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Walking Clubs
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Armagh Ramblers Club
| Address | Carol Spratt, 7 Moss Green, Richhill |
| Phone | 028 3887 0460 |
| Walking Services | Frequency of Walks: Sunday, fortnightly Degree of difficulty: Moderate |
Banbridge Rambling Club
| Address | Gabrielle Graham, 3 Ashley Street, Banbridge |
| Phone | 028 4062 5394 |
| gmgsgk@hotmail.com | |
| Walking Services | Frequency of Walks: Sunday, fortnightly Degree of difficulty: Strenuous |
Belfast CHA Rambling Club (Countrywide Holidays Association)
| Address | Mrs Carol McConkey, 1 Carr Road, Drumbo, Lisburn |
| Phone | 028 9263 8773 |
| Website | www.ufrc-online.co.uk/chaprognew.mht |
| Walking Services | Frequency of Walks: Saturday/Sunday, fortnightly. Degree of difficulty: Easy/Moderate |
Belfast Hills Walking Dynamos
| Address | Belfast |
| andrea.mckernon@ntlworld.com | |
| Website | www.meetup.com/belfasthillstours-com |
Belfast Walking Club
| Address | Mrs Margaret Toal, 18 Lough Swilly Park Carryduff Belfast, Carryduff, Belfast |
| Phone | 028 9081 2735 |
| belfastwalkingclub@live.com | |
| Walking Services | Frequency of Walks: Sunday, fortnightly Degree of difficulty: Strenuous |
Benraw Ramblers
| Address | Mrs Louise Harte,35 Tierkelly Hill Road, Banbridge |
| Phone | 028 4063 0125 |
Civil Service Rambling Club
| Address | Jim Hamilton, Clare House, 303 Airport Rd West, Belfast |
| Phone | (028) 9081 6553 |
| jim.hamilton@nidirect.gov.uk | |
| Website | www.nicsramblers.co.uk |
Co.Antrim Rambling Club
| Address | Mr Raymond Patton, CAYC, 1,Marine Parade, Whitehead. |
| Phone | 028 9335 3023 |
Colin Walking Club
| Address | Ciaran Glennon, 4 Cherry Drive, Belfast |
Derrynoose Walking Club
| Address | Mrs Mary McKernan, 88 Fergort Rd., Derrynoose, Keady |
| Phone | Tel: 028 3753 8139 |
Disabled Ramblers NI
| Address | Veronica McWilliams, Westgate House, Queen St, Belfast |
| Phone | 028 90808090 |
| belfastshopmob@aol.com |
Down Danderers Rambling Club
| Address | Mrs May Morrison, 14,Lord Warden's Manor, Bangor |
| Phone | 028 9146 9142 |
Dungannon and District Rambling Club
| Address | Mrs Eunice Shaw, 60 Fountain Rd, Cookstown |
| Phone | 028 8676 5062 |
| Walking Services | Walks arranged twice monthly and available in three grades to suit all fitness levels. May to August (inc) wals are arranged on Wednesday evenings, these are short grade C walks. |
East Antrim Rambling Club
| Address | Jeffrey Johnston, 2 Rostulla Park, Jordanstown, Newtownabbey. |
| Phone | 028 9086 4993 |
| Website | www.earc.org.uk |
| Walking Services | The club was formed in 1979 and its current membership currently stands at approximately 90. To join the club or to make enquiries, contact the secretary (sae please), choose a walk, and join us on the day (Sunday). Frequency of Walks: Sunday, fortnightly Degree of difficulty: Moderate |
Easy Rambling Club
| Address | Mra Barabera Nelson, 20 Schomberg Ave, Belfast |
| Phone | 028 90760838 |
| Walking Services | Frequency of Walks: Saturday, fortnightly Degree of difficulty: Easy |
Eden Walker's Club
| Address | Eden Orange Hall, Glenelly Bridge Road, Plumbridge |
| Phone | 02881648702 |
| Walking Services | Walking Club in the Glenelly Valley set up by the Eden Youth and Community Association. |
Fermanagh Ramblers and Hill Walkers
| Address | Mr John Monaghan, Corrard, Maquiresbridge |
| Phone | 028 6638 7411 |
| Walking Services | Frequency of Walks: Sunday, fortnightly Degree of difficulty: Moderate/strenuous |
Foyle Hillwallking & Rambling Club
| Address | C/O Wendy Kirk, 13 Bayswater, Londonderry |
| Phone | Tel: 02871345434 / 02871811808 |
| info@foylehillwalkingclub.co.uk | |
| Website | www.foylehillwalkingclub.co.uk |
Glens of Antrim Rambling Club
| Address | Mr Patrick McLaughlin, 5 Gort An Chlochair Park, Ballycastle |
| Phone | 028 2076 8325 |
| Walking Services | Frequency of Walks: Sunday, fortnightly Degree of difficulty: Moderate/strenuous |
Holiday Fellowship Rambling Club - Belfast Group
| Address | Yvonne Robinson, 33 Fairview Pk, Dunmurry |
| Phone | 028 9062 1149 |
| Walking Services | Frequency of Walks: Saturday fortnightly Degree of difficulty: Easy |
KNOCKATALLON R C
| Address | Mrs Marie McQuillan, Drumcoobrady, Tydavnet, Co. Monaghan |
| Phone | Tel: (00353) 478 9548 |
Lagan Valley Rambling Club
| Address | Mr Jim Allen, 9 Whitla Road, Lisburn |
| Phone | 028 92601943 |
| Walking Services | Frequency of Walks: Saturday/Sunday fortnightly Degree of difficulty: Easy |
LECALE R.C
| Address | Mr John Quinn, 70 Blackstaff Rd., Clough, Downpatrick |
| Phone | Tel: 028 4481 2812 |
Magee Hillwalking Club
| Address | Sharon Porter, 4 Dorman Court, Duke Street, Derry |
| Phone | 0781 220 8065 |
| sharon@hillwalkers.com | |
| Website | www.hillwalkers.com |
| Walking Services | Walking club open to all, particularly students and alumni of University of Ulster. Visitors welcome, please contact the club prior to the walk. Walks are held most Sundays and are graded from easy to hard. Walks programme is listed on the website. |
MAINE R.C.
| Address | Mrs Pat Armitage, 9 Bridge Park, Templepatrick |
| Phone | Tel: 9443 2582 |
Mid-Ulster Walking Club
| Address | Mrs Dorothy Eccles, 23 Lurgy Rd, Sherrygroom, Dungannon, Cookstown, Or, Ronnie Irvine (Chairman) |
| Phone | 028 8774 0378 |
| Chairperson@midulsterwalkingclub.org.uk | |
| Website | www.midulsterwalkingclub.org.uk |
| Walking Services | Our annual membership fee is £15.00, visitors pay £3.00 per walk-for insurance purposes,refundable when joining. We have a spring trip(to Arran in 2005), an autumn trip(to Wicklow in 2005) and walks every third Sunday. Walks are generally held in the Mournes, Antrim Coast and the Sperrins. Frequency of Walks: Sunday three-weekly Degree of difficulty: Strenuous |
Mourne Rambling Club
| Address | Mr Ian Stuart, 4 Chestnut Lodge, Drumbo, Lisburn |
| Phone | 028 9082 6861 |
| mourneramblers@btinternet.com | |
| Website | www.mourneramblers.btinternet.co.uk |
| Walking Services | Walks are organised every Sunday with three grades of walks to suit all levels of fitness. Membership is £20. Contact secretary for clubs programme and details of joining the club |
Northern Ireland Young Walkers
| Address | Membership Secretary, Mr Richard McAleese, 131 Carniny Road, Ballymena |
| Phone | 028 2564 1914 Mob: 07732 955624 |
| richard@ballymenabusiness.net | |
| Website | niyw@multiply.com |
| Walking Services | Our aim it to cater for younger walkers (20s, 30s & 40s) by offering a more energetic walks programme than the local rambling clubs and the camaraderie of walking and social events with people of a smililar age. Whether you are an experienced walker or just starting out, you can be sure of a warm welcome. |
Sliabh Beagh Walking Club
| Address | Mrs Peggy Reilly, The Enterprise Centre, Liskilly, Roslea |
| Phone | 028 6775 1918 |
Spartan Red Sox Walking Club
| Address | Mr Nigel Whiteside, 203 Dunluce Ave, Belfast |
| Phone | 028 9028 6463 |
| Website | www.nireland51.freeserve.co.uk/srs.htm |
| Walking Services | Formed in 1979, we organise day walks, week and weekend trips in Ireland (sometimes further afield), and social events. The club organises the Mourne Seven Sevens challenge event each August, which draws an international entry to the mountains. |
Sperrins Hillwalking Club
| Address | Sperrin Hillwalking Club, PO Box 45, COOKSTOWN, BT80 8YU |
| Phone | 028 9034 7011 |
| lizcullen70@hotmail.com | |
| Website | www.sperins.info |
| Walking Services | Walking club which organises a range of walks, monthly throughout the winter and twice monthly in the spring and summer and are normally held on a Sunday. Most walks are graded to suit all walkers. |
Valley Walking Group
| Address | Mrs Rosemary Adams, 106 Knockmany Road, Clogher |
| Phone | 028 8554 8385 |
| Walking Services | Frequency of Walks: Sunday fortnightly Degree of difficulty: Moderate/strenuous |
Wee Binnian Walkers
| Address | Eoghan Bailey, Tel 00353 872 844 230 |
| Phone | 00353 872 844 230 |
| weebinnians@eircom.net | |
| Website | www.weebinnians.com |
| Walking Services | The club has a mixed age membership ranging at the most recent count from 16 years (the lower age limit) to over 70 years and can cater for the wide range of fitness levels within the 80+ membership. |
West Tyrone Ramblers
| Address | Mr Desmond Preston, Strahtlee, 2 Lisanelly Avenue, Omagh |
| Phone | 028 8224 3229 |
| desmondpreston@hotmail.com | |
| Walking Services | Frequency of Walks: Saturday fortnightly Degree of difficulty: Moderate/strenuous |
YAHNI Fell Walking Group (Youth Hostel Assoc N I)
| Address | Miss Kathleen Howard, 7 The Strait, Cregagh, Belfast |
| Phone | 028 9079 4831 |
| Website | www.hini.org.uk |
| Walking Services | Frequency of Walks: Sunday fortnightly Degree of difficulty: Strenuous |
