When Pick met Shovel (Malvern Walking Festival)

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Event Description

WALK: MWF86
DISTANCE: 2 miles
DURATION: 2.5 hours
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
DATE: 1 June 2024
START TIME: 2:00pm
START LOCATION: Earnslaw Quarry Car Park, WR14 3EG
WALK LEADER: Duncan Bridges
COST: £5

Learn about the growth and ultimate closure of the hugely controversial quarrying industry that had such a massive impact on the Malvern area. See the evidence on the Northern Hills, to include former quarries, the gold mine and the Worcestershire Beacon. Understand how the landscape of the Malverns was altered, and how it subsequently recovered from the dark days of the quarrying industry.

Good paths, with some steep uphill sections.

For further details and to book a place click HERE

Saturday 1 June 2024

2:00pm

Malvern Hills

£5