Weekend Walking Holidays

Join us to explore the British Isles on a weekend away.

Our weekend walking holidays are very popular and book up quickly. You must be a member of the Ramblers to book onto a weekend holiday.

The best way to pay is by bank transfer. Ask the weekend organiser if you are interested for full details.

The Nottingham & Derby Walking Group is a not for profit organisation and it is run by volunteers. The weekend holidays are extremely good value and we do not make a profit on them.

• Thu 1 Oct 2026 - Sun 4 Oct 2026: Lake District Long Weekend

  Lamplugh, near Buttermere

  • Price: £TBC
  • Places: 18
  • Booking opens: Derwent Valley pub meet at The Hollybush in Makeney, 4th June
  • Led by: Katie Szkornik and Jonathan Bramley

  Following the highly successful Eskdale Lakes weekend, we offer this 3 night weekend with a variety of walking opportunities including some high level mountainous walking and lower level hill, scenic valley and lake walks. 18 spaces are available across 2 adjacent cottages, located in Lamplugh, a hamlet just west of Loweswater (home of the famous Kirkstile Inn) and close to Crummock Water and Buttermere.

• Fri 30 Oct 2026 - Sun 1 Nov 2026: Forest of Dean

  St Briavels Castle

  • Booking opens: Nottingham pub meet at The Canalhouse, 14 May

  St Briavels Castle in Gloucestershire is one of the YHA’s more unique youth hostels. Walking will be of the easy variety and is likely to include the Forest of Dean and the pretty valleys of the River Wye - highlights are Tintern Abbey and Symonds Yat.

• Tue 8 Jun 2027 - Tue 15 Jun 2027: The Isles of Scilly

  Chy Carn, St Mary's Island

  • Price: £322.50 per person plus transport
  • Places: 10
  • Booking opens: Nottingham pub social at The Canalhouse, 3rd September
  • Led by: Joanne Morris

  This week long trip will open at the pub social on September 3rd at the Canalhouse in Nottingham. Sign up will open at 8pm, with 5 places up for grabs in person and 4 by email. Both open at 8pm, so please don’t send emails until 8pm.

  You need to be a Ramblers member and pay by BACS within 72 hours of sign up.

  Please be aware that there will be an additional travel cost, which will not be known exactly until the ferry ticket price for 2027 is published in October. A rough guess at the Scillonian IV cost is between £100-£130 for a single crossing.

  Accommodation is at Chy Carn, on St Mary’s, a house that sleeps 10 people, in shared twin/double beds. The cost will be £322.50 per person, which is a very good price for the islands.

  All bedrooms are ensuite, except for one, but that does have a private bathroom next door.