Drinking beer was optional for walkers taking part in a traditional pub crawl across Cheshire countryside.
But having a good time in aid of a worthy cause was compulsory for hikers in the popular Langley 11.
With 100 tickets sold, more than 140 walkers raised £1,321 for East Cheshire Hospice from the latest trek which started at St Dunstan’s Inn in Langley.
Ticket holders enjoyed bacon baps giving them energy for a 15-mile hike through Macclesfield Forest, with a shorter route preferred by some participants.
The longer hike visited 11 pubs, including the Stanley Arms, Wild Boar Inn and Crag Inn which are now closed.
St Dunstan’s has been owned for the last 13 years by husband-and-wife William and Sarah-Kate Cantlie.
Sarah-Kate said: “The walk takes place twice a year and we usually have between 100 and 160 walkers with many picking up tickets in advance and contributing £11 which is donated to the Hospice.
“The route still goes past the three pubs no longer open. Stops are made at the Leather Smithy, Hanging Gate Inn, Ryles Arms, Sutton Ex-Servicemen’s Club, Church House, Sutton Hall and the Kings Head.
“Many people buy a drink en route and it’s a nice way for them to support these businesses and the Hospice.”
AstraZeneca will match fund the donation, bringing the total to £2,642.
The next Langley 11 is on Saturday, September 7, although walkers can get more fresh air – and alcohol – by undertaking the Sutton 8 which starts at the Church House on Saturday, June 29.
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