A Lancashire based family walking group that enjoys sociable day walks around the North West suitable for young and old.
Welcome to Salesbury Exploration Group, a friendly walking group based in Salesbury, Ribble Valley in the heart of Lancashire.
A rail ramble utilising the Yorkshire Dales explorer train. This will be a long day out as the times will be determined by the rail schedule. An alternative is to meet at Ribblehead, arriving by your own means. This is a special service running during the summer months that extends the Rochdale to Clitheroe train to Carlisle via the Ribblehead viaduct. Today's walk will start and return from Ribblehead using this service. Trains from Wilpshire and Ramsgreave depart at 09:14, Blackburn at 09:08 and Darwen at 08:56. It calls at the usual stops of Langho, Whalley and Clitheroe. Further information can be found on the Community Rail Lancashire website and also on Northern Rail's usual booking sites. Tickets should be bought in advance. There is a ticket machine on the station, but it is best to check the trains and book online if possible. Tickets are £10.50 (with a railcard, £15.80 without) from Ramsgreave and Wilpshire.
The return train is at 18:05 from Ribblehead arriving at Ramsgreave and Wilpshire at 19:09. Once the walk is finished in the afternoon, refreshments and dinner can be taken at the Station Inn at Ribblehead whilst waiting for the train.
Start: Ribblehead station.
The 2024/25 season of walks are listed below.
All walks start 10:30am unless noted otherwise in the walk description above.
Date Leader Location
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21-Sep-2024 Simon Davies Ribblehead and Chapel-le-Dale
19-Oct-2024 Annette Patterson/Julie Foote Wycoller and Forest of Trawden
16-Nov-2024 Graham Harwood Weets Hill, Barnoldswick
7-Dec-2024 Cheryl Rudd Sunnyhurst Woods, Darwen
18-Jan-2025 Sharon and Nick Westhead Barley and Roughlee
22-Feb-2025 Mike Howe Pen-y-Ghent
15-Mar-2025 Stuart Hirst Ribble Valley
12-Apr-2025 Liz Maskell Scorton
17-May-2025 Simon Hoare Chipping, Parlick and Burnslack
14-Jun-2025 Alan Walkden T.B.C.
5-Jul-2025 John Conway Pike O'Blisco
9-Aug-2025 Simon Davies Malham
More details of these walks on the programme page.
This year's news is archived here.