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Walking Holidays

Our group also organises walking holidays, which are open to all members of Ramblers Association groups. These are organised by volunteers from within the group, unless otherwise stated. In most cases only the walks are organised and you must find and book your own accommodation for these events.

A combined programme of the holidays, walks and social events is available on our downloads page.

Months: March , April , June

March 2010

Friday 26^th to Monday 29^th March - Brecon Beacons

Following on from last year’s successful weekend away with HF Holidays on Exmoor, we have decided to organise another one with them in the Brecon Beacons.

This is a three night break commencing on Friday 26th March 2010. The holiday includes two days of walks in the Brecon Beacons, led by an experienced HF leader, with a choice of walks each day to cater for differing abilities (even though HF classify this as a mountain centre, there are low level walks available – see link below for more details.)

There will also be a walk on the Monday, organised by Ian Montague and Nick Garrard. See the Walks Page for more details. Please note that the Monday walk is open to all members of our group, but the Saturday and Sunday walks are only open to those who are booked on the HF Holiday.

The basic price is £219 per person based on two people sharing (ensuite accommodation) and includes all meals (including a packed lunch) and transport to and from walks where necessary.
For full details of this holiday refer to the HF Holidays Website or page 26 of the 2010 brochure if you have one. Alternatively, please feel free to have a chat with either of us, as we have been on several HF holidays in the past. (Please note that HF are due to update their website shortly so the links may not work)
For those who do not/prefer not to drive, HF do offer cut price rail tickets - please ask them for details when booking and they will arrange for you.

If you would like to come, please book direct with HF Holidays on 0845 4707558 or via the website www.hfholidays.co.uk and let us know that you have done so, so that we can include you on e-mails and let us know if you are staying on for our Monday walk. This is not a very large hotel so early booking is recommended! - HF have kindly agreed to hold 3 single rooms and 4 twins for us for 7 days effective 5 November 2009 - if you are booking within this period, please call 020 8732 1250 and ask to have one of the rooms under booking reference R4790. There are still some twin rooms left but don't leave it too long before booking.

Organisers: Ian Montague Tel. 07762 054 207 or e-mail: ianmontague(at)hotmail.com
and Nick Garrard 0118 983 5043 or 07710 350 492

April 2010

Good Friday 2^nd to Easter Monday 5^th April - Weekend in Bristol

We are organising a weekend trip to Bristol for walking and sight-seeing. The organisers aim to stay at the youth hostel called Backpackers on St Stephens Street in the centre of Bristol. All the walks will start from the city centre by the fountains on St. Augustine's Parade so there's no need to drive. The plan for the holiday is as follows:

Saturday- A walk up to the suspension bridge and along it and back down. This will be a fairly rural walk along the Avon Gorge. (About 6 miles)
Sunday- A short walk around the floating harbour, where we can see the SS Great Britain (It may be possible to go on board if there is enough interest and if it's open on Easter Sunday) Afterwards, as it is Easter Sunday, we will go for a nice pub roast meal. (About 3 miles)
Monday- This will the longest walk, going all the way to Bath along a disused rail way line. We will stop in Bath for a short while and then return by train. (About 9 miles)

If you are interested, please contact Jenny by email JenKD(at)live.co.uk preferably by the beginning of January.

Please replace the (at) with an @ in the above email address.

June 2010

Saturday 26^th to Monday 28^th June - Weekend in Dorset

Nick and Andy will be organising a walking weekend in Dorset this year. The itinery will follow previous years weekends away in that there will be two coastal walks based on the South West Coast Path on the Saturday & Sunday (26th & 27th June). A third inland walk is planned for Monday 28th June for those wanting a longer weekend break.

This year the base will be Lyme Regis and means that we will be exploring the Jurassic coast and crossing the border into Devon. Full details of the walks will follow at a later date.

Organisers: Nick (0118 9835043) and Andy (0118 9669272)

If you have any ideas for holiday events please contact the Social Events
and Holidays co-ordinator Rob at web@berkshirewalkers.com