Garden centre – originally a gymnasium and open-air swimming pool with water supplied from the factory. 

Port Sunlight River Park – originally the site of the dock that lever used for bringing in the raw materials for the soap making process. 

 

It is essential to register and book in advance online.

 

It is advisable to wear a bum bag with a water bottle or hydration pack. Do bring a high energy snack to have on the hoof or as soon as we finish. Wear comfortable clothing that suitable for the weather. Do wear sturdy grippy shoes.

We respect people`s busy agendas and do like to start promptly. Please arrive 5 minutes early for your class and be ready to start on time.

 

Walk speed guide:

Gentle stroll - Gear 1 - Nice pace that you can do for extended periods. 2-2.5mph (these generally are our Wellness walks)   Easy walk - Gear 2 - Faster pace gained through technique. Expect Gear 2 at times throughout the walk with occasional photo stops. 2.5mph (Most of our 1-hour Explorer walks)   Moderate walk - Gear 2/3 - Faster again using technique and with less recovery. Very little stopping. 2.5mph-3mph+ (these are generally Total Body Walx, but also explore this pace on our Explorer and Adventure walks)   Strenuous walk - gear 3/4  (these are generally Total Body Walx, but also explore this pace on our Explorer and Adventure walks).

You are asked to contact your WALX Guide by phone, leaving a voicemail or sending an sms text to the number listed below, if you are likely to be delayed as we do start classes promptly.

Whilst we do understand that sometimes it is not possible to make a class, please be aware that we do operate a no refund policy if you give us less than 2 hours’ notice.

All activities are undertaken at your own risk. We cannot be held responsible for any injuries or accidents incurred. We undertake to deliver all classes with qualified staff and have made every effort to risk assess all WALX. On occasions it is necessary to make dynamic risk assessment decisions when there is a localised incident such as trees fallen en route, flooding, traffic changes, etc.

Please ensure your PARQ is up to date and notify us in writing if you have any change to your medical records, or physical or mental wellbeing. This should include any surgery, falls, knocks, or accidents. Thank you.

Contact details (only contact to notify if late or cancelling)

Matt 07530 813225

 

Location Notes:

lady lever art gallery, Lower Rd, Port Sunlight Village, park by the side of the gallery.