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 […]
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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 […]
Walking Group February 2019
Nine walkers gathered outside Church on the 3rd February before leaving in our cars for our starting point at Rowsley. After eating lunch we started our walk. On a sunny afternoon we could see our destination clearly, Stanton Moor, covered by a dusting of snow. We walked down a private drive, flat at first then […]
Walking Group January 2019
THE WALKING GROUP As we were motoring towards Curbur Gap car park, we noticed a long line of vehicles parked on the grass verges and one of our drivers had difficulty finding a space in either place. However, with the help of Steve and mobile phones, we were directed to return to the car park […]