Ride2stride 2013
The dates for next years Settle-Carlisle Walking Festival are:
Tuesday April 30 - Monday May 6, 2013
Get it in your diaries now!
The end of a great festival week!
Ride2stride 2012 is finally over. It's been a week
of great walks, fascinating talks and wonderful music.
After a very windy first day the weather was generally kind and each
of the 35 events attracted a good crowd. People stayed in pubs, B&Bs,
hostels and holiday cottages along the length of the line just to take
part in the festival, and as the week went on began to greet each other
like old friends.
Feedback is still coming in from the 13 groups that came together to
create ride2stride, but generally the feeling is that
it's been a great success.
Ride2stride 2012 might be over - roll on 2013....
May 9th 2012
Festival off to a great start
ride2stride got off to a great Mayday start today as
walkers and singers crowded onto the platform at Settle Station for the
launch of the first Settle-Carlisle Walking Festival.
The rain held off as Chris Grogan welcomed walkers from the morning
train on behalf of the festival committee.
Diane Taylor of Friends of DalesRail and Colin Speakman of the
Yorkshire Dales Society both said a few words before leading off the
first two walks of the week.
Singers from the Settle Singing for Pleasure group sang classics such
as “Settle-Carlisle” and “Raindrops keep falling on my head” as the
walkers headed for the fells.
It looks like being a great week!
May 1st 2012
Change to Dales High Way walk
Details of a walk in the printed programme have changed, but the
start details remain the same.
A
Taste of A Dales High Way (Sunday, May 6th, 10.10 am from
Settle Station), was advertised as including a bus ride to Malham, but
changes in the bus timetable have meant this had to be cut.
Chris Grogan - committee member of the Yorkshire Dales Society and
Secretary of the Friends of A Dales High Way – who is leading the walk,
said: “It’s a shame about the bus, but we’re taking a circular route
instead, climbing up past Jubillee Caves and on to join the Dales High
Way above Langscar Gate, for the return passing Kirkby Fell and the
stunning Attermire Scar. It’s a little longer at 10 miles total, but a
bit easier going, so it should be a great day’s walk.”
The 10 mile walk is described as moderate, but with a fairly steep
ascent at the beginning and similarly steep descent at the end. Meet at
Settle Station at 10.10 am to meet the 09.00 am train from Leeds. Food
and drink for a full day, waterproofs and good boots please. Finish in
plenty of time for refreshments in Settle and the 18.19 return train to
Leeds.
April 20 2012
Guided Tours of Carlisle
For anyone visiting Carlisle during ride2stride week there are 2
great walking tours of the city on offer from
Great Guided Tours.
On Friday May 4 there’s a tour of Carlisle Citadel and Crown Court
with a behind the scenes look at the condemned cell, the old cells and
the Crown Court.
1.30pm & 3pm £5 Adult. £4 Senior. Child
£2. One hour 15 minute tours.
Please pay the guide or phone to book Tel. 01228 670578.
£1 discount for passengers off the Settle-Carlisle line showing a
valid ticket.
On Monday May 7 there’s a Secret City walking tour which takes in the
historic heart of Carlisle with complimentary tea or coffee at Hoopers
Restaurant.
2pm £5 Adult. £4 Senior. Children free.
One hour 30 minute tour.
Book and depart Carlisle Tourist Information Centre. Tel. 01228
625600
£1 discount for passengers off the Settle-Carlisle line showing a
valid ticket.
For more information about either tour please contact:
carol@greatguidedtours.co.uk
Open Book Visitor Guiding Tel. 01228 670578 M: 07775
603397
April 16 2012
Festival features in Walking
Country
Ticket
to STRIDE
It might be the world's most picturesque rail line - and it's
definitely the only one with its own walking festival. Rachel Broomhead
buys a weekend ticket for the sensational Settle-Carlisle Railway.
The Spring edition of Country Walking Magazine includes a big feature
on walks from the Settle-Carlisle railway, with a good plug for
ride2stride.
See
Country Walking Magazine here.
March 30 2012
Everest mountaineer to launch walks
Everest mountaineer Alan Hinkes OBE, a former pupil of Northallerton
Grammar
school, will launch two guided walks from Garsdale station on
Friday May 4th, both to Hawes, as part of the ride2stride festival.
Alan Hinkes is the first Briton to climb the world's highest
mountains. These are the 14 8000m peaks, all of which are in the 'death
zone', where human survival rate is measured in hours. They are the most
dangerous mountains on the planet. Alan is part of an exclusive club of
only 12 people alive who have achieved this feat, which is the same
number of people who have stood on the moon. Many have perished
attempting this challenge.
Both the 10 mile strenuous walk, and the shorter 6 mile moderate walk
leave Garsdale Station at 10.21, returning by bus.
March 30 2012
