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Posted On 20 Feb 2016
By John Britton
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Course Status
Last checked March 2021. Everything OK.
NB. cafe opening times have been affected by the pandemic so check in advance.
As vegetation grows access to Y, LL and IT can be tricky. In the wooded sections full leg covering is advised as there are lots of brambles and nettles.
NB. old maps indicate the S/F being on the South side of the steps, but it was moved to the North side.

Orienteering map details
A4 landscape, Scale 1:5000. Last updated March 2020.

Start/Finish
The Start is on the East side of the car park, on the North side of the steps.

Map detail showing car park, Start and lido cafe

Chesham Woods Start/Finish post peeking over the wall

How to get a map
Chesham Woods waterproof print£1.25

Chesham Woods waterproof print quantity
Chesham Woods PDF£1.25

Chesham Woods PDF quantity
Or buy any map from Get a Map

Park Facilities
K Car Park d Toilets Cafe z Playground
No toilets in park, but Green Community Cafe (Mon-Fri) (0161 253 6000) has toilets
AGE UK Jubilee Centre Cafe (Mon-Fri) (0161 673 9030) outdoor sales to under-50’s
During the week there are two cafes literally on the permanent course !

Directions
From E end of Bury town centre, follow A56 N (Walmersley Road) for 1/2 mile. Turn R on to Royal Avenue. Car park is on R after sharp L turn.
OS Grid Reference: SD 809 122. Postcode: BL9 6NG.

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Green Flag Award, Clarence Park

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Jubilee centre quiz

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Woodland snail ride!

Other useful information
Parks and Countryside: 0161 253 5353
Bury Council web site for Chesham Woods Nature Reserve
Bury Council web site for Clarence Park
Woodland Trust web site for Chesham Woods
VisitBury web site for Chesham Woods
Natural England web site for Chesham Woods
Facebook page for the Green Community Cafe

Course Maintenance
Maintained by GMOA, supported by Bury Council.
Postwatchers, please click here to submit your report.

Bury

Page last updated by John Britton on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 21:09 PM

Following the map from one wood into another...

Chesham Woods and Clarence Park is a medium size Local Nature Reserve with meadows, woods and the ruins of the old Chesham Hall, alongside a park area with lido, and gardens, all suitable for beginner orienteering.

Review comments: Chesham Woods is a quite large area extending beyond the pond and café area into the Clarence Woods. The orienteering courses are quite challenging in the woodland, but also interesting and fun for families attempting the wheelchair/pushchair course in the area of the playgrounds. There are two cafés on site: the Jubilee Centre by the lake and the Bowling Green, adjacent to the children`s playground.

Courses available (see Course Colours)
W
White is the easiest level of course, suitable for young beginners. Controls are fairly close together, and usually at path junctions, or junctions of paths and streams or walls; distance is typically 1-1.5km; the best route should be obvious, along paths, and require very few decisions.

Y
Yellow is slightly longer and harder than White. Controls may be further apart, and are placed at junctions or obvious features; distance is typically 1-2.5km; the best route should be relatively obvious, but not necessarily along paths.

O
Orange courses are of medium difficulty and distance, suitable for adult beginners - controls may be 50m from paths, and reading map detail such as contours may be necessary; distance is typically 2-3.5km; you may have several choices of route - some of which may be across terrain rather than along paths.

Ch
Wheelchair courses are typically White courses where the path surfaces are suitable for wheelchairs; controls are visible from the paths; lengths are typically 1-1.5km.

S
Score courses are where you visit as many controls as you can, in any order you choose, usually within some kind of time limit - or see who can visit all the controls in the shortest time.

The Start is on the East side of the car park.

The Path (White/Wheelchair) course is 1.6km, 8 controls, and stays within the Clarence Park areas close to the car park.

The two Yellow courses (1.9km, 10 controls and 2.0km, 11 controls) run in opposite directions around the central woodlands and meadows.

The Orange course (3.5km, 15 controls) goes everywhere except the Clarence Park areas covered by the Path course.

Course Status
Last checked March 2021. Everything OK.
NB. cafe opening times have been affected by the pandemic so check in advance.
As vegetation grows access to Y, LL and IT can be tricky. In the wooded sections full leg covering is advised as there are lots of brambles and nettles.
NB. old maps indicate the S/F being on the South side of the steps, but it was moved to the North side.

Orienteering map details
A4 landscape, Scale 1:5000. Last updated March 2020.

Start/Finish
The Start is on the East side of the car park, on the North side of the steps.
Map detail showing car park, Start and lido cafe

Chesham Woods Start/Finish post peeking over the wall

How to get a map
Chesham Woods waterproof print£1.25

Chesham Woods waterproof print quantity
Chesham Woods PDF£1.25

Chesham Woods PDF quantity
Or buy any map from Get a Map

Park Facilities
K Car Park d Toilets Cafe z Playground
No toilets in park, but Green Community Cafe (Mon-Fri) (0161 253 6000) has toilets
AGE UK Jubilee Centre Cafe (Mon-Fri) (0161 673 9030) outdoor sales to under-50's
During the week there are two cafes literally on the permanent course !

Directions
From E end of Bury town centre, follow A56 N (Walmersley Road) for 1/2 mile. Turn R on to Royal Avenue. Car park is on R after sharp L turn.
OS Grid Reference: SD 809 122. Postcode: BL9 6NG.

clarence-green-flag-w

Green Flag Award, Clarence Park

number-nine-w

Jubilee centre quiz

riding-the-snail-w

Woodland snail ride!

Other useful information
Parks and Countryside: 0161 253 5353
Bury Council web site for Chesham Woods Nature Reserve
Bury Council web site for Clarence Park
Woodland Trust web site for Chesham Woods
VisitBury web site for Chesham Woods
Natural England web site for Chesham Woods
Facebook page for the Green Community Cafe

Course Maintenance
Maintained by GMOA, supported by Bury Council.
Postwatchers, please click here to submit your report.

About us

GMOA is a volunteer organisation which creates and looks after Permanent Orienteering Courses in and around Greater Manchester. Its members come from the two active Orienteering Clubs which cover the area - MDOC (South Manchester) and SELOC (North Manchester).

Address

Email: enquiries@gmoa.org.uk
Phone: 0161 426 0301
Post: GMOA,
28 Turncliff Cres,
Marple,
Stockport,
SK6 6JP

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