Nine walkers gathered outside Church on the 3rd February before leaving in our cars for our starting point at Rowsley. After eating lunch we started our walk. On a sunny afternoon we could see our destination clearly, Stanton Moor, covered by a dusting of snow. We walked down a private drive, flat at first then […]
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Walking Group January 2019
THE WALKING GROUP As we were motoring towards Curbur Gap car park, we noticed a long line of vehicles parked on the grass verges and one of our drivers had difficulty finding a space in either place. However, with the help of Steve and mobile phones, we were directed to return to the car park […]
Walking Group December 2018
Walking Group December 2018 Eight walkers gathered outside Church on the 2nd December. Due to the Chatsworth Christmas Market we decided that the route to our original starting point in Baslow would be busy so we drove on quieter country lanes to Curbar Gap then down to Calver Bridge parking by the Curbar Primary School. […]
Walking Group November 2018
THE WALKING GROUP November 2018 Unknown to us, there was a baptism service about to take place at Barlow Church but we just managed to find spaces to park in the car park. People in their finery were alighting from their cars and tripping into the church whilst we hunched down guiltily eating our sandwiches […]
Walking Group October 2018
THE WALKING GROUP – The Five Pits Trail Derbyshire County Council created the 5 Pits Trail in 1989 following the route from the former Great Central Railway which served the five main coal mines of Grassmoor, Williamthorpe, Holmewood, Pilsley and Tibshelf. Part of the trail (between Station Rd, Pilsley and Tibshelf) has been identified as […]