This fairly short walk of just under six miles begins and ends in the pretty streets of Winster. It starts between the last two houses on the right hand side of Main Street (going towards Elton), where a jitty, or channel – depending on which part of the country you are from – narrowly leads Read more…
DISTANCE: Approximately 3 ½ milesBirchover is a village of well-built houses and cottages, many fashioned from locally quarried stone. The gritstone ‘island’ topped by Stanton Moor is covered with the remains of numerous quarries most of which are now disused. Time and nature have healed the scars and the area now provides a rich habitat Read more…
Walk from Birchover to the Hermit’s Cave and back. I’d heard intriguing things about the Hermit’s Cave at Cratcliffe Tor and we used my partner’s birthday lunch in Birchover as an opportunity to visit this magical place. Starting at the Red Lion, Main Street, Bichover, turn right out of the pub and walk down the Read more…
Distance: 6 miles Time: 3 hours This walk covers two popular sites of the Peak District, Robin Hood Stride, and the Nine Ladies Stone Circle. It starts near the villages of Youlgreave and Bradford, on a road called Bradford Lane that runs down the side of the church in Youlgreave, towards the River Bradford. Read more…
Mid to late August is a fantastic time to walk on the Peak Districts moorlands as the heather is in flower giving the impression that many of our moors are carpeting in purple! There are only a few weeks in the year that you can see this wonderful display so if you can time your Read more…