Freedom to Roam
The Ramblers Association campaigns to increase and protect public access to the countryside for recreational enjoyment.
Right to roam in the Yorkshire Wolds
After decades of campaigning by the Rambler's Association, we now have a legal right of access on foot to some of the dry valleys in the Yorkshire Wolds. This new legal right - or right to roam - provided by The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (CRoW), applies only to mapped areas of uncultivated, open countryside namely mountain, moor, heath, down and registered common land. The mapped areas in the Yorkshire Wolds is down, whereas in the North York Moors and the Yorkshire Dales the majority is moor. Access land in the Vale of York consists of common land and section 15 land (access rights already existing under various other enactments, which often include "higher rights" e.g. horse riding), plus some heath.
- Access to the Yorkshire Wolds
- Your new right of access, what it is and how to use it
- Walking with the East Yorkshire and Derwent Ramblers
Help us safeguard access to Yorkshire's coastline
Did you know that in England and Wales, there is no general legal right to walk along the coast and on beaches? Currently much of the access the public has to areas such as beaches and cliff tops are by permission of the landowner. The RA is campaigning for a legal right of access to our coastline and beaches for future generations. Part of the draft Marine Bill contains important provisions for improving access
- Access to the Yorkshire Coast in our Area - Results of the the EY & D Area's survey of access to the coast
- Marine & Coastal Access Bill - Information about the draft Marine Bill and its progress through the legislative procedure.