Welcome to the Ouse Valley Ramblers Web Site. We are associated with the National Ramblers Association with our membership drawn from along the River Gt. Ouse valley area North of Bedford.
Some new PPP events to be aware of:.
Wadelows Nature Reserve nr Luton in south Bedfordshire are looking for volunteers to assist in the care and running of the nature reserve. Details of the reserve in the form of a newsletter is here (2.5 Mbytes) and the membership application form is here (116 Kb) both in Acrobat format.
Health & Reach
Two walks on Saturday the 11th and Thursday the 22nd of May. See here for details
New Ouse Valley Way Programme Released
The new programme is available for viewing or download (acrobat format). Click on the Walk Programme button to the left or here. NOTE, there are errors on the distributed prints - a new copy is being dispatched. Sorry for the inconvenience.
This picture was taken on Sunday the 6th of April at Salcey Forest which shows not only the snow had visited us again but it was still snowing during our walk. The "snow" however was dropping off the trees rather than the sky.
The 2008 walks programme is now finalised and is in the post. You can also view and download the programme here
NEW: Brenda Wild is trying to organise a weeks trip to the Isle of Wight for the round the coast walk in 2009 (i.e next year). If you are interested initial details are here.
The new years walk at Keysoe was well attended by 16 walkers who managed to find the stating point despite not being able to see the church, or indeed the hill on which it stands due to the the early morning fog. Fortunately the fog lifted later to we were able to see some of the rolling hills spread out before us. What was not so appreciated was the large muddy field at the end of the walk!
IMPORTANT - Change of E-Mail Addresses
Due to the huge amount of spam being received, and no legitimate activity the following e-mail addresses have been deleted:
Chairman, Footpath, Walks, Treasurer, Membership & Footpath.
The following are continuing unchanged:
Press & Secretary
With a new catch all addition of committee@ousevalleyramblers.co.uk
Please modify your e-mail address books accordingly.
Paris Weekend Away
This is a two day walking exploration of Paris with routes from North to South and East to West on Whitsun bank holiday weekend. For full details download the (huge) file on the programme web page here. Hotels are filling up and Eurostar prices have soared to £300 (each direction!) so book quickly if you want to fly / drive. NOTE: Please phone the walks organiser, Sue, to let us know you are coming so we can gauge numbers.
Ramblers' Walk Magazine - Now available as a preview on-line here.
Exclusive Offer For Ramblers Members - There’s nothing better than a good bargain. Now when you introduce a friend to membership of the Ramblers, you will get a £10 Rohan voucher to redeem against purchases of £50 or more at Rohan stores or online at www.rohan.co.uk. Get the form here. Also don't forget that Millets and Blacks offer a 10% discount to Ramblers members (must show your membership card). This often applies to items on special offer but not always on sale items - but it does not cost anything to ask...
Flitvale Weekenders Walks - 2008 Programme Now Available
The Flitvale Weekenders 2008 walk programme can be found here. They arrange and lead weekend walks farther afield and welcome all participants.
Harrold and Odell Country Park
The friends of the park have released their 2008 programme of activities. Follow the PPP button to the left of this page and scroll down to see the countryside activities you and your family can participate in.
The Queens Head in Milton Ernest did a superb job for our annual Christmas party. Everyone had an excellent meal and with plenty to eat & drink the evening went very well. Below Bob, our chairman, says a few words of thanks to the members for their support during the year and the staff at the Queens Head for their hard work which everyone appreciated.
Walk Suggestions Wanted
If you have a walk you would like to share then please let the walks organiser know by using the form found here. If you don't actually want to lead the walk yourself then we can find one for you as long as you are willing to show them the way before hand. The walks can be half day, full day or weekends away, it's your walking club and your choice. If you have any questions please feel free to ask.
New P3 Autumn & Spring 2007 Programme Released
If you have ever wanted to identify mammals, join the otter watch or go bird watching then this programme is for you together with a range of other unique and different activities. Some are free and some have a small fee but all are open to the public - you don't have to be a Ramblers member to join in.
Clicking on the link will open a new browser window preserving your Ouse Valley web page.
Links to other group walking programs and web sites are now on a new dedicated page. Click on the "Other Groups" button to the left to jump there.
Click on the buttons to the left to navigate to the area of interest. A descriptive index is provided below with hot links (underlined text) to the relevant sections at the bottom of this page
- Home
- Brings you back to this page
- Walk Program
- The current walks program listed by date.
- This list is also available for down load in Acrobat format.
- About Us
- About the Ouse Valley Group & The Ramblers Association
- Advice on planning and leading a walk
- How to Report Footpath Problems
- Contacts
- Contact the committee by E-mail & phone
- FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
- Answers to questions often asked about the Ouse Valley Ramblers Group
- Area Walks
- A series of down loadable Adobe Acrobat files for walk suggestions in the Ouse Valley area.
- P3 (or PPP) Activities
- Instructional courses in country crafts and conservation activities.
- Photo Album
- We have a tradition of taking a photograph either during or at the start of a walk. Some of these photographs are available here for viewing. Now includes a section of views around the area
- Ouse Views
- A section of views around the area, both architectural and scenic.
- Ouse Valley
- Area information including:
- How to get to the area by car and train.
- The area villages and their history
- Village Pubs & where to eat on a day walk
- Area information including:
- Links
- Links to such walking related web sites as....
- Bedfordshire Village Web Sites
- Other Ramblers Web Sites in the UK
- Walking related web sites inc. Government web sites
- Travel & Weather Information.
- Links to such walking related web sites as....
