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ANNUAL COACH TRIP SATURDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 2026. ALL WELCOME

This years coach trip will take place on Saturday 26 September 2026. The coach will leave the Vue Cinema car park at Doncaster Dome at 0800 (be there by 0745) and will collect at the Park and Ride of York Road at about 0815 (be there by 0800). We will be offering 3 walks, approximate details below.

11.5 mile walk from Ravenscar to the Old Harbour, Scarborough along the Cleveland Way coastal path.
7 mile walk from Cloughton to the Old Harbour, Scarborough along the Cleveland Way coastal path.
3.5 mile round walk from Scalby Mills to the Old Harbour, Scarborough along the Cleveland Way.

The walks have been selected so they are suitable for Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday Walkers.

Bring along your family, partner or a friend. They do not have to walk, a day out in Scarborough is always a good idea.

The coach will leave Scarbrrough at 1800 so this should give people time to get some fish and chips and/or visit a local hostelry.

The coach will be provided by Buckley’s, same as last year, and will seat up to 49. Based on a take up rate of 43 the cost is £20/per person. If we manage to fill the coach the cost will come down to £17.50 and you will be refunded the £2.50 difference. Please note this is a 10% increase on the 2025 cost. This reflect the cost increases experienced by all coach operators in the last year plus the travel distance is slightly greater than in 2025. All other local walking groups have experienced similar cost increases during 2026

To book a place or places send an email to tomlinsonstephen4@gmail.com with the name/s of the those you are booking for. In the email can you also confirm you have made your payment to Doncaster Ramblers.

Please make payment direct to the Doncaster Ramblers bank account details below.

Account name. The Ramblers Association Doncaster Group.
Account number 20153322.
Sort code. 60 83 01
In the reference box put your first initial then a space followed by your surname then a symbol then coach, for example A Gibson-coach. This allows us to keep track of who has paid

PLEASE BOOK YOUR PLACE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO IF NECCESSARY WE CAN OFFER SEATS TO OTHER LOCAL RAMBLERS GROUPS AND WALKING GROUPS SO WE CAN FILL THE COACH.

SYNED Ramblers Area AGM

The SYNED Ramblers Area AGM was held on Saturday January 17th 2026. You can read a summary here.

Annual General Meeting

Our AGM was held on 24th November. You can read the draft minutes here.

SIGN UP TODAY TO RECEIVE EMAILS FROM DONCASTER RAMBLERS

We are working towards setting up an email contact system for as many of our members as possible. This will allow us to send updates on Doncaster Ramblers activities at minimal cost. If you are not signed up on the main Ramblers website to receive emails, or you cannot recall if you have, then go to https://www.ramblers.org.uk/

1. Sign into your account (see black box at top of the Home Page.) This opens another Home Page.

2. Go to My Details and click on this.

3. Scroll down to Contact Preferences.

4. Tick email.

Walks Leaders Needed

You will appreciate that we put on three walks per week, so that’s about 150 walks a year. At the moment leadership of these walks is being undertaken by too few members. We need more people to undertake leading, particularly for the Thursday and Saturday walks. A new leader, if they wish, would be very welcome to buddy-up with an experienced leader to guide them through the process of planning, recce-ing, etc.

To submit a walk send to Peter Gravestock at: peter_gravestock@talktalk.net

Contact Charlie re queries about Tuesday walks, martin.pratt2006@btinternet.com, Angela re Saturday walks amg28@hotmail.com, and David re Thursday walks pdgadd@icloud.com.

Expenses

Ramblers has always paid expenses to members who have incurred reasonable expenses in the course of Ramblers’ activities. These include fuel expenses (at 28p per mile) for carrying out a recce, attending a maintenance session, etc.
Given that Ramblers is a charity most members choose not to claim, but the right is there.
The treasurer is responsible for deciding if something is a ‘reasonable expense’.

There is an Expense form on the website under Downloads

Doncaster Ramblers

We are one of over 500 Ramblers Groups nationwide, dedicated to promoting and supporting the simple pleasures of walking. For many people, the benefits of this, both physical and mental, were brought home by the recent Covid lockdowns and, as restrictions were lifted, our programme of weekly 2-3 hour long local walks proved very popular. Several new members joined Ramblers as a result and have continued, either on these Thursday walks or on our longer Tuesday and Saturday walks. Details of all our walks are on the website and non-members are welcome to join us to see for themselves what it's like.

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In addition to our walks programme, we support various national and local initiatives to encourage and facilitate walking for specific groups of people who it is felt would particularly benefit from the opportunity to get out and about. A current example of this is the walks we lead for Doncaster Carers

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However, we are more than just a walking group. To support all those who wish to take advantage of our outdoor spaces, we endeavour to walk all the Rights of Way in the CDC area each year to ensure they stay accessible and we report any problems to CDC’s Rights of Way Dept. We back this up by going out with CDC teams to carry out maintenance and repair work, such as clearing paths and repairing/replacing stiles. You don't have to be a regular walker to get involved in these activities, as we work on the basis that there is a role for everyone in Doncaster Ramblers and the more the merrier.