The Harrogate Group of the Ramblers Association

........ Harrogate Group ........

The Rambler's Association is Britain's biggest organisation working for walkers. A registered charity with 139,000 members across the UK, we've been looking after Britain's footpaths and defending its beautiful countryside for more than 65 years. The Association is a democratic, voluntary organisation, registered as a charity (no. 1093577) and as a company limited by guarantee (registered in England and Wales, no. 4458492).

To join the ramblers... http://www.ramblers.org.uk/membership/categories_rates.html

Harrogate to Ripley Bridleway
A Bridleway Creation Order has been made and objections recieved. This means the order cannot be confirmed at the moment. This new route will be over the old Bilton Viaduct and on the line of the dismantled railway, for walkers, cyclists, horseriders and the disabled. The route is one of 79 schemes throughout the UK to be funded by Sustrans from a Big Lottery grant of £50 million.

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To contact the Harrogate Group Chairman, email Delia Wells Or to contact the webmaster and Footpath Officer, email Andrew Willoughby

Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, UK.

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The Harrogate Group organise a walk each
Saturday of around ten miles, usually starting at 9am.

On the last Thursday of each month there is a five mile walk.

Our next Saturday walk is...

SATURDAY 21 NOVEMBER
09.00am    ELIZABETH SNOW 01423 560742    8 miles
Meet at Trinity Road, Harrogate, and drive to Fountains Abbey Visitor Centre CP. Studley Roger, meeting of the Rivers, Valley of The Seven Bridges.

Our next shorter walk is ...

THURSDAY 26 NOVEMBER
ANDREW WILLOUGHBY 07885 543453    5-6 miles
Catch the 09.55 no 57 bus from Knaresborough Bus Station to The White Swan Inn at Minskip for a 10.30 start to walk back to Knaresborough.


Phone the leader if you need further information

Scroll down the page for the list of walks

Click here for reports of some walks.

WALKS BOOKS

The Ramblers Association West Riding Area have published two books of walks "Country Walks Around Harrogate" volumes 1 and 2, by Douglas Cossar. These have details of twenty walks each, to the east and west of Harrogate with distances from 3 to 9 miles. Priced from £4.99 the books are available from local book shops and Tourist Information centres.

Available at local bookshops and Tourist Information Centres.

click here for more information

To contact the Harrogate Group Chairman, email Delia Wells

Or to contact the webmaster and Footpath Secretary, email Andrew Willoughby

The Harrogate Group secretary is now Peter Hindle. Welcome aboard Peter!.
Peter Hindle 01423 567774 peterjohnhindle@aol.co.uk

The Harrogate Group was formed in 1969 and is part of the West Riding Area. We cover Nidderdale from Great Whernside to Green Hammerton, extending northward to Burton Leonard and south to North Rigton. This area includes 62 parishes and 550 miles of footpaths and bridleways. Our area includes much of the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
We check planning applications and extinguishment or diversion proposals.

Reporting path problems.
Problems should be reported to NYCC by emailing paths@northyorks.gov
Problems in the Harrogate and Knaresborough area should be emailed to Judy.Smith@harrogate.gov.uk

And all problems can be reported to the Ramblers Association Harrogate Group by emailing and@willouby.demon.co.uk

18th August 2007.

Members of our Group enjoying a brief rest on Roseberry Topping.

Roseberry Topping. Newton-under-Roseberry, North Yorkshire.

A spur of the Cleveland Way National Trail runs up to the summit.

Building a bridge on the Hampsthwaite Felliscliffe border.

In the past our volunteers have helped to repair footpaths. We met on Tuesdays or Wednesdays most weeks within a few miles of Harrogate and enjoyed a day in the countryside. At the moment NYCC will not co-operate so we are not working. Ring Andrew on 01423 866987.

We monitor the growth of crops obstructing footpaths throughout our area, and we report problems to North Yorkshire County Council. Whilst not all problems have been solved, we are seeing improvements and are very grateful to NYCC staff for this.

Freedom to Roam Guides

There are four Freedom to Roam Guides covering the new access areas in The North of England. The series editor, Andrew Bibby, was responsible for writing two of the guides, one covering Wharfedale and Nidderdale the other concerned with Wensleydale and Swaledale.

Harrogate Group, Future Walks 2009

Newcomers are welcome to sample a few walks with us before they formally join the Ramblers Association.

We generally have a break, so please bring food and drink.

Check with the leader in advance if you want to bring a dog, which must be kept on a lead at all times.

SATURDAY 21 NOVEMBER
09.00am    ELIZABETH SNOW 01423 560742    8 miles
Meet at Trinity Road, Harrogate, and drive to Fountains Abbey Visitor Centre CP. Studley Roger, meeting of the Rivers, Valley of The Seven Bridges.

THURSDAY 26 NOVEMBER
ANDREW WILLOUGHBY 07885 543453    5-6 miles
Catch the 09.55 no 57 bus from Knaresborough Bus Station to The White Swan Inn at Minskip for a 10.30 start to walk back to Knaresborough.

SATURDAY 28 NOVEMBER
09.00am    PETER AND SUSAN MCGINNES 01423 867583    10 miles
Meet at Trinity Road, Harrogate, and drive to Hebden Village.    Yarnbury, Grassington Moor, Bycliffe Road. Dalesway return.

SATURDAY 5 DECEMBER
09.00am    CAROLE PARKER AND JOHN 01765 603068    8 miles
Meet at Trinity Road, Harrogate, and drive to Bainbridge to meet our leaders to walk a circuit around Semer Water.

SATURDAY 12 DECEMBER
09.00am    PAT AND JOHN WILSON 01423 503343    10 miles
Meet at Trinity Road, Harrogate, and drive to Addingham Suspension Bridge, GR SE 083499 Around Chelker Reservoir.

THURSDAY 17 DECEMBER
ANDREW WILLOUGHBY 07885 543453    5-6 miles
Meet at St. James Business Park at 10am to walk around Goldsborough Woods.

SATURDAY 19 DECEMBER
09.00am    KEVIN MURPHY 0113 295 5863    10 miles
Meet at Trinity Road, Harrogate, and drive to the River Wharfe Bridge at Pool. Braythorne, Lindley Wood, Leathley.

SATURDAY 2 JANUARY
09.00am    DELIA AND PETER WELLS 01423 886186    9 miles
Meet at Trinity Road, Harrogate, and drive to The Royal Oak CP at Dacre Banks for a circular walk to Yorkes Folley followed by an optional high tea at Darley Mill.

SATURDAY 9 JANUARY
09.00am    GILLIAN PARKER 01423 541072    10 miles
Meet at Trinity Road, Harrogate, and drive to Ilkley, Wharfe Bridge. Ben Rhydding, Cow and Calf Rocks, Cragg House.

Click here for reports of some walks.

Promoted Walks
We have three leaflets available to guide you on the following three walks. Guides cost 30p each, send payment and an SAE to... 20 Pannal Ash Grove, Harrogate HG2 0HZ.

On completion of each walk a cloth badge can be purchased for £1.50 from the same address..

Harrogate Dalesway
20 miles from Valley Gardens, Harrogate to Bolton Abbey.

Harrogate Ringway
21 mile circular trail around this spa town, starting from Pannal via Knaresborough in easy stages with public transport connections.

Knaresborough Round
20 mile circular walk around this ancient town, in 2 stages with bus connections.

RA 70th Anniversary Walk in the Washburn Valley, 2005

On Saturday 24th September we had an excellent turnout of 22 walkers who enjoyed uninterupted sunshine throughout the 9 mile circular walk from the Sun Inn at Norwood to visit the RA seat in Haverah Park. The seat was unveiled 20 years ago on the RA 50th Anniversary Walk. As well as commemorating the founding of the RA in 1935, the seat is also in memory of Corrie Gaunt, a local footpath campaigner who died in 1984.