u3a

Ambleside and District

Social Walking C

Status:Active, open to new members
When: On Tuesday mornings
Except first Tuesday in the month when it moves to Thursday

Coordinators: Nigel Nixon and Chris Traynier

C walks have up to 300m (975 feet) of climbing and are usually about 8-12km (5-7.5 miles).

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.

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.

If you plan to come you should call the walk leader by 7pm the previous evening to enable car-sharing to be arranged where possible. There are also occasionally last minute changes and this is when you will learn of these. Walk leader contact details can be found in the newsletter.

Any u3a member or guest is welcome to join a walk but all participants do so at their own risk. The C group occasionally walks on rough tracks on the Lakeland fells and a reasonable level of fitness is required. All walkers are expected to be well equipped with good waterproofs and strong footwear.

For safety advice see the Adventure Smart web site. This site (at the tab "How and when to get help") 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.

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

We have photographic and simple descriptive records of our weekly B and C Group walks from 2015 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.

Forthcoming events

21st April 2026
Walking
8km (5 miles) plus extra 4.5km to Brim Fell (optional), 300m (975ft). Park at summit of Wrynose Pass NY 276 026. Peter Bradley. This is a C+ walk.
28th April 2026
Walking
Casterton Fell. 11km (7 miles), 200m (650ft). Some quite rough paths and dry riverbeds but fascinating geology and water sculptured river bottoms. Start Bullpot Farm SD 662 815 (No Through […]
7th May 2026
Walking
8.5km (5.25 miles), undulating. Roadside parking above village NY176 170. Then optional visit to Rannerdale adding 1km (0.75 miles) to see bluebells. Peter Bradley
12th May 2026
Walking
via Rydal & High Sweden Bridge. 5km (3.25 miles), 250m (815ft). Bus 555 from Windermere at 09.32/ Ambleside 09.52 to Town End/Dove Cottage roundabout NY 342 071. Peter Bradley
19th May 2026
Walking
11.5km (7 miles), 300m (975ft). Mainly good paths and stony tracks. Park Wray Castle NT CP NY 375 010. Vicky Harrison.
26th May 2026
Walking
12km (7.5 miles), 450m (1450ft). Park NT CP Tarn Hows SD 323 996. Carolyn Bradley. This is a C+ walk.
4th June 2026
Walking
10km (6.25 miles), 150m (500ft). Park by Arnside station SD 460 788. Helen Jones
9th June 2026
Walking
10km (6.25 miles), 200m (650ft). Park at Winster Church SD 417 931. Roy Gambie
16th June 2026
Walking
10km (6.25 miles), undulating. Park Queen Elizabeth Court, Kirby Lonsdale SD 610 785. A varied walk from the centre of the historic market town, via Ruskin’s View and Devil’s Bridge […]
23rd June 2026
Walking
10km (6.25 miles), 330m (1075ft). Park Hartsop NY 408 132. Carolyn Bradley. This is a C+ walk.
30th June 2026
Walking
11km (7 miles), 300m (975ft). Park Ings, by Watermill Inn SD 445 987 Vicky Harrison.