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 […]
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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 […]
Walking Group June 2017
WALKING GROUP – Treasure Hunt Our walk was a little different this month as we combined it with a Treasure Hunt in the area of Queen’s Park. With our list of clues, we walked along Boythorpe Avenue and entered the park, where the business of finding the answers began. We were blessed with a sunny, […]
Walking Group May 2017
We started our walk from Hathersage railway station in bright sunshine. Hathersage, one of the busier Peak District villages is surrounded by exceptional countryside. We descended to the River Valley past the circular building which is the David Mellor Cutlery Factory. We walked adjacent to the River Derwent for a short distance before we found […]
Walking Group April 2017
Seven walkers gathered outside Church on a warm, sunny, April day, a stark difference to a month earlier when the March walk was postponed due to incessant rain. Steve and Julie led the walk once we had made our way through heavy traffic to our starting point in Carsington. Walking out of Carsington village we […]