THE WALKING GROUP We parked at Peak Village on a hot day, booted up and walked towards the traffic lights, crossing the road as seven motorbikes, engines revving, were obliged to wait for us. Only one was a ‘hairy biker’ having a distinctive beard showing way below his helmet strap. We turned right at the […]
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Walking Group June 2019
We started our walk from the cenotaph in Bolsover under cloudy skies and strolled down a steep road, following our leaders, Steve and Julie, to turn onto a track bordered by a wild flower meadow on the right and wonderful views around us. Behind us stood Bolsover Castle and before us, in the distance we […]
Walking Group May 2019
The walk started at the picturesque village of Ault Hucknall. We walked along a quiet lane with fragrant May blossom and clematis flowering in the hedgerow; we were close to Crosswood and Oxclose plantation. We walked steeply downhill (Broadoak Hill) to a road where traffic was flowing steadily towards Hardwick Hall where a Food Fair […]
Walking Group April 2019
Eleven people turned up for our walk near Alton which was postponed from last month. We parked the cars and scrambled up to Ashover Rock where a marker showed us the direction and mileage of various cities, towns and historic places, with Lincoln being the farthest away. Unfortunately, due to low cloud visibility was restricted. […]
Walking Group March 2019
As our March walk was threatened by Storm Freya, with rain and wind forecast for the afternoon, it was decided to abandon the prepared walk from Ashover Rock and to walk the Chesterfield Canal instead. We drove to the Hollingwood Hub car park and began the linear walk from there. Walking towards Staveley in light […]