07/01/2026
WELCOME TO THE NEW YEAR and MOUNTAIN & WELLNESS WALKING
We’re already a week into January but I’ve been quite busy leading in the Lakes, Dales & Lancashire as well as planning new walks and thinking about what 2026 holds for me, my family and our walking group.
We’ve had quite an influx of new members to our Meetup Group over the Christmas & New Year Period with new faces braving the cold over New Year to attend walks. So a good time to tell you about our group, its leaders & our plans for the coming months.
Mountain & Wellness Walking is a volunteer led group who offer mostly Free walks around Lancashire, West Yorkshire, Peak District, Yorkshire Dales & The Lake District. Relying upon small donations from members to fund ourselves. I set the group up in December 2021 as a retirement project, to keep me busy when Brexit eventually forced me to retire from my job as an International Mountain Leader. (I was employed Guiding Groups of Mountain Walkers for Adventure Travel Companies, mostly in the Dolomites and Pyrenees, but lots of other places as well). We are now at a stage where we have 3 Qualified, Experienced Leaders with Outdoor & Mental Health First Aid Certificates & Insurance.
The aim of our North West based group is to get people out into our beautiful countryside by offering accessible, sociable, easy paced walks, exploring what’s there to see in Northern England. Accessible Adventures where those who join our walking community can connect with others whilst gaining skills and a knowledge of the outdoors and nature.
All our walks are led by our Experienced, National Governing Body Trained & Qualified Leaders, with Outdoor & Mental Health First Aid certificates & Insurance.
We usually offer both weekday and weekend walks for our adult members as well as occasional weekends away, or short residential walking breaks. All walks can be viewed & booked FREE through Mountain & Wellness Walking on Meetup
https://meetup.com/northwest-england-wellness-walking?member_id=313817657
To Whet Your Appetite here’s a quick list of some of the weekend and midweek walks we have coming up over the next month. Many of our midweek walks are timed to be convenient for the school run.
12th Jan - Moorland Meander 7mls Tockholes
17th Jan - Halton & Crook ‘O’ Lune Wellness Wander 6mls
19th Jan - Grane Wellness Wander Clough Head Cafe 5mls
21st Jan - Waughs Well Wellness Walk 5.5mls Edenfield
24th Jan - Embsay Crag & Moor 7mls Embsay Village Skipton
26th Jan - Compston Cross & Singing Ringing Tree 5.5mls Dunnockshaw
28th Jan - Roddlesworth Winter Ramble 5.5mls Abbey Village
31st Jan - Arnside Beach & Knott 7.5mls Arnside Promenade
4th Feb - Holcombe Moor & Tower Wellness Ramble 5.5mls Holcombe
11th Feb - Calder, Bowley, Dean Brook Wellness Walk 5mls Gt Harwood
14th Feb - Swinsty Reservoir & Jack Hill 7mls All Creatures Great & Small
To ensure safety & satisfy our insurance company all walks must be booked in advance through M&WW on Meetup where you will find more details and advice. All the above walks are FOC
