Guided walks in the Kelder Fells
Walk the high fells with someone who knows the way.
Small-group day walks, weekends with a B&B and navigation courses from Kelderby. You bring the boots. We bring the map, the route and the flask of tea.
Day walks
From £35, every week
Weekends
Two nights’ B&B included
Navigation
Map and compass courses
Groups
Never more than 10
About us
Local guides, quiet routes and a proper day out.
We’re four guides who live and work in the Kelder Fells. We’ve walked every ridge, tarn and beck here in all weathers, and we know where to go when the cloud comes down.
Meet the guides
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2012
Our first guided walk
38
Routes we know by heart
10
Walkers at most per guide
4.9
Average review, from 600+
Coming up
Pick a walk, we’ll do the rest.
All walks and dates
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Challenging
Day walks
Kelder Edge
The classic ridge over five tops, with a short scramble onto Scarrow Crag and the coast in view on a clear day.
Distance
15 km
Ascent
820 m
Time
7 hours
£55
per person
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Moderate
Day walks
Pennock Tarns Round
Up the old peat road to three upland tarns, lunch by the biggest one, and back down beside Thrangill Beck.
Distance
12 km
Ascent
480 m
Time
5 – 6 hours
£45
per person
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Easy
Day walks
Beckside Falls and Thrangill Wood
A gentle half-day through oak woods to three waterfalls, finishing at the tearoom in Low Kelder.
Distance
8 km
Ascent
190 m
Time
3 – 4 hours
£35
per person
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Moderate
Weekend trips
Two Dales Weekend
Two days walking dale to dale, two nights at the Drover’s Rest with breakfasts, packed lunches and a Saturday dinner.
Distance
27 km
Ascent
1,150 m
Time
2 days
£395
per person, sharing
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Easy
Navigation courses
Map and Compass Basics
Read the map, set it to the ground, take a bearing and pace a distance. One day, mostly outdoors, no experience needed.
Distance
8 km
Ascent
250 m
Time
1 day
£85
per person
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Moderate
Private walks
Private Group Walks
Your own guide for the day, for friends, families, clubs or work groups. You choose the route and the pace.
Distance
You choose
Ascent
You choose
Time
Half or full
£260
per group, up to 8
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Difficulty guide
Easy, Moderate or Challenging?
Easy
Up to 10 km and 300 m of climbing, on clear paths and tracks. Fine for anyone who walks regularly, including older children.
Typical day: 3 – 4 hours
Moderate
10 to 16 km with up to 700 m of climbing, some steep or rough ground. You’ll want to be used to a full day on your feet.
Typical day: 5 – 6 hours
Challenging
Long days over 15 km or 800 m of ascent, with scrambly sections, exposed ridges and pathless ground. For fit, experienced hillwalkers.
Typical day: 7 – 8 hours
What’s included
One price, nothing to sort out on the day.
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A qualified guide
Every walk is led by one of our guides, with a first aid kit, a group shelter and a radio.
02
Small groups
Never more than 10 walkers on a day walk and 8 on the weekends and courses.
03
Transport from Kelderby
Our minibus takes you from the village hall to the start and back, so there’s no car shuffle.
04
Tea and cake
A flask of tea and something homemade at the top. Packed lunches are included on weekends.
05
Kit to borrow
Waterproofs, gaiters, poles and a map for each walker, free if you ask when you book.
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Free rebooking
If we call a walk off for the weather, you can move to another date or have your money back.
Your guides
Four guides, one patch of hills.
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Reviews
What walkers say.
★★★★★
Ruth got all eight of us over Kelder Edge in a howling wind and still had us laughing at the top. The best day out we’ve had in years.
Helen, walked with her book club
★★★★★
I’d always let my husband read the map. After one day with Owen I took us round the tarns myself, and only went wrong once.
Priya, Map and Compass Basics
Next walks
The minibus leaves Kelderby every Saturday at 8.45.
Tell us which walk and when, and we’ll email to confirm your place within a day.