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If you are interested in joining please contact Helen James to check if there is still availability.

Arrangements

• Dates: Sunday 23 August to Friday 28 August 2026 (finishing about 1500h).
  • ‘Official’ start will be 1300h on 24 August. People staying the night before have a free morning on Monday (Shrewsbury is nearby).
• Location: Field Studies Centre, Preston Montford.
• Leader: David Cronshaw, who led the very successful 2025 trip to Snowdonia (Geology and Scenery). Provisional itinerary.
• Cost: £600 per attendee which includes:
  • In-course minibus transport for all trips.
  • Full board including picnic lunches.
  • Single and twin rooms most with en suite
• Travel: rail travel is possible, subject to Sunday schedules. There is a bus from Shrewsbury bus station to Montford Bridge, which is then a 15-minute walk from Preston Montford. Shrewsbury Railway Station has a taxi rank outside and Preston Montford is a 10-minute journey.
• Taster info:
  • https://www.shropshirehills-nl.org.uk/special-qualities/geology
  • https://shropshiregeology.org.uk/

Booking process

• Numbers are limited, booking priority will be given to members who wrote to Phil to express interest by 30 September 2025 and have paid the initial deposit by 31 October and then on a first booked basis.
• Members wishing to attend should do two things to confirm their booking:
  • transfer £150 initial non-refundable deposit to the Society’s field trip account by 31 October 2025 (not the usual account used for paying membership subscriptions).
  • email Helen James to confirm their transfer of initial deposit and to indicate whether a single or twin room is required . If a twin, please add name of person sharing with. There is a £25 pp reduction for sharing.

Cumberland Geological Society Field trip account

• Account name: Cumberland Geological Society
• Sort code: 20-18-47
• Account number: 90207128
• Payment reference should include ‘attendee name’

The balance of £450 will need to be paid by 29 May 2026

Preliminary arrangements are in progress for a one-week residential trip for Members only to Shropshire next year.

• Dates. Sunday 23 August to Friday 28 August 2026 (finishing about 1500h).
• Location. Field Studies Centre. Preston Montford.
• Assumed theme ‘Shropshire geology’. 
• Led by David Cronshaw, who led the very successful 2025 trip to Snowdonia (Geology and Scenery).
• David’s technique in Wales was to do the trip during the day then meet for a review after dinner. Presumably similar approach in Shropshire.
• ‘Official’ start will be 1300h on Monday 24 August. People staying the night before have a free morning on Monday (Shrewsbury is nearby).
• OK to arrive on the Monday morning instead.
• Full board including picnic lunches.
• Single and twin rooms ‘most with en suite’.
• Cost – expected to be under £600 per head including in-course transport.
• Travel by rail is possible: there is a bus from Shrewsbury bus station to Montford Bridge, which is then a 15-minute walk from Preston Montford. Shrewsbury Railway Station has a taxi rank outside and Preston Montford is a 10-minute journey.
• Taster info:
  •  https://www.shropshirehills-nl.org.uk/special-qualities/geology
  •  https://shropshiregeology.org.uk/ 
• For Snowdonia we planned on 16 attendees but got 20! 
• Assuming there’s sufficient interest the trip will be confirmed and more detailed information, including expected plan for the week and booking information, will follow.
• Assuming similar to 2025 arrangements, attendee booking will be direct with Field Studies Council and entails payment of 50%.
• Please let Phil Davies know as soon as possible if you think you will be interested in this one.