2026 Reports Photos

Starting from the Kielder Waterside Park on a cloudy but bright day, 4 scooter riders and 11 walkers set off along the Lakeside Way around Kielder Water. This well maintained and continuous route around the lake stretches for 26 miles, but we focused on the loop around Bull Crag Peninsula. We made a brief stop at Freya’s cabin to read of the ancient tale of Freya and Robin on the opposite sides of the lake. We then continued on to the art installation Timelapse for a coffee break. Alex Maclennan from Forestry England spoke about the forest around us and the iconic Osprey often seen in the skies around Kielder. Continuing through the trees, we had lunch on the Headland although the northern exposure meant we had to take shelter a little further into the forest up a track to keep out of the wind. Passing along the old road from before the reservoir was created and along the north side of the peninsula, we caught sight of the brass rubbing stones along the way, before closing the loop and returning to Kielder Waterside Park. A big thanks to Forestry England, Calvert Kielder and Northumbrian Water for their help in the planning of the event. ITV also made a lovely segment on our day out, which can be found at the link below: https://www.itv.com/watch/news/disabled-ramblers-put-kielder-forest-paths-to-test-for-the-first-time-in-10-years/t87pjm2 Jonathan & Sophie.

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The Friday ramble at Woodchester Park was enthusiastically supported by the NT staff and we had the company of two Ramblers reps wanting to learn from what we do. In all we had 16 scooters and 20 walkers and guests. All were very taken with the scenery in this lovely valley with all the spring flowers and new leaves on the trees. Again sunny and this time warm throughout. No incidents despite a rough passage through Kennel Wood where timber extraction had churned up the path somewhat for our recce but was much firmer and drier on the day. Cafes at the Mansion and at Tinkley Gate were appreciated. Only downside is poor (absent) signage on the approach roads to Tinkley Gate. The W3W was a good help to navigation. One member ended up in the wrong car park but generally we did well on timings though the lunch stop was later than planned - return to car park for 1600. Heartfelt thanks to Glyn our tower and all the helpers every ramble day of the week, to Rhiannon for the excellent paperwork and also the members who made it all worthwhile. Plus we may have added one new member as a result of the Woodchester ramble. Everyone managed to find suitable accommodation for their needs which is fundamental to running these events. John.

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Ramble 2603 23rd April 2026. Sudeley Castle We met in the car park to the grounds of the Castle on yet another sunny day with clear blue skies. There were 13 scooters and 14 walkers, the bigger groups do make it a much more sociable ramble. We set off through the estate passing lots of sheep and lambs going through kissing gates fitted with Radar key locks, that had be modified to fully open. Then through fields to begin the long climb up to the ridge, stopping for coffee to take in the view and to give the walkers time to recover before climbing up again. We chose to stop by a wall, as we did on Monday for lunch but this time the wall kept the breeze off us and it got quite warm. The ramble continued on good gravel paths, some dirt tracks and some minor roads which had little traffic. We descended back to the Castle, finally arriving back crossing the estate fields to the carpark just in time to have a nice cuppa which most people ordered. This was a long and difficult 7 mile ramble with quite steep climbs and the walkers must of been glad to get back !! Sarah & Pete.

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The Tuesday ramble around the NT Ebworth Estate was very well received by our group of 13 riders and 10 walkers and guests. Weather was sunny and for the most part warm except where we were exposed to the cool breeze. All enjoyed the woodland stretches and the early lambs we saw towards the end. All coped well with the steeper and stony segments and loved the views particularly from Sheepscombe Common and over Cranham. Car park was not completely full with our vehicles and we all left in good time. No incidents and we finished towards 1530. John.

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Ramble 2601 20th April 2026 Cleeve Common We had lovely sunny blue skies , white fluffy clouds but a cool breeze for the first ramble of the year. There was an excellent turn out with 13 scooters and 11 walkers and it was great to see so many familiar faces. The ramble set off from the golf club carpark and meandered over the grasslands of Cleeve Common. The walk sometimes ran along side the golf course but it didn't hinder our progress. We stopped for coffee overlooking Winchcombe with one of the many fine views the ramble offered. The ramble was mainly on grass paths with a few stoney tracks over rolling hills and a few steep inclines, which seemed to have most people excited to try. Lunch was taken by the new Cotswold stone Memorial Wall but the wind had picked up and cooled down and was blowing directly at us so the wall provided no shelter at all !!! The view was great , over Cheltenham and across the Vale of Evesham to the Malverns. In the distance you could just see the Severn Bridge. We climbed up to the trig point, the highest point in Gloucestershire at 330 m above sea level. From there we rambled back to the golf clubhouse and ended our day with a nice cup of tea and cake. The dry weather and the views helped make this a lovely start to the Rambling season. Sarah & Pete.

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