Lake District Area

We are the Lake District Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

Website : https://www.ramblers.org.uk/lake-district

Contact : 01768 840227

Walking in the Lake District 

Lake District Area covers the whole of Cumbria and the northern part of Lancashire, including the Lake District National Park and a small part of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.  

We have about 1600 members in six local groups based on Carlisle, Furness, Grange-over-Sands, Kendal, Lancaster, and Penrith. An eighth group, Summitt Good, caters for people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s throughout the area.  

Our walks 

Lake District Area organises about 700 walks each year for its members. Visitors who are interested in the Ramblers are welcome to join us on these walks. 

The Gordon Walker Chalet 

The Gordon Walker Chalet in the Newlands Valley provides cheap self-catering accommodation for up to 16 people (eight men and eight women). It is open for a small charge to any member of the Ramblers or of an affiliated club. Find more information here

Photo © Steve Fareham (cc-by-sa/2.0)

Affiliated Groups

There are a number of Groups affiliated to Ramblers Lake District Area. These are listed here:

Arnside Ramblers
Barrow & District HF R.C.
Deaf Mountaineering Club
Hornby District Rambling Club
Kendal Fellwalkers
Keswick Rambling Club
Lancaster Fellwalkers
LDC026 Mosaic Outdoors
Morecambe & District HF Rambling Club
Sefton Rd United Ref M FHP
Torrisholme Rambling Club
Ulverston Walking Festival Group
Whitehaven Rambling Club
Workington Rambling Club

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our quarterly Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking

Find out more

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Campaign with us - protect the places we walk

Walking is a simple pleasure that should be open to everyone, so we campaign to remove barriers to walking and we protect the places we love to wander.

The Gordon Walker Chalet.

The Gordon Walker Chalet

Beautiful accommodation for Ramblers in the Lake District.

a Ramblers group walking on a grass path with rolling hills in the distance.

Find a group

With over 500 Ramblers groups across Britain there is bound to be at least one close to you. Enter a location or postcode to find nearby Ramblers groups. 

a group of walkers in enjoying a ramble in a field

Find a walk

Search 50,000 Ramblers group walks, guided by a walk leader. Enter a location or postcode to find nearby Ramblers group walks. 

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our quarterly Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking