THE WALKING GROUP On a beautiful summer’s day we parked the cars at the Parish Oven, a recently closed public house, and began our walk through the village of Thorpe Salvin and down a path with the sound of a chiff chaff to the left and a field of broad beans on our right. We […]
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Walking Group May 2018
THE WALKING GROUP We started the walk from Bents Green Methodist Church in Sheffield. The weather was warm and sunny and we were soon off the roads and into woodland; the dappled shade of the trees keeping us nicely cool. We headed downhill through the woods and noticed the abundance of spring flowers with bluebells, […]
Walking Group April 2018
THE WALKING GROUP We parked in Baslow and set off for our walk to Chatsworth. The weather was dry and mild with not even a hint of breeze, so perfect for a Sunday ramble. We passed through the Cannon Kissing Gate and into Chatsworth Park where we were greeted with the sound of many sheep […]
Walking Group March 2018
Our circular journey from St. John’s Road via back lanes and tracks Only three of us were able to experience walking through slushy snow (myself wearing wellingtons) on a mild, sunny Sunday in March, after the bitterly cold winds and snow drifts sent to us by the “Beast from the East”, and it was well […]
Walking Group February 2018
Eight walkers gathered outside Church on the 4th February with Steve leading the walk once we had made our way to our starting point at Calver. After parking and eating lunch we started our walk along the bank of the River Derwent. The river is 66 miles long and is a tributary of the River […]