Orston Walkers

(Page updated 2nd August 2017)

We are a small friendly group of enthusiastic walkers who meet up about twice a month. Most walks are on Tuesday mornings, covering about 6 – 8 miles. We also arrange occasional longer walks for those who like a challenge.

We meet at 0930 in Orston Village Hall car park for all walks unless otherwise indicated. We then arrange car sharing on an adhoc basis where we need to drive to the start of a walk.

New walkers are very welcome whether you come along for one walk or join us on a regular basis. Please contact Pauline on 01949 851379 or email paulinefaz@live.com if you would like to be included on our email circulation list or would like any further information

Next Walks:

Here are the proposed walk dates for the next walks – Please keep an eye on your email for information about possible cancellation if the weather is particularly bad. All morning walks, meeting Orston Village Hall car park at 0930, unless otherwise indicated. Please let me know if going direct to the walk start point.
If a walk has to be cancelled, Pauline will normally circulate an email by 8am on the day of the walk.

Tuesday 15th August – Bob and Jen will lead a 5 mile circular walk in the West Leake area. Further details to follow.

Tuesday 29th August – I will make another attempt to lead the Hoveringham walk that had to be cancelled on 6th June. A reminder: This is a 6-mile circular walk in the Hoveringham area. Easy flat walking, following familiar riverside, tracks and field paths. Starting point: the large riverside parking area on the side of the Trent off Hoveringham Road.

I’m looking for volunteers to lead walks – can you help? If so, please let me know your preferred date(s). If you’re interested but have questions please don’t hesitate to contact me by email or 01949 851379/07811 001197).

Special events

Adventures in The Yorkshire Dales – May 2017

Another very successful trip to Arkengarthdale, the northern most Dale. As usual we stayed at the CB Inn. Excellent accommodation, good food and great beers. Eleven of us made the trip and the weather was unbelievable. In fact it was rather too hot on the walk from Richmond on the final day (28 degrees!). John Johnson met us on arrival at the CB Inn having completed approx. half The Coast To Coast walk the previous week. He left us on the last day with Gordon to complete the easterly part of the Walk heading to Robin Hood’s Bay. Well done to both.

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Twelve walkers on this our fourth venture north. The weather was kind, the accommodation and food great and a welcoming pint or two of Wainwrights best bitter to finish the day.

Xmas Walk – 20th December 2016 –
Another good lunch at the Earl of Chesterfield after a 6 mile circular walk from Shelford to Radcliffe. An excellent turnout with 25 walkers and partners enjoying the Christmas fayre. A big thank you to Pauline for organising this event and for all her work keeping the Walkers active right through the year.
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This walk was a bit of a departure from our usual pattern as we stopped mid-way at the Manor Tea Rooms in Bleasby to help Jean, one of our founder members, celebrate a ‘significant’ birthday.

Our stay in the Yorkshire Dales was extended to 3 nights this year. It worked well for our party of 12. Although the medium range forecast was grim the weather was quite kind to us and we ended each day with dry boots.

Following a successful walking break in the Dales in May 2013 it was decided we make this an annual event. As no one could, dared or wanted to suggest another destination we again used The Charles Bathurst Inn in Arkengarthdale as a base as they had made us so welcome previously. We were not disappointed.
Eleven walkers made the trip and we had planned walks for each of the three days. The weather was very kind to us. It looks as though The CB Inn will have to brace itself for another visit from Orston next year.

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