What we’re about
Walking in and around Northamptonshire
Welcome! We are a group of working age people from in and around Northamptonshire who enjoy walking and socialising together. Our walks take place on Sundays, around two weekends a month. New members are warmly welcomed, so if you’re new to the area, looking to extend your social circle or would like someone else to take the map-reading strain, please come along and give us a go!
Our walking community
Our walks are free and led by an experienced, volunteer walk leader. Typically, we’ll walk 8 – 10 miles each walk, although we do offer shorter walks on a regular basis. We usually start walking at 10.30am in the morning, finishing around 3pm.
Our routes take us on field paths linking the beautiful villages and waterways of Northamptonshire, stopping for a welcome rest and a drink in a local pub along the way whenever the route allows.
In the summer we often venture further afield such as the Cotswolds, the Chilterns and the Peak District and also plan local evening walks. We also organise regular social events and trips away.
We publish an outline walks schedule on our Facebook page, and aim to publish more details around a month before the walk takes place on Facebook, MeetUp and the Go walking section Ramblers Walk Finder.
If you would like to sign up to our mailing list to keep up to date with our walks and social activities please click on the link below to subscribe
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We were formed in 2002, not profit making and run by a group or volunteers who are active in the group all of our walks are also published on our Facebook page & on the Ramblers website.
We are part of and funded by the [Ramblers](http://www.ramblers.org.uk/), Britain's walking charity who are working to create a Britain where everyone has the freedom to enjoy the outdoors on foot. You are free to join us for several different events before we ask you to consider joining Ramblers as a member. Joining Ramblers All our walks (and those of all other Ramblers groups) are free for Ramblers members. Joining Ramblers costs approximately £41.00 per person per year or £3.42 per month and £55.00 or £4.58 per month for a couple. Discounted membership is available for the unemployed, full-time students and people on means tested benefits. For more information and to join please visit [www.ramblers.org.uk](http://www.ramblers.org.uk) We look forward to meeting you at one of our events soon.
Upcoming events (3)
See all- Local Walk - Rushden, 6.2 miles, walk leader JohnWilco car park, Rushden, rushden
Starting from the Wilco Car park Rushden heading out on the greenway and across the fields to Caldecott and Chelveston and returning back through Higham Ferrers back to Rushden. There is no pub stop during the walk but we will find somewhere to stop & eat our packed lunches. For those who want to when we return to Rushden we will go for a drink at the newly reopened Craft Beer bar The General.
Please meet in the Car Park ready to start walking promptly at 10.30am.
Starting point: Wilco car park, Rushden
58 Duck St, Rushden NN10 9SD
Grid ref: SP 955 669
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Well-behaved dogs are welcome, though please note there maybe stiles, livestock and other dogs on the walk. Any dog owners are fully responsible for their dog. More information is available on the Ramblers website https://www.ramblers.org.uk/advice/safety/dog-walkers.aspx
Please be aware that all of our walk details are shared on the Ramblers walk finder, our Facebook page and in our Meetup group.
You are welcome to join us on any of our walks you can either let us know you’re coming if it’s your first time by emailing us or by confirming your attendance on either Facebook or Meetup.
We are part of, & funded by the Ramblers (Britain's walking charity) www.ramblers.org.uk, who are working to create a Britain where everyone has the freedom to enjoy the outdoors on foot. Our walks are free to attend but, once you have attended three of our walks we would ask you to consider joining the Ramblers as a member. - Local walk - Licthborough, 8.5 miles, walk leader BelindaNorthampton Road, Litchborough, Litchborough
Join us for an 8.5 mile walk from Litchborough, in the morning we'll head north to Upper and Church Stowe across the fields in the undulating countryside of this part of Northants. We'll eat our packed lunch in the public garden in Farthingstone, with the option of visiting the pub for a drink. In the afternoon we'll head out to Knightley woods before making our way back to the start.
Meet by the phonebox on Northampton Road, near the junction with Towcester Road, after parking considerately around the village.
Northampton Road, Litchborough, Towcester, NN12 8JB
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If you would like to sign up to our mailing list to keep up to date with our walks and social activities please click on the link below to subscribe
http://eepurl.com/hRnSmbWell-behaved dogs are welcome, though please note there maybe stiles, livestock and other dogs on the walk. Any dog owners are fully responsible for their dog. More information is available on the Ramblers website https://www.ramblers.org.uk/advice/safety/dog-walkers.aspx
Please be aware that all of our walk details are shared on the Ramblers walk finder, our Facebook page and in our Meetup group.
You are welcome to join us on any of our walks you can either let us know you’re coming if it’s your first time by emailing us or by confirming your attendance on either Facebook or Meetup.We are part of, & funded by the Ramblers (Britain's walking charity) www.ramblers.org.uk, who are working to create a Britain where everyone has the freedom to enjoy the outdoors on foot. Our walks are free to attend but, once you have attended three of our walks we would ask you to consider joining the Ramblers as a member.
- Santa Hat Walk - Northampton Town Centre, 8 miles, walk leader SantaAll Saints, Church, Northampton
For this year's Santa Hat Walk we will once again be starting in the centre of Northampton, to make sure plenty of people see our Santa Hats and costumes!
Meet for a 10.30 am start at the front of All Saints Church, which will by then have a Christmas tree up so some great photo opportunities with Santa!
From there we will head through town and then through Beckett's Park and along the riverside, then through the Northampton Washlands.
We stop in Little Houghton for lunch (bring your own packed lunch), followed by a drink at the Four Pears.
From there we will return to Northampton via Great Houghton and the grounds of Delapre Abbey where there can be a further stop for tea and cake! Then it's back into town via the University Campus.
There is also the option of a further drink in town at the end, should anyone wish.
The walk is around 8 miles in total, mostly on the relatively flat, other than down from town at the start and back up at the end.
Santa Hats are compulsory, dressing up in Christmas costume (elf etc) is strongly encouraged!
Google pin for the start of the walk: https://maps.app.goo.gl/SihsytRm6h4561fV9If you would like to sign up to our mailing list to keep up to date with our walks and social activities please click on the link below to subscribe
http://eepurl.com/hRnSmbWell-behaved dogs are welcome, though please note there maybe stiles, livestock and other dogs on the walk. Any dog owners are fully responsible for their dog. More information is available on the Ramblers website https://www.ramblers.org.uk/advice/safety/dog-walkers.aspx
Please be aware that all of our walk details are shared on the Ramblers walk finder, our Facebook page and in our Meetup group.
You are welcome to join us on any of our walks you can either let us know you’re coming if it’s your first time by emailing us or by confirming your attendance on either Facebook or Meetup.We are part of, & funded by the Ramblers (Britain's walking charity) www.ramblers.org.uk, who are working to create a Britain where everyone has the freedom to enjoy the outdoors on foot. Our walks are free to attend but, once you have attended three of our walks we would ask you to consider joining the Ramblers as a member.
Google pin for the start of the walk: https://maps.app.goo.gl/SihsytRm6h4561fV9
