2023

Wander to Wroot - 2023

Six brave soles met at the appointed hour of 08:30 after losing one hours sleep as the clocks had 'sprung' forward. We met at the Hatfield Moor car park and begun by retracing our January social walk route behind the prison complex (with a short diversion) towards 10-acre pond. Following the…

A Nightjar we go Hunting - 2023

8 LDWA members met at Thorne North train Station car park for our February social walk. We were promised blue skies and a dry day. With a few Vermuyden Members MIA we had visitors from East Yorks, High Peak and a possible new member for High Peak as a newbie joined us. The morning saw us negotiate…

Hobbling around Hatfield - 2023

8 Vermuyden Members, 5 East Yorks, 3 Lincolnshire, 4 Irregulars and Bev a High Peak member made 21 walkers meeting at the Hatfield moor car park for a Flat Earth Society 17ml wander in the footsteps of Cornelius Vermuyden. Leaving the Car Park onto the route of The Peaklands Way towards 10 acre…

Cop a P P P - 2023

Yet another smashing route devised by Roy T. Six joined us at the appointed 08:30 from Honley. Reaching Meltham and the valley bottom we all noted the lonely farmhouse way up the hillside of West Nabb. Unbeknown to us elevenses were took at Deerhill Rezzie, just after the lane that took you to said…

Colne Valley Trail - Joint with Calderdale LDWA - 2023

12 LDWA members from Vermuyden LDWA, Calderdale LDWA and a couple of visitors met at Golcar car park ready for a bit of a tough hilly 14ml social walk. We had one returning from injury and a newbie (Maria) having never walked further than 7ml before.  Leaving the environs of Huddersfield we found…

A Joint Walk with Sherwood and High Peak Group.- 2023

This month's social walk was another joint adventure along with the High Peak Group and Sherwood LDWA, arriving at Heatherdean car park we were met by a party in total of 23. Bev was our leader today and broke out the bad news there was no café and more sacrilege no pub stop for lunch. So 08:30 we…

A Loop from Langold - 2023

Today saw us meet at the Langold Park café for an 18ml route that promised to be a warm one. Bill was leading and we all wished Carol a speedy recovery, Lorna and Karen S kept the pace up with them both chatting and walking up front all day.We had a visitor from Sherwood LDWA who had made contact…

The Wanderlust Way - 2023

We all met up at the side of the Barn for an 08:30am off. This Social walk lead by Lorna was the Wanderlust Way, re-named in 1990 from The Bradley 20 to commemorate the life and work of James Neville Cole (1916 – 1989). It was a little overcast first thing and we all noted that the Wednesday…

Finding Paths in Fenwick - 2023

Just three Vermuyden members and a visitor from East Yorkshire joined us on this month's social walk around Fenwick. After storm Babet we knew a bit of water would be knocking about (more of that later) but a sunny dry day was promised. Leaving The Baxters Arms Fenwick we made our way through the…

Sauntering around Snaith - 2023

Six folk met up at Snaith train station, 3 Vermuyden members, a visitor from East Yorks, Lincolnshire and a token Pirate. Leaving the station, we found the river Aire where we followed the bank east to leave eventually onto Lodge Lane towards Gowdall. Once through Gowdall we crossed the Wakefield…

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