We’ll send out a more detailed itinerary to you nearer the time, but here’s a flavour of what the weekend has in store.
Friday
Arrive from mid-afternoon, and our meet-and-greet team will be at York railway station to welcome you to the city and point you in the right direction for your accommodation.
Join us for a drink in the station pub, or we’ll be offering a walk around the city walls for anyone who arrives early enough.
Then at 7pm we will reconvene at a pub in Clifton, where we’re having a pizza party and a chance to get to know each other. We’ll introduce ourselves and our walk leaders will give you a sales pitch for the walks they are leading on Saturday, and then you can pick the walk you like the look of the most.
Saturday
In the morning, we’ll meet up in the city centre, grab a sandwich and get ready to walk!
Trains, coaches and buses will be heading off in different directions, so make sure you’re on the right one … you’ll have a great hike with stunning scenery, very likely ending in a cosy little pub or a café, before the transport comes to bring you back to York, ready for the evening.
Have a quick freshen up, then meet back at a pub in the city centre for a hearty meal, then put on your dancing shoes as we welcome a local ceilidh band to bring some choreographed chaos to the rest of the evening!
Sunday
We’ll have a more gentle day on Sunday, with a leisurely start and a choice of some shorter walks around York, then we’ll get together again to have some lunch back in the city centre, share some memories about the weekend, and then start to think about NYR 2024 … if any groups are interested in hosting, please get in touch!