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October’s club long walk: Low Bradfield &the Strines
4 walkers took on a fairly strenuous route over Uphill Moor, taking in Sugworth Tower folly and 3 reservoirs. The weather was cool but sunny, a perfect day for walking
Tea shop walk 11-10-26 Newmillerdam
October’s medium walk from Settle
Eight walkers travelled to Settle and started Ocotber’s medium club walk with a swift climb following the Pennine bridleway up to Winskill Stones before visiting the first of two impressive waterfalls, Catrigg Force (where we stopped for elevenses). We then walked down to Stainforth to visit a second waterfall,Stainforth Force where we were hoping to see salmon leaping up the falls- we didnt see any but did spot a Heron catching its lunch- in the afternoon a lovely riverside stroll back towards Settle
September’s adventure walk to Simonseat
With 3 walkers we had a last minute change of plan for this month’s adventure walk -we travelled to Bardon Bridge to do a 9 mile circular walk starting with a riverside walk beside the river Wharfe, then through the valley of desolation before ascending to the summit of Simonseat with fairly good long range views -our descent was across moorland and through woodland ending with another riverside stroll along the banks of the Wharf. Several different bird types spotted, also a variety of wild mushrooms along the route.
Anniversary Coach Trip to Southwell
Some photos from the club’s day trip to Southwell on Saturday Sept 26th 2026
Mid week Walk Norwood Edge 23-9-26
Eight walkers did an 8 mile walk on Norwood Edge, showery at the start of the walk followed by sunshine later on
Sunday Sept 20th Club short walk Baildon and Shipley Glen
After a bit of a wait for the leader – thank you for the patience from that front – 14 walkers did get on our way and had good weather to go round Baildon to Shipley Glen for spot on 6mile circular.
Sunday 13 September our Long Walk to Stoodley Pike from Todmorden.
Five members walked on a dry warm September day a 9 mile circular from Todmorden, total ascent 1155ft, maximum elevation 1329ft and a moving time of 3hrs 22 mins with an average speed of 2.7 mph.
Leeds Historic Walking Tour 11-9-26
11 Morley Walking Club members went on an historical tour of Leeds City Centre. Starting in the City Square members walked a 3.5 mile route visiting buildings and areas such as the Town Hall, Leeds Library, Civic Hall, Leeds Museum, Briggate, Leeds City Square, the Corn Exchange and Leeds Market, learning about Leeds centre from 731 AD to the present day.Thank you to Kate who kindly gave her time. Donations were given to charities NSPCC or Simon on the Street.
September medium walk Edale 6-9-26
Six walkers starting from Edale for a lovely 7 mile walk up to Ringing Roger and along the Edale ridge with some fantastic long range views of the Peak District followed by a sharp descent on to the Pennine Way and gentle return to Edale.
Mid week Walk: Ilkley Moor and the river Wharf
Another warm day and a lovely walk first westward along Ilkley Moor following the Dales Highway footpath before descending to Addingham for a riverside walk back to Ilkley following the Dales way footpath with a welcome ice cream stop in the town centre before the final short ascent back to the cars- many long range views from the moor where the heather was also in full bloom.
August Adventure Walk: Lud’s Church and the Roaches
Just the four adventurers rose early for the 90 minutes drive to Gradbach for the start of an easy 10 mile walk in the southwest Peak District.
Taking in the gloomy depths of Lud’s Church, a deep chasm in the bedrock which was a secret place of worship for the Lollards in the 15th century, along The Roaches, a prominent gritstone ridge with panaromic views of Staffordshire and Derbyshire with Jodrell Bank in Cheshire in the distance and a lunch stop at the heights of Hen Cloud followed by a steady return to Gradbach Mill with a brief stop off along the way to congratulate the winner of “Britain’s Most Expensive Ice Cream Van” Award 2026.
Mid week walk Bretton
Another warmish day with good long range views and welcome shade during woodland sections… our lunch stopwas outside a prison!
Evening local walk (a long stroll straight down to the pub as things turned out!)
August Long Walk Roche Abbey
A venture down to the South Yorkshire border walking close to the Nottinghamshire border.
A visit to Roche Abbey, built in 1147 by the Cistercians.
It was later landscaped in the 1770’s by Capability Brown for the Earl of Scarborough who owned it at the time.
Our walk took us by the Abbey & on to Firbeck, the first lovely picturesque village we walked through.
Then on to Letwell before reaching Laughton En La Morthen.
A final stop at Leger Lakes tea & bar room for refreshments & seeing the many animals on display there before heading back to Roche Abbey & completing 11 fabulous miles today
Mid week walk North Leeds
12 walkers met at the far end of Golden Acre Parkland to do an easy 7.5 mile circuit from there venturing into the Harwood estate and past the set of the Emmerdale TV soap- a big challenge for most was before the start trying to fathom out the car parking app (all 3 parking charge machine were out of use)-very enjoyable walk after that with great views
August medium walk: Padley Gorge
Sara led 11 walkers including 2 new members on a lovely walk in Derbyshire, starting at Grindleford station, then up Padley Gorge to the foot of Burbage Edge-botht he walk and weather were excellent with lots to see
Mid Week Walk Woodlesford
Nine walkers set off from Woodlesford Lock along The Aire & Calder Navigation canal to Temple Newsam via the Skelton Lake services.
We had lunch by one of the Lakes in the Temple Newsam grounds before returning back to Woodlesford Lock along the other side of the tow path to comlete just over 8 miles.
August Adventure Walk Flamborough
Eleven walkers made the trip to the seaside at Flamborough to be met by the typical East Coast weather of wind and rain for the 10 mile coastal walk. Starting by the lighthouse in Selwicks Bay and walking along the cliff top to Thornwick Bay with a coffee stop at North Landing along the way, where a couple of walkers went down to test the waters, and after safely crossing a crumbling ravine we made our way inland through the town of Flamborough for a well-earned lunch stop at Danes Dyke followed by a return along the cliffs to the lighthouse with a quick stop off at the South Landing RNLI station for coffee and cake.
Mid week walk Malhamdale
6 walkers travelled th Airton to walk a 9 mile circuit in Malhamdale on another warm dry day… waterfalls proved very popular with tourists and the scenery in the dale was stunning as always. Along the river Aire we saw sandmartins, kingfishers and Herons
July short walk Little Gomersal
30 walkers enjoyed a sufficiently challenging 6 mile walk in excellent walking conditions. The horse is joining the club!
July local evening walk
17 club members turned out for a pleasant evening 4 mile walk around North Morley takingg in Rooms, Churwell and Daisy Hill on a warm, sunny evening, most then went on to to Rhythm & Rye for a well earned drink afterwards
July Long walk from Welburn
10.5 miles and 7 walkers, starting from Welburn and passing through the villages of Bulmer, Ganthorpe and Coneysthorpe and then returning through the grounds of Castle Howard. Hot and sunny throughout but plenty of welcome shade and hydration breaks.
Mid Week Walk from Goldsborough July 26
11 walkers travelled;;ed to Goldsborough and braved the heat to do an easy 7.5 mile walk in intermittent welcome shade- we passed Ribson Hall and Plumpton Rocks before heading towards the river Nidd then back to Goldsboroough- we visited the Royal Oak for light refreshments before the journey home
Mid week walk Harewood July 26
We walked from the far end of Harewood to East Keswick before a bit of a jungle like stroll through vegetation beside the river Wharfe where there were numerous butterflies and dragonflies before going through the Harewood estate back to out start point-weather warm and dry
June Adventure Walk
Three walkers travelled to Cheshire for a great walk around Teggs Nose and Shutlingsloe. Starting out in rain, we wandered around Teggs Nose Country Park before dropping to a few reservoirs and into Macclesfield forest. The weather cleared as we climbed up onto Shutlingsloe ‘the Cheshire Matterhorn ‘. We were blessed with stunning views and good views of Jodrell bank observation centre. Descending back into Macclesfield forest and into the valley before a last minute killer incline to the car park for ice cream
Tea Shop Walk 14-6-26 East Riddlesden Hall
Eleven walked on today’s walk from East Riddlesden Hall up the eastern side of the Aire valley and back down alongside the canal
June medium walk in Lower Wensleydale 7-6-26
19 walkers travelled to Jervaulx Abbey to complete classic circuit starting with a riverside walk along the banks of the river Ure to Coverdale Bridge, then a gentle ascent past Danby Hall up to Thornton Steward village where there was a welcoming DIY tea shop in the village institute- after lunch there in the sunshine we traversed fields to Kilgram Bridge and Grange , then a short stretch on a country lane before entering Jervaulx Park and some going on to visit the abbey ruins at the end of the walk
Mid week Walk from Ripley 3-6-26
A rather damp day but still a good walk in Lower Nidderdale Countryside
Mid week walk to Bolton Abbey 27-5-26
Andy led 7 walkers from Addingham to Bolton Abbey across the suspension bridge & up along below Beamsley Beacon & Howgill.We made our way through Hazelwood & Storiths then passing Back ‘O Th’ Hill Farm.
Following on to the Dales way before reaching Bolton Abbey, where we had lunch.We then returned to Addingham, following the Strand & along the slightly boggy & somewhat overgrown disused railway line, then along the River Wharf & the Dales way back to our starting point, to complete around 9 miles on a mostly Sunny day, with more comfortable temperatures than of late.
May Adventure Walk 24-5-264
Adventure Walkers braved the heatwave and ventured to Slaidburn in the Forest of Bowland.
Shortly into the walk we tried to reunite a young lamb with it’s mother but failed as it slid down a bank towards a stream. So we did what any Adventurer would do and legged it ,its mum was close by and hopefully rescued it. Shortly afterwards it was our turn to negotiate the stream, which also ended in failure as 3 of us fell in. Next obstacle was a large wall to climb, we then realised a few yards away was a gate to just walk through.
Then onto Dunsop Fell, a classic watershed fell, which was still very wet, as it should be, but was just a sphagnum swamp making walking difficult. The decent back to Slaidburn was smooth so we enjoyed a welcome Ice Cream. Great fell walk, although a hot one.
Mid week Walk Otley Chevin 20-5-27
7 of us left Bramhope just after the rain had stopped & headed on to Chevin Forest. Then up to The Chevin’s Surprise View, where we took our break.
We returned back to Bramhope along through the many pathways of the Chevin Forest to complete 7.7 miles on a dry but mostly cloudy day, with the sun breaking out occasionally.
May’s short club walk Haworth 17-5-26
Led by Alan, who also wrote this poem about the walk….
Morley walking club set out from Haworth, in the persistent May showers,
Along the Brontë Way through blooming springtime hours.
Down to Brontë Bridge where the clear waters flowed,
Through the Yorkshire valley, finally the sun glowed.
Spring danced all around us, alive in every sound,
A frog leapt through the grasses, camouflaged green upon the ground.
A cuckoo called across the vale, its lonely echoed song,
The kind that makes you pause awhile & quietly walk along.
Then brighter grew the weather as we crossed the sweeping moor,
To join the ancient Pennine Way on paths well worn before.
Stanbury welcomed weary boots & many hungry souls,
A mug of tea, bags of crisps rustled & unwrapping rolls,
Above us cried the curlew from the wide & open sky,
While Lower Laithe Reservoir lay silvered nearby.
We return back to Haworth, another grand adventure shared, by Yorkshire folk again.
Homeward bound, but in this land, part of our hearts remain.
Evening local Walk 14-5-26
With a very small turnout of 2 walkers mainly due to holiday absences, the walk still went ahead and they were rewarded with a lovely sunset & a good 4.1 miles through Oakwell hall grounds & back to Drighlington.
There was an arts exhibition there too from the National gallery “Art on your doorstep”
which was a pleasant surprise
Fountains Abbey midweek walk 13-5-26
7 walkers travelled to Fountains Abbey to do an 8 mile circuit of the Fountains estate land which took us through a mixture of farmland and woodland then through Studley Royal deer park where there several herds of young deer- the weather included partial sunshine brief showers but still some reasonable long range views
May’s long club walk : Barden Moor , Rylstone monument and Cross
Andrew led 6 walkers on our May club long walk which was an 11.5 mile circuit on Barden Moor visiting Rylstone monument and cross- a sunny day with a gentle breeze… lots of birds and butterflies, and long range views … we could literally see for miles
Tea shop walk Slaithwaite 10-5-26
Over 20 walkers including 3 new walkers joined Lizzie on a lovely scenic 4 mile walk from Slaithwaite
with good,sunny and relatively warm weather.
A gentle climb out of the town onto a lovely scenic ridge, then a gentle walk down to the canal and from there back to cars.
Of course stopping en route at eateries and coffees.
Enjoyed by all.
Mid week walk Kirkham Abbey 6-5-26
Another relatively warm and sunny walk in a little known quiet area with lots of interesting features beside the River Derwent- at one point our footpath took us through a rapeseed field … they call us mellow yellow!
May medium walk: Brimham Rocks and the Nidderdale Way
After days of glorious sunshine, the May Day Bank Holiday medium club walk to Brimham Rocks, was, as could be expected, a rather wet one, with light rain from start to finish.
Resisting the temptation to drive straight to Brimham and the inviting cafe there, fourteen walkers and 2 canine companions set off from Pateley Bridge soon joining the Panorama Walk and passing an old stone well inscribed with directions to the old church and a John Dryden quotation, “Ill habits gather by unseen degrees. As brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas.” – every walk’s a learning opportunity with Morley Walking Club!
With views over the Nidderdale valley, passing the hamlets of Knott and Blazefield and a llama trekking centre, and joining the Nidderdale Way we arrived at the famous and now near deserted sandstone rocks, formed during the ice age and remaining resolute and unmoving in the face of time and the elements ever since (insert own joke here about our committee members).
After a sheltered lunch at Dancing Bear rock we returned past Druid’s Cave farm and the village of Smelthouses and along the River Nidd, where we hoped to see the owl nesting under an old railway bridge there. Unfortunately the owl clearly had more sense than us and was sheltering out of the incessant rain, so instead we were treated to an impersonation of one by our own vice-president.
Returning to the old railway station car park, where we were met by the three watchful statues of ‘Pillars Past’, forming part of the ‘Passing Places’ art trail along the Way of the Roses Cycle Route.
A varied scenic route and excellent company, where even the damp weather couldn’t dampen our spirits in any way.
