What wonderful weather we had for our walk on Sunday 5th November. As we drove towards our destination we were amazed at the great number of parked cars on the roadside and realised that we would probably have a problem at getting three cars parked near to the start of the walk. The sight of […]
Walking Group
Walking Group October 2017
Eight walkers gathered outside Church on the 1st October. Steve and Julie led the walk once we had made our way to our starting point at High Peak Junction, so named because it was the site where the Cromford Canal met the Cromford & High Peak Railway. After eating our packed lunches and getting an […]
Walking Group September 2017
WALKING GROUP Five walkers turned up, all wearing jackets in various shades of blue. We all managed to squeeze into one car for our journey to Darley Dale. We parked just past the Square & Compass which dates from 1735, although there is evidence that there has been a brewery there for more than 700 […]
Walking Group August 2017
August Church Walk – Youlgrave This was an evening walk starting from the village church .We set off from there by descending a narrow lane to Bradford Dale and walked along a pleasant riverside track enlivened by numerous wild flowers in bloom. One of our group was very knowledgeable regarding the names of most of […]
Walking Group July 2017
Six walkers set out for an evening walk to Shilito Woods – between Barlow and Cutthorpe. Before starting to walk we read the notice board at the edge of the car park, at the bottom it said “The man who never was lost, never went very far.” Throughout the walk we were all drawn to […]