Author Archives: Celia Tickner

Thank you George Slabbert for some great photos of the autumn clubweekend

Elan Valley by Cherry Bird The sun shone for the 26 members who joined the club weekend arranged October 7-10 at the Elan Valley Lodge. What a great time we had – two walks of different levels of difficulty were available each day, led by local guides, who were wonderful company and very well informed.Continue reading “Autumn Club Weekend 2022”

Walk leader: Cherry Bird and John Evans: In a summer of non-stop sunshine and dry weather, we managed to choose a day with some wind and rain for this walk from Trentishoe to Combe Martin along the coast path and returning inland. But that’s Exmoor for you. Fortunately the sun did make an appearance forContinue reading “Coast Path Trentishoe to Combe Martin”

Dartmoor Way by Cherry Bird A dedicated small group of us completed two more days of the Dartmoor Way, managing to avoid the thunderstorms and heavy rain that kindly fell overnight. Saturday (18th June), from Moretonhampstead to Chagford, both charming villages, was a shorter day but when we included a detour to the top ofContinue reading “Dartmoor Way Continued”

Well done to Cherry and John who kindly stepped in to lead my Porlock Walk on 15th May. The hills are quite a challenge without the added complexity of trying to work out some one else’s walk! So many thanks. Here are some photos of the day from George Slabbert with thanks. Woody

Sheree’s Preparation for Leading a Walk for the Somerset Walking Club The lead up to my first walk was stressful.  I walked the route several times and carefully documented each turn with notes and  pictures on my phone. Some members have probably noticed that my confidence has surged since that first walk, some might say misplacedContinue reading “More thoughts from Sheree”

From Cherry Bird Over the weekend 9/10 April the club tackled the first two days of the new Dartmoor Way route. Unlike the Two Moors Way, the DW circles the moor rather than going across the middle, taking in villages, woodland, river valleys and moorland to give a flavour of the rich variety of sceneryContinue reading “Dartmoor Way Section 1, Weekend Walk”