We are the Chase & District Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.
Hello Everyone
Here's our latest Walk Programme covering October, November, & December 2024.
We've also included some information below regarding what to expect on our organised group walks especially if you're a beginner, but also applicable should you already be a Ramblers member joining one of our walks for the first time. In reality our own methods are probably not much different to those of other groups.
We'll always make sure to introduce you during our briefing at start of the walk and make you welcome. We're all easy to get on with.
We look forward to your company.
Disregard all of the timings & dates shown below please. We're tweaking this Walk Description template for another purpose here.😁
What to expect on your first walk with ourselves
If you’re new to all of this we know that it can be a bit daunting to join a bunch of strangers because everyone of us has been in that exact position at some point as far as the group is concerned. As somebody once said, “The hardest part about starting anything new……is starting!” First of all, you don’t need to be super fit. A reasonable level of fitness will usually be more than adequate and if you have a little walking experience already then that’s great. How much experience? As a rule of thumb if you can walk 4 or 5 miles solo you’ll be fine for eight or nine with the group because we take our time at a leisurely pace. However, it is best to avoid any walk graded as strenuous if you are a beginner.
On a typical Sunday we’ll attract anywhere between 15 to 30 walkers depending on the weather, location, duration etc. The proceedings will take up most of the day usually returning home by around tea-time depending on how far we‘ve travelled to our walk venue. At the start we’ll ask you to officially sign-on primarily so we know how many are out, and we’ll check that number periodically. An hour or so after the walk starts we’ll take a 15 minute coffee break, followed buy a suitable lunch stop after half distance. Ideally that would be somewhere with seating and perhaps shelter of some description - for example a park, a church foyer, a picnic site, or simply by the wayside providing the weather is OK. We tend not to stop at any pubs or cafes during the walk itself because this isn‘t necessarily everyone’s choice, but many will do so afterwards to round off our day.
With regards to basic equipment you’ll need study footwear (boots preferably), waterproofs, and something to sit on even if that’s just a plastic bag. Sufficient food and drink for the day completes the “must have” list. It’s also practical to bring at least a change of footwear for afterwards as conditions may turn out to be wet and muddy especially at this time of year.
Finally, have a good breakfast please so that you leave home on a full tank!
Our Sunday meeting point is Anglesey Street rail station car park, Hednesford WS12 1AB adjacent to Hednesford Ex-servicemen's Club midway down the street, not the Poundstrecher car park nearer the town centre. ⚠️Please note that if our walk is local we'll dispense with the Hednesford rendezvous and go direct to the walk's starting venue. We'll advise accordingly within the walk details posted on this webpage a few days before each event takes place, usually by the preceding Tuesday evening.
