- Welsh 3000 Challenge Weekend 2024YHA Snowdon Ranger, Caernarfon£123.00
In order to complete the Welsh 3000s Challenge you are required to have been at the top of all 15 of the mountains over 3000 ft in Wales within the space of 24 elapsed walking hours, without using any form of transport.
The length is about 24 miles, but the walks to the start point and down from the finish point can take it to over 30 miles in total. Some will do this without stopping though it is more common to spread that 24 hours over 3 days of walking. It's still a very tough feat starting each day at the point you finished on the previous day.
Day 1 is an especially long walk, Day 2 includes Tryfan and Day 3 includes Crib Goch so plenty of challenge for everyone.
If you are not up for these very tough objectives, it is not an event for you. Participants are expected to take part in all three days or none at all so please bear that in mind when making arrangements.
Overnight accommodation on Friday and Saturday nights is provided alongside group members taking part in our Snowdon Celebration Weekend based at YHA Snowdon Ranger.
Due to the linear nature of the walks we'll be organising a taxi ride each day to get you in the right place. These will be charged at £8 per day per person and this amount collected when balances are paid.
All food is provided from Friday dinner to packed lunch on Sunday but we have no staff as such so help is needed with preparation and clearing up on a voluntary basis. We do cater for most dietary requirements and preferences but please ask if unsure. All main meals are included but we don't normally provide biscuits, cakes or desserts so if you want to bring some of these to share that would be lovely.
YHA Snowdon Ranger is situated on the Beddgelert to Caernarfon road but is in an isolated spot with no pub or shops nearby so any drinks required need to be brought with you. Yes, we do stay up late, play board games and card games and will have a bit of music and dancing on Saturday night. so if you are a sensitive sleeper ear plugs can be a good idea.
For new bookings the full cost of £123 including the allowance for taxi rides over the weekend needs to be paid when you book, to which must be added Meetup booking fees if booking through Meetup. You can also pay / book using BACS without Meetup Booking Fees but please tell us you are doing this so that we can manually add you to the attendee list.
If you have previously paid a deposit, the balance of £93 which includes the allowance for taxi rides over the weekend was payable by BACS 12 weeks prior to the event being 5th July 2024 so now overdue.
Account Code: 40848442
Sort Code: 56-00-61
Account Name: Peak Activities & Leisure LimitedIf you have to cancel with more than 28 clear days notice your full payment will be refunded less £30 cancellation fee. No refunds will be provided to those cancelling with less than 28 clear days notice. ("clear" means does not include event start date or cancellation date!
Up to date availability on all of our weekends away is viewable at a glance at:-
https://www.peakmeetupgroup.com/weekends
Please address any questions about the weekend directly to [email protected] or via Meetup
- Snowdonia Walking Social and Celebration Break 2024YHA Snowdon Ranger, Caernarfon£89.00
We have quite a lot to celebrate this year. Having come through the pandemic to be stronger than ever we now find ourselves TEN YEARS OLD as a group which is a great achievement. It is likewise an amazing TWENTY FIVE YEARS since Gordon started organising walks and weekends away and still going strong!
This therefore is our Celebration weekend for those things and why not celebrate them alongside Snowdon and Snowdonia where we can offer people their choice of fabulous routes up Snowdon and other walks besides and celebrate on Saturday Night as well.
We have amended this writeup slightly towards this objective and haven't forgotten our commitment to offer the Welsh 3000 Challenge as well which we have now posted as a separate event. There are still a small number of places available for that too.
https://4142298.xyz/peak-district-meetup-group/events/300575252/
This is therefore for everyone NOT doing the Welsh 3000 Challenge. Both groups share the same accommodation and domestic arrangements.
We hope to give participants the choice to tackle any of the main paths up and down Snowdon including Pyg, Miners, Watkins, Rhyd Ddu, Lanberis, Snowdon Ranger AND Crib Goch (if you have the confidence and ability to tackle the latter). We might also tackle the Nantile Ridge and easier walks in the area as well.
All food is provided from Friday dinner to packed lunch on Sunday but we have no staff as such so help is needed with preparation and clearing up on a voluntary basis. We do cater for most dietary requirements and preferences but please ask if unsure. All main meals are included but we don't normally provide biscuits, cakes or desserts so if you want to bring some of these to share that would be lovely.
YHA Snowdon Ranger is situated on the Beddgelert to Caernarfon road but is in an isolated spot with no pub or shops nearby so any drinks required need to be brought with you. Yes, we do stay up late, play board games and card games and will have a bit of music and dancing on Saturday night. so if you are a sensitive sleeper ear plugs can be a good idea.
The event is now available with a full payment of £89 payable when you book, to which must be added Meetup booking fees. You can also pay via BACS without booking fees but please let us know you are doing this so we can manually add you to the attendee list.
Account Code: 40848442
Sort Code: 56-00-61
Account Name: Peak Activities & Leisure LimitedFor those who paid a deposit, the balance of £69 was payable by BACS 12 weeks prior to the event being 5th July 2024 so now overdue.
If you have to cancel with more than 28 clear days notice your full payment will be refunded less a £20 cancellation fee. No refunds will be provided to those cancelling with less than 28 clear days notice. ("clear" means does not include event start date or cancellation date!
Up to date availability on all of our weekends away is viewable at a glance at:-
https://www.peakmeetupgroup.com/weekends
Please address any questions about the weekend directly to [email protected] or via Meetup
- Manchester Almost Traffic Free Bike Ride and ExtensionDebdale Park, Manchester
Keeping myself amused during the long days of lockdown and for me home schooling I devised a series of mainly traffic free cycle routes for members of Meetup groups I am involved with.
All involved joining together canalside tow paths, old railway line trails, country parks, nature trails and other local routes into a joined up 25-35 mile easy circular routes for all to enjoy.
These have now all been executed with great success in Nottingham, Derby, South & Central Birmingham, North & Central Birmingham, Walsall & Wolverhampton and Stoke on Trent & Stone. They were all lovely rides with some great people participating and I am certainly now doing them again when I get the chance.
Our circular almost traffic free ride in Manchester is no exeption.
We park up close to the Debdale Outdoor Centre close to M60 / J24 with Gorton or Ryder Brow Stations also very nearby. We shall be doing a figure of eight with main route around 25 miles going right through the City Centre and out as far as Sale with the extension loop of a further 15 miles crossing the M60 via some very lovely parts of Hyde and Denton.
You don't need to be super fit or a regular rider as there are no big hills and we go at a steady pace throughout. We keep road sections to an absolute minimum. Pretty much any bike will do including e-bikes if that's your thing but hybrids are ideal.
Helmets are obligatory on all group bike rides for insurance reasons as well as safety.
There will be plenty of opportunities to stop for refreshments on our route but you should bring fluids, snacks and optionally lunch packup if you feel the need.
Here's a relive of the ride I did in Stoke on Trent so you can see what lovely rides they are.
https://www.relive.cc/view/veqzBVR127q
Meet: 10:45am for prompt 11am start.
Nearest postcode: M18 7WY
What3Words: adopt.loads.pass
- Mountain Walking Weekend in the Lake DistrictYHA Coniston Coppermines, Coniston£109.00
If you love mountain walking as many of us do, you can't do better than this location.
YHA Coppermines is in a stunning location surrounded by some of the most sought after peaks in the whole Lake District area. This includes the Old Man of Coniston (803m), Swirl How(802m), Wetherlam(763m) etc. Fantastic!
Quite a long way to the pub unfortunately but the spot is absolute magic so an opportunity not to be missed.
Friday arrival at our accommodation is from anytime after 6pm but we will lay on a bonus walk for those who can arrive in the area for likely 10:30am to ensure we make the best of the day.
We shall be rustling up a delicious hot pot for Friday night with vegetarian option so no need to eat on the way and although we'll serve up about 8pm, there'll be plenty kept for those arriving a little later. If you require a bevy or three don't forget to bring this with you as it's a long way to the offy!
Help yourself breakfasts and lunch packups are provided as is hot and cold food Saturday night but please bring desserts, cakes and other goodies to share as well as your own drinks. Tea and coffee will be provided.
Accommodation is single sex bunk rooms of a variety of sizes with full bedding provided but not towels.
Saturday and Sunday routes will be discussed with everyone on arrival to ensure we are meeting overall expectations but on this weekend all the routes we could choose will involve steep rocky ascents with some scrambling in places, just what we like!
There isn't the scope to necessarily have any "easy" walks so individuals need to self certify that they are competent to tackle walks of this nature and come suitably equipped and prepared. We may though have shorter or longer options on walks to cater for differing preferences. We certainly expect to have the option of a longer "challenge" style walk on Saturday for those who must.
If choosing to travel by public transport the nearest mainline stations are Kendall, Penrith or Windermere and we could pick you up from one of those by prior arrangement. There is also a regular bus and boat service to Coniston so we could also pick you up from there.
We have run many successful weekends over the last few years but unfortunately recent changes by Meetup and Paypal have made our previous payment model increasingly difficult especially as we always try to keep our price as low as we can.
The cost will now be paid in full at the price of £109 payable when you book, to which must be added Meetup booking fees. You can also pay this via BACS when no additional booking fees are charged but please let us know you have done this so that we can add you to the event manually.
Those who previously paid a deposit now have a balance of £79 to pay which was payable by BACS 12 weeks prior to the event being 26th July 2024. If not already paid this is now overdue!
Account Code: 40848442
Sort Code: 56-00-61
Account Name: Peak Activities & Leisure Limited
Balance reminders will be sent.
If you have to cancel with more than 28 clear days notice your full payments will be refunded less a cancellation fee of £20. No refunds will be provided to those cancelling with less than 28 clear days notice. ("clear" means does not include event start date or cancellation date!
Up to date availability on all of our weekends away is viewable at a glance at:-
https://www.peakmeetupgroup.com/weekends
Please address any questions about the weekend directly to [email protected] or via Meetup