welcome to ramblers Yorkshire!
Mike Church, Area Chairman
Welcome to the website of the West Riding Area of the Ramblers’ Association. The West Riding Area takes its name from the days when Yorkshire was divided into three “ridings” a West Riding, North Riding and East Riding.
The region we look after on behalf of the walking community is centred on Leeds and Bradford and includes Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield, the Craven and Harrogate districts of North Yorkshire, and a substantial amount of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Latest News...
The work of footpath officers has continued throughout the pandemic, but with site visits to look at proposed diversion sites, for example, banned during lockdowns, liaison with local authorities has been done primarily by phone or online.
A YouGov poll, conducted in June 2020 showed that 74% of Britons took up exercise during lockdown, with walking proving to be the most popular activity. Subsequent polls have reaffirmed peoples’ commitments to positive lifestyle changes, and it is hoped that those who have discovered the joy of…
Do you want to help protect and improve footpaths in the Bradford District? If so we would like to hear from you! Our longstanding Bradford Footpath Officer is standing down later this year and we would like to hear from anyone who is interested in protecting footpaths in Bradford, Keighley,…
(Photo by Colin Speakman – Penhill, south-west of Leyburn) Mike Willison is the Countryside Sub- Committee Chair for the West Riding Area; here he explains more about how Ramblers’ volunteers work to preserve the environment, as well as our rights of way The Ramblers’ countryside work is…
Burley Bridge project will open up new walking routes! An appeal for funds will shortly be made by the Burley Bridge Association, to which the West Riding Area Ramblers has long been affiliated. Their efforts to get a bridge built at the Greenholme stepping-stones have at last resulted in the…