The Ramblers Association
Milton Keynes & District Group
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Introduction
Who are we?
We are a group of people who enjoy walking in the countryside. Everyone is welcome to come on our walks, whatever age or level of fitness. We are pleased to see non Ramblers Association members who are welcome to walk with us two or three times before joining the Ramblers Association (see the New Walkers page). There is also a thriving Hike MK Group aimed at those between 20 and 40 years old. Further details of their activities are available Hike MK website.What do we do?
We organise walks, on a regular basis, with one of our members acting as the leader. This involves providing the route, starting time and meeting place which is then published in the Walks Programme. Walk lengths vary between about 5 and 15 miles and may take place over a half-day or full day and occasional away trips are organised both in the UK and abroad. Some of our members act as local Path Checkers and assist with the Ramblers Association activities at Area and National Level. We also have occasional social events and some local cycle rides.Where do we go?
Most of our one day walks are in Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire or Northamptonshire and within reasonable travelling distance from Milton Keynes. Weekend and longer walks are in other parts of the country and these often take us along the National 'long distance' footpath network.
When do we meet?
Local walks are planned for Saturdays and Sundays. When we have a weekend away, there is usually a shorter local walk as well. In the summer months, we have midweek evening short walks usually starting about 6:45 pm. Away weekends are often arranged to take advantage of Public Holidays and the completion of a long distance path may well be spread over one or more years while trips abroad are usually for about a week.Membership
We currently have 350 members of the Ramblers Association in the Milton Keynes Group. Numbers on walks can vary from about 8-20 for the longer or more distant walks, to 20-40 on some of the shorter local walks.Newsletters
The walking programme is co-ordinated by the Programme Secretary and is issued 3 times a year for a period of four months based on the offers made by any member to lead a walk. The Programme of activities, together with the Newsletter, is distributed by e-mail. A few printed copies are available for those without electronic facilities. The programme of local walks to the end of the current period is shown on Walks Programme page of this web site; details of the away trips are only published in the member's copy of the programme. A copy of the recent newsletter can be downloaded from the link - latest newsletter as a PDF file (you will need Acrobat reader to view this).Library
MK Ramblers has a library of around 150 books and a small selection of maps. The books cover walking in areas all over the UK and also some areas abroad and any member of MK Ramblers may borrow items from the Library. Some members have agreed to make their own books available for loan and these are also listed in the catalogue. You can view the catalogue of books and maps here (you will need Acrobat reader).If you wish to borrow an item, please contact the librarian. A printed version of the catalogue in booklet format is available on request.
Registered Charity in England and Wales number: 1093577, registered charity in Scotland number: SC039799.
Registered office: 2nd floor, Camelford House, 87-90 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7TW.