News, Rambles, People

News, Rambles, People

  • Leicestershire Rambles 1, September, 2021

    We enjoyed a successful tour, in very good weather, taking in many beautiful sights, from historic buildings to wild creatures  and varied countryside. Our routes  included walking in the paths…

  • Free Ramble and Tramper Use in Bowland

    Free loan of Tramper for Free guided ramble on a farm surrounded by moorland in Bowland, Lancashire.   John Alpe farms 1000 acres on land rising from the River Hodder…

  • Bredon Hill via Overbury Regional Ramble 7th August

    A very pleasant ramble in good company to the top of Bredon Hill. We were accompanied by Bel Cornwell who has MND and is raising funds for her local Sue…

  • Coombe Abbey, July 2021 – Regional Ramble

    Coombe Abbey, July 2021 We started our leisurely ramble today from the visitor centre at Coombe Abbey Park.  The Park was designed by Capability Brown and has over 500 acres…

  • Dorset Rambles, July 2021

    We had a fabulous week of rambling in Dorset . It included experiencing beautiful scenery (and very high winds! ) at Old Harry Rocks, and hot but shady forest trails…

  • Bredon Hill Regional Ramble

    A delightful ramble on Bredon Hill in memory of Andy Jaynes who loved these hills. For details and pictures Click Here

  • Delemere Forest Regional Ramble

    On 29th June, Marian & Barry Andrews ran their first Regional Ramble. Five scooter riders and six walkers enjoyed a tour of Blakemere Moss, a restored wetland lake and a…

  • *June, 2021 – National Ramble – Hatfield Forest and The Flitch Way

    Hatfield Forest is the best surviving example in Britain of an almost complete Royal Hunting Forest, declared as such by Henry I in 1100.  It was acquired by the National…

  • *June, 2021 – National Ramble – Epping Forest

    Epping Forest stretches over 12 miles from east London into Essex and covers over 2,500 hectares (nearly 6,200 acres).  A former Royal Forest, it was used by Kings and Queens…

  • *June, 2021 – National Ramble – Lee Valley Country Park

    7TH JUNE 2021: LEE VALLEY REGIONAL PARK This was a gentle and easy ramble, mostly on surfaced and level paths, on a very warm and rather humid summer’s day.  Starting…

  • *June, 2021 – National Ramble – Hunsdon Airfield Loop

    Another fine day for rambling, thankfully slightly cooler than the previous days.  Today’s party was made up of 7 scooter riders and 6 walkers. From the Playing Field in the…

  • Judy takes over as Membership Secretary from Bee

    Bee, on the right, being presented with gifts from Judy as Judy takes over as Membership Secretary from Bee. Many thanks Bee for all your hard work. And thank you…

  • Val’s Funeral

    Bob McLellan and the Rawlings family would like to thank the members of DR for their on going support.  They would like to thank the members who were able to…

  • Valerie Rawlings

     It is with great sadness, I have to let you know Val lost her battle with cancer in the early hours of this morning. Val was a great advocate for…

  • Winifred Charman

    I am very sorry to let you know that Winifred Charman died in October she was 91.  She joined Disabled Ramblers in 2016 and, although not well enough to come…

  • Katherine Sargent

      We have just had the sad news that Katherine has passed away.  A keen supporter of the Disabled Ramblers, Katherine came on many of our rambles, particularly in Dartmoor…

  • Andy Jaynes

    It is with great sadness that I have to tell you that Andy Jaynes passed away recently. His wife, Linda, tells me that “Having been admitted into hospital for a…

  • *Woolly hats for sale!

        Chris Southwood, one of our members, has been very busy over these last weeks, knitting hats on behalf of Disabled Ramblers. They are absolutely beautifully warm and cosy,…

  • Disabled Ramblers – Campaigning to Improve Access

    Access Campaigning Report 2019  As you may know, in addition to running rambles, we do a great deal of campaigning to improve access to the countryside.  The attached report is…

  • *December, 2019 Regional Ramble – Deerleap to Beaulieu Rd

    To see more photos please click here Southern Regional Ramble – 5th December 2019 – Deerleap to Beaulieu Road Pony Auction, nr Lyndhurst, New Forest, Hampshire. This is the last pony…

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