Walkers are Welcome in Bingley and their supporters organise many walking events in the town and surroundings throughout the year. Check this calendar of walks or the posts below for more information.
Join us for a special September Sunday Walk celebrating Heritage Open Days and the launch of Bingley’s new Heritage Trail! Enjoy a guided tour with Walkers Are Welcome, exploring key historic sites and discovering new family-friendly heritage info points around town.
As part of the Bradford Millennium Way 2025 programme, Bingley Walkers are Welcome will take you on a moderate 6.5-mile circular walk into the Harden Valley, showcasing the delights of its many wooded areas. From the hilly conifer plantation of Ruin Bank Woods to the quaint village of Rycroft and the wonderful St. Ives Estate, this walk has a lot to offer! And it’s just on the doorstep of Bingley, which is easily accessible by train and bus.
Two exiting Bat & Fungi Walks in Bingley organised in August and October 2024 by the Friends of Prince of Wales Park. Find out more here!
As part of their regular Summer Walk & Talk events, the Bingley and District Local History Society is organising a local history walk in Bingley St Ives. Bingley Walkers are Welcome are delighted to promote this event which will be led by our own committee member and local resident of the St Ives Estate, Susan Hart.
Join us on Sunday 10th December 2023 for a Christmas Themed Walk in Bingley and enjoy some mince pie and mulled wine on us in Prince of Wales Park.
What: Christmas Themed Walk in Bingley
When: Sunday 10th December 2023 – 10:00am to 12:00pm
Location: Walk will start outside of Bingley Arts Centre, near the Buttercross
Address: Bingley Arts Centre, Main Street, Bingley, West Yorkshire, BD16 2LZ
Price: £ 0.00 – Guided walk is free! We will also offer mince pie and mulled wine free of charge.
Our September Sunday Monthly Walk will be extra special as we are celebrating the Heritage Open Days! You will be able to enjoy a short one and a half miles walk along with members of Bingley Little Theatre who will be dressed in costume. Following the walk, we will return to the theatre for light refreshments, a talk and a tour of the building.
The Festival, which runs over 8 days, will offer a total of 17 guided walks ranging from 1 mile to 15 miles. In addition, there will be 5 events which do not really require any walking at all!!
Our monthly Sunday walk in October will be a very special one indeed! Join Michael on Sunday 9th October at 10.00am on Market Square (Bingley Arts Centre) for our fun fund rising Countryfile Ramble on behalf of Children in Need. Along the way we will rattle donation buckets at the cafes and passers by. We would of course appreciate a donation from yourself too.
Join our walk leader Susan, a Bingley St Ives local resident expert for a free Heritage Open Days Guided Walk on Sunday 11th September. Meet at 10.30am on lower car park.
Why not join us for a gentle stroll from Market Square along the canal to Five Rise Locks and Crossflatts then back into Bingley eventually making our way to the hidden gem that is Bingley Cemetery.
Here we will be joined by Jean Robinson who is a Commonwealth War Graves Volunteer. The war graves in Bingley Cemetery are tended by the ladies of Bingley Bloomers which is a splinter group of Bingley 5 Rise Frocks WI. Jean is herself President of Bingley WI and has researched the history of many of the graves in the cemetery and will give us an insight into the history of just a few of the war heroes.
There will be free time to look around the cemetery before we make our way along the riverside walk back into Myrtle Park passing the cenotaph before our walk ends back in Market Square at approx. 12 noon.