We meet approximately every two weeks. We aim to have walks about 5 miles in length. We usually meet at a pub where we can park and have lunch after the walk. Numbers can vary from 6 to 16. We don’t have a specific day of the week for our walks; the day is chosen by whoever is leading the walk. This arrangement enables each of us to do at least some of the walks without clashing with other regular commitments.

We walk anywhere in Leicestershire and Rutland, using the well signed footpaths. Occasionally we venture into neighbouring counties.

Some pictures of our walks

Coffee stop at Foxton locks. Photograph by Irene Ault

Starting out across the horse paddocks at Gumley. Photograph by Irene Ault

A May walk at Gumley

The objective, Stanage Edge

Time for a rest

Still climbing

Lunch

At the top

On the way down

Hathersage well dressing

Passed on the way back to the railway station

A day out by train in Derbyshire: Hathersage to Stanage Edge and back.

Photographs by Irene Ault