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Ambleside and District

Social Walking B

Status:Active, open to new members
When: Weekly on Tuesday all day 9:20 am
Except first Tuesday when the walk is on the Thursday

Coordinators: Nigel Nixon and Chris Traynier

B walks have up to 800m (2,600 feet) of climbing and are up to 16km (10 miles), taken at a good pace. Between April and October we use the longer days to include some more demanding walks, referred to as B+.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS - see below.

We meet by 09.20 at the starting point stated for each event to be ready for a prompt start at 9:30. If possible we end the day at a cafe.

The list of planned walks including dates and walk leader is below. We walk regularly on Tuesdays except for the first Tuesday of the month when some members attend Natural History meetings and we walk on Thursday instead.

For safety advice see the Adventure Smart web site. This site is full of essential advice for walking in the fells. At the tab "How and when and get help" it tells you how to preregister your phone with the emergency services to enable you to send a text for help if the mobile signal is not strong enough for voice communication. The group carries an emergency beacon for use when there is no mobile signal.

All walkers should read the section on safety, and leaders should also read about their responsibility by clicking on the button (right)

Some snowy walks

We have photographic and simple descriptive records of our weekly B and C Group walks from 2015 onwards on a Google Drive, organised by year. Thanks are due to the many members of these groups for providing the photos.

There is a similar record of our group holiday in Spain in March 2023.

Some recent peaks come rain, wind, mist and shine

Forthcoming events

13th October 2026
Walking
Gravel, Blake & Burnbank – 11km (6.75 miles), 610m (2000ft). Park Maggies Bridge NT CP NY 134 210. Paul Mullard.
20th October 2026
Walking
via Packhorse Hill, Crag Hill & Crookdale Crag – 14km (9 miles), 450m (1450ft). Park Shap Summit roadside NY 553 062. Chris Rushton.
27th October 2026
Walking
via Greenburn Dale – 9.5km (6 miles), 450m (1450ft). Park layby north of Travellers Rest NY 335 096. Ruth Morris.
5th November 2026
Walking
7.5km (4.75 miles), 525m (1730ft). Roadside parking Stonethwaite NY 262 138. Steep initial climb to Bessy Boot. Nigel Nixon.
10th November 2026
Walking
9km (5.5 miles), 510m (1650ft). Park Rigg Beck CP, Newlands Valley NY 229 201. Elizabeth Moreton.
17th November 2026
Walking
15km (9.5miles), 600m (1950ft). Park Latrigg CP NY 281 253. Nigel Rider.
24th November 2026
Walking
Great Howe, Grey Crag & Tarn Crag 10.5km (6.5 miles), 660m (2150ft). Park at roadside Sadgill. NY 483 055. Chris Traynier
3rd December 2026
Walking
8km (5 miles), 540m (1750ft). Park at Tilberthwaite Quarry NY 306 010. Elizabeth Moreton.
8th December 2026
Walking
14.5km (9miles), 400m (1300ft). Park junction of Moorhowe Road & Dubbs Road NY 423 006. Mike Green.
15th December 2026
Walking
Whin Fell, Fellbarrow & Low Fell 12km (7.5 miles), 420m (1400ft). Park Low Lorton NY 153 257. Nigel Nixon. This is a B- event joining with the C group.
22nd December 2026
Walking
9.6km (6 miles), 550m (1800ft). Park Ladywood, White Moss, NY 343 063. Festive refreshments at Ruth’s. Ruth Morris. This is a B- walk with the C group.
29th December 2026
Walking
School Knott & Brant Fell) 9.6km (6 miles), 305m (990ft). Park Thwaites Lane or 2nd layby as you exit Windermere. Fellside & woodland walking, finishing at The Jetty Cafe on […]