Author: Newcastle University Fellwalking Society
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Upcoming Trips
List of upcoming trips. Routes for day walks should be added before trips for accessibility.
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NUFWS Committee 2026/27 Candidates
All the candidates and their manifesto’s for this years AGM taking place at 6pm on the 22nd of April President James: Manifesto: Fellwalking has held a very prominent place in my university experience and is something I am truly passionate about. Being Secretary this year has taught me a lot about how the society runs…
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Patterdale 26/10/2025
NUFWS returned to the Lake District for its 2nd day trip of the year, this time setting off from the village of Glenridding. A serene morning outside the arches soon morphed into a quite rainy and windy day in the West, although forecasted, was nonetheless not desirable. A long route under the guise of Wilcox…
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Western Lakes 10/10/2025 – 12/10/2025
NUFWS descended upon the western lakes for its first weekend trip at Felldyke bunkhouse, setting off from Newcastle on time (for once) meaning everyone could get a good nights rest ready for the big walk on Saturday. Waking up bright and early, we trailed down to Wasdale head to have a go at an extended…
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Threlkeld 5/10/2025
NUFWS kicked off the year with a visit to the village of Threkeld in the Lake District to tackle a classic fell – Blencathra. A bikeless gear secretary braved the early morning romp to the gear store to round up his kit to take to the Student’s Union where a rabble of eagar fellwalkers were…
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Semester 1 2025/26
Semester 1 started with a nice (unofficial) stroll around Hadrian’s Wall. Many more nice walks upcoming!
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Hadrians Wall day trip – 28/09/2025
Thanks for those who turned up at Central Station for an informal walk along Hadrian’s Wall. We passed Sycamore Gap and other stunning scenery enjoying a beautiful sunny day for the 16Km walk. We rounded things off with a pint in Haltwhistle before heading back to Newcastle. We hope those who went along enjoyed it…
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Meet the committee 2026/2027
President Hi I’m James, I’m from Newcastle and have been part of the society ever since I joined. After being secretary last year, I think I’ll be quite well versed to run the society as President this year, we’ve got more trips than last year planned and staying in some new places we havent been…
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Valchiavenna 23-28/06/2025
International Trip on the Swiss-Italian Border 🇮🇹 Members arrived on the 23rd of June for the NUFWS annual international trip which saw members make their way to Chiavenna on Italy’s northern border with Switzerland for a lovely week of walking. A break-in day on the 24th ended with a group descending an unchartered scree slope,…
