Category: Walk Reports
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Old Brampton and Linacre (16th April 2024)
I couldn’t make the walk but one of the walk leaders, Joe, has given me a few pointers. There were 23 people on the walk, which is another excellent turnout. Joe mentioned that many of the group weren’t familiar with the particular entrance to Holmebrook Valley Park that we used for our start point. This…
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Grasscroft Wood Circular (13th April 2024)
This is Graham’s report on the Grasscroft Wood Circular that he guided us round. Due to a broken leg David Scrivener was unable to lead this walk so in stepped Joe, Pete H and Graham, who recced David’s intended route a few days in advance. Starting out at Carlisle Close at Sheepbridge the party of…
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Moss Valley Circular (9th April 2024)
Fifteen walkers met at Coal Aston Wesleyan Reform Chapel on a cool Tuesday morning. Several of us enjoyed a hot coffee or tea with a toasted hot cross bun before we started. Adrian, our walk leader, warned us that there would be mud, despite the first section of the walk being along Owler Car Lane…
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The Lost Pubs Walk (6th April 2024)
Twenty two walkers gathered at the long lay-by between Dronfield and Unstone for a walk in the Summerley and Apperknowle area with the purpose of identifying locations that once were public houses. We set off following the Dronfield Barn Round Walk through the fields to Summerey Lower Road. After crossing another field and reaching Summerley…
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Old Whittington and Hundall Circular (30th March 2024)
Fourteen walkers and one dog met opposite the old Riverside Garden Centre in readiness for Clive and Judy’s annual Easter walk. This area between Unstone and the outskirts of Chesterfield is known as the The Brushes but I think only the locals use that name these days. The first part of the walk took us…
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Chancet Wood, Parkbank Wood and Beauchief Abbey Circular (26th March 2024)
A twenty eight strong group of our members rolled up at the bowling green entrance to Graves park on Charles Ashmore Road. The weather was bright and sunny though still a little cool out of the sun. After walking a short distance down the A61 we crossed over and a path on the left that…
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Ecclesall Woods Circular (19th March 2024)
Nineteen of us met at what was an unfamiliar starting location in a car park on the edge of Whirlow playing fields. Before we started, Paula, our leader, gave us some facts about the woods and warned us that we would be crossing some busy roads during the walk. I was surprised to hear that…
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Horsleygate, Lydgate, Gillfield Wood and Woodthorpe Hall (16th March 2024)
Seventeen walkers met in Holmesfield Village Hall’s car park in bright sunshine and blue skies. Our leaders Steve and Ros warned us that there were seventeen stiles on the walk but undeterred, we set off down a track next to the George and Dragon. The first section of the walk formed a loop taking us…
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Moss Valley Circular (12th March 2024)
Seven walkers met at the Wesleyan Reform Chapel in Coal Aston. With light rain falling and an unpromising weather forecast it was no surprise that numbers were slightly lower than expected. Adrian, our leader, told us that he had shortened the walk to avoid the worst of the mud but we were all happy to…
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Discovering the Five Pits trail (5th March 2024)
Twenty four members of our group gathered in the Williamthorpe nature reserve car park. Although this location appeared to be quite a long journey from Dronfield, it only took 20 minutes to get there. The walk was one of the many routes available on the five pits trail. Derbyshire County Council created the Five Pits…