TRIPS AWAY
We organise walking and cycling trips to destinations all over the UK and Europe. Group sizes range from 8 to 10 members, on a cycle tour for example, to 25 or more when we hire an entire youth hostel. Trips are organised by members and run at cost. Participants arrange their own travel.
Youth hostels are ideal for accommodating large groups and we arrange spring, summer, autumn and New Year hostel trips in scenic areas of the UK with good walking options. In addition, there are usually two or more trips a year to the Lake District, for mountain walkers. Often we book a whole hostel for exclusive use. On most of these trips a few members may also be permitted to reserve their own rooms in hotels or b&bs nearby, although the overall numbers on trips are limited.
For most European and cycling trips, members book their own accommodation. Cycle-touring and backpacking holidays normally mean staying in a different place every night and following a route navigated by the leader. Other trips are more loosely organised, and participants can usually choose from a range of walks on offer. Camping has recently become popular, with tent owners getting together via a WhatsApp group to arrange stays at UK sites.
TRIPS PLANNED FOR 2026
Country Antrim, 4-9 June: five-night walking trip to Northern Ireland based in the village of Ballintoy, near the Giant's Causeway
Macclesfield, 19-22 June: walking in the Peak District, staying in accommodation of your choice
Swanage, 26-29 June: camping trip using our own tents, with walks along the Dorset coast and hills
Southern Lake District, 26 June-3 July: spend a week walking a long-distance route from the south coast of Cumbria to Borrowdale
Carmarthenshire, 10-14 July: camping at a riverside site in West Wales, close to the coastal path
Penryn, 30 July-4 August: summer walking in west Cornwall based in university accommodation in this historic town near Falmouth
Mendip Hills, 14-17 August: camping and walking weekend staying at a woodland site in Somerset
Jutland, 16-24 August: easy-going cycle tour in Denmark, following the Baltic Sea Coast Route from Sonderborg to Middelfart
Sheffield, 11-15 September: a city hotel has been booked for this four-night trip, which includes walking in the nearby Peak District
