The Ridings Folk Group
Welcome to The Ridings
We are a group, holding camping weekends within Yorkshire, being part of the Folk Dance & Song Group which is a special interest section of the Camping and Caravanning Club.
As well as enjoying camping and the great outdoors we also share an interest in more traditional ‘Folk Music’ activities. The focus of every camping weekend is our Saturday Evening Ceilidh where we regularly have an open invite to play in the ‘scratch’ band, talented individuals provide entertainment spots and everyone can join in the ceilidh dancing with ‘callers’ providing the dance instructions. Newcomers might come along to watch and are soon tempted to ‘have a go’ at the dancing!
Whilst we locate our weekends in different areas of Yorkshire we always welcome campers from neighboring areas, being attracted by our friendly Yorkshire welcome and by what is on offer.
Please explore our 2026 Camping Programme and give it a try!
Our meets are open to all members of the Camping and Caravanning Club, there is no requirement to be a member of the Folk Dance & Song Group to join us for a weekend.
Join The Folk Dance & Song Section
For all members of the Camping and Caravanning Club please call the membership department at Headquarters and ask to add membership of The Folk Dance and Song Section to your existing membership - Cost of £10 pa
Membership Services can be contacted on: 024 7647 5442 Mon - Fri 8.00am to 5.30pm
Upcoming events.
BOOKED MEET
Monday 28th Dec to Friday 1st Jan 2027
Sykehouse Village Hall
NEW YEAR MEET
£120 per person including 2 catered evening meals and evening ceilidhs with live music
For information and to check availability book both camping and the meal contact Richard by email to TheRidingsFG@aol.com
Spring Meet up & Stroll
Saturday 6th February 2027 at 11am
St Aidan’s RSBP Nature Park, Astley Lane, W Yorks LS26 9AL
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Meeting at St Aidan’s Nature Park main entrance for a chance to meet-up and a stroll on the trails through the park. There are good pathways and the option of two cafes to purchase a drink and get-together. If interested, pl message Alison on 07795 485047 to establish numbers and communicate any changes before the day
Latest News …..
Bookings now open for camping / meals for the meet at Drax in October and the popular New Year Meet
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Join The Camping and Caravanning Club today to benefit from over 100 years of expertise as well as specially selected discounts tailored to our members. As soon as you are a member you will be assigned to a District Association (DA). This will be the closest DA to where you live and shown on your membership card. You are then free to go camping with any of the 93 DA's over 13 Regions in the UK.
We hope to see you in a field soon...