The regular pub social and new members night is held on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month, meeting from 8.30pm onwards at the Knott Bar, 374 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 4LY, we are there for the whole evening.

This is a good place for prospective members to pop along and find out what we are all about over a few drinks. (It's also fine to come straight onto a walk).

The next pub social and new members nights are on November 5th and November 19th.

The bar is opposite Deansgate railway station/GMex Metrolink, at the Whitworth Street West/Deansgate junction, and across the road from Atlas bar. Click here for a map.

Membership

Please feel free to join us for a couple of walks before becoming a member.

If you have any member enquiries, email

The Manchester & District Walkers is part of the Ramblers Association. Membership costs just £27 a year and brings you all these benefits:

• Inclusion on the group email list.

• Quarterly walks programmes will be posted to you on request if you do not have email or net access.

• Hike - the national magazine for members in their 20s & 30s.

• The Ramblers' Yearbook & Accommodation Guide FREE - full of useful information about long distance paths, equipment shops, maps, plus a huge accommodation guide with details of bunkhouses, camping barns and over 3,000 B&B's.

• Walk - the RA's colour magazine with its celebrity columnists, breathtaking photography and campaigning journalism.

• Discounts at many outdoor clothing and equipment stores.

• Access to the RA Ordnance Survey Maps library.

Plus your subscription will be supporting the work of the country's leading organisation working for walkers.

How To Join

The easiest way to join is by completing the Ramblers' online membership form, and you may join immediately by credit or debit card. You can also pay by cheque or direct debit by printing the form and sending it by Freepost - simply follow the on-screen instructions.

To ensure that you are correctly allocated to our group's membership list, please select "Madwalkers (Manchester and District)" or "Manchester Madwalkers" into the local group box on the form.

Already a Member?

If you are already a member of the Ramblers Association, you are welcome to join us on any of our walks or pub meets.

Should you find that MAD becomes your 'home group', you can transfer your membership at no cost to yourself.

Fill in your details here and in the query of comments section write "Please change my group to MR8 - MADwalkers".

You will then be transferred. The Manchester And District Walkers is one of the eight groups which comprise the Manchester and High Peak area of the Ramblers Association.