Category: Walk Reports
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Graham’s pics from (21st February 2017)
Here are Graham Gill’s pics of the walk on Tuesday 21st February… looks like a good crowd.
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Summerley circular (4th February 2017)
Saturday 4th February: a walk and quiz led by Richard Smith started at Unstone Parish Hall, 24 participants including 4 new members, along the Unstone line, the old railway line that was used to carry coal from the local mines. First call was to the Drone Valley Brewery, and we were welcomed by Jez Horton,
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Moss Valley circular (17th January 2017)
Tuesday 17th January: a David Blackburn-led walk from Coal Aston. He writes: A group of 16 met this morning at the ‘Top Chapel’ in Coal Aston , where we were kindly offered tea/coffee and toasted teacakes in the warmth before setting off on our 4 mile walk . The route took us through woods and
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Barlow fishing ponds (7th January 2017)
Our first walk of the year was on Saturday 7th January, when Graham Gill led a party of 23 walkers on a 5.2 mile walk to Barlow Fishing Ponds and back. Starting from the Pentland Road shops car parkin lovely sunshine, and unusually mild for January, the outward route took in Kitchen Wood, Cowley Lane,
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Starting from the Rutland (29th December 2016)
Thursday 29th December, 31 intrepids met at the Rutland Arms,Cowley Lane for a quick 4.5 mile walk before lunch there. It had been a very frosty night, but today, the sun shone, and there was a beautiful blue sky. Steve Sadler had planned this one, but had not planned to take a tumble off a
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Cartledge and Barlow Lees (13th December 2016)
Tuesday 13th December…. by David Blackburn We gathered at St Andrews Church in Dronfield Woodhouse for coffee and toasted teacakes before 19 of usset out on our 4.5 mile morning walk. Weather was bright at first , but turned to drizzle later on . Our route took us through Kitchen Wood and past the splendid
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Not a pub crawl (19th November 2016)
Not a Pub Crawl, Saturday 19th November 21 intrepid walkers set out from ‘the big layby’ on a beautifully sunny day. Up through the woods and fields to Summerley, along by the Apperknowle International Airport, crossing the Eckington road, and through more woods to near The Gate at Troway, where some walkers tried out the
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Holmesfield and Cartledge (8th November 2016)
Tuesday 8th November Today’s Tuesday morning walk started at Dronfield Woodhouse, where 24 of us enjoyed tea and toast at St Andrews Church before setting out on our walk of about 5 miles. The weather was cold but bright as leader Barry Jex took us along Barnes Lane towards Bradway, where we turned back to
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Rumbling Street (16th October 2016)
Sunday 16th October….. raining, pouring down. Shall I stay in bed for another half hour? NO! We have guests for the weekend. My sister and brother in law, and we promised them we would take them on the DFBS walk around the Coldwell Valley. So, in all, 7 of us turned out, unfortunately, our leader
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Troway and Summerley (11th October 2016)
The first walk of the Winter Warmers Season was led by Peter Carr, on Tuesday 11th October. He writes: There were 14 on the walk today who endured the drizzle (and the sunshine at the end) and took up the invitation from the new owners of the re-named ‘The Brook at Troway’ (formerly the Inn at Troway) to