Medium Walking Group
The Medium Walking Group meets on the 3rd Monday of the month, usually starting at 10.00.
Walks are 6–7 miles in length and usually include some moderate climbing and sometimes some stiles as well. We go further afield during the summer months, up to a maximum of 1 hour driving time. During the winter months, we stay closer to Hucknall and sometimes use the Nottingham Tram to reach our starting point, which can be a City-based walk on good footpaths.
We take coffee and a picnic to eat en-route and usually end with a drink in a pub or café.
Members are encouraged to lead walks, and we meet each November to compile a programme for the following year. We can usually organise a lift for members without transport.
John Tedstone (Group Leader)
Recent Posts
- Medium WalksTansley and Riber We had a welcome return to the Peak District for our latest walk. From the start at Tansley, it was mostly either uphill or downhill, and by general agreement a very enjoyable walk, and also slightly longer than usual at just over 7 miles. After passing Riber Castle, we needed a few …
- Medium Walks – Elvaston CastlePossibly our warmest April walk so far started at Elvaston Castle, near Borrowash, and just over the border in Derbyshire. The estate is owned by Derbyshire County council, and became one of the first Country Parks, in 1970. The castle, which is not open to the public, was the home of the Earl of Harrington, …
- Medium WalksOur walk for March was a local walk, starting from Bestwood Village. After chatting to the leader of another walking group from Mansfield, we set off through an area where a lot of horses are stabled, and then onto the trail along the route of the old railway branch line to Calverton. We then continued …
- Medium WalksIn the spirit of the University of the Third Age, our Medium Walks group set off recently from the University tram stop for our first ramble of 2025. We followed a route through the newish Science Park, round the much older Dunkirk pond, then over the main railway line using the Stewart Adams bridge, named …
- Medium Walk – Photo QuizOur popular photo quiz took place again in January, in and around Nottingham City Centre. Our 22 walkers, assembled into four teams, were each given a sheet with 28 photos and a list of streets. The object was to locate as many individual features as possible – these varied from small stone carvings to date …
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