Walkers are reminded that train services can be affected by short-notice timetable changes and cancellations, so you are advised to re-check train running times as close as possible to your intended time of travel.

10 August 2026 - Lake District and Classic Walks - Advance notice of change

The October walk (originally Dunsop Bridge on 15 October) has now been changed to Kentmere on 14 October.

21 July 2026

Please send any items for inclusion in the next members' newsletter (Autumn 2026) to the editor, Fiona Robertson, as soon as possible, but no later than 5 October 2026.

1 July 2026 - Advance notice of train walk change

On 19 September 2026, due to ongoing engineering work on the Huddersfield line, the originally planned Slaithwaite to Sowerby Bridge walk has now been replaced with the following:

Ben Rhydding Circular
via Swastika Stone, Buck Stones and the Welcome Way
From the 09.33 Leeds to Ilkley train
Book, alight and return Ben Rhydding
12 Miles Moderate/Strenuous

22 June 2026 (upated item)

The May edition of the members' newsletter has now been sent out by email and post. The online version is now available to view and download in the Newsletter section. Please send any items for inclusion in the next edition (Autumn 2026) to the editor, Fiona Robertson, as soon as possible.

5 April 2026

The online edition of the February 2026 members' newsletter can now be seen in the Newsletter section.

27 March 2026

Two members' holidays have now been arranged for next year:

Arnside, Cumbria - 3 to 6 March 2027 (3 nights)

Isle of Man - 16 to 22 May 2027 (6 nights)

Please see the Holidays section for further information. Booking details will be in future editions of the members' newsletter.

6 February 2026 - Statistics

For details of our train walk attendance figures in 2025, plus some analysis of trends since 2013, please see the attached document (PDF format).

23 November 2025

The Friends of DalesRail Annual General Meeting was held today at the Black Horse Hotel in Skipton and was attended by 51 members. This was followed by an illustrated talk from Paul Rodgers about the Wild Ingleborough project from the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust.

25 October 2025

The third members' holiday for next year will take place based at the Premier Inn, Pickering from Friday 16 to Monday 19 October 2026 (3 nights). Further details and booking information will be in future editions of the newsletter

1 September 2025

For 2025-26, membership of Friends of DalesRail will increase to £13 per household per annum. For any members joining between now and the end of November this year, the anual membership will run until 30 November 2026.

6 July 2025 (amended item)

Friends of DalesRail commemorated 45 years of leading walks for the public on Saturday 5 July with 4 walks from the Settle-Carlisle railway, ending up in Hellifield with a celebration meal at the Hellifield Station Cafe Shed24H for members. The anniversary was featured in an article in the Craven Herald newspaper, which you can view online.

A selection of photos from the meal can be seen in the Past Events (Train Walks 2025) section.