TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS

Even if you don’t own or have access to a car, you can still join us when we head off to the hills.

We meet at a pre-arranged location near the city centre (usually the public car park at the junciton of Exchange Street and Corporation Street, ) before setting off to our desination. As well as acting as a car pool to limit 2020 Calendar of Events the number of vehicles that drive out to our desired location (parking spaces Find us on Facebook to get up to are often very limited at our hike date information for scheduled and starting points), this gives us a chance adhoc events and for walk pics and to meet and greet any new walkers, comments. before discussing the specifi cs of the hike ahead.

Check out our website for more details about the club as well as walk descriptions, equipment and membership details, and news and pics from our previous walks. [email protected] www.outandabouthikers.org.uk www.outandabouthikers.org.uk WHO WE ARE   CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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