11th May 2025 Harrogate

Harrogate is a spa town in the district and county of North Yorkshire, England. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, the town is a tourist destination and its visitor attractions include its spa waters and RHS Harlow Carr gardens.

More information about Harrogate can be found here.

The area around Harrogate offers the walker a large variety of easy and moderate walks. Explore the area individually or join one of our led walks - information about our led walks is sent out nearer the time.

Tickets for our Harrogate trip are £21 per adult and can be purchased from 8am on 6th April 2025 in the following ways:

Cash and cheque payments can be made on the previous coach trip.
Online payments via Ticket Tailor (booking fee applies): https://www.tickettailor.com/events/northeastlancscoachrambles 
Telephone bookings: Jane Cordingley 01254 773913 - 8am-9am and 6pm-8pm, Monday to Friday only. We must receive your cheque payment at least 7 days before the trip.  If Jane is not available, please leave a message with Lynn: 07895760045 and she will get back to you.
We are now trialling bank transfer payments.  If you would like to buy a ticket in this way, please email nelcoachrambles@gmail.com to book your seat and Lynn will send the bank information. If you already have the information, please email to confirm your seat before sending payment.
Please note: This trip is expected to be popular, so please buy your ticket early. Ticket sales will close on 27th April (or earlier if sold out) to allow numbers to be sent to the venue.

Morning (Outward) Pick-Up Points
These are new times so please arrive at your Pickup Point 10 minutes early and once on board take your seat ASAP, this will ensure a smooth operation. We will constantly review and refine these time as appropriate.

08.00   Darwen Boots

08.05   Darwen Lynwood Avenue

08.20   Blackburn Penny Street

08.30   Rishton B/burn Rd/Station Rd Bus Stop

08.35   Great Harwood Town Gate

08.45   Accrington Victoria Hospital Whalley Rd Bus Stop

08.55   Padiham Town Hall

09.00   Padiham Whitegate

09.05   Burnley Tim Bobbin

09.15   Burnley Bus Station (Croft St)

09.25   Burnley Brennand Street

09.35   Nelson Interchange

09.40   Nelson Walton Lane/Leeds Road

09.45   Colne Bus Station

Details of Walks available on the Day are detailed below

A/B Walk
Leader: David Mashiter Distance: 9 miles moderate
On leaving the coach this attractive and varied walk initially follows a former railway line in a northerly direction. On approaching Old Bilton we follow tracks and fields to the Harrogate Ringway, turning left along the pretty Nidd Gorge close to the river. Upon reaching a viaduct, our route takes a right turn to the disused railway, eventually reaching Ripley for lunch. Afterwards, we retrace our steps back to the road. We then join undulating paths and tracks through pastures, passing the three Spruisty Farms and Knox Bridge, prior to returning to the former railway for a relatively short distance. From here a road takes us to Bilton Cricket Club for refreshments and here the walk ends. This is a relatively flat walk on mainly excellent surfaces. There are 10 stiles.

C/D Walk
Leader: Michael Bates   Distance: 5.5 miles easy
The walk follows the same route as the A/B walk as far as the viaduct but instead of turning right to Ripley we turn left back to Harrogate. There are no stiles and almost all surfaces are excellent. Care needs to be taken on descending to the Nidd Gorge which could be slippery if wet. Also there is a short climb back up to the viaduct. Please note: on returning to Harrogate we will be boarding the coach for the short journey to Bilton Cricket Club for refreshments, and therefore it is important to listen carefully for announcements about the departure time.