Year: 2026
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Holmesfield and Cartledge Circular (20th October 2026)
Here’s a walk report kindly provided by Peter Carr, the walk leader. Twenty-two of us and two dogs set off on one of our breakfast rambles from St. Andrews on a slightly grey morning, some having enjoyed hot drinks and toast at the church hall beforehand. The weather forecast was an improving one, and all…
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Hazlebarrow Farm and Norton Circular (13th October 2026)
Our walk leaders, Richard and Phoebe have previously lead linear walks that finished at St James’ church in Norton but this one was different in that the stop at St James’ was the halfway point on a circular walk. 25 people and one dog set off from Coal Aston village hall starting out across fields…
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Recent work on the Chesterfield Canal (6th October 2026)
Here’s a walk report from David Blackburn. A good turnout of 27 met at Staveley Hall (built 1604 and formerly owned by the Duke of Devonshire) for a walk designed to showcase the recent restoration work on the Chesterfield canal. Before we set off drinks and snacks were available at the little cafe in the hall-…
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New Social Events menu item
You might have noticed a new menu option on the main horizontal menu on the website called “Socials”. This works in a similar way to our walks calendar but displays any forthcoming social events organised by our group. Please click on the link on the main menu to see what’s coming up.
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Hassop Station Circular (22nd September 2026)
Twenty two walkers with five dogs between them met close to the dog agility field in Bakewell in readiness for one of Paula’s annual walks from Bakewell. We joined the Monsal trail close to its start and continued on to the old Bakewell railway station. The trail was fairly busy and as always we had…
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The Bushy Tailed Trek (15th September 2026)
Nineteen walkers and one dog met in the Sands car park in Low Bradfield on a pleasant morning. Nineteen was a good turnout because it’s a decent drive from Dronfield. We set off along quiet roads steadily uphill towards Foxholes. Foxholes (specifically Foxholes Farm) is a 19th century farm featuring holiday cottages, and wedding venue…
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Autumn/Winter Walks Programme Launched
Our autumn/winter walks programme has been emailed to all our members and will be put on noticeboards around Dronfield in the next week. The programme is also listed on this website with a new option that allows you to filter the walks by showing only midweek walks, weekend walks or all walks. The programme has…
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Coming Soon – Autumn/Winter Walks Programme
Our summer walks programme is nearing completion but don’t worry our autumn/winter programme will be sent out to all our members in mid September. The walks programme will also be available on this website, often with additional details that can’t be included on the printed sheet. As usual the programme will include walks in the…
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Frith Wood and Summerley (16th July 2026)
For most walks our attendance is in the high teens, so it was no surprise that on a very warm and pleasant evening seventeen walkers and one dog turned up. However, I was delighted to see that five of the group hadn’t walked with us before. The walk is a tried and tested route that…
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Moss Valley Woodlands (25th June 2026)
As we were in the midst of a particularly hot spell with temperatures predicted to be 27 degrees at 7pm I was pleased that nine of our group turned up at Coal Aston Village Hall. As it happens there was a moderate breeze which helped enormously. We started out through the wheat fields to meet…