BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Meetup//Meetup Calendar 1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH NAME:Gentle Jaunts X-WR-CALNAME:Gentle Jaunts BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London TZURL:http://tzurl.org/zoneinfo-outlook/Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:19700329T010000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:19701025T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event_317039171@meetup.com SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20261020T215659Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261021T113000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261021T143000 SUMMARY:ORMISTON โ€ฆ. EAST LOTHIAN DESCRIPTION:Gentle Jaunts\n**Peter T (07803085087 please message if any qu estions.) invites you to join him on this jaunt in the East Lothian countr yside.**\n\n**Starting from Ormiston Main Street outside the Co-op. The wa lk follows railway walk to Pencaitland and returns through Winton Estate. 5.25 miles in total.**\n**Ormiston library is open 10 till one and 2 till 5 on Wednesdays. I think it has a public toilet.**\n\n* **East coast bus 1 13 destination Pencaitland will take you to start of walk and runs every 3 0 minutes. 10.19 Haymarket\, 10.30 Waterloo Place\, 10.38 Meadowbank House \, 10.48 opp Edinburgh College\, 10.58 Musselburgh High St\, 11.18 Tranent Police station arriving at Ormiston 11.25 am.**\n* **Any problems you can contact me by messaging 07803 085 087 as I only answer numbers in my dire ctory.**\n*\n* **Regards Peter T** URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.meetup.com/gentle-jaunts/events/317039171/ STATUS:CONFIRMED CREATED:20261018T202222Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261018T202222Z CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event_316708946@meetup.com SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20261020T215659Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261022T113000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261022T143000 SUMMARY:MIDDAY/MIDWEEK: SEASHORE WALK: CRAMOND BRIG TO SOUTH QUEENSFERRY DESCRIPTION:Gentle Jaunts\nMary invites you to join her on this walk throu gh beautiful countryside\, along the quiet seashore of the Firth of Forth\ , through the leafy Dalmeny Estate\, past Dalmeny House\, under the Forth Bridge and end in the historic village of South Queensferry.\n\n***YOU"LL SEE:***\n**\\*EAGLE ROCK:** The worn carving on the rock is said to have b een carved by with the eagle of a Roman Legion-aires stationed at the fort at Cramond.\n\\* **KING TOM:** Statue of famous racehorse King Tom. Lord Rosebery was a noted race horse owner.\n**\\*DALMENY HOUSE:** Large Tudor Gothic mansion built (1814) for the 4th Earl of Rosebury to replace a much older house. The Rosebury's have owned the house for over 300 years. It's now home to the Earl and Countess of Rosebery and it's from here that the Rosebery Estates are managed.\n**\\*DALMENY GOLF COURSE:** The 9 hole cou rse is only played by members of the Dalmeny House Golf Club (primarily es tate workers) and their guests.\n**\\*BARNBOUGLE CASTLE:** Built by the 5t h Earl of Rosebery\, (Later to become Prime Minister) It's where he practi sed his speeches in the gallery hall built for this purpose\n**\\*HOUND PO INT:** Oil tankers from all over the world load up with oil from the North Sea which is refined at the Grangemouth Refinery\n**\\* FORTH RAIL BRIDGE :** 2 km long and 100m to the top of the towers - completed over 125 years ago\, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a spectacular feat in engineeri ng.\n\n***GETTING TO THE START POINT***\n๐ŸšŒ BUS: Lothian Country Bus 43\ n๐Ÿš™ CAR: There is limited street parking in the vicinity of 'Miller Cart er' so factor in a bit of extra time to allow you to find a parking space. \n\n***RETURNING FROM SOUTH QUEENSFERRY:***\n๐ŸšŒ BUS: Lothian Country Bus 43\n\n๐Ÿš™ CAR: Take the 43 bus back to the start point to collect your c ar.\n\n***EXTRAS***\n\n* Distance: Approx 6.5 miles\n* Attire: Dress to su it the weather and wear comfy walking boots/shoes\n* Dogs: Welcome - need kept on leads whilst in the Dalmeny Estate.\n* Break: You'll stop for a br eak en route - so bring a snack URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.meetup.com/gentle-jaunts/events/316708946/ STATUS:CONFIRMED CREATED:20260925T135043Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260925T135043Z CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event_316955488@meetup.com SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20261020T215659Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261028T111500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261028T141500 SUMMARY:MIDDAY/MIDWEEK: ROSLIN CHAPEL - GUNPOWDER MILLS - MAVISBANK HOUSE - CIRCULAR DESCRIPTION:Gentle Jaunts\nPeter (07803085087 message if any questions) in vites you to join him on this jaunt which begins from Rosslin Chapel visit or centre car park. The jaunt is a figure of eight (two loops\, each start ing from Roslin). 1st loop - Walk round to see the outside of the Chapel a nd also the Castle\, follow the river Esk to the old Gunpowder mills. 2nd loop - After returning to Roslin for a lunch break you'll then walk to Mav isbank House and loop back along Bilston glen to Roslin for a refreshment at the Roslin Inn.\n\n**ROSLIN:** formerly spelt Rosslyn or Roslyn) is a v illage 7 miiles south of Edinburgh.\n**ROSSLYN CHAPEL:** known as the scen e of the climatic chapters of Dan Brown's best seller\, the Da Vinci Code. The extraordinary architecture and fine carvings have made the chapel wor ld renowned\, even before Dan Brown put pen to paper.\n**ROSSLYN CASTLE:** The present building dates from 1544 - although it appears ruined it was partly restored in the 1980s and is now used as holiday accommodation.\n** GUNPOWDER MILL:** the atmospheric remains are set in a rocky section of th e glen. The mill was set up in 1804 and was powered by a water wheel. It s upplied mining and quarrying industries with powder. It also manufactured war munitions used in the Napoleonic\, Crimean\, Boer\, and First and Seco nd World Wars. The mill closed in 1954 and several of itโ€™s buildings wer e torn down as they posed a safety hazard.\n**MAVISBANK HOUSE:** The 300 y ear old house almost burned to the ground 50 years ago. This year (2024) i t has been saved for the nation after a National Heritage Memorial Fund gr ant of ยฃ5.3 million has been awarded to the Landmark Trust for itโ€™s res toration.\n\n**GETTING TO ROSLIN**\n**๐ŸšŒBUS:** Lothian bus 37 bus (stop PJ) on Princes Street at 10.19am arrives Rosslyn Inn at 11:08\n**๐Ÿš™CAR:* * Free parking at The Chapel\n\n**EXTRAS**\n**Distance:** 5-6 miles\n**Att ire:** Dress to suit the weather and wear comfy walking boots/shoes\n**Lun ch break:** There'll be a break in between the 2 loops. Bring a packed lun ch\, or have a light lunch at the Rosslyn Inn.\n**Toilets:** At the visito r centre\n**Dogs:** Welcome but may be required to be on lead at times URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.meetup.com/gentle-jaunts/events/316955488/ STATUS:CONFIRMED CREATED:20261013T010928Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261013T010928Z CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event_317039292@meetup.com SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20261020T215659Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261104T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261104T130000 SUMMARY:Wed Walk 4 Nov Peter Toner will NOT be able to schedule a walk for this date. DESCRIPTION:Gentle Jaunts\nVacancy is available on the 4th Nov 2025 if any one would like to schedule a Wednesday walk as Peter T is having a holiday break. 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