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

 

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.

 

8 January 2023

Please send any items for inclusion in the next members' newsletter to the editor, Fiona Robertson, as soon as possible, but no later than 15 February 2023.

 

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.

16 October 2022

The October newsletter has now been produced and sent out to members by post and email. It contains further information and booking details for the Annual General Meeting in November, the New Year dinner in January and for the spring and summer holidays next year. It also includes a list of the 2023 members' Thursday walks, details of which can also be found in the website's Members section.

24 July 2022