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Wakefield and District Ramblers Group

We are the Wakefield and District Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking

Overview

      A clockwise walk around a surprisingly rural area on the Leeds/Wakefield boundary.  We pass Leventhorpe vineyard on our way to the parkland at Temple Newsam.  We'll be able to admire the house from the top of the Avenue whilst we have our mid morning break. Through Hollinthorpe and the outskirts of Swillington, using some of the Leeds Country Way, to our lunch stop at the RSPB site, St Aidans.  Here, there are toilets and a cafe where refreshments are available; toilets are free, refreshments are not. Through the reserve and along the towing path of the Aire & Calder Navigation back to Woodlesford.  There are no stiles.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

Saturday, 19 October 2024
Start time:
10:00 am
Estimated finish time:
2:00 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
16.1km / 10.0mi
Ascent:
N/A
Type:
circular

Starting point

Grid reference:
SE 36799 29001
Nearest postcode:
LS26 8LZ
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lush.films.test
Start time:
10:00 am

Meet Woodlesford Railway Station, LS26 8LZ

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking