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Saturday 13th March - LIGHTING THE WALL
(Updates regarding this trip will be sent by email and via the website)
Meet outside Charles Dickens Lodge to pick up the coach at 10:30 am.
The coach will drop us off at Gilsland (around 12:30) for a 6-mile walk
via Crammel and Lynn waterfall. To be followed by a meal at the Twice
Brewed Inn from where we hope to see the wall lit up on the ridge above
us. Return via Chollerford with views of the wall. Please note that details
of the event are still very sketchy and it is expected that some roads
will be closed, so we can't be specific at this stage.
Cost of coach £10:00 - £12:00 (depending on numbers and size of coach)
Names and money to Frances by Monday 1st March. Places will be
allocated on a first-come first-served basis. Leader: Ken (01325 730634)
or Mobile on the day (07918 770897)
Saturday 20th March - Egglestone Abbey
Leave the Health Centre at 10:00 am. Walk via Egglestone Abbey, Princess
Charlotte Wood, Boldron. 6.5 moderate miles. Invitation to Joan and Ian's
for a cup of tea after the walk. Leaders: Joan and Ian (01833 637825)
Mobile on the day (07745 451198)
Saturday 27th March - Blanchland
Leave the Health Centre at 8:30 am. Cars to Blanchland to meet leader
at 10:00 am at village centre car park (GR NY 961 506). Exact route to
be confirmed but likely to include Pennypie. Good moorland tracks. Approx
10 miles. Moderate. Leader: Maggie - Telephone before and on day of walk
(07759 033088)
Friday 2nd April - Good Friday - Brancepeth
Leave the Health Centre at 9:00am. Cars to Brancepeth Old Station (GR
219382), to meet the leader for 10:15 am. Brandon BA Walk, Lanchester
Valley Walk, Bearpark, Primrose Side farm, Brandon. 9 easy miles. Leader:
Ken (01325 730634) or Mobile on the day (07918 770897)
Monday 5th April - Easter Monday - Kirkby Stephen
Leave the Health Centre at 9:15 am. Cars to Kirkby Stephen main car park
(GR773 089) to meet the leader at 10:00 am. Stenkrith Bridge, Wharton,
Ash Fell Edge, Smardale Fell. 10 moderate miles. Leader: Frances (01833
631361) Mobile on the day (07531 061 029)
Wednesday 7th April - RAMBLERS' SLIDE SHOW
7:30 pm in the Methodist Church Hall, Barnard Castle. 'The High Andes',
by Dave Williams. Admission including coffee £2.50
Saturday 10th April - Newbiggin on Lune
Leave the Health Centre at 9:15 am. Cars to the West end of Newbiggin
on Lune (GR704053) to meet the leaders at 10:00 am. Intake, Crosby Garrett
Fell, The Potts Valley. 7.5 - 8 moderate miles. Can be lengthened to 9.5
miles via Beacon Hill and Crosby Garret. (Another leader would be required).
Join us after the walk for a cup of tea and home made cake at the Lune
Springs Garden Centre café. Leaders: Joan and Ian (01833 637825) Mobile
on the day (07745 451198)
Saturday 17th April - Osmotherley
Leave the Health Centre at 8:00 am. Cars to Osmotherley to meet leader
at 9:30 am in village centre (GR SE456972). Oakdale and good moorland
tracks towards Snilesworth Moor and Near Moor. 12.5 miles. Moderate. Leader:
Maggie -Telephone before and on day of walk (07759 033088)
Sunday 25th April - Richmond
Leave the Health Centre at 9:00 am. Cars to Richmond to meet the leader
at 9:30 am - Nun's Close Car Park (there is a small charge for
parking). Circular walk via Applegarth, Willance's Leap and Round Howe.
9 miles - moderate. Leaders: Judith and Donna (01642 700062)
Saturday 1st May - Ravensworth
Leave the Health Centre at 9:15 am. Cars to Ravensworth (GR140079) to
meet the leaders at 9:45 am. Kirkby Hill, Sturdy House, Jagger
Lane, Hartforth. 8 moderate miles. Leaders: Joan and Ian (01833 637825)
Mobile on the day (07745 451198)
Monday 3rd May - Bank Holiday - Hanging Shaws (Upper Teesdale)
Leave the Health Centre at 9:15 am. Cars to Hanging Shaws car park (upper
Teesdale) to meet the leaders at 10:00 am. Riverside walk, Cronkley Fell,
High Crag, Cronkley Farm. 7 moderate miles with one steep climb. Leaders:
Joan and Ian (01833 637825) Mobile on the day (07745 451198
Saturday 8th May - Allendale
Leave the Health Centre at 8:15 am. Cars to Allendale Town to meet leader
at 10:00 at village centre (GR NY838559). Exact route to be confirmed
but likely to include Stobb's Cross. Good moorland tracks. Approx 10 miles.
Moderate. Leader: Maggie - Telephone before and on day of walk (07759
033088)
Saturday 15th May - Cross Keys
Leave the Health Centre at 9:00 am. Cars to meet leader at 10:15 am
at Mill Farm layby on A171 Guisborough Road (GR564 158) before Cross Keys.
Eston Moor, Wilton Castle, Dunsdale. 11 moderate miles. Invited back to
Joan and Mike's for tea and cakes. Leader: Joan (01642 321205) Mobile
on the day (07791 520045)
Saturday 22nd May - Over Silton
Leave the Health Centre at 8:45 am. Cars to Over Silton (GR 451933) to
meet the leaders at 10:15 am. Walk via Nether Silton, Nab Farm,
Cleveland Way, Square Corner, Oakdale Cottage, Sandpit Lane. 10.5 miles
- moderate with one steep climb and some stiles. Can be shortened to 7.5
miles. Leaders: Joan and Tony (01642 723515)
Sunday 30th May - Skelton
Leave the Health Centre at 8:15 am. Cars to Skelton to meet the leader
at 10:00 am at the car park off Skelton High Street, opposite the library.
Skelton circular via Upleatham village, Tocketts Mill, Charltons. 11/12
miles. Moderate. Leader: Dave (01287 623495)
Wednesday 2nd June- RAMBLERS' SLIDE SHOW
7:30 pm in the Methodist Church Hall, Barnard Castle. 'From Africa to
Borneo', by Judith Baker. Admission including coffee £2.50.
Saturday 5th June- Castle Bolton
Leave the Health Centre at 9:15 am. Cars to Castle Bolton car park to
meet leader at 10:00 am. Woodhall, Aysgarth, Redmire. 11 moderate miles.
Leader: Dorothy (01325 316230)
Saturday 12th June- RAMBLERS' 75th ANNIVERSARY BATON WALK
Two walks from Bowlees for the Ramblers 75th Anniversary celebrations,
followed by a meal at Newbiggin Village Hall:
"A" Party Walk
Leave the Health Centre at 9:15 am. Cars to Bowlees Picnic Site (GR906
283) to meet the leaders at 10:00 am. Coldberry Gutter, Middleton and
then along Tees back to Newbiggin. 10 miles approx. Leaders: Tom and Lis
(01833 650192)
"B" Party Walk
Leave the Health Centre at 10:15 am. Cars to Bowlees Picnic Site (GR906
283) to meet the leaders at 11:00 am. Ash Hill, Ettersgill, Hanging
Shaws, High Crag, Bracken Rigg. 8 moderate miles. Leaders: Joan and Ian
(01833 637825) Mobile on the day (07745 451198)
Both groups will then meet at Newbiggin Village Hall for a meal at 5:00
pm supplied by Newbiggin W.I.
Choice of meal: Ham or vegetarian quiche with salad, plus trifle
or fruit pie, plus tea and home made biscuits. Cost £7 each.
This must be booked in advance. Please try and book before Saturday
May 29th with choice of meal to Joan Martin (01833 637825).
Late bookings can be made until Saturday June 5th to Lis (01833
650192)
Saturday 19th June- East Allen Dale
Leave the Health Centre at 8:15 am. Cars to Allendale Town village centre
(GR 838 559) to meet the leader at 10:00 am. An 8/9 mile circular walk
including the flower rich hay meadows in East Allen Dale, with the chance
to visit the North Pennines AONB Hay Time Project Exhibition in Allendale
Village Hall and have a cup of tea in Allendale Town. Leader: Frances
(01833 631361) Mobile on the day (07531 061 029)
Saturday 26th June- Westgate in Weardale
Leave the Health Centre at 9:15am. Cars to meet leader at 10:00am at Westgate
in Weardale - car park on minor road to Brotherlee at Haswicks (GR380
910). Slitt, Rookhope, Eastgate, Brotherlee. 11 moderate miles with some
rough moorland. Can be shortened. Leader: Mike (01642 321205) Mobile on
the day (07791 520045) or try (01833 637825) evening before the walk
Saturday 3rd July - SUMMER BBQ - Cotherstone
Meet at 1:30 pm at Cotherstone Village Hall for an 8 mile circular walk,
followed by a BBQ at John and Linda Bird's house (RA Members only).
Cost £5.00 per person. Please advise if you are coming by Thursday 1st
July. Members who wish to attend the BBQ but not the walk are welcome.
Leaders: John & Linda (01833 650032)
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