About us
We are a social walking club based in Sheffield aimed at people in their 20s and 30s. The group has been around since July 2002 and has been growing steadily ever since – currently we have around 200 members! We are part of the Ramblers, Britain's largest walking charity.
We're always on the lookout for new members, so please book on to a walk or social, or come along to one of our monthly New Members' Nights.
More events and further information about the group is listed on our Web page: https://www.sheffieldwalkinggroup.org.uk/
Being a Ramblers affiliated group we encourage our participants to join the Ramblers Association. This allows you to attend our great weekends away and get other Ramblers benefits. It also helps support the great work that Ramblers do to keep the countryside open to all and to fight for the things that matter most to walkers. You can read more about the work done by Ramblers here.
We have walks of varying lengths every weekend in the Peak District or the South Yorkshire countryside.
We have an active Socials programme ranging from meals out and cinema trips to dancing and pool championships, not to mention a Easter Egg, Pub Hunt and a Christmas Party every year. There's something for everyone!
We organise weekends away to beautiful locations across the UK such as Snowdonia, the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales. They're a great opportunity to see some of the most picturesque parts of the country and take a break from work and the city for a very reasonable price.
We’re a Ramblers group run by volunteers who we rely on to keep it going. There are lots of ways to get involved, so if you’d like to lead a walk, organise a social or join the committee, we’d love to hear from you!
Upcoming events
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Take the Rough with the Smooth
Location not specified yetWalk Leader: Alex
Difficulty: Moderate
Start time: 10:20
End time: 16:30
Start point: Bus stop Baslow, opposite Devonshire Bridge (note stop location!)
Start point - What 3 Words: ///removal.proudest.novels
End point (if not circular): Hathersage
Distance (in miles): 11
Ascent (in meters): 473
Which Ethels are included in your walk, if any?: Sir William Hill
Is your walk dog friendly?: Yes, well-behaved dogs kept on a leadFull description:
From Baslow we head up-river to Calver, then over the Low to Coombs Dale. We then make an ironically smooth assent up Rough Side. Then we take Black Harry Lane to EYAM for lunch. There may be opportunity to purchase hot drinks if we are on track for 16:30 finish. Then there is a rough-on-the-legs assent from Eyam to Sir William Hill. After placing a ACCA on the rugby, we will cross over Eyam Moor to Hathersage. For here you can take the bus/ train home or stay for pie and pint while watching the game.Public transport or car sharing options: Linear walk.
Take the 218 Sheffield interchange 09:40 to Baslow 10:20 (note this is not the usual stop).
Return from Hathersage by any of the regular trains and buses.Be prepared:
Please remember to dress appropriately for the time of year, with plenty of warm clothes and waterproofs, as well as food and water. Further information on what to bring can be found on our website here: https://www.sheffieldwalkinggroup.org.uk/be-preparedSign-up:
Sign-up for this walk opens 5 days before the event. If you sign up and can no longer make it, please be respectful of others and remove yourself from the event so that others can take your place. We request you do this ***NO LATER THAN 6pm*** the night before the walk.Please note:
Sheffield 20’s and 30’s Walking Group is part of the Ramblers, a registered charity. All of our leaders are volunteers. Everyone is welcome to join us on our walks, there is no need to contact us in advance, and as long as you have a place on our Meetup booking system you can just show up. Non-members can come on up to 3 walks before joining the group. After 3 walks, we require you to sign up as a Ramblers member for insurance purposes. More information about the group can be found at https://www.sheffieldwalkinggroup.org.uk/faqs.21 attendees
Foolowing Around
The Bulls Head Inn, Foolow, S32 5Q, Hope Valley, GBLeader: Miranda
Difficulty: Moderate
Start time: 10:30
End time: 13:30
Start point: Outside the Bulls Head pub in Foolow
Start point - What 3 Words: ///scorched.obligated.pictures
End point (if not circular): Circular
Distance (in miles): 6.3
Ascent (in meters): 243
Which Ethels are included in your walk, if any?: Wardlow Hay Cop
Is your walk dog friendly?: Yes, well-behaved dogs kept on a leadFull description: To Foolow because we don’t go there often. We’ll head out for a White Peak adventure down Cressbrook Dale, maybe visit Peter’s Stone, and then up to Wardlow Hay Cop for a quick Ethel, into Wardlow and back to Foolow to the pub. Lovely!
Please bring lunch - we’ll find a nice spot for lunch on the route.
Be prepared - some of the route will be muddy! Trainers are not recommended.
Public transport or car sharing options: 65 bus leaves Sheffield Interchange at 9:35 and arrives at 10:25. We’ll aim for the 14:03 back.
Please use the comments on Meetup to arrange lifts if you’re driving. There’s some free parking in the village - please park nicely!
Be prepared: Please remember to dress appropriately for the time of year, with plenty of warm clothes and waterproofs, as well as food and water. Further information on what to bring can be found on our website here: https://www.sheffieldwalkinggroup.org.uk/be-prepared
Sign-up: Sign-up for this walk opens 5 days before the event. If you sign up and can no longer make it, please be respectful of others and remove yourself from the event so that others can take your place. We request you do this ***NO LATER THAN 6pm*** the night before the walk.
Please note: Sheffield 20’s and 30’s Walking Group is part of the Ramblers, a registered charity. All of our leaders are volunteers. Everyone is welcome to join us on our walks. New members can come on up to 3 walks before joining the group. After 3 walks, we require you to sign up as a Ramblers member for insurance purposes. More
information about the group can be found at
https://www.sheffieldwalkinggroup.org.uk/.15 attendees
Harboro-ing a Secret Among the Snowdrops
Location not specified yetWalk Leader: Rhys
Co-leader: Emma
Difficulty: Moderate
Start time: 10:30
End time: 14:00 (later if you come and visit Hopton Hall Snowdrop Walk)
Start point: Hopton Hall, Hopton, Derbyshire, DE4 4DF
Start point - What 3 Words: careless.plantings.punchy
End point (if not circular): Hopton Hall, Hopton, Derbyshire, DE4 4DF
Distance (in miles): 6.1
Ascent (in meters): 150m (ish)
Which Ethels are included in your walk, if any?: Harboro’ Rocks
Is your walk dog friendly?: NoFull description:
Starting at Hopton Hall in Derbyshire, we will follow the path around Carsington and Doglow Woods then head north-west up to our featured Ethel-of-the-day Harboro’ Rocks standing high at 379m (or 1,243ft for the imperialists among us - you weirdos!) with hopefully some good views of Carsington Water. We will then come down and, after the withdrawal symptoms have ceased (BYO naloxone), we will head down the mountain and pass such natural awe-inspiring landmarks as ‘air shaft’, ‘depot’ and ‘wind turbine’ before looping back round to Hopton Hall where hopefully we should all arrive together in one piece (provided there hasn’t been some horrible wind turbine related mishap).There is a beautiful snowdrop walk in the grounds of Hopton Hall which is only open in February, which by happy coincidence is the very same month it is right now! Admission to the Snowdrop walk is £5 per person if you are interested and would like to see some pretty flowers. I will state, for the record, that I do not have a stake in Big Snowdrop, and those are just the rules of Hopton Hall.
Public transport or car sharing options:
Unfortunately, there is no direct public transport. Car pooling is recommend. Car snookering is not.
(Please arrange car shares in the Meetup comments)It is worth noting that Hopton Hall is in Derbyshire about 1 hour away by car so please leave in plenty of time.
Be prepared:
Please remember to dress appropriately for the time of year, with enough layers, sun protection if required, a waterproof, as well as food and water. Further information on what to bring can be found on our website here: https://www.sheffieldwalkinggroup.org.uk/be-preparedSign-up:
Sign-up for this walk opens 5 days before the event. If you sign up and can no longer make it, please be respectful of others and remove yourself from the event so that others can take your place. We request you do this ***NO LATER THAN 6pm*** the night before the walk.Please note:
Sheffield 20’s and 30’s Walking Group is part of the Ramblers, a registered charity. All of our leaders are volunteers. Everyone is welcome to join us on our walks, there is no need to contact us in advance, and as long as you have a place on our Meetup booking system you can just show up. Non-members can come on up to 3 walks before joining the group. After 3 walks, we require you to sign up as a Ramblers member for insurance purposes. More information about the group can be found at https://www.sheffieldwalkinggroup.org.uk/faqs.6 attendees
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