Local Mysteries Walk: Midsummer Meander

Local Mysteries Walk: Midsummer Meander

Sunday 9th June - 2 - 4pm

Meet at Blockhouse Park Fort - entrance where Home Park Road meets Masterman Road

Tickets £3 / Under 18s FREE

Join local residents Crab & Bee (Phil Smith & Helen Billinghurst) for a guided walk with a difference around Blockhouse Park. More than just a military fortification, Crab & Bee will show us how the park can be a place to connect to many other worlds. With its 360 degrees views, we’ll explore the past history and potential for this location as a fire beacon, a viewpoint to other special places, a vantage point for viewing sunsets, swifts, crows and bats, and a potential site for ark-building when the sea levels rise.

In the run up to midsummer, when the veil between worlds is thin, we will make small and playful acts of making along the way: leaving subtle signs and shrines for the local “others” that share our enchanting green hill.

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All ages welcome. This session is for adults, young people, family groups and people who are curious about heritage, nature, and the local area.

Please meet up at Blockhouse Park Fort - entrance where Home Park Road meets Masterman Road.

Tickets are £3 per person

Under 18's are free and need to be accompanied by an adult during the session.

If you wish to book for more that 4 people then please contact [email protected]

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This activity is part of Blockhouse Folk: Past, Present & Future - a two year project by The Village Hub to uncover and celebrate social and natural heritage in our neighbourhood - made possible with funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

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Access Information:

We'll be outside throughout the session, so please wear layers in case of rain / wind / warm weather, and comfortable sturdy shoes for walking on and off paths - it is often windy and chilly at the top of Blockhouse Park (even on sunny days!)

The walk will start and end at Blockhouse Park Fort. We will follow footpaths and pavements in the local area which may be wet and slippery at times. Paths in the park have both gentle and steep slopes, with no handrails, and we may walk off the path at times - flat footwear is advised.

The session will be relaxed and should be relatively quiet throughout, with everyone having space to move around at their own pace.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Blockhouse Park Fort, Masterman Road, Plymouth, United Kingdom