Welcome to The Aycliffe Fell Walking Club Website

Aycliffe Fell Walking Club is based in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham (near Darlington in the North East of England) and is open to everyone interested in fell walking or rambling. It caters for walkers of all abilities and ages. It became Aycliffe Fell Walking Club in 2011.

Each outing has a variety of walks of different lengths and difficulty ratings and transport is by comfortable coach that picks up in Darlington, Newton Aycliffe and Bishop Auckland.

The pickup times and routes are always published in each notification post, which can be accessed from this website.

St Cuthbert’s Way – Lindisfarne to Wooler

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The next club walk in September, commences with a visit to Holy Island (or Lindisfarne) on the remote and beautiful Northumberland Coast. Time is allowed for exploration of the castle and priory on Holy Island before setting out on the walk, which traces St Cuthbert’s route towards the popular town of Wooler.

Click on the file name above to open the walk information sheet for more details – and instructions on how to reserve a place on our coach.

WEEKEND AWAY: Kettlewell, Wharfedale 13th – 15th June 2014

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This year the Club’s “weekend away” will be centred on the picturesque village of Kettlewell in beautiful Wharfedale in the Yorkshire Dales.

The event will run from Friday 13th to Sunday 15th June and will feature organised walks on both the Saturday and the Sunday, as well as social “partying” after each day’s walk in the local hostelry(s). The initial get-together will be at the Bluebell Inn, 7–8 pm on the Friday. Transport is NOT provided so please make your own travel arrangements!

A range of accommodation is available in Kettlewell village, including rooms with comfortable en-suite facilities, chiefly at the Bluebell Inn and the Racehorses Hotel but there are several other GH’s, B&B’s and Self Catering places around the village; there’s also a Youth Hostel plus basic camping at the “turn up & pitch” site nearby the village (only £5 per night). Regarding accommodation, please make your own arrangements! The village website: www.kettlewellvillage.co.uk is quite useful but if further help is needed in finding a place to stay, please feel free to contact Alan on 01325 488225 who’ll be happy to assist.

If the weather behaves (why shouldn’t it?) this promises to be a cracking good weekend in a location famed for its dramatic scenery, with excellent walking in prospect – and in the friendliest of company!

Everest Base Camp Challenge – An evening with Lesley Renteurs!

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Lesley has agreed to present a slideshow of her trek to Everest Base Camp in November 2013, which was to raise funds for the charity Macmillan Cancer Support. The evening, Wednesday 30th April 2014 at the Ineos Sports & Social Club Pavilion, will comprise a slideshow, quiz, pie & pea supper plus a full supporting programme. Bar open! Further details by clicking on the title above.

AFWC Awarded a grant from the County Durham Community Foundation

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The Club has been successful in gaining a further grant to help support our walking activity.

The award, received from the County Durham Community Foundation, was made following concentrated effort put in at the application stage by stalwart club walker and valued committee member – Sheila Pinkney!

The £500 grant is to help offset the cost of providing coach travel for our walkers over the next twelve months – and is very well received and appreciated by all club members! Well done again, Sheila!

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