Walking / Activity Weekend 2012

The Walking Weekend with a difference........

Your Sports Officer has come up with a splendid notion for this annual event based on a successful trip by luxury coach undertaken by the Lowestoft Rotary Club.

Suggested itinerary is as follows :

Friday : Travel to Leeds in time for a visit to the Royal Armouries before staying at the Cosmopolitan Hotel formerly The Golden Lion (TBC)

Saturday :  We start our day in the heart of Summer Wine country at Holmfirth, where we are met by a local guide who will entertain you with personal stories and anecdotes from the famous TV series, as well as pointing out familiar landmarks. From Holmfirth we head through the Colne Valley, setting for Where the Heart Is to Bradford and a fascinating visit to the National Media Museum. Here the story of TV & film unfolds from the past through to the future and as an added bonus we have included a private showing of one of TV's classic programmes, such as Last of the Summer Wine or All Creatures Great and Small.

Sunday: We travel over Wadsworth Moor on our way to Haworth, where the Bronte Parsonage was the setting for the Doctor's Surgery in The Railway Children as was the station at Oakworth. As a special treat we have included a ride on this famous TV railway which in reality was the beautifully preserved Keighley & Worth Line. We return via Esholt original home of Emmerdale where the long running TV series was filmed for over twenty years and where it is still possible to visit the 'Woolpack Inn' today. Or York Boat Daytime City Cruises operate everyday giving you the opportunity to see the sights of York in comfort whatever the weather! Sit back, relax and enjoy a drink from the bar as the sights of York city and country sail by onboard a 45 minute sightseeing cruise with informative live Captain's commentary (admission included). In the afternoon visit the National Railway Museum or York Minster one of northern Europe's greatest gothic cathedrals You'll see traces of every age from the Roman occupation of York onwards to the future of this working and worshipping church.

Monday: After breakfast visit to Harewood House, before returning mid afternoon for Norfolk.

Some further details obtained from the Lowestoft Rotary Club can be seen by "clicking" on the charabanc below

Please e-mail John Dunning if you would be interested in taking part in this new and different format for the Walking Weekend or whether you would prefer the older format.