The Settle-Carlisle Walking Festival Spring Is a Crucial Time of Year for Wildlife and Livestock in the Yorkshire Dales
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They They station. a at finish and start walks led All » ride2stride Ride2Stride Led Walks - notes for walkers. for notes - Walks Led Ride2Stride CARLISLE Every day of the festival there are a Throughout the festival Tue May 1 number of walks on offer, all leaving from week pubs along the line Royal Oak FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS Settle stations along the line. The walks are will be buzzing with music and song. organised by different groups, each one In each case you should arrive properly Wed May 2 led by an experienced walk leader. prepared with good walking boots and Each day sees a Midland Hotel There are 28 led walks from 4 to 15 miles clothes (including waterproofs) and enough d i f f e r e n t v e n u e Appleby and 1 guided tour. They all start directly food and drink for a full day. Led walks are hosting some of the best folk musicians Thur May 3 from the station, where you will be met from free (*some use a bus link - fares payable) Black Bull Hotel the train by your walk leader. and don’t require advanced booking. from the region. On Kirkby Stephen most days the music The walks are graded: will run from the mid Fri May 4 EASY - Leisurely walks with regular stops afternoon and late into Moorcock Inn WALKS for viewing & refreshment. Any climbs will the evening, with Garsdale be of a fairly modest gradient & length. breaks. Sat May 5 MODERATE - These cater for the more O n e a c h d a y a George & Dragon experienced walkers. Expect a full day at a number of the walks Dent steady pace. You may well encounter MUSIC will finish near the steeper gradients & more difficult terrain. Sun May 6 venue, so you can Crown Hotel STRENUOUS - A full day’s walk at a brisk enjoy the music before catching your train home. Horton-in-R’dale pace; you probably will encounter steep Admission is free, but there will be regular bucket collections to help slopes and difficult terrain. The walk may meet the musicians' expenses. Mon May 7 also include yomping and/or short Settle Social Club The music sessions will continue long past the departure of the last train Settle scrambles. There could be time constraints. - it's your responsibility to make sure you get home! The festival features talks by Wed, May 2, 14.30. Friends SPECIAL TALKS r e n o w n e d w a l k e r s , Meeting House, Settle. £3.00. campaigners, archaeologists and authors, who will In this fascinating illustrated talk share their knowledge and love of the area. The talks all Bill Fraser looks at the rocks and GUIDED TOUR take place in Settle. There is a small charge to cover the materials used in the construction costs of room hire - light refreshments included. of Ribblehead Viaduct, when and in what environments they were From Hill Farm to Hiker Tuesday, May 1, formed and where they were 19.30. Friends quarried. There’s an associated Meeting House, Thursday walk from Ribblehead. Settle. £3.00. Join Chris Grogan, co- Fri, May 4, 14.15. Friends Meeting creator of A Dales House, Settle. £3.00. High Way, for a Join Colin Speakman, well known light-hearted, author and countryside campaigner, The Jericho Shanty illustrated talk for an illustrated talk about the life Town Experience about how her childhood on a Dentdale hill farm and achievements of Dent’s famous led to a lifelong passion for walking and the pioneer geologist - Adam Sedgwick. Visit the site of the old shanty towns creation of this popular long-distance trail. There is an associated short walk around Ribblehead Viaduct before a With an associated Ribblehead walk on Saturday. from Settle in the morning. short guided train ride to Garsdale (train fare payable). Thursday May 3rd For more information and additional events please check the website: www.ride2stride.org.uk FESTIVAL PROGRAMME VENUE / START MEET EVENT WALK START STN. TIME TRAIN RUN DETAILS (for more info see ride2stride.org.uk) GRADE (RETURN) (FINISH) departing: BY DATE TYPE www.northernrailway.co.uk Walk Surprising Settle.