If you need to
contact us with enquiries, particularly about our
events, please use our new email address
enquiries@friendsofdalesrail.org
This is monitored by the Events Secretary (Diane)
and the Website Editor (Philip) who will reply as
soon as possible
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22 March 2023 - Train walks update for
Saturday 1 April 2023 (amended item)
The
planned industrial action on the railways has been called
off, so both our walks on this date will now go ahead
as originally advertised.
26 February 2023
Our February newsletter has
now been produced and sent out to members by post and
email. This includes initial details for the members'
Youth Hostel weekend in September and the Autumn weekend
in October. Please send any articles for the next newsletter
(May 2023) to the editor, Fiona Robertson, as soon as
possible.
6 February 2023
The members' Youth Hostel
weekend has now been booked at Grinton
Lodge YHA in Swaledale for 8 to 10 September 2023
(2 nights). Booking details and further information will
be included in a future edition of the members' newsletter.
17 January 2023 (updated
item)
Anyone interested in joining
us can now become a member online, by filling in our New
membership application form. New membership subscriptions,
as well as renewals, can now also be paid online. Please
see our Join page for full
details.
15 January 2023
Details of our public train
walks programme for the remainder of this year from July
to December 2023 can now be seen in the Train
Walks section.
20 December 2022
Details of our 2023 programme
of members' Lake District walks can now be seen in the
Members section.
17 November 2022 - Winter
Travel Offer for Dales Railcard holders
The winter offer for Dales
Railcard holders is back but this time you can enjoy 50%
off Off-Peak Day Returns on the Leeds – Settle -
Carlisle and Leeds – Lancaster/Morecambe via Bentham
routes, with discounts of up to 81% for accompanying children.
If you have a Dales Railcard
claiming your discount is easy: simply select ‘Dales
Railcard Winter CDR’ as the railcard option when
purchasing your ticket online or from a ticket vending
machine. Alternatively, show your Dales Railcard when
purchasing at ticket offices or the conductor on board
the train when boarding at unstaffed stations where no
ticket facilities are available.
The offer is available from
30 October 2022 until 1 April 2023 inclusive. For full
details see the Northern
website.
14 November 2022 - Holidays 2023 Update
The members' autumn weekend
will take place at the Dragon
Hotel, Montgomery in mid-Wales for 3 nights from
Friday 13 to Monday 16 October 2023. Further information
and booking details will be included in a future edition
of the members' newsletter.
6 November 2022
Details of our public walks
programme from January to June 2023 can now be seen in
the Train Walks section.
24 July 2022
