Walking Group

The Walking Group – Whitwell Churches Loop Our walk began outside St. Lawrence Parish Church, the second church built in this area and mentioned in the Doomsday Book as serving Whitwell and Barlborough. It dates from 12th century. The chancel and transept date from the first half of the 14th century and in the north […]

For our first evening walk of the year, we chose to drive through Cromford to park at Black Rocks, near to a churchyard with very neatly spaced headstones, then crossed the road and walked through a field of buttercups and into a little wooded area. We arrived at Dene Quarry, skirted the perimeter and walked […]

Shillito Wood & Eastern Moors We were blessed with a beautiful, sunny and warm day and began by walking down a quiet road with gorse bushes on our right before tarmac gave way to a grassy path and a poster nailed to a gate gave instruction and information – “Keep your dog on a lead […]

The Walking Group – Morton Our walk started from the car park on Church Lane, opposite the Sitwell Arms and down Stretton Road with the church of The Holy Cross on our left. This church is Grade 2 listed and its congregation celebrated 1,000 years of worship in 2002. It was largely rebuilt in 1850 […]

Seven walkers gathered outside Church on the 5th March on a cloudy cool afternoon. Once again, we took advantage of the free parking at Chatsworth due to the house being closed. After eating our lunch, we walked towards the imposing stable block before steadily climbing through Stand Wood before reaching the Hunting Tower. The tower […]