WINSTER VILLAGE HOSTORICAL WALK by John Merrill– 2 Miles– ALLOW 1 1/2 HOURS Map – 1:25,000 Explorer series No. OL24 – The White Peak – East Sheet. Car parking – Car park at entrance to village from Wensley. Small car park at the top of West Bank. Early Closing Day – Thursday. ABOUT THE WALK Read more…
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…
We started our walk today in one of Derbyshire’s oldest villages, Winster. It was very big during the lead mining era, and used to have a superb seat decorated with lumps of lead. Of course, these didn’t last long before they were stolen. This is a photo of just one of many very old date Read more…