Recent Footprints Events
From Cape Wrath, the most north-westerly point on the British mainland to Lands End via the Peak District, Lake District, Pennines and the North and South Downs. From the Black Cullin of the Isle of Skye to the Blackgang Chine dinosaurs on the Isle of White, Footprints has been there, walked (and climbed) there and, sometimes, even got the T shirt! We even venture abroad with Ireland (North and South), Northern France, Germany and Switzerland all visited in recent years.
Reports of recent national events are found using the links below, with most recent events at the top.
Recent Footprints events reports
Short breaks
Wye Valley
This year's Easter break began with a series of challenges in finding the youth hostel...
Ironbridge
We stayed at Coalport Youth Hostel which is very easy to find...
Matlock
This was the club's first event in Matlock Bath, and was based at the New Bath Hotel half a mile south of the village...
Borrowdale
The yearly homage to the Vale of Borrowdale has become a Footprints institution since September 2003 (or was it earlier?)...
Beer
There were 23 of us staying at Beer plus Nick and Peter who joined us from a nearby hotel in Colyford. The Hostel is situated at the top of a hill overlooking the village and has a very small car park in which it is necessary to park 3 cars deep...
Dolgellau
Around twenty 'Footprints' members arrived at Kings Youth Hostel on Friday 24 July determined not to let the weather dampen our spirits...
National Forest
There were 22 of us staying at this brand new youth hostel, which is eco-friendly in most respects but not as far as hot water is concerned...
Beverley
Newly arrived in Yorkshire last summer, the Footprints New Year Walk seemed just the trick...
Borrowdale
The driving rain and flooded roads on the Friday did not inspire confidence...
Totland Bay IOW
AND THEN THERE'S THE WIND...
Saffron Walden
The hostel is the oldest inhabited building in the town and is listed. The inside is as old in parts, the kitchen wall being one of them...
Exmoor
Eleven people attended the Exford Spring Bank Holiday week-end at Exford Youth Hostel which is situated in the heart of the picturesque village and boasts two pubs...
Moorside Farm
Perched on a hillside above the small hamlet of Hollinsclough, and at 1200 ft above sea level, Moorside Farm is probably one of the highest venues that Footprints has used for one of its weekend breaks...
Whitby
This year's very early Easter meant we did have some concerns about what the weather in Whitby would be like - and we weren't disappointed!...
Grasmere
Forecast summit winds of 90mph put paid to the planned high-level walks on our Winter Lakes weekend...
Corwen
The initial recce of Corwen on the Friday afternoon was not promising...
Slimbridge
Things did not augur well when arriving to find everyone waiting out in the darkness of the car park...
Borrowdale
Our fifth consecutive September visit to Borrowdale was attended by 27 members including two on their first Footprints weekend...
Arundel
Twenty headed to Arundel for the August BH Weekend based at the Youth Hostel - a Georgian mansion situated a mile from Arundel town centre along the River...
Eyam
"Mixed" weather has been a feature of this "Summer" so far and was definitely present on the Club's late-May Bank Holiday Weekend at Eyam in Derbyshire...
Holmbury St Mary
There were 12 of us at Holmbury St Mary Youth Hostel on the early May bank holiday. I liked this hostel which, in 1935, had been the first purpose-built youth hostel...
Keswick
Our Winter Walking weekend was based on a new venue, the Lakeside House Hotel in Keswick, where the weekenders were joined by those who had spent the previous week hostelling in glorious weather...
Hastings
Twenty three headed to the south east for a three day break based at Hastings Youth Hostel (Guestling Hall)...
Brecon Beacons
On Friday 26th of May I set out for Brecon Youth Hostel in plenty of time and reasonably sure I would find it easily, how wrong I was...
North York Moors
Twenty five of us headed north to North Yorkshire for a four day break based at the
three star Scarborough Youth Hostel...
Stow
Twenty five or so of us met up in Stow on the Wold early in November for a couple of days walking in the Cotswolds...
Wasdale
An excellent weekend in the Lakes District with a turn out of 22 people
to celebrate the wedding of Ian and Helen the following week...
