National Events
Listed below are details of National events so far arranged. Not all these events may yet be open for booking so if you see an event (or events) that interest you please contact us and we will send you details of the event and a booking form. We do ask you become a member before attending a National event for insurance reasons and you can pay the annual membership when sending us your deposit.
You can see details of the National events which took place over the last 12 months by clicking this link:
National Events Programme
GRADBACH MILL, STAFFORDSHIRE 9 - 11 March, Cost £35
Sorry, this event has been cancelled.
SCARBOROUGH 5 - 9 April
The 70 bedroom Clifton Hotel is situated on Scarborough's north promenade above the north bay with excellent views of the castle and coastline. We have booked a mixture of single twin and double rooms for four nights from Maundy Thursday to Easter Monday. The single rooms carry no supplement although some of them are quite small. The walking is mainly coastal towards Whitby and Filey although inland walks can be done in the southern and eastern North Yorkshire Moors.
Access by road is in most cases via the A64. The hotel has a private car park but this often gets full. There is limited parking on the promenade near the hotel. Scarborough has an excellent train service from York and Hull with some through trains from Liverpool. The hotel is a mile from the railway station where a bus or taxi can be taken to the hotel.
Prices: 4 nights dinner bed and breakfast from 5 April £144, 3 nights dinner bed and breakfast from 6 April £111.50. Packed lunch items can be purchased locally.
Organiser: Peter
HIGH WYCOMBE - FOOTPRINTS AGM WEEKEND 27 - 29 April
We return to the Wycliffe Centre, a Conference and Christian Centre, set in several acres of grounds amongst the beech woods of the Chilterns. Website http://wycliffecentre.org. We have booked mainly single rooms and a couple of twins all ensuite. Full board with packed lunches, commencing with dinner on Friday night.
Saturday's walks will finish about 4pm with the AGM starting at 5pm finishing in time for dinner at 7pm. A Saturday dinner is available for those not staying but needs to be booked in advance. Public transport From High Wycombe Bus Station take service 40,340, 2A, 2C to Studley Green. Cost Single room ensuite £122 Twin room ensuite £94 pp Saturday dinner only booked in advance £7.
Organiser: Colin
RAVENSTONEDALE - QUEEN'S JUBILEE WEEKEND 1 - 5 June
Sorry, this event has been cancelled.
ST DAVID'S PEMBROKESHIRE 7 - 14 July, Cost £455
Y Glennydd is a small family run hotel a short walk from the centre of St David's, Britain's smallest city although it is no bigger than a small town even though it has a cathedral more usually found in a large city. Rooms have TV and tea/coffee making facilities. There is a small bar and a cottage style restaurant. St David's is well situated for access to some of the finest coastal walking in Britain's only coastal National Park. During this full week holiday it is hoped to walk 52 miles of the Pembrokeshire coast path from Broadhaven to Goodwick using local buses for access. There will be 5 days walking of about 10 miles a day with some ascent and descent with a free day in the middle when a boat trip around Ramsay Island can be arranged.
Travel
Rail Access is via Swansea to Haverfordwest station where a bus can be taken the 16 miles to St David's. There are through trains to Swansea from London and through trains from Manchester to Haverfordwest which takes 6 hours!
Car Access in most cases is via the M4 A48 and A40. There is parking nearby.
Price
£455 for 7 nights dinner bed and breakfast and packed lunch. There is no single room supplement but it would help if you were willing to share a twin or double room to achieve maximum occupancy. Travel to and from the walks is payable individually.
Organiser: Peter
TRULEIGH HILL (NEAR SHOREHAM-BY-SEA), SOUTH DOWNS 24 - 27 August, Cost £118
For this year's August Bank Holiday Weekend we will be visiting the South Downs National Park for the first time since its creation. Truleigh Hill YH is located on the South Downs Way, 4 miles north of Shoreham-by-Sea.
Accommodation: Truleigh Hill is a purpose built hostel away from it all, but close to civilisation. All the usual facilities are available, including a table licence.
The group has reserved spaces at the Youth Hostel for this 3-day walking break. The weekend will start with dinner on Friday evening (access to the hostel is from 5pm). All meals are included in the price that also covers the cost of arranging the break. Individual YHA membership is not required because the Club has Group Membership.
Public Transport: Shoreham-by-Sea 4 miles. Taxi costs about £9 each way to and from YHA Truleigh Hill.
Walks: There will be 2 walks offered on Saturday (approx. 13 and 9 miles), 1 walk on Sunday (approx. 10 miles) and 1 walk on Monday (approx. 8 miles). The walks will include the Devil's Dyke and Clayton Windmills (Jack and Jill). Full details will follow later
Organiser: Greg
Walks: Roger
BORROWDALE - FOOTPRINTS 21st ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND 21 - 23 September
To celebrate the club's 25th anniversary, we are returning once again to the Glaramara Outdoor Centre at Borrowdale, the former CHA house where it all started on an under-35s holiday in 1987. Details of the celebrations will be decided by the committee, and are not known at this stage. We currently have 25 places booked, but with this being a special occasion demand could be high.
The centre offers excellent food and comfortable accommodation in a mixture of twin and single rooms. (Single rooms will be allocated on a first come first served basis). We have booked a full board package which includes 2 evening meals, breakfasts and packed lunches - all meals are included in the price.
There is plenty of good walking available directly from the centre, although we may use local buses or cars to cover some new areas. It is intended to offer a choice of 2 full-day led walks on both days. Given that this is the Lake District, expect the walking to be more difficult than in other locations.
Organisers: Julian and Sonia
