Information for New Members
Welcome to Lancaster Fellwalkers! Our Information for New Members can be downloaded here.
To join one of our hikes, please see the Next Walks page for information about our next and subsequent hikes. When you’ve decided which walk you’d like to go on, you can book your place by calling 07340 171182 or email bookings@lancasterfellwalkers.club.
You’ll be asked where you’ll be getting on the coach. A list of pick-up points can be found on our Booking, Cancellation and Pickup Points page. Please choose whichever stop is easiest for you. If you’ve chosen a stop outside of central Lancaster and there is no one else at this stop on the day of your hike, don’t worry. As long as you’ve told us where you’ll be when you booked on the hike, we will be looking out for you. Our coaches are usually white, and provided by Traveller's Choice.
What happens when I have booked a seat on the coach?
As a new member, you're required to fill in our Data Consent Form: this is so we can contact you about our hikes and other business related to the club. In line with data protection legislation, we will not pass your contact details on to third parties.
If you have any more questions, please contact us.
To join one of our hikes, please see the Next Walks page for information about our next and subsequent hikes. When you’ve decided which walk you’d like to go on, you can book your place by calling 07340 171182 or email bookings@lancasterfellwalkers.club.
You’ll be asked where you’ll be getting on the coach. A list of pick-up points can be found on our Booking, Cancellation and Pickup Points page. Please choose whichever stop is easiest for you. If you’ve chosen a stop outside of central Lancaster and there is no one else at this stop on the day of your hike, don’t worry. As long as you’ve told us where you’ll be when you booked on the hike, we will be looking out for you. Our coaches are usually white, and provided by Traveller's Choice.
What happens when I have booked a seat on the coach?
- Please turn up at your pick-up point before the coach is due to leave.
- Please bring appropriate clothing and equipment and adequate food and drink for the day. Spare clothing is essential – some days we get very wet. This clothing can be left on the coach during the day.
- Find a seat on the coach – anywhere you like, but please sit in the same seat on the way home. Rucksacks can be placed in the storage compartment.
- The treasurer will collect your coach fare on the outward journey (£15 for adults, £8 for under-18’s). New members will not be asked to pay their subscriptions until they are on their second walk with us. You will not be covered by our insurance policies until you’re a paid-up member.
The membership fees for 2023/24 are £10 for adults, £5 for under 18's. Family membership: 2nd or more children free. Subsequent subscriptions are due on the 1st of January. - On the way to our destination there will be a short stop for announcements. At this point you’ll hear about the days’ walks: start and finish points, distance to be walked, expected finish time etc. There may also be announcements about other club activities, such as weekends away. This will also be a toilet stop.
- If you are unsure about which walk to join, please talk to the members around you and ask for advice from the leaders. Generally speaking, don’t be too ambitious: you can always choose a harder walk next time.
- Your leader will announce when it's time for your walk to leave the coach. Be ready to leave the coach with the walk leader.
- On the walk itself, please listen carefully to the leader’s instructions. They will have spent time planning the walk and organising lunch breaks. Please stay with your group at all times, especially in misty conditions.
- At the end of the walk there is usually time for refreshments.
- On the return journey you will be asked if you would like to book a place on the next walk. This is by far the easiest way to book a seat. You can also phone 07340 171182 or email bookings@lancasterfellwalkers.club to book your place.
As a new member, you're required to fill in our Data Consent Form: this is so we can contact you about our hikes and other business related to the club. In line with data protection legislation, we will not pass your contact details on to third parties.
If you have any more questions, please contact us.