Welcome

Marple District Ramblers (Marple Ramblers) was formed in 1967 by a small group of keen walkers in the Marple area. One of their earliest objectives was to protect local footpaths and keep them open for posterity.  Originally walks were only on Sundays, but over the years as membership grew, Thursday walks were introduced.

We now have a thriving club with over 350 members.  From the small beginnings we now have up to 5 graded walks each Thursday and 4 different groups each Sunday.

We are a very friendly club and welcome new members of all ages.

We are most fortunate to have willing leaders for every walk in our published programme, with a Committee who plan social events, organise holidays and publish a newsletter, "Footprint", 3 times a year.

This website is a new venture for us.  We hope current members and visitors find it helpful.  We welcome comments about the site and encourage suggestions to how we can develop it further.  Click the box below to get a comments form.

Hot News

The club overseas holiday for 2020 has just been announced.  To keep the initial deposits low applications need to be made by 25th September. So act now to avoid disappointment.

The location is The Julian Alps in Slovenia (7 nights from 5th September 2020). This is an HF Holiday with 2 guided walks each day.

Full details can be found by clicking here.

New Members Always Welcome

The weather looks to be heating up.  Why not join us? You can come and try it out for a couple of walks before deciding.  Just use the  online form  to get information.

You can choose from 5 levels of walks on Thursdays and 4 levels on Sundays. There is no commitment to to walk every week, just when you can.

With social activities each month and 3 holidays arranged for 2019 (2 in the UK and one in Bulgaria), there's something for everyone.

 Click here  to be taken to our online form to request further information.

Don't Miss Out on Members Only Information

If you are already a club member you can register here to access the members only area.  Just click on the Join Now (should read register, but we can't change it!) text below.

If you have already registered use the Login option instead.

What We Do

Walking

We publish a walks programme every 4 months containing up to 5 walks each Thursday and 4 walks each Sunday.

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Social

Most social activities take place on Tuesday evenings.  During the summer we have a monthly evening stroll ending up at a pub or restaurant for a meal.  In the winter months we have a variety of activities including visiting speakers, a quiz, music, films, barn dance etc.

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Holidays

Each year we organise at least two group holidays in the UK and overseas.  Recent destinations have included Alnmouth, Skipton, Isle of Wight, Nerja and Mayerhofen.

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