Seven walkers gathered outside Church on the 5th March on a cloudy cool afternoon. Once again, we took advantage of the free parking at Chatsworth due to the house being closed. After eating our lunch, we walked towards the imposing stable block before steadily climbing through Stand Wood before reaching the Hunting Tower. The tower […]
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Walking Group February 2023
Seven walkers gathered outside Church on the 5th February on a clear cool afternoon. Our leader Bob had confirmed there was free parking at Chatsworth due to the house being closed so we decided to start our walk from their main car park. When we got there it seemed the fine weather and free parking […]
Walking Group January 2023
Short, sharp, rain showers were forecast for the day, so we arrived at the church gates on a wet afternoon and left with some trepidation. However, once we started the walk, in Clowne, we were blessed with a dry, cloudy day. We walked past Old School Taphouse, previously Steve’s infant school. We noticed a well-maintained […]
Walking Group December 2022
Five walkers gathered outside Church on the 4th December on an overcast damp cold afternoon. We parked on Eaton Hill in Baslow to have our packed lunch before starting the walk. We walked up Bar Lane before taking a left hand turn up Gorse Bank Lane, passing the entrance to Baslow Hydro. Opened in 1881 […]
Walking Group November 2022
Six of us met outside church on the 6th November on a cloudy afternoon for our walk. We set off in two cars, parking on the edge of the recreation ground in Youlgreave to eat our packed lunch. Whilst eating our sandwiches it started to rain, but not much at first. Not deterred by the […]