Our 9 mile circular walk this Saturday is around the beautiful countryside surrounding Kirkby Stephen with views of the river Eden.
Start time 09:34 from Kirkby Stephen Station.
For more details click here www.foscl.org.uk/guided-walks
Just over a week to go before the R2S Festival which runs from 28.04 to 4.05
Walks, Talks, Music along the Settle-Carlisle Line.
For full details click here www.ride2stride.co.uk
Our circular 7 mile walk this Saturday leaves from Ribblehead at 10:37
Visit a quarry that's now a National Nature Reserve, a longhouse, a chapel and a shanty town plus experience lesser seen views of Ribblehead Viaduct.
www.foscl.org.uk/guided-walks
This weeks expedition got off to an inauspicious start when the train was delayed by an hour. A quick bit of re-routing by our fantastic Walk Leaders to compensate for the time difference saved the day. And what a good day it was! Beautiful long range views & our way to Clapham!
A two train line day out this Saturday, walking from Horton to Clapham via Nappa Scars with a cheeky stop in Clapham for tea & cakes!
Leaving Horton-in-Ribblesdale at 08:58
Click here for full details www.foscl.org.uk/guided-walks
Last Saturday was our first walk on the new Summer Programme and we missed the worst of Storm Dave!
Walkers on Saturday's Garsdale Circular completed the first 10km and had their leaflets stamped for our 150km for 150 Years Challenge...only 140km to go!
Our Summer programme starts this Saturday with a 6 mile circular walk in the wild countryside around Garsdale.
Start time 10:52 from Garsdale Station.
For more details click here: www.foscl.org.uk/guided-walks
Ice-cream weather in Lancashire for the final walk of our winter programme when we enjoyed sunshine & blue skies on a lovely route through the pretty villages of Downham & Chatburn before returning to Clitheroe alongside the beautiful River Ribble.
This Saturday we are on an 'away day walk' in the Ribble Valley, travelling on the Yorkshire Dales Explorer train service!
Starting from Clitehroe at 11:53 we'll be walking 8.5 miles around Clitheroe.
IMPORTANT!: See our website for train info
www.foscl.org.uk/guided-walks
On last Saturday's walk, we had lovely weather and the calls of frogs accompanied us on our walk from Dent Station to Ribblehead via the Craven Way. High up on the moors, the ponds are full of frogs!
This Saturday our 9.5 mile walk will take us from Dent via the Craven Way to the iconic Ribblehead Viaduct.
Leaving Dent at 9:16, for more details click here www.foscl.org.uk/guided-walks
This Saturday will be heading off from Skipton station at 9:56 on an 11 mile hike to Skipton Moor.
For further details click here www.foscl.org.uk/guided-walks
We are looking forward to this year's Ride2stride festival - which will open on the exact date of the S&C 150th Anniversary 1st May 2026.
Click here to see the full programme www.ride2stride.co.uk
There are walks, talks and much more to suit all abilities!
Disruption on the S&C!
As a result of the collapse of a retaining wall between Kirkby Stephen and Garsdale, services between Leeds and Carlisle will be disrupted.
Click here for further details
Ruins of an ancient stone abbey nestled in a lush green valley surrounded by rolling hills and scattered trees under a cloudy sky.
The Bolton Abbey Estate stretches across just under 30,000 acres of landscaped countryside including woodland, moorland, riverside pastures, historic ruins, and Sites of Special Scientific Interest.
📸 Andy Kay | #TuesdayThoughts #YorkshireDales
Tickets now on sale for the 150th Anniversary Steam Train. Not often you get a chance to board a steam train in Carlisle so definitely worth thinking about if you are local to the Northern end of the line
Click here for full details shorturl.at/v1Nqi
Last Saturday we had 34 people on the walk which is awesome given the rotten weather forecast and sodden terrain. FoSCL walkers are tough!
Mud glorious mud! We happily slid and sloshed our way through the mud as we walked from Gargrave out to Coniston Cold and back.
Last Saturday the Weather Gods must really love us as we had yet another rain-free outing!
The Sun even made a guest appearance! Loads of people enjoyed the walk which we finished off with drinks and cake in the lovely town of Settle.
www.foscl.org.uk/guided-walks
Our walk this Saturday is a 10 mile circular hike around Settle visiting Cleatop Wood, Scaleber Force and Attermire Scar.
We'll be leaving Settle at 10:21
www.foscl.org.uk/guided-walks
Our first walk of 2026 gave us fantastic cold but sunny weather as we walked through the "Wild Ingleborough" project. So much is being done to improve the diversity of the flora and fauna in the area it's absolutely worth a visit!
www.ywt.org.uk/Wild-Inglebo...
This Saturday, our first guided walk of 2026 is a low-level 7 mile linear walk from Ribblehead to Horton-in-Ribblesdale, through "Wild Ingleborough"
Leaving Ribblehead at 10:38
www.foscl.org.uk/guided-walks
A Happy, Healthy & Prosperous 2026 to all our members, supporters and followers.
Don't forget, it is the 150th anniversary of passenger travel on the Settle-Carlisle Line!
Look out for exciting events throughout 2026!
www.foscl.org.uk
Many thanks to Ian (chief elf) Barry and Beate for leading us on a scenic walk🥾
A very Merry Christmas to all our members, supporters and followers. We hope you have a great day!
This Saturday we'll be walking off all the turkey so get your hats on and meet at Skipton station at 9:56
The 13 mile circular walk from Skipton via Flasby will burn off all those extra Xmas calories!
Website: www.foscl.org.uk/guided-walks
150th Anniversary means new technology...
Whilst we are celebrating the history of the last 150 years, here is a new app for the railway that will allow people to explore and interact with us more easily.
Find out more here & download from: settle-carlisle.co.uk
Saturday's pre-Christmas walk was great fun as usual.
35 happy walkers, many sporting some fine festive headgear, enjoyed a lovely walk from Horton to Settle in the sunshine.
Thanks to our very own Bob & Lindy for guiding us safely to Settle🥾🎅
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Apparently, due to a severe weather warning for Cumbria 14-15 December, check @northernrail.bsky.social trains will be running before you travel
www.northernrailway.co.uk/check-before...