HF Holidays' Activity Clubs
Joining a club is a great way to meet like-minded people, share interests and learn something new. HF Holidays is currently affiliated with over 400 Activity Clubs throughout the UK.
From walking clubs to singing groups, they have all joined the HF Holidays community. Use the tabs below to find an Activity Club in your area. If you would like your club to be included in the directory, either download the form here, or email clubs@hfholidays.co.uk for further information. You can learn more about Group Membership as well.
- North West
- North East
- Lake District
- The Midlands
- London & The South East
- East of England
- Scotland
- Southern England
- South West
- Wales
Bolton HF Walking Club
Contact: The General Secretary
Email: boltonhf@gmail.com
Website: www.boltonhfwalking.org
Bury HF Walking Club
Contact: The Hon Secretary
Email: katenelson5@hotmail.com
Website: https://www.buryhf.org/
We are a long established walking club, based in Bury. We currently have three walking groups, although members can walk with any of the groups that they choose. The Tuesday Group offers weekly walks that are about 12 miles in length. In the summer months, the programme offers walks in the Dales, the Peak District, the Lake District and northern Wales, as well as more local destinations. In the winter months the walks are more local. Each week the Sunday Group offers walks in Lancashire, West Yorkshire and Cheshire, up to about 8-9 miles. The Saturday Group offers more local half-day walks, usually around 6-7 miles in length, with a shorter walk once a month.
Chester Rambling and Hill Walking Club
Contact: The Club Secretary
Email: chesramclub@yahoo.com
Website: www.chesterwalkingclub.com
Footprints Walking Club
Contact: The Membership Secretary
Email:membership@footprintswalkingclub.org.uk
Website: www.footprintswalkingclub.org.uk
Footprints is a small friendly group organising walking events around the country: day walks, weekend breaks and longer holidays in the UK and sometimes overseas.
Liverpool HF Ramblers
Contact: Gen Hon Secretary
Email: sheila.brocklebank@virginmedia.com
Website: www.merseysideramblers.co.uk
Macclesfield Rambling Club
Contact: The Treasurer
Email: concertfavourites@yahoo.co.uk
Website: www.maccramblers.org
Walks in Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire, up to 8 or 9 miles long, generally 6 or 7 in the winter. Also occasional social activities.
Marple District Rambling Club
Contact: The Secretary
Email: ian.gregory12@ntlworld.com
Morecambe & District HF Rambling Club
Contact: Secretary
Email: surobinson24@hotmail.com
Website: www.morecambehframblingclub.co.uk
We are a friendly walking club, running coaches picking up in the locality on a fortnightly basis on Wednesdays and Sundays to our local area, including the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales and the Forest of Bowland. We also have good social, coach and walking holiday events.
Oswestry Ramblers
Contact: The Treasurer
Email: j.hadlow486@btinternet.com
Website: www.oswestryramblers.org.uk
Maintaining local footpaths and leading walks.
Spring Vale Rambling Class Darwen
Contact: The Secretary
Email: mgbrindle@btinternet.com
Website: www.springvaleramblers.co.uk
The club was established in 1895 and has provided a regular walking programme ever since. We are based in Darwen, but walk within the areas of the West Pennine Moors, Ribble Valley, Yorkshire Dale with the occasional forays into the Lakes and Peak District. During the summer the walks are fortnightly on a Saturday commencing at 11:00am. We also organise fortnightly evening walks commencing at 7:00pm during the summer. We operate a once a month winter programme on Saturdays starting at 11:00am.
We are a friendly and sociable group welcoming new members on our walks. So if you are looking for a walking group in the North East Lancashire area then come along and give us a try. You will not regret it. See our website for details.St Andrew Society of the Ribble Valley
Contact: The Treasurer
Email: paulineandbas@talktalk.net
Stockport Walkers
Contact: The Secretary
Email: webcontroller@stockportwalkers.org.uk
Website: www.stockportwalkers.org.uk
Stockport Walkers is a well-established, large, friendly and sociable walking group with members from all walks of life. Our programme provides a great range of 5 or 6 weekly walks, throughout the year, on three days a week, catering for all abilities. We run social events and organise holidays in spring and autumn. New faces are always welcome so just come along and join us on any of our walks, don't be shy!
Torrisholme Church of the Ascension Rambling Club
Contact: The Hon Secretary
Email: mills.linda@btinternet.com
Website: www.torrisholme-ramblers.freeserve.com
We are a small, friendly rambling club based in Torrisholme, Morecambe and walk every other week - alternating between half day and full day walks in Lancashire, Cumbria, Lake District, Yorkshire Dales. Transport is by coach with several pick up points. Full day walks start at 9am and half day walks start at 11am from The Church of the Ascension, Torrisholme. All ages and abilities welcome. We have three levels of walks ranging from 8-12 miles, 6-8 miles and 4-6 miles. We also have other social events - summer saunter, treasure trail and a dinner dance. During October - March we hold Wednesday evening social evenings and hotpot suppers. We also have a walking weekend holiday in April each year.
Bradford HF Walking & Social Club
Contact: The Secretary
Email: susanhoyle30@gmail.com
Website: www.bradfordhf.co.uk
Doncaster HF Rambling Club
Contact: The General Secretary
Email: cliveandbrenda@btinternet.com
Website: www.doncasterhframblingclub.org.uk
Our Club strives to provide opportunities for the healthy enjoyment of the countryside, in a spirit of friendship and fun. With over a hundred members from Doncaster and beyond, we organise walks every two weeks on alternate Sundays, visiting a wide range of locations in the Peak District, the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire Moors and coast, the Yorkshire Wolds, Lincolnshire Wolds, the South Pennines, and Staffordshire. At each location we offer a choice of three guided walks of varying degrees of distance and difficulty. We provide transport to all of our walk locations by private coach, with members boarding and being dropped off at a number of points in and around Doncaster.
Foothills Walking Group
Contact: The Holiday Organiser
Email:sorsbyform@outlook.com
Friends of Dales Rail
Contact: The The Treasurer
Email: martin.housley@ntlworld.com
Website: www.friendsofdalesrail.org
The club was set up in 1980 to help save the Settle-Carlisle railway from closure. We now have a wide variety of walks in the Yorkshire Dales using this or the Bentham train line. We normally have two grades of walks each Saturday open to the public plus separate activities for members.
HF Leeds Group
Contact: The Secretary
Email: GRAYROG19@aol.com
Website: www.hf-leeds.org
HF Sheffield Group
Contact: The General Secretary
Email: hfwalkingsheffield@hotmail.co.uk
Website: www.hfsheffieldwalkinggroup.co.uk
HF Sheffield Group was formed over 90 years ago. There are two rambling opportunities each week: Wednesday 4 - 6 miles & Saturday 7 - 9 miles. We pride ourselves on being a friendly group. From time to time various members of the group may organise other social activities. We are always open to suggestions for additional events or activities. Anyone interested in joining the group is welcome to walk with us on a few occasions before deciding whether they would like to become a member. Members pay a small annual subscription to cover our overheads. Our aim is not only to enjoy exercise and fresh air, but also to have time to enjoy the countryside we visit.
Let's Drift Again
Contact: The Walks Leader
Email: KNarey@aol.com
Morecambe & District HF Rambling Club
Contact: Secretary
Email: surobinson24@hotmail.com
Website: www.morecambehframblingclub.co.uk
We are a friendly walking club, running coaches picking up in the locality on a fortnightly basis on Wednesdays and Sundays to our local area, including the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales and the Forest of Bowland. We also have good social, coach and walking holiday events.
Newcastle Local Meeting
Contact: Organiser
Website: quakers-in-newcastle.org.uk
Email: cacoode@phone.coop
Quaker group family holiday for relaxation and friendship plus some walking for fitter members
NIBS
Contact: The Organiser
Email: i.sturrock@gmail.com
Social get togethers, meals out, theatre trips, gentle sporting activities, holidays
Ripon Ramblers
Contact: The General Secretary
Website: www.riponramblers.org.uk
Email: clairereid@waitrose.com
Ripon Ramblers organise walks on a weekly basis, either weekends or mid-week. We enjoy walks of different grades from about 4 to 10 miles in the spectacular countryside of North Yorkshire.
South Lakes Walking Club
Contact: Club Treasurer
Email: jgwatson33@gmail.com
Website: SLWC.weebly.com
West Cumbria HF Local Group
Contact: The Secretary
Email: hfwcumbria@hotmail.co.uk
Arrow Valley Countryside Club
Contact: Treasurer
Email: avcgtreasurer@gmail.com
Website: www.avcg.co.uk
Bromsgrove Ramblers
Contact: Secretary
Email: davies098@btinternet.com
Website: Ramblers.org
Chapel-en-le-frith Rambling Club
Contact: Club Secretary
Email: jasavage@btinternet.com
Weekly walks in the Peak District, usually 8 to 10 miles, every Wednesday from Chapel-en-le-frith.
Christine's Crowd
Contact: The Leader
Email: chrisnbri@tiscali.co.uk
Soley for people who want to go on holiday as a group.
Clock Tower Ramblers
Contact: The Summer Trip Organiser
Email:jilabrady@hotmail.com
Harborne local Ramblers Group - current programme
Short walks - twice a month
Long walks - twice a month
Annual Day Out
Annual Weekend Away
Christmas Function / Annual Meeting - twice a year
Grayson Group
Contact: The Organiser
Email: bellconsultancy@talk21.com
Halesowen Ramblers
Contact: The Club Secretary
Email: halrambler@blueyonder.co.uk
Website: www.halrambler.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk
To provide rambles for various fitness levels on both weekends and weekdays.
Hinckley Ramblers
Contact: The Committee Member
Website: https://www.hinckleyramblers.org.uk/en/
Email: hinckleyramblers.org.uk@gmail.com
Located in Hinckley, Leicestershire, we offer a full and varied programme of walks and social events throughout the year. Walks vary between 5-12miles in length,with something for everyone. Our walks in Leicestershire and Rutland, with Bradgate Park, Bosworth Battle Field, the National Forest and Rutland Water, are all nearby. We have half day walks on Saturdays and full day walks Thursdays and Sunday.
Lichfield Twinning Association (Walking Group)
Contact: The Events Coordinator
Email: sueeroyal@gmail.com
We are a walking group set up in 2005 to organise walking weekends every two years with our friends in our two twin towns in France and Germany.
Lincoln Walking Friends
Contact: Group Leader
Email: avoncroft32@gmail.com
Enjoying walking holidays together.
Northampton Ramblers
Contact: The President
Email: walkinglilaclion@hotmail.com
Website:www.northamptonramblers.co.uk
Pathfinders (Solihull)
Contact: The Committee Member
Email: john.franklin47@btinternet.com
Website: www.pathfinderssolihull.co.uk
The Club was formed in the mid seventies and prides itself on being a welcoming and friendly group. We have a range of regular walks organised, from local walks around the West Midlands to weekend walks along long distance paths. Our aim is to provide walks, both short (around 5 miles) to longer (8 to 9 miles) on a two week cycle from mid January to early December. This enables all members to participate irrespective of ability or age.
Ramblers' City of Birmingham Group
Contact: Publicity/Publications
Email: david.sutton986@btinternet.com
Website: www.birminghamramblers.org.uk
Led walks up to three grades on Sundays, Wednesdays, Saturdays, plus walking weekends and holidays.
Ross Walking Group
Contact: The Treasurer
Email: hilarysmart@ymail.com
Website: www.rosswalkinggroup.co.uk
RWG organises walks, normally twice a week, in the range of 3-10 miles. The walking area includes Herefordshire, Forest of Dgan, Wye Valley and the welsh border.
Toddington Rambling Club
Contact: The Secretary
Email: collar467@aol.com
Wycliffe Lutterworth U3A
Contact: The Committee Member
Email: george9high@hotmail.com
U3A is a national organisation. The walking group operates independently.
East Surrey Walkers
Contact: The Secretary
Email: d.birkett1@ntlworld.com
Website: www.eastsurreywalkers.org.uk
Epping Forest HF Group
Contact: The Treasurer
Email: miriam_murphy@btinternet.com
Website: www.efhfg.org.uk
Epsom & Ewell Ramblers
Contact: The Membership Secretary
Email:buclinda@gmail.com
Website: www.epsomandewellramblers.co.uk
We are a walking group and are part of the Ramblers' Association. We organise 4 or 5 walks each week as well as some social events during the year.
Leigh-on-Sea HF Rambling
Contact: The Treasurer
Email: vivandbern@gmail.com
Website: www.leigh-on-sea-hf-rambling.org.uk
Len Valley Health Walks
Contact: The Leader
Email: sadie.curtis123@btinternet.com
To improve people's health, fitness and well being.
Loose Footpaths Group
Contact: The Treasurer
Email: allanandmarion@talktalk.net
Mole Valley Ramblers
Contact: Ms Janet Pusey, Treasurer
Email: janet.p@molevalleyramblers.org.uk
Website: molevalleyramblers.org.uk
North London HF Group
Contact: The Secretary
Email: jvscottgate@btinternet.com
Website:www.northlondonhfgroup.org
We are a long established walking and social group affiliated to HF Holidays and based in North London. Walks in the Home Counties or in London itself are organised every Saturday or Sunday and are normally from 5 to 8 miles long and always start at a railway station. We hold a club lunch once a month and a 3 day away break once a year.
North West London HF Club
Contact: The Secretary
Email: mjasharper@aol.com
Website: www.nwlondonhfwalk.btck.co.uk
We are a friendly informal group which was established over 77 years ago. Originally there was more of a social element but when the club premises in Wembley were lost, it became primarily a walking club meeting at London Underground Tube and National Rail stations. We still include a few social events in our programme. Many of the founder members and current members came together through taking holidays with HF Holidays. Potential members may attend a maximum of 3 walks or events before deciding to apply for membership.
Oxford & District HF Rambling Club
Contact: The Membership Secretary
Email: j-ellisons@tiscali.co.uk
Website: www.oxford-hf-rambling.org.uk
The ODHF Rambling Club leads mainly weekend walks in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, covering an area between the Cotswolds and the Chilterns. We meet at an Oxford Park & Ride for car sharing and the walks usually range between 7 and 12 miles in length.
Pinner Camera Club
Contact: The Vice President
Email: stephenmyers42@gmail.com
Website: www.pinnercameraclub.co.uk
Prime Time Walkers
Contact: The Walk Leader & Holiday Organiser
Email: elizabeth.wadham@hotmail.co.uk
Prime Time is a group that organises social and other activities for the over 50's within the context of the work of Christchurch, Abingdon. Prime Time Walkers organise monthly walks, a longer walk during the August activity week and an annual holiday at an HF Holidays' country house (the less active members of Prime Time are catered for separately).
South Bucks HF Walking Clubs
Contact: The Secretary
Email: info@southbuckshfwalkingclub.co.uk
Website:http://southbuckshfwalkingclub.co.uk
The club is centred around High Wycombe and offers a programme of weekly walks being a mixture of shorter walks (approx. 5 miles) and longer walks (approx. 10 miles). The committee also organises short breaks and ‘coach’ rambles to walking locations outside of the local area plus walk related social events locally.
Spelthorne Ramblers
Contact: The Chairman
Email: patricia45anderson@gmail.com
Website: www.spelthorneramblers.co.uk
We were established in 1973 and walk most Sundays in the Surrey hills, Chilterns, Bucks, and Hampshire. Average walks 8 miles with the mid-week walks up to 5 miles in length. We also have social events and group holidays as well as coach outings.
Sussex Sunday Walkers
Contact: The Treasurer
Email: weoldmen@hotmail.com
Website: www.sussexsundaywalkers.org.uk
To encourage walking e.g. by organised walks under leadership and to promote fellowship among the members and winder walking community. Walks are organised every Sunday 12-16 miles long in Sussex and surrey, starting at a car park with a pub stop.
The Polytechnic Rambling Club
Contact: The Honorary Treasurer
Email: qprduffy20@hotmail.com
Website: www.polyramblers.org.uk
The Club was founded in 1885 for students of the Regent Street Polytechnic, now the University of Westminster. Membership is open to anyone over 16 and there is no requirement to be associated with the University. Walks take place every weekend and trips away are arranged four or five times a year.
West Kingsdown Walkers
Contact: Organiser
Email: rodneylawrence@btconnect.com
A group of like-minded friends who meet to walk once a week. It is not a formally run group.
Brentwood Ramblers
Contact: Walks Secretary
Email: dinkyingram@btconnect.com
Cambridge Rambling Club
Contact: The President
Email: jill@cambridgeramblingclub.com.
Website: www.cambridgeramblingclub.com
Cambridge Scottish Society
Contact: The Treasurer
Email: kcoles@wea.org.uk
Website: www.camscotsoc.org.uk
HF Norwich
Contact: Club Secretary
Email: hfnorwich@gmail.com
HF Norwich is a Norwich based walking group, set up in 1933 and is affiliated to HF Holidays. The group has around 100 members and holds walks of between 8 and 10 miles on alternate Sundays, around most of Norfolk and North Suffolk. Walks are led by group members, and we generally have between 10 and 20 people on each walk. We are a friendly group and always welcome new members. We also organise occasional social events and coach outings. If you would like more information or perhaps an application form, please email the Secretary.
Lincoln HF Walking & Social Group
Contact: The Chairman
Email: Addison.2oldstack@btinternet.com
We offer a variety of walks from 2 miles at a leisurely pace to more challenging walks of 10 - 12 miles. Most walks are within an hour's driving distance from Lincoln.
Clark Community Choir
Contact: Committee member
Email: janiceburr@hotmail.co.uk
Website: www.clarkcommunitychoir.co.uk
The Clark Community Choir is an intergenerational group from ages 5 to 92. We sing a wide variety of songs from the 30’s through to the 00’s, which is suitable for all ages and all abilities. Our ethos is bringing the community together to sing for pleasure. More details on our website. The Greatest Showman weekend proved to be an invaluable learning tool for the choir.
HF Edinburgh Walking Group
Contact: Secretary
Email: kdollive@btinternet.com
Website: hfedinburgh.com
We are a small friendly walking club based in Edinburgh welcoming walkers of all abilities and experience and we are keen to encourage those people new to walking. Walks are organised each Sunday and range from easy low-level walks to Munros in Winter conditions. We also organise weekends away and a variety of social events. Transport is normally provided using members’ cars with fuel costs shared equally.
Basingstoke Ramblers Club
Contact: The Treasurer & Vice-Chair
Email: bruce.stevens@virginmedia.com
Website: www.basingstokeramblers.org.uk
Brighton HF Rambling Club
Contact: The Chairman
Email: t.ranger@ntlworld.com
Website: www.brightonhframblingclub.co.uk
Dorset Ramblers
Contact: The Secretary
Email: angela.southward7@btinternet.com
Website: www.dorset-ramblers.wixsite.com/home
Walking, organised walking holidays, outings and social events.
Hampshire Walkers
Contact: The Chairman
Email: ruthandron.mccannbtinternet.com
Midhurst Footpath Companions
Contact: The Group Organisers
Email: admin@midhurstwalking.co.uk
Website: www.midhurstwalking.co.uk
Midhurst Footpath Companions is a small walking club based in Midhurst, West Sussex. It was started around 1989 and we walk every Wednesday, usually meeting up in the Midhurst car park.
We would be happy to have new members who wish to stretch their legs and make new friends. We have contact information on our website where you may also find information about forthcoming walks. Occasionally we may walk in London or the Isle of Wight, so we cannot guarantee we will be starting from the car park.
Portsmouth HF Rambling Club
Contact: Club Treasurer
Email:PHFRC@outlook.com
Website:Portsmouthhframbling.club
Southhampton HF Group
Contact: The Secretary
Email: secretary@sotonhf.com
Website: www.sotonhf.com
Sussex Sunday Walkers
Contact: Secretary
Email: surobinson24@hotmail.com
Website: www.morecambehframblingclub.co.uk
Sussex Sunday Walkers is the new name for the Society of Sussex Wealdmen, a walking club founded in 1926. We walk every Sunday between 12 and 20 miles across Sussex and into neighbouring counties, as well as other walking and social events including weekends away. We are always pleased to welcome new members and we invite you to come along on one or two of our walks to try us out without obligation.
Swanage Walking Group
Contact: Hon Treasurer
Email: swanboots@macks.org.uk
Website:www.swanagewalkinggroup.co.uk
The group arranges a programme of friendly midweek and weekend 4-9 mile walks of easy to moderate grade in Dorset with an emphasis on the Purbeck area.
Verwood and District Ramblers
Contact: The Chairman
Email: john.wadge@gmail.com
Website: www.verwoodramblers.org.uk
We organise 3 walks each week in this beautiful area. Tuesday 3 miles, Wednesday 5 miles and alternate Friday/Saturday 9 to 10 miles.
Wessex LDWA
Contact: The Chairman
Email: michael.godfrey@zen.co.uk
Website: http://www.ldwa.org.uk/Wessex
Dartmoor Rambling Club
Contact: The Chairman
Email: johnskinner@tinyworld.co.uk
Exeter Rambling Club
Contact: The Secretary
Email: kidds.laurel@btinternet.com
Website: www.exeterramblingclub.co.uk
HF Swindon Group
Contact: The Group Organisers
Email: carolemarsh1@btinternet.com
Two walks available each week. Wednesday's walk includes a pub lunch to which some older members may join us.
Nailsea and District Footpath Group
Contact: The Chairman
Email: Gb1@blueyonder.co.uk
Website:www.nfpg.org.uk
SevenSide Ramblers Group
Contact: The Chairman
Email: heatherpilning@yahoo.co.uk
Website: www.severnside-ramblers.org.uk
The Severnside Ramblers Group, formed in 1997, currently has around 150 members. We are a friendly and sociable group and arrange a variety of walks throughout the year. We organise weekends away, hold social events and work with the local council on footpath clearance and protection.
Stoke Lodge Ramblers, Bristol
Contact: The Chairman
Email: nfbrewis@yahoo.co.uk
Website: www.stokelodgeramblers.wordpress.com
Thornbury Rambling Club
Contact: HF Rep
Email: thornburyramblers@gmail.com
Website: www.thornburyramblers.org.uk
Cardiff CHA Walking Club
Contact: The Secretary
Email: diana.osulivan@hotmail.co.uk
Website: http://chawalkingclub.btck.co.uk
We are a very active club with over 120 members. We organise walks every Saturday, have several mid-week walks and also organise meals out, a coach holiday every year and other social events. We have a Facebook page, where a report, often with photos, of every walk is posted.
Cardiff Wayfarers Rambling Club
Contact: The Secretary
Email: r.jenkin625@btinternet.com
Monmouth Rambling and Hill Walking Club
Contact: Chair
Email: tom.clarke.rcl@gmail.com
We offer our members the opportunity to walk every Sunday, walks are between 6 & 10 miles in length and generally within one hours drive of the centre of Monmouth
New HF Walkers
Contact: The Membership Secretary
Email: newhfwalkers@live.co.uk
Website: www.new-hfwalkers.com
Our walking group is for the over 50s. Our walks take place on Wednesday mornings in the second and fourth weeks of each month for members in our catchment area of Flintshire, Wrexham and Denbighshire, hence our name NEW meaning North East Wales. Our walks are from four to six miles in duration and are graded difficult, moderate and easy.
Pontypool & District Ramblers
Contact: Walks Officer
Email: nantddu@gmail.com
Website: www.ramblers.org.uk/pontypool
To promote an enjoyable experience and healthy lifestyle. We walk in the Brecon Beacons, Wte Valley and the South Wales Valleys. We walk every weekend and alternate Tuesdays
South Wales Mountain Club
Contact: Club Member
Email: tree.mitchell@phonecoop.coop
We are a small group keen to walk the higher mountain land of Wales as well as coastal areas and nearby forests and woodlands. We walk on the second Sunday of each month when walks range over much of South Wales. You need not be a member to join a walk but if not you will be asked for a visitor's fee of £1. We hold an Annual General Meeting/social at which we plan our walking programme for the year and also a Midsummer's Party. We occasionally organise walking breaks of 3 or 4 nights in the UK, the last of which was in Shropshire when the group stayed at HF Holidays' The Longmynd Hotel.