• Over 100 Sunday walks each year
• Thursday Walks
• Wednesday Evening Walks
• Coach Rambles

• Weekends and Mid Week Breaks in Hotels
• YHA Weekends and Tours
• Foreign Holidays

• Dinner Dance and Barn Dances
• Theatre Visits
• Folk Evenings
• Meals Out and BBQs
• Slide Shows and Photograph Competitions
• Keep Fit and Badminton

Grading of Walks

Sunday Walks

'D' Morning Walks 4 to 5 miles therefore suitable for families.

'C' 7 to 9 miles at an easy pace.

'B' 10 to 12 miles.

'A' 12 to 15 miles.

'A+' 15 to 20 miles or strenuous mountain routes.

'S' Special. Over 20 miles or special circumstances.

'E' Wednesday Evening Walks 4 to 5 miles therefore suitable for families.

'Thursday' Walks Usually C walks with occasional A, B or D walks.

Please look at ourProgrammepage to find out when each grade of walk will take place.

Meeting Places

S and A+ walks often require an early start and details of the time and meeting points will be contained in the programme page. The initial meeting points will either be Castle Street car park in Hanley or Goose Street car park in Newcastle.

A and B walks usually meet at Castle Street car park in Hanley at 8.30 am, but Goose Street may be used if we are travelling west or south.

C walks usually meet at Castle Street car park in Hanley at 9.30 am but may occasionally meet at Goose Street car park in Newcastle.

D walks and Thursday walks usually meet at the starting points of the walks at 10 am. Longer Thursday walks may start earlier. Details of these locations including the grid references can be found in the official programme card but not in this web site.

E walks meet at the starting points of the walks at 7.15 pm. These locations are only available from the official programme card and not from this web site.

Please click here  to see maps of the locations of Castle Street and Goose Street car parks.

How to get in touch

For further details please contact us:

by email     Contact: Mike Everill

to mobile phone 079 74 52 51 75     Contact: Ken Elkin

or see our posters in the libraries, tourist information and outdoor shops.

or meet us for a C walk a few minutes before 9.30 am at Castle Street car park in Hanley or Goose Street car park in Newcastle as indicated on the Programme.

or study the Programme on this site to find a suitable harder walk and its meeting point. See the information about our grading system of walking difficulty by clicking on the 'Grades' link.

When required you can download and print an Application Form as a Word document

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