May
Start: 10:30am
Location with Dorothy Dobson
Miles / km with ft / m Total Ascent
Meet at (Sat Nav: ), ready for the usual start time 10:30am.
No details available.
We are based in Lancashire in the North West of England but our walks take us round the UK's National Parks & National Landscapes, the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales, Peak District & North Wales. *** To view the next walk - Please scroll to the bottom ***
08/05/2025 Thursday Car - Location
May
Start: 10:30am
Miles / km with ft / m Total Ascent
Meet at (Sat Nav: ), ready for the usual start time 10:30am.
No details available.
28/04/2025 Committee Meeting
May
Start: 7:00pm - Finish 9:00pm
Committee meetings are held on Mondays.
Start at 7:00pm and finish at 9:00pm.
All members are welcome.
We meet at the Over 60s Club, Priory Lane, Penwortham.
Preston PR1 0AR.
27/04/2025 Coach - Keswick & Borrowdale
April
8:00am Start with 17:30 (5:30pm) Return
Miles / km with ft / m Total Ascent
No details available.
9½ Miles / 15.3km with 2,000ft / 610m Total Ascent
The coach will drop us off at Seatoller at the head of the Borrowdale valley for a linear walk.
We will head north from Seatoller on the Allerdale Ramble way and then climb up Tongue Gill passing Rigghead Quarries up onto High Spy the highest point on the walk. We then follow the ridge over Maiden Moor and down Cat Bells. We descend into Skellgill Bank and enter the wooded area of Fawe Park. Our return to Keswick is then straightforward through Portinscale.
10 Miles / 1600km with 100ft / 30.48m Total Ascent
The walk begins in Keswick walking towards the Theatre and Lake. Firstly we go underneath the subway to reach the shoreline of Derwent Water. Continuing straight ahead for 1/3 miles to reach the rocky promontory of Friars Crag before doubling back to the memorial of John Ruskin then heading downwards to gates at the bottom of the slope.
We proceed along here for sometime before reaching a landing stage at Ashness Bridge, where will will ascend to the road until reaching Kettlewell car park. Further on we arrive at the Lodore Falls Hotel then reaching a sign posted (Manesty) and crossing the bridge. The way continues for several miles along the shoreline before crossing the road at Lingholm before joining another path signposted (Keswick). We arrive at the jetty at Nichol End before proceeding to Portinscale village, crossing a suspension bridge to return to Keswick in time for refreshments.
Whist this seems a long walk, the breathtaking views make up for it. As we make our way around Derwent Water we will see many of the surrounding hills for example Catbells.
We hope you will enjoy this walk.
Miles / km with ft / m Total Ascent
No details available.
25/04/2025 Social Evening - Grand Night Out
April
Start: 7:00pm Prompt
Slide Show, Quiz, Raffle & Hotpot Supper.
Tickets (price to be set) which includes a Hotpot Supper or vegetarian Option, Plus a choice of three desserts.
There will be a slide show of photographs taken by club walkers from the previous year, a fun quiz and a Raffle.
Drinks including tea, coffee and alcohol can be purchased on the night.
Hot Pot supper and desserts supplied by (to be arranged).
Tickets available from Committee Members, or email gensecpdwc@gmail.com for details of how to buy tickets (Vegetarian option available if notified when buying ticket).
Venue: The Longton VM Sports & Social Club, School Lane, Longton, Preston PR4 5ZA
16/04/2025 Stroller - Yarrow Valley, Chorley
April
Start: 10:30am
2 to 3 miles with Little Climbing
Each Mid-Week Stroller walk has a destination providing a walk and venue for drinks / snacks or meal and starts at 10:30am
Meet at (Sat Nav: ).
No details available.
13/04/2025 Sunday Car - Location
April
Start: 10:30am
Location with Leader
Miles / km with ft / m Total Ascent
Meet at (Sat Nav: ), ready for the usual start time 10:30am.
No details available.
10/04/2025 Thursday Car - Eaves Wood, Silverdale
April
Start: 10:30am
7 Miles / 11km with 300ft / 91m Total Ascent
Meet at Eaves Wood Car Park, Park road, Silverdale (Sat Nav: LA5 0UQ), ready for the usual start time 10:30am.
We will start our walk by visiting the Pepperpot which is a monument where we will have excellent views of the surrounding countryside. Then down to the coast and walk across the front into Silverdale. We will then visit woodwell were the first settlers in the area drew their water.
From here we visit the Giants chair where we might stop for lunch. It's then on to Jenny Browns point and the start of our return journey.
On a good day this is a lovely walk and to encourage you to join us I am offering lifts.
From here we visit the Giants chair where we might stop for lunch. It's then on to Jenny Browns point and the start of our return journey.
On a good day this is a lovely walk and to encourage you to join us I am offering lifts.
30/03/2025 Coach - Bolton Bridge & Ilkley
March
8:00 Start with 17:00 Return
11 Miles / 17.7km with 1800ft / 560m Total Ascent
Addingham High Moor, the famous Ilkley Moor and Burley Moor are all part of the larger Rombalds Moor. This is Gritstone Country, with crags, quarries and strewn with boulders, many of which have bronze age carvings. This walk is mostly along the northern edge of the moor, so if the weather is good, we should have wonderful views of Wharfedale and the hills to the north.
We leave the coach Addingham, near Hallcroft Hall. From here we start in a south westerly direction, across fields, to reach the Dales High Way, which we follow to ascend Black Hill. Here we take a 5 minute detour to see the view to the west before continuing east along the Dales High Way as far as Swastika Stone.
From Swastika Stone, we turn slightly back on ourselves to climb up to a path that runs along the side of the moor at about the 330m contour. (I liked this path so if we have a clear day we might climb up to here at an earlier point). We continue eastwards, past Neb Stone, crossing Keighley Road and a few small streams before heading south past Badger Stone to the top of Rombalds Moor (402m). If conditions are wet or in mist we will go via Keighley Road and Whetstone Gate instead.
We continue east past Twelve Apostles stone circle and on to Burley Moor where we follow the Millennium Way towards Barks Crag, then the Ebor Way to the Cow and Calf. There are many paths back to Ilkley from here. The most direct is via the footbridge across Blackstone Beck and The Tarn or if we have the time we may go via Rocky Valley and White Wells (adds 0.5 mile/100ft ascent).
10 Miles / 16km with 1,247ft / 380m Total Ascent
Heading north from Ilkley we cross the River Wharfe and join the Harrogate Link to the village of Middleton.
We continue up past Hill Top Farm, Hollingley Farm and Heligar Pike to join a path heading north west to the cairn on top of Round Hill and Little Gate. This is our high point today at 409m.
It's then south via High Black Hill, Primrose Hill and Middleton Lodge back to Ilkley.
8½Miles / 13.6 km with 1150ft / 360m Total Ascent
We leave Ilkley due south and join the Dales High Way passing White Wells and climbing Ilkley Crags. Along the way we pass Lanshaw Lad and the Twelve Apostles Stone Circle eventually reaching Horncliffe Well.
Here we change course and head north east over Burley moor on the Millennium Way past Lower Lanshaw Dam to the top of Barks Crag. We then join Ebor Way passing the Cow and Calf view point and The Tarn on our way back down into Ilkley.
6½ Miles / 10.5km Undulating.
We alight the coach, hopefully close to Bolton Abbey. From there we proceed to Bolton Bridge where we follow the Dalesway to Addingham and on to Low Mill Village, heading then to the Old Bridge at Ilkley.
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19/03/2025 Stroller - Botanic gardens , Southport
March
Start: 10:30am
Start: 10:30am
2 to 3 miles with Little Climbing
Each Mid-Week Stroller walk has a destination providing a walk and venue for drinks / snacks or meal and starts at 10:30am
Meet at the Bold Arms car park, 59-61 Botanic Road Churchtown, Southport (Sat Nav: PR9 7NE).
We will give in our car registration's and pre order lunch.
There are toilets in the gardens (20p), then we will amble round historic Churchtown and the botanic gardens, about 2 miles fairly level with no stiles.
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