Publications

The publications in this section are now out of print and out of date, but we are pleased to offer them for reference purposes. 

If you should wish to print or download any of our updated walks please click here.

 
 
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More Goostrey Walks and Strolls - Millennium Edition was published in 2000. This edition is in colour with sixty-six photographs of rivers and wood, pubs and churches, birds and fields, telescopes and bridges give a colourful picture of Goostrey countryside.

There are two new walks in this edition:

  • Brand new woodland paths only recently created by Cheshire County Council are explored in the Galey Wood walk

  • The Peover Eye walk explains the origin of this strange name and gives a glimpse into the history of Peover Hall..

The walks included in this edition are:

  • The Bongs

  • Wood Lane

  • Galey Wood

  • Dane Valley West

  • Dane Valley Central

  • Dane Valley East

  • Goostrey/Allostock

  • Goostrey Village Circuit

  • Peover Eye Tour

The booklet also includes the following pages:

  • Finding the Way

  • Safety and Comfort and Car Parking

  • Looking after the Footpaths

  • Jodrell Bank Arboretum

  • Goostrey Maps

More Goostrey Walks and Strolls was prepared by members of the Footpaths Group and Goostrey District Residents Association. The walks in this version of the booklet are in addition to those described in original book wriiten by Brian Rogers. This edition was first published in 1996.

The walks included in this edition of the book are:

  • The Bongs

  • Wood Lane

  • Dane Valley West

  • Dane Valley Central

  • Dane Valley East

  • Goostrey/Allostock Circuit

  • Goostrey Village Circuit



The original Goostrey Walks and Strolls was written by Dr Brian Rogers and was published in 1979. The text was hand written and contained numerous hand drawn pictures and maps.

In the Introduction Dr. Rogers states "Goostrey's walks are many and varied. Those included here are among the best...."

The walks included in his book are:

  • The Bongs

  • Blackden

  • The Dane

  • Holmes Chapel

  • Peover Hall and Park

  • Shakerley Mere

  • Swettenham