Welcome To Barnsley & Penistone Ramblers
Who are the Ramblers?
The Ramblers is a national organisation that exists to promote the benefits that walking can bring. It aims to show that walking, particularly out in the open countryside, is an experience that can bring you joy and improve your health whilst leading you to discover a true respect for the life of the countryside. There are around 500 groups across the country with over 102,000 members. Each group organises regular walks and many carry out other activities, such as maintenance of footpaths and campaigning work to keep footpaths open for public use.
The Barnsley & Penistone Group
The Barnsley & Penistone group aims to help local people, regardless of age, ability, sex or race to enjoy walking. You are warmly invited to join us, to not only enjoy the walking but also the scenery and companionship of fellow walkers.
Steve Ansell Memorial Walk, Wortley Hall, 25 November 2023 - Photograph Courtesy of 'Tee Buoy'
There is a regular programme of:
- Weekly Saturday walks, usually between 8 and 10 miles each, which range in technical difficulty from ‘easy’ to ‘moderate’: and
- Once per month there is a short ‘Friendship’ walk of up to 2 miles with a technical difficulty of ‘easy’. Although everyone is welcome, these walks are aimed at those who still enjoy walking but cannot manage longer walks. At the end of each walk we visit a café for refreshments and to further enjoy each other’s company.
In addition a series of mid-week walks are being trialled, each a distance of between 5 and 6 miles.
The group has a car sharing policy which operates from local meeting points, and if sharing you are asked to make a nominal contribution towards the drivers fuel costs. If you do not have your own transport, or have any questions about a walk, please contact the walk leader. Contact details for the walk leader and the location of meeting point(s) will be notified for each walk.
For general enquiries about the group please email our Chairperson using Website Email
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