Our RambAle socials are gently paced country walks that start and end at a pub that serves real ale in locations accessible by public transport.
The first two walks of 2026 in April and May are hosted by Malcolm and Jenny Dixon before they retire from their organising responsibilities and hand over to our new social secretary Mike Cooke.
Sat 16 May
Bakewell, Stanton Moor & Darley Bridge
This month we start at the Flying Childers at Stanton in Peak and walk over Stanton Moor via the Nine Ladies stone circle to Birchover for the Red Lion (home of Birchover brewery)
Then on to Darley Bridge via Clough Lane for the Three Stags Heads and Square & Compass.
Getting there: bus 218 from Sheffield to Bakewell departing 10:40, changing onto bus 172 at 12:20 for Stanton in Peak.
Getting back: bus from the A6 road at 17:30 back to Bakewell, changing there onto the 218 bus to Sheffield.
Suggested ticket: Derbyshire Wayfarer all day bus pass costing £9.
Sat 27 June
Trails around Killamarsh
Get there on bus 120k to Rowan Tree Road; the walk leader will be boarding this bus at Crystal Peaks bus station at 12:03 (departs Sheffield Interchange at 11:26).
We start the 2.5 mile walk from the West End Hotel by walking down Boiley Lane to the Transpennine Trail (track bed of the old Great Central Railway) which we follow as far as the site of the old Killamarsh Central station then transfer onto the Cuckoo Way, which follows a disused part of the Chesterfield canal.
We take a break at Guzzle Micropub before heading down Sheffield Road to Fuggle Bunny Brew House which has an open day on the last Saturday of the month with a bar open plus live music and a food trader.
Regular buses and trams return from Halfway terminus.
Suggested travel tickets: single fares are £3, if you will be making more journeys on the same day check out the range of Travelmaster passes.
For more details please see the branch diary at sheffield.camra.org.uk or in the latest Beer Matters magazine. Alternatively you can contact the RambAles Coordinator by phoning 07842 530128 or emailing rambale@sheffield.camra.org.uk
Everyone is welcome to join us on any of these walks but they are advised to come suitably equipped for the day’s walking, which may be rough, wet & muddy in places. Please also come prepared for the possibility of changeable and inclement weather.
In most cases you will also need to bring or be able to buy (most pubs do food) sufficient food and drink for yourself for the day.