Purpose of the Society – Constitutional Objects

  • To keep alive the fell walking traditions promoted by Alfred Wainwright through his guidebooks and other publications;
  • To keep faith with Wainwright’s vision of introducing a wider audience to fell walking and caring for the hills;
  • To encourage the benefits of association with people sharing those common interests;
  • To contribute to public debate on issues affecting landscape quality, and quality of life, in upland areas of Britain and particularly the Lake District;
  • To foster and enhance Alfred Wainwright’s standing in the field of long distance footpath walking.
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Wainwright’s ‘Old Timer’ drawings from the Introduction in The Outlying Fells of Lakeland pages viii, x, xi, xii and xiii

“One should always have a definite objective, in a walk as in life  –  it is so much more satisfying to reach a target by personal effort than to wander aimlessly. An objective is an ambition, and life without ambition is ….. well, aimless wandering.”  A Coast to Coast Walk Introduction p iv