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The events detailed within this page are for members only.
They cover a wider range of walking areas than our guided
walks for the general public.
Quick Links -
Discounts
As a reminder, the following establishments now offer discounts
to Friends of Dalesrail members on production of their membership
cards.
- Great Outdoors, Yeadon - Tel: 0113 2504686
- Cotswold Essential Outdoors, Harrogate - Tel: 01423 701100
- Chevin Trek, Otley - Tel: 01943 851166
- Outdoor Centre, Merrion Centre, Leeds
- Rohan outdoor shop, Long Preston Tel: 01729 840611
The list of those establishments which offer discounts will
be updated here.
About Members Events
FDR has a history and culture of coach excursions, weekend
short breaks and occasional week long holidays. These date
back to when our organisation was founded in 1980 and the
DalesRail fully integrated town and bus service, operated
only on summer weekends once a month. To hold the membership
together and provide the opportunity for collective walking
as a group. Coach excursions were scheduled as once per month
events in winter and in the summer, once per month on a weekend
when DalesRail did not operate.
When the Settle/Carlisle line was finally reprieved from
closure in 1989 and a regular year round passenger service
was established, we saw no reason why activities which had
given so much pleasure to members and had transported them
to areas not accessible by train, should be suspended. The
programme of events was merely adjusted to avoid a clash of
activities. Regretfully, for administrative and logistical
purposes, these elements of our events have to be restricted
to members of the organisation.
The coach trips, which are held monthly on Sundays, cover
almost anywhere within a 2 hour coach trip of Leeds. We regularly
visit areas such as the North Pennines, Wales, the Lake District,
Derbyshire and Lancashire.
The weekend and longer holiday trips stay in hotels and have
previously visited Scotland, the Isle of Wight and Ireland.
There will normally be three grades of walk put on each day.
Forthcoming and recent trips are listed below - you can also
find detailed information in the Past
Events section.
Coach
Walks
for members only
Sundays once a month - Three Grades of Walks
2008
| 20 January |
Tealby,
Lincolnshire |
| 10 February |
Hayfield,
Derbyshire |
| 9 March |
Lockton,
North Yorkshire |
| 13 April |
Buxton,
Derbyshire |
| 11 May |
Hawkshead,
Cumbria |
| 15 June |
Llandudno,
North Wales |
| 13 July |
Helmsley,
North Yorkshire |
| 10 August |
Tebay/Borrowdale, Cumbria |
| 14 September |
Whitby, North Yorkshire |
| 12 October |
Prestbury, Cheshire |
| 9 November |
Castleton, Derbyshire |
| 14 December |
Caton, North Lancashire |
Please telephone Brian Hall
on 01274 551399 for further details
Thursday
Midweek Walks
for members only
First Thursday of each month
One walk only - 10/12 miles (moderate)
ALL MEET AT 10.00 AM
2008
| 7 August |
Barrowford Circular
Meet at Visitor Centre |
| 4 September |
Wetherby Circular
Meet at the Bridge car park |
| 2 October |
Ogden Water Circular
Meet at Visitor Centre (off A629) |
| 6 November |
Littleborough Circular
Meet at railway station |
| 4 December |
Malham Circular (Christmas Special!)
Meet at Visitor Centre |
Please telephone Alan Jagger on 01274 883547
for further details
Lake District
Walks
for members only
Midweek April to October
Two walks - strenuous and moderate/strenuous
MEET 8.00 AM GARGRAVE MAIN CAR PARK
2008
Tuesday 22 July
(note change of date)
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Ullock Pike & Skiddaw*
Start from Dodd Wood car park
- grid ref NY 23481 28115 |
| Thursday 21 August |
Bow Fell & The Langdale Pikes
Start from Old Dungeon Gill car park
- grid ref NY 28576 06052 |
| Thursday 18 September |
Piers Gill & Lingmell
Start from Seathwaite
- grid ref NY 23541 12205 |
| Tuesday 14 October |
Kentmere Pike & Adam Seat
Start from Kentmere
- grid ref NY 45624 04094 |
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One walk only (strenuous) on this date
Please telephone Alan Kemmenoe on 01904 703817
for further details
Walking
Holidays
for members only
2008
Please see the members' Newsletter
or telephone John Crouch on 0113 281 2766
for further details
Other
Events
for members only
2008
Please telephone Diane Taylor on 0113 293
1924 for further details
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