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🌍 Join CHA Bradford - Coach Holiday Association 🌍
Escape the hustle and bustle of daily life and embrace the great outdoors with CHA Bradford, your local hiking community in the heart of Bradford and immerse yourself in a day out hiking in Nature! 🥾
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✅ All Ages and Abilities Welcome: Whether you're a seasoned hiker or just starting, our friendly and diverse group caters to everyone. Events
✅ Variety of Hike Levels: Choose from three different hike levels: A, B or C walks, ensuring there's a perfect fit for everyone, regardless of your hiking experience and ability. Syllabus
✅ Seamless Logistics: Forget about transportation hassles! Our guides provide directions on how to reach your hike start point for our weekly Saturday walks so all you need to do is show up and enjoy the hike. Saturday walks
✅ Sunday Coach Trips: Explore new horizons with our Sunday coach trips every two weeks, featuring breath-taking landscapes and scenic routes such as Yorkshire Dales, Lake District, Lancashire and beyond. There are pickup points along the way and our members come from a wide breath of locations. Please see coach trip details for hike destinations and coach trip price. Sunday Coach Trips and Walks. Coach Bookings
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✅ Guided Hikes: Each hike has a dedicated walk leader, most often with experience of leading groups ensuring a safe and enjoyable experience for all participants. However, not all our walk leaders are qualified and although you walk at your own risk, it is thought to be safer walking in groups than individually. Safety
✅ Socialize and Relax: You can choose to socialise during the hike or if you prefer to get lost in nature and absorb the scenery you can. Wrap up your hike at a cosy pub or café, where you can relax, grab a drink, and connect with fellow hikers.
✅ Try Before You Commit: New joiners get three trials to experience the camaraderie and excitement before choosing to become a member. Contact us
✅ Exclusive Membership Benefits: Become a member for an annual fee of just £10 per person or £18 for couples. Enjoy club newsletters and a detailed yearly syllabus outlining upcoming hikes across all walking groups as well as social nights. Membership
✅ Extended Hiking Holidays: Beyond local hikes, we offer 2 yearly in country weekend trips away (we've been to Scotland, Wales, isle of Wright etc) and a foreign trip abroad for those craving more exploration and hiking (we've been to Greece, Spain, Majorca to name a few, and have The Lycian way and Crete to look forward to!)
Ready to elevate your hiking experience? Visit our website Bradford CHA or join us this weekend to start your hiking adventure!
✅ If you want to walk during the week (Monday to Thursday) you will find a lot of walks with the Midweek Wayfarers
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Choo Choo , Thornton to Cullingworth
Bus no 607 at 09.20 from Bradford Interchange to Thornton , Ashfield Rd bus stop opp Vine Terrace . Get off Thorntons Vine Terrace just after centre. make way to just past and opposite the Great Northern Emporium Meeting point next to pelican crossing outside primary School. W3W ///trader.leaned.leaned , Thornton Primary School .walk starts at 09.50 . Thornton to Cullingworth
Distance 6.5 miles
Ascent 600ft
and ends approximately approximately 15.00.
Choo Choo - following the GNER Alpine lines .
We make a brief visit to the nearby Thornton Viaduct and then follow the line over the main road heading up past the White Horse Inn onto Bronte way west to Denholme Beck . We have a choice to go anti clockwise around Doe Park Reservoir or to follow the line more closely through what was the Station at Denholme . A little further on is Wilsden Station and Hewenden Reservoir . We can stop here for lunch as there are benches and viewpoints .We then traverse the magnificent Hewenden Viaduct and onto Cullingworth station over yet another viaduct.
Even though the line continues onto Keighley beyond Cullingworth it soon goes into a tunnel just beyond the beautiful Ellar carr area .
This is where we retrace our steps a little to return to Cullingworth centre where busses back to Thornton /Bradford leave from along with Bingley and Keighley bound busses .
NB It is very important that correct clothing is worn or carried on our walks, including waterproofs, woolly hats or sunhats, warm gloves and sturdy hiking boots, as we often walk on rough terrain. The walk leaders have the right to refuse to allow anybody not properly equipped to join the walk. Please come prepared. You will need a packed lunch and enough fluids, and you may need sun cream and insect repellent.
finish time is approximate. Sorry, no dogs allowed.
Please Note, our walk leaders are not first aid trained or insured, so you walk at your own risk.
Walks are subject to change depending on time available and weather
Bradford CHA (Countrywide Holidays Association) walking club has 120 years of history. we offer our members Holidays, weekends away, social nights and walking most Saturdays and Sundays. **The cost is just £10 per annum.
Don't bow out at 3 walks, download an application form for full membership here Bradford CHA Hope to see you on a walk soon!
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Choo Choo , Thornton to Cullingworth
Bradford Interchange train and bus station, City centre, Bradford, GBBus no 607 at 09.20 from Bradford Interchange to Thornton , Ashfield Rd bus stop opp Vine Terrace . Get off Thorntons Vine Terrace just after centre. make way to just past and opposite the Great Northern Emporium Meeting point next to pelican crossing outside primary School. W3W ///trader.leaned.leaned , Thornton Primary School .walk starts at 09.50 . Thornton to Cullingworth
Distance 6.5 miles
Ascent 600ft
and ends approximately approximately 15.00.
Choo Choo - following the GNER Alpine lines .
We make a brief visit to the nearby Thornton Viaduct and then follow the line over the main road heading up past the White Horse Inn onto Bronte way west to Denholme Beck . We have a choice to go anti clockwise around Doe Park Reservoir or to follow the line more closely through what was the Station at Denholme . A little further on is Wilsden Station and Hewenden Reservoir . We can stop here for lunch as there are benches and viewpoints .We then traverse the magnificent Hewenden Viaduct and onto Cullingworth station over yet another viaduct.
Even though the line continues onto Keighley beyond Cullingworth it soon goes into a tunnel just beyond the beautiful Ellar carr area .
This is where we retrace our steps a little to return to Cullingworth centre where busses back to Thornton /Bradford leave from along with Bingley and Keighley bound busses .
NB It is very important that correct clothing is worn or carried on our walks, including waterproofs, woolly hats or sunhats, warm gloves and sturdy hiking boots, as we often walk on rough terrain. The walk leaders have the right to refuse to allow anybody not properly equipped to join the walk. Please come prepared. You will need a packed lunch and enough fluids, and you may need sun cream and insect repellent.
finish time is approximate. Sorry, no dogs allowed.
Please Note, our walk leaders are not first aid trained or insured, so you walk at your own risk.
Walks are subject to change depending on time available and weather
Bradford CHA (Countrywide Holidays Association) walking club has 120 years of history. we offer our members Holidays, weekends away, social nights and walking most Saturdays and Sundays. **The cost is just £10 per annum.
Don't bow out at 3 walks, download an application form for full membership here Bradford CHA Hope to see you on a walk soon!4 attendees
Looking for Monkey Nick
Bus Stop, Nelson Street, Bradford, GBCoach departs 09-00 Bradford , 8-30 Keighley( Route 3 )
Fare for this walk is £15.00
A Walk : Harder
Looking for Monkey Nick
Langsett to Holme ( near Holmfirth )
Leader : Ian Ainley
Distance 11.77 miles
Ascent 1598ft
Descent 1569ft
From the car park just after the Flouch Inn road junction ,we descend to the west end descend to the West end of Langsett Res..We follow Swindon Lane to Milton Lodge on the A628 .We then take a track Snow Road before dropping down to Winscar Res via Woodland Clough .We follow the east side of the Res up to Harden Res .A Track on the South of the Res up to Harden Res .
A track on the South side of the res takes us to Snaisden Res .We take a path west to reach Elbow End & Beehive Cairn standing above Ramsden Clough .
Here we pause to take in the magnificent Views .
As the old path down to the Clough is now dangerous we stay at the top and head North . At Crosskeys Plantation we take a track to join another track to Ramsden Clough .This takes us down to Ramsden Res .
We cross the res to follow a path to our destination the quant village of Holme .
B Walk : medium
Long Way to Holme
Langsett to Holme ( Near Holmfirth )
Leader : John Feather
Distance : 10 Miles
Ascent 1200ft
We start at Langsett and follow the path alongside Langsett Reservoir . Head North to link up with the Trans Pennine Way and follow to Dunford Bridge . Head north along Winscar Reservoir to Harden .Bear East through Harden Clough .Drop down Ramsden Edge . Not literally . Skirt edge of of Ridings Wood . Cross Brownhill Reservoir . arriving at Holme .
C Walk : easy
Elysium
Holmfirth Circular :
Leader : Andrew Czenkusz
D option : Do your own walk or spend the day in Holmfirth
D Option
Do your own walk or spend the day in Otley .
Coach fare is £15.00
If you wish to book a place on one of our Sunday walks please click link below to go to club Website booking page
Coach Booking - Bradford CHA Rambling and Social Club
once paid confirmation and receipt will be issued . £15-00
To book a seat and pay for this walk please click link below
Receipt and confirmation will be issued on Payment .
Coach Booking - Bradford CHA Rambling and Social Club
If you are coming out with our group on a Sunday for the first time - please send a message and let us know where wish to board the coach and we can make sure someone is there to look out for you .
* Please bring all food and drinks you need for the day an dress appropriately .
* Please note no dogs are permitted .
Walks are subject to change depending on time available and weather and our walk leaders are not first aid trained .
For more travel ,information, walking safety and full membership details of Bradford CHA please look at **Bradford CHA **the cost is just £10 per annum .
Bradford CHA walking club has 120 years of history . We offer our members Holidays ,weekends away ,social nights and walking most Saturdays and Sundays . Hope to see you soon.
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