Future Events
Sat 25th Jul 2026
Group Walk - 21ml. 09:30 Garsdale railway station. Start time fits in with the Leeds train arriving at 09:20 and a train from Kirkby Stephen (where some may want to leave their car) which departs KS at 08:50, arriving Garsdale at 09:02. Free parking at both stations. Start GR SD788918, Finish GR NY762067.…
Wed 5th Aug 2026
Group Walk - 5.9ml. 18:15 The Riflemans pub on Greenside, Kendal. LA9 4LD. (GR SD511924). A walk through Serpentine Woods, visiting Cunswick Scar and Scout Scar, returning over the old race course. And a chance encounter with Postman Pat. This walk is part of our celebrations of 50 years of Lakeland LDWA. …
Sat 8th Aug 2026
Group Walk - n/a
Sat 15th Aug 2026
Group Walk - 20ml. 09:00 Heron Corn Mill, Mill Lane, Beetham, LA7 7PQ. Bring £2 cash for car park. (GR SD496799). A tour around Arnside & Silverdale taking in Dallam Tower deer park the Fairy Steps & Arnside Knott. Stunning views over Morecambe Bay. C: Lisa & Robin. E: LakelandRob@proton.me
Wed 19th Aug 2026
Group Walk - 10.9ml. 09:00 Coniston Tourist Information Centre Car Park. Start GR SD304976, Finish GR NY376046. Linear walk - Coniston to Ambleside - See bus times below. A chance to recce another section of our Lakeland 50 event. Visiting Tarn Hows and using some of the Cumbria Way with great views to the…
Sun 13th - Fri 18th Sep 2026
Group Walk - 60ml. TBC Crown Hotel, Blockley North Cotswolds. (GR SP165350). An early autumnal walk in the pretty North Cotswolds, visiting some of the iconic stone villages of the area. Great walking, lovely pubs & relaxing times. Contact leaders to learn about accommodation & book a place. Limit 16 people.…
Sat 26th Sep 2026
Group Walk - 22ml. 09:00 Station Inn, Oxenholme, Car parking in nearby layby on Hayclose Lane. (GR SD536901). A route which revisits old haunts enjoyed by Lakeland Challenge Events and Social Walks in the group's earlier days. For anyone wanting a much shorter loop you could turn this figure of 8 walk into…
Sat 10th Oct 2026
Group Walk - 16ml. 09:15 Meet at Thirsk Square to catch minibus - SE42952 82118. Walk starts on Horsefair in Boroughbridge - SE39571 66905. (GR SE430821). We leave Boroughbridge to walk along River Ure to meet the River Swale and cross the Vale of York back to Thirsk. Ascent - 300ft. To book a place on this…
Sun 11th Oct 2026
Group Walk - 12ml. 09:30 Meet at Thirsk Square. (GR SE430821). We walk initially beside Cod Beck, then through woodland and over parkland to reunite with the River Swale near Maunby. From here it is riverside walking to Morton-on-Swale. Ascent - 300ft. Mini bus at 16:00 returns us to Thirsk. To book a place…
Mon 12th Oct 2026
Group Walk - 15ml. 10:00 Meet near the Old Royal George in Morton-on-Swale. (GR SE326920). The route follows the Swale as closely as it can using meadows and parkland to reach Richmond, the gateway to the Dales. Mini bus at 16:30 returns us to Morton-on-Swale for our cars home. To book a place on this walk and…
Sun 18th Oct 2026
Group Walk - n/a
Sun 25th Oct 2026
Group Walk - 5ml. 09:00 Stonecross Manor Hotel, A6 South Kendal, LA9 5HP. Parking available. 0900 meet for the walk. 1300 for lunch then 1400 for AGM. (GR SD511911). The AGM day will start with a short walk to get everyone chatting. Followed by a delicious Sunday Lunch and then the formal AGM. Your…
Sun 22nd Nov 2026
Group Walk - 15ml. 09.00 Stockbridge Lane car park, Ulverston. Maps: Exp 6,7 (GR SD284783). Cumbria Way-Lowick Common-Spark Bridge-Greenodd. Parking £1.50 per day. C: Tom Telephone number in Strider. E: lakeland.chair@ldwa.org.uk
Sat 19th Dec 2026
Group Walk - 13ml. 09:00 Arnside pier. Roadside parking nearby. (GR SD456788). A walk around Arnside Knott and Eaves Wood, stopping in the group shelter in Gait Barrow for elevenses (4.5 miles). Continue around Gait Barrow, through to the Fairy Steps and down to the Heron Corn Mill in Beetham. Then through…
Sun 10th Jan 2027
Group Walk - 18ml. 09.00 Meet at parking area on the old road to Raven's Lodge; next turning on right off the A590 after Gilpin Bridge junction. (GR SD466850). Starting at Gilpin Bridge & heading over Scout Scar first then round with Whitbarrow in the afternoon. C: Nicky Wood & Ian Scott T: 07796 696 188. E:…
Sun 31st Jan 2027
Challenge Event - 23.5ml. in 9hr. Location: Abbot Hall Social Centre, Kendal (GR SD516923). On a scenic route via Cunswick Fell, Whitbarrow Scar & Scout Scar. Start: 08.00 (all to finish by 17.00). A cut-off time of 15.00 will be applied at checkpoint 3. Entries open 1st October for LDWA members, 1st December for…
Sat 10th - Sun 11th Apr 2027
Challenge Event - 24 or 50ml. 24 hours for 50 miles. John Ruskin School, Lake Road, Coniston. LA21 8EW (GR SD302973). The 24 mile route is broadly similar to our usual Spring in Lakeland, but starting in Coniston and walking through to Ambleside before returning to Coniston. 50 Mile entrants will follow the 24 mile…
