9 December 2018 - Train
Walks Changes on December Saturdays (updated item)
Due to ongoing planned strike
action at Northern Rail, most walks have been changed -
details are given below. Please note that these changes
will remain in place, even if the rail strike is called
off. Walkers are advised to recheck here for further updates
closer to the date of the walk. In particular, train times
sometimes cannot be confirmed until the middle of the week
before the walk.
SATURDAY 15 DECEMBER
Our two walks have now been
changed to:
Ilkley to Skipton
via Dales High Way and Millennium Way
From the 0832 Leeds to Ilkley train
Book and alight Ilkley, return Skipton
14 miles strenuous
[Wharfedale Line]
AND
Ripon Circular
via Littlethorpe and Studley Royal
From the 0929 Leeds
to York train
Book, alight and return Harrogate
(bus out from and back to Harrogate)
9 miles moderate - this is a change of mileage only
[Harrogate Line]
SATURDAYS 22 AND 29 DECEMBER
Please see the Train
Walks section for details of our revised walks programme.
Please
click here for further information about the industrial
action (external website link)
7 December 2018 - Events
Update for 2019 (amended item)
TRAIN WALKS
Our forthcoming walks programme from January
to June 2019 can now been viewed in the Train
Walks section. During any further rail strikes or
future engineering works, every effort will be made to provide
substitute walks - please check this website for more up
to date information should this occur.
LAKE DISTRICT MEMBERS WALKS
Some of the details for the
walks in July, August and September 2019 have now been changed
from the list which was issued with the October members
newsletter. Please see the Members
Events section of this website for the updated details.
MEMBERS' HOLIDAYS
In addition to the three "main"
holidays the Youth Hostel weekend (2 nights) will be held
at YHA Ravenstor, near Monsal Head, Derbyshire on 13 to
15 September 2019. Please see the Holidays
section for more information and the booking form will be
issued with a future edition of the members newsletter.
8 November 2018
Details are now available of
the Winter travel offer on the Settle/Carlisle and Bentham
lines for holders of West Yorkshire Metro ENCTS concessionary
travel passes. It is valid from Monday 12 November 2018
until Saturday 6 April 2019 with some dates excluded.
Please
click here for further information (external website
link)
5 November 2018
Northern Rail have announced
details of the Winter Travel Offer for Dales Railcard holders
on the Settle/Carlisle and Bentham lines. It is valid from
5 November 2018 to Saturday 6 April 2019, with some dates
excluded.
Please
click here for further information (external website
link)
22 October 2018 - Members
Events Update
Details of our 2019 programme
of Thursday Walks and Lake District Walks have now been
added in the Members
section.
18 October 2018
The latest members' newsletter
has now been produced and distributed by post and email.
Please send any items for the next edition (New Year 2019)
to the new editor, Jane Coupe, as soon as possible - her
contact details can be found in the current newsletter.
21 July 2018
A selection of photos from
the July Lake District walks to High Stile and Great Borne
can be accessed in the Past
Events (Other Events 2018) section.
12 June 2018
A selection of photos from
the recent members' holiday in Fort William, Scotland can
be accessed in the Past
Events (Holidays 2018) section.
