Walking Group

WALKING GROUP Our planned walk was cancelled as when we arrived at Monsal Head, a cycle race was taking place and the road we needed to drive down was closed, so a quick change of plan was needed. We parked opposite The Crispin at Great Longstone (St. Crispin is the patron saint of shoemakers, once […]

WALKING GROUP  September’s walk was through two of Derbyshire’s prettiest villages.  Starting from the plague village of Eyam (pronounced ‘eem’), we followed a country lane to the charming village of Foolow. As we approached the Bulls Head we noticed that all available seating outside had been taken so we sat on the memorial steps beside […]

WALKING GROUP  The 4 ½ mile walk for Sunday 7th September will be led by Colin Hand from Eyam to Foolow.  Please meet at the church gates at 12 noon with a packed lunch and your walking gear, then transport will be sorted out. The October walk on 5th is planned for Monsal Dale towards […]

WALKING GROUP   We were pleased to greet a new member, Sheila Whitehead to our walking group, on a pleasantly warm and sunny evening as we set out for Monyash and our walk in the lovely Lathkill Dale area. The track was rocky at first, but soon changed to an easier grassy path where we found […]

WALKING GROUP A glorious, warm, sunny day proved ideal for our later start on 1st June, when seven of us travelled to Curbar Gap for our walk.  Fortunately the ice cream van was still available, so after some of us enjoyed this welcome refreshment, we set out. After encountering some mud and a fairly steep […]