Trans Pennine Trail

29/10/2026

💻🌿 Great adventures start with a little inspiration - and a brilliant website!

Could your next web project help more people discover the Trans Pennine Trail? We’re inviting experienced website designers and developers to create a fresh, engaging and accessible digital home for our much-loved route. 🗺️

We’re looking for someone who can bring together: ✨ Creative design and easy-to-use navigation
📱 A seamless experience across devices
📍 Interactive mapping to help people explore and plan their trips
🤝 Practical tools, training and support for our small team

It’s an opportunity to put your digital skills to work helping people discover the Trail for walking, wheeling, cycling and horse riding.

💷 Total budget: £12,500, including VAT
📅 Tender deadline: 9 November 2026
📩 Submit proposals to: [email protected]

👉 If you'd like a copy of the tender please email [email protected]

Know a designer, developer or agency who could bring this to life? Tag them below or share this opportunity with them! 🙌

29/10/2026

Tell us when a bench has made a difference to your time on the Trail

Sometimes a bench is much more than a place to sit. Knowing there are regular places to stop and rest can give people the confidence to get outdoors, explore further and spend longer on the Trail.

Through our Take a Seat initiative, volunteers are helping us map benches along the Trans Pennine Trail, making it easier for everyone to plan a journey with places to pause along the way.

Has a bench made a difference to your time on the Trail? Tell us your story in the comments! 👇

A huge thank you to the Friends of the TPT and Transport for Greater Manchester for supporting the mapping of benches across Greater Manchester. 💚

Find out more about Take a Seat

📷: TPT office
Centre for Ageing Better Stockport Council Manchester City Council Trafford Council Tameside Council

28/10/2026

🍂📸 October on the TPT through your eyes!

Our October Users video is on its way, and we’d love you to be part of it.

From autumn walks, wheeling and bike rides to runs, horse rides, wildlife and stunning views, show us how you’ve been enjoying the Trail this month.

We’d especially love to include more photos from our equestrian and disabled user communities, helping us celebrate the many different people who enjoy the TPT.

📩 DM your photos to us or email [email protected], then look out on Monday on Saturday to see if you’ve made the cut!

Don't forget to add where on the Trail the photo was taken and who should be credited.

28/10/2026

On the Trans Pennine Trail in Selby. Tag us in your photos if you dare! We'd love to see and share them with the TPT community.

Selby parkrun

🎃👻 SPOOKY SATURDAY AT SELBY parkrun! 👻🎃

🗓️ Saturday 31st October

Our monthly pacing event is back but this time it’s going to be a frightfully fun Halloween special! 🧙‍♀️🧛‍♂️

🏃‍♀️ Chasing a PB? Let our pacers help you hunt it down! 🎯

🎃 Fancy dress is optional so dig out those spooky costumes and join the fun! 👻

🙌 These events can only happen thanks to our amazing volunteers. 🙌

🆘We still need some MANDATORY roles filling please :-

* Token handout person
* Token handout support person

👫Additional (nice to have) roles :-

* Token collecting (ideal for someone who doesn’t want to run)
* 2k course marshal (ideal for someone who doesn’t want to run)
* Token sorting (can be done after running)
* Additional car park marshal (you can then also run afterwards)
* Run report writer (done after the event by anyone who has attended)

🎽We still have the following pacer numbers available of you fancy having a go? :-

17, 18, 19, 22, 31, 36, 37, 38 39

We’d love to have you on board! 🧡

Take a look at the roaster and contact us in the normal manner (and not through a spiritual medium) for volunteering this or any future week.

www.parkrun.org.uk/selby/futureroster

☕We again welcome Awesome Coffee to this weekend's parkrun.

See you on Saturday
Dave

👻🎃

28/10/2026

Blue skies, autumn colours and a Trail stretching off into the distance... 🍂☀️

It might look peaceful, but do you recognise this part of the Trans Pennine Trail?

👀 Take a close look at the photo and tell us where you think the picture was taken in the comments and we’ll reveal the answer tomorrow. 👇

And it you have a teaser to share, DM it or email it to [email protected], we'd love to test our knowledge and to share it.

📷: Richard Lister

27/10/2026

🌿 National Mentoring Day 🌿

Sometimes the best way to inspire someone is simply to share what you know.

Whether it’s showing someone a favourite stretch of the Trans Pennine Trail, helping a child build confidence on their bike, sharing your knowledge of local wildlife, or encouraging a friend to get outdoors, a little guidance can go a long way. 💚

Who helped inspire your love of walking, cycling, riding or exploring? Give them a shout-out in the comments! 👇

📷: TPT office | Stephen Dennis

26/10/2026

It’s half term for many families this week, and after a rather wild and windy weekend with Storm Boelo, we know getting outdoors might depend on the weather! 🍂🌧️ It got us thinking, how will you keep busy this half term, whatever the weather?

Whether you’re heading out for a walk, cycle or ride, or staying cosy indoors, there are plenty of ways to have some half-term fun! 💚👣

And if you're looking for some ideas, check out our Kids Half Term Activity Pack, packed with fun things to do indoors as well as outdoors, at: https://www.transpenninetrail.org.uk/download/27949/

📷: Stephen Dennis

25/10/2026

⚠️ Storm Boelo continues to cause challenging conditions right across the Trans Pennine Trail, with strong winds and heavy rain.

Please take extra care if you’re heading out and be prepared for difficult conditions.

🌳 If you spot fallen trees, debris or any other storm damage on the Trail, please let us know and we’ll pass the details on to the relevant Local Authority partner.

Stay safe, everyone! 💚

📷: Les Webb

25/10/2026

🌧️ Not a day for the Trail? Make it a day for planning your next adventure.

With Storm Boelo doing its worst outside, today might be the perfect day to stay warm, grab a cuppa and start planning your next Trans Pennine Trail adventure.

Our website is packed with ways to explore and get inspired:
🗺️ Plan your journey with our interactive map and route information
🎧 Sit back and enjoy one of our TPT podcasts
📱 Experience the Trail from home through our Digital Trails
🎥 Catch up with our monthly TPT Users videos
📖 Discover ideas and inspiration through our blogs and Trail stories

Or why not visit our online shop? You can pick up our Accommodation and Visitor Guide, Trail maps, clothing and more, ready for your next adventure.

So, while the weather does its worst, why not start dreaming about where the TPT will take you next? 💚

🌐 Visit the Trans Pennine Trail website: https://www.transpenninetrail.org.uk/
🛍️ Explore the TPT online shop: https://transpenninetrail.org.uk/shop/

🌧️ And if you do venture out onto the Trail today, please take extra care, check the conditions before setting off and stay safe. 💚

24/10/2026

⏰🍁 An extra hour? We know where we’d spend it…

The clocks go back at 2am tomorrow morning, giving us an extra hour to enjoy those crisp autumn mornings on the Trans Pennine Trail. 🚲🥾🐴

Whether you’re walking, wheeling, cycling or riding, wrap up warm and enjoy the autumn colours!

Out on the Trail this weekend? Share your autumn photos in the comments or tag us, using and you might even feature in our October video!