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High Cup Nick, walks in the northern dales starting at Appleby Station.

Ana Cross on the North York Moors, subject of coach walks catering for all grades of walkers.

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This page gives the latest news that may affect any of our activities - such as additional events, website updates, changes to our published programme, or problems with the trains we are using.

News items are retained on this page for up to 6 months, but may be removed/updated earlier than this, depending on their relevance. All older and removed items can still be viewed in the News Archives (see link below)

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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

 

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

The information in the Train Walks section now includes the scheduled train arrival time within the booking details for individual walks. Each walk officially begins upon the actual arrival of the train at the designated station, where you should alight.


20 July 2022

The society's bank details have now changed. For any members wishing to make payments to us via bank transfer, please now use the account details on the Join Friends of DalesRail page.

 

News Archives (Microsoft Word documents)