"We are dedicated to working both for better quality walking environments and to making walking more accessible to all."

Welcome to our area website. We hope the following information gives you a flavour of the different Ramblers groups we have in our fantastic part of the country.  South Yorkshire and NE Derbyshire are unique in having such glorious countryside on our doorsteps easily accessible by public transport, bicycles, cars and even by walking out of the city directly into The Peak National Park.

               

 
SYNED is just one of the Ramblers 57 Areas and respresents the local Groups within our region. The area offers a wide variety of walking opportunities, from the high moorland of the Dark Peak to the west, the lowland moors of Thorne and Hatfield to the east,  the "Last of the Summer Wine" country in the north, to the Derbyshire Dales and the White Peak in the south.

We  have 11 amazing walking groups in SYNED area offering an incredible variety of walks  to cater for everyone's requirements:

•  short walks
• challenging walks
• family walks
• dog friendly walks
• weekend walks
• weekday walks
• evening walks
• social walks

Full details nearer each date under forthcoming events
Just to name a few...........
   
Look at the local group page to find out more details about what each group has to offer. There must be one for you! 

The Ramblers ..........                     A greeting from our new Chief Executive Today is my first day as the new Chief Executive of the Ramblers and I wanted to introduce myself. I have worked for charities and campaign groups for more than 20 years, starting at Friends of the Earth in 1991. During that time I have been fortunate to hold senior management positions in Amnesty International and Greenpeace International and to have been Director of the World Development Movement. For the past two years I have worked as a consultant on strategic programmes with a number of high profile charities including ActionAid, Friends of the Earth, and UNICEF UK while studying for a Masters. On a personal note I was raised near Preston in Lancashire but now live in Surrey on the border with Kent; close to the Greensand Way, Vanguard Way and North Downs  I’m delighted to be joining the Ramblers, whose campaigns have done so much to protect our right to access Britain’s countryside and footpaths. This is a critical time for the organisation when the successes we have achieved are threatened by changes to the way we see and use the countryside. As a keen walker myself I hope we will continue to introduce the joys and benefits of walking to the many people who are not aware of the opportunities on their doorstep. I’m looking forward over the next few months to getting to meet many of you in person. I’ll be attending the Kent area AGM this Saturday 5th if you live in Kent and are free.  I’ll be blogging and tweeting so please keep an eye on the Ramblers website, Facebook andTwitter for all the latest walking news and updates. Best wishes, Benedict Southworth Chief Executive - The Ramblers – Britain’s Walking Charity