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Committee Members

    The Red Rose 100.   The Story so far..   It all started in the dim and distant past when Peter Haslam was Membership secretary for the LDWA. Heavy hints were dropped at National Committee meetings that it was about time the 100 came up north. Lancashire has only hosted one other 100 event…

Supporters at Checkpoints

     Red Rose 100    Notes For Supporters.   Family and friend supporters are an important part of many entrants challenge event experience and never more so than on a 100 mile event. We acknowledge that, but it is not always possible to provide room for everyone at checkpoints. All the…

Accommodation for Red Rose 100

Red Rose 100   The Anderton Centre, New Road, Chorley, Lancashire, PR6 9HG is used to start and finish the Red Rose 100.Accommodation is limited to 70 places in 3 to 6 bed en-suite rooms, mainly bunks, and priority will be given to overseas competitors and those travelling on public transport. We…

Places of Interest

    Red Rose 100   PLACES OF INTEREST AROUND THE START OF THE RED ROSE 100 Trafford Centre Manchester M17 8AA A three storey mall for fashion and homeware shops, department stores, restaurants and multi-screen cinema Fred Dibnah Heritage Centre 121 Radcliffe Rd BL2 1NU Fred’s House and…

Lancashire Food

    Red Rose 100   Lancashire Food Favourites     Where else could we start but with Lancashire Hotpot?   This famous dish has no definitive recipe, it’s only consistent ingredients seem to be lamb/mutton, onions and potatoes. These are placed in layers inside an earthenware pot with a…

FQA

    Frequently Asked Questions. We will not be having an online forum for the Red Rose. There is a forum on the main LDWA site for those who wish to make use of this. We will put any FQA on this page as they arise.   Entry forms and Rules are now published under The Event and Route on the main…

Red Rose Blog

    John Jocys who is a member of East Lancs backpacked the Red Rose over a period of six days earlier in the summer. Please click on the links below to read an account of his travels. Thank you to John for allowing us to publish this on the website. Introduction  …

Future Walks

Future Walks

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Past Walks

Past walks

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Local Group News

Long Distance Paths

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National LDWA

National LDWA

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LDWA Walks

The LDWA organises many challenge events and local group social walks, as well as listing many more organised by other organisations. Challenge events are normally between 20 and 100 miles and must generally be completed within a defined time limit. Social walks are normally led walks of around 20 miles.

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