The Next Walks:
Meet: Wick Village Hall at 9.50 for 10.00 start, unless otherwise stated
Walk Details: Members are notified by email.
Dates: Confirmed walk dates/time, leader and anticipated walk distance are shown below:
Walk Schedule:
The Previous Walk:
Merthyr Mawr, 17th October
Fourteen Wick Wanderers met on a beautiful blue-sky morning and headed off to the B4524 where there happened to be exactly enough parking space to fit all our cars. A propitious beginning!
We then walked down to and over the Ewenny river and on towards St Teilo’s church. Then we split up 50/50, one half going on the longer walk down to Candleston castle and looping back, the other half taking a shorter stroll around Merthyr Mawr and the donkeys and on into the church.
Plenty of sunshine and splashes of autumn colour for both walks to enjoy. St Teilo’s offered a wonderful home-made spread for all, morning coffee, tea, cakes and buns, followed by a Harvest lunch of savouries and soup, all donated by the generous church community in their fund raising roles. (The church hopes for a new small and necessary building.)
Live music entertained us, and even the police came in for refreshments. The craft fair, selling chutneys and jams, meant that some W Wanderers went happily home carrying more than they set out with.
Wick Wanderers, Summer Solstice Barbecue
Sunday, 21st June 2026
24 Wick Wanderers came to our garden on the longest day armed with all manners of food and enjoyed a very pleasant barbecue on a warm balmy day, but unlike last year, this year we were all seeking shade.
Festivities began at 3.30pm and continued through till 11pm sitting outside the whole time.
Robbie and Anne
Wick Wanderers 20th Anniversary
Wick Wanderers celebrated their 20th anniversary on Sunday 22nd February.
Nearly 30 members took part in an anniversary walk to mark the occasion, which retraced the inaugural walk from 2006. Several members of the original walking group are still members some 20 years later and took part in the event, as well as others who were unable to take part in the walk, but joined as special guests later on.
Before setting off on the walk, a photo was taken outside Wick Village Hall, which has been the traditional starting point of all walks and this replicated the photo taken on the original walk. The walk was approximately 3 miles, mostly on road due to the weather conditions, however the group did have to contend with some flooded areas en-route.
The enjoyable walk was followed by well-deserved refreshments of coffee/tea and cakes hosted at Wick’s own coffee house – The Nook. Delicious anniversary cupcakes were supplied by Chrissie’s Cakes & Bakes based in Porthcawl.
The event also collected funds for the Wales Air Ambulance by member donations, as well as a raffle, where a total of just under £225 was raised.
Wick Wanderers currently have 50 members from Wick and the surrounding areas of St Brides Major, Ogmore by Sea, Llantwit Major and Bridgend and walk around 3 times a month in local areas and sometimes further afield.
More details can be found on www.wickwanderers.com.
