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...
Pathwatch was launched following the 2015 Big Pathwatch survey. It’s the Ramblers’ online tool and app that enables walkers to report footpath problems.
WR Rambler Co-editor Caroline Spalding explains why she joined the Ramblers and what she feel should happen to ensure the organisation has a future:
The Wakefield Way is a 70 mile, waymarked walking route around the Wakefield Metropolitan District and covers a wide variety of landscapes. The route is divided into 11 sections of varying length with start and end points accessible by public transport.
PLEASE can members of all Groups and West Riding Area complete the questionnaire that was included in the latest West Riding Rambler (January 2018). Please complete the questionnaire whether you are an active member or not. We particularly want to know your age as for future policy decisions we…
The Annual General Meeting of the West Riding Area of the Ramblers’ Association will be held at the Clarke Foley Centre, Cunliffe Road. Ilkley at 2 p.m. on Saturday 27th January 2018. All members of West Riding Area (that includes all members of Groups, and unattached members) are eligible…