Information about over forty Local Groups throughout the Region - the majority of which have their own Website Pages.

U3A Regions

'Brigantes Walking Holidays and Baggage Courier Service has been used and appreciated by hundreds of walkers and cyclists since 1990, throughout the north of England - the ancient homeland of the Brigantes, the British tribes who occupied the north of England in Roman times.'

'Designed to bring you shorter, more achievable walks than the ones you’ll see on a lot of websites. Ones you can enjoy with friends and family or with your partner and that will take a couple of hours or less. As well as routes and maps, we’ll put reports on and photos of the walks we’ve done and maybe they’ll inspire you to get out and about too. Get some exercise! Clear out the cobwebs! You’re bound to have a lovely time and who knows… maybe in no time you’ll love a casual ramble as much as we do ...'

'From East Yorkshire's Wolds and Derbyshire's Peak District to the North Yorkshire Moors and Pennines, you will find the valleys among the rolling hills, the limestone scars, the gritstone ridges universally known as "Dales". This vast area provides some of the best & most varied walking opportunities in the country.  Dales Trails gives you some ideas how to explore Yorkshire and other parts of Northern England on foot, and find hidden delights off the beaten track.'

Arnold Underwood

'The knobbly backbone of England – the Pennines – passes through Yorkshire and offers wonderful walking landscapes, as do the North York Moors. Discover the region's strong links across the sea to Scandinavia and mainland Europe. Explore how the growth and decline of the cloth, steel and coal industries shaped the area's towns and cities. Find out the secrets of coastal towns and see where the Vikings left their mark.'

The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

'Provides films and information about walks and other leisure activities for disabled people and the wider community ...'

Experience Community CIC

'Rambling, mainly in Northern England.' Details of over 100 walks.

Graham Dean

'Our events programme is massive in Leeds, Sheffield, York, Doncaster, Wakefield, Harrogate, Bradford, Huddersfield and Halifax. We offer a huge variety of events locally each month along with access to the nationwide events programme of weekends away and holidays of a lifetime.'

'Transpennine is a large and highly active GOC group based in the North of England. Our region encompasses a vast swathe of fascinating and diverse landscape stretching coast to coast from Lancashire & Cheshire in the west to Yorkshire in the east and taking in much of the Pennines, Peak District, Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors plus all the lesser-known vales and hills in between and including Greater Manchester & Merseyside ...'

'With three National Parks, three Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the Pennines and a stunning coastline, we have all the natural ingredients to thrill every kind of outdoor enthusiast; the only thing missing is you ...'

'Where2Walk presents the best walks in the Yorkshire Dales, the best walks in the North York Moors , the best walks in the Lake District and where best to stay to fully enjoy them ... Each walk is FREE to use, to follow and download ... '

'Looking after around 72,000 acres of land makes Yorkshire Water one of Yorkshire's biggest landowners. We want everyone to enjoy it, so explore this part of our website and discover walks, cycle rides, easy access paths and places to go fishing or try watersports ...'

'Welcome to a walking site devoted to Yorkshire, an area of breath-taking scenery, historic cities, market towns and charming, sleepy villages. The walks on the site vary from leisurely strolls by rivers to more daunting day treks like the 3 peaks walk. Each walk includes detailed instructions of the route, where to park, length of the walk, grade of the walk with numerous photographs along the way.'

Walks4all

'Over 600 routes with route descriptions, photographs and an Ordnance Survey route map (from OS Open Space service).'

Frank M Firth