Weekend Trips

In the first two terms we organise 3 weekend trips away to one of the mountainous regions of the UK. There are limited spaces available on these trips which usually take between 15 and 30 people so make sure to get to sign-up early. All trip sign-ups will be announced here and by e-mail.

Before the trip make sure you have all the kit you need. You may need to bring food and/or a sleeping bag. We'll let you know in the trip email. A few bevies for the evenings are a good idea. If you need to borrow some kit please email us early so we can sort this out for you. We don't lend boots - you will need your own.

We usually leave at about 4 or 5 PM on the Friday, meeting outside the Sports Centre. Try and arrive promptly so we don't end up in horrendous traffic. If you're going to be late please let us know. From here we travel by minibus to our destination, stopping off at a chippy en route for food. Once everyone's arrived and grabbed a bed we sort out who's doing what the next day. Walk leaders will give a brief overview of what they're planning and then you decide what you'd like to do. We're quite flexible and can change what we do depending on demand and weather etc.

The next two days we wander around the hills. We'll let you know what sort of time you have to be up in the morning the night before. Have some breakfast, sort out your gear and grab some food. Then you either walk straight out or get a lift to the starting point in a minibus. On the Saturday night we talk about Sundays routes, before heading off to the pub.

On the Sunday we set off back to campus after finishing the days routes. We don't usually stop for food, but can do, depending on the time. We usually get back between 8 and 10 PM.