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
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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.
You might find this interesting... http://www.hackfall.org.uk/

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.
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.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
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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. |
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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. |
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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.
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Promoted Walks On completion of each walk a cloth badge can be purchased for £1.50 from the same address.. Harrogate Dalesway Harrogate Ringway Knaresborough Round
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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.
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HGRA To contact the Harrogate Group of the RA email andrew@willouby.demon.co.uk
Links
Ramblers Association West Riding Area www.ramblersyorkshire.org/
Ramblers Association National Webpage www.ramblers.org.uk/home.html
Ramblers Holidays www.ramblersholidays.co.uk/
Right to Roam mapping www.openaccess.gov.uk/S4/html/LWWCM/Section4/GeneralContent/MappingAccessLand.html
Claro Orienteering Club www.claro-orienteering.org
The Wainwright Society www.wainwright.org.uk
Knaresborough Nidd Gorge volunteers www.knaresborough.co.uk/knaresboroughniddgorge/
Nidd Gorge Local Heritage Initiative http://www.lhi.org.uk/projects_directory/projects_by_region/yorkshire_the_humber/north_yorkshire/nidd_gorge_local_heritage_initiative/
Bilton Conservation Group www.biltonconservationgroup.co.uk/
Yorkshire Dales Public Transport www.dalesbus.org
Dalesbus Ramblers www.dalesbusramblers.org.uk
Knaresborough festival feva www.feva.info
Friends of Bebra Gardens www.knaresborough.co.uk/bebragardens/
Knaresborough In Bloom www.knaresboroughinbloom.co.uk
Knaresborough Silver Band www.knaresborough.co.uk/silverband/
A Walking Website www.walking-uk.com/
Upper Teesdale www.upperteesdale.co.uk
Waterproof maps www.aqua3.com/
The Harrogate Advertiser www.harrogatetoday.co.uk
The Knaresborough Post www.knaresboroughtoday.co.uk
Rambling Clubs . com www.ramblingclubs.com
Osmotherley Walking Shop (good for boots) www.osmotherleywalkingshop.co.uk
Hackfall woods http://www.hackfall.org.uk/
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