News Archive (December 2019)

Wednesday 18 December

Grassmoor

Leader: Bill        

A good group of 21 set out from
Grassmoor Country Park on a damp, misty morning for a ten mile clockwise circular via
Temple Normanton, Sutton Scarsdale, Heath, and Holmewood Woodlands

A dry day, but the sun never quite managed to break through.
As the leader remarked, daylight gets longer next week.

                      A Holmewood lunch

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Saturday 14 December

Pleasley

Leader: Cathy   Photo: Mel

Starting from Pleasley Pit Country Park, Museum and Local Nature Reserve, the Saturday group paused at the Rowthorne Trail picnic site for a festive break.
Here they enjoyed, at what has become a yearly event, homemade Christmas cake, Wensleydale cheese and mulled wine.
Fully satiated the group then proceeded to Ault Hucknall Church and Hardwick Hall, before enjoying lunch at the Teversal Visitors Centre.
The return journey, under a clear blue sky, made good use of the all-weather Five Pits Trail for the return journey to Pleasley.

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Wednesday 11 December Baslow Companion Stone, Blackstone Edge Leaders: Gavin & Rhona   Photos: John & Mel Wellington’s Monument, Baslow Edge Coffee break at The Three Ships looking towards Nelson’s Monument, Birchen Edge Anticipating their Christmas dinner Newbold to Holme Hall Cobnar Wood for a coffee stop Leader: Basil A bright start to the day for a local walk from Coniston Road in Newbold to Holme Hall, via Barlow and Cutthorpe Plenty of mud as was to be expected after the previous day’s downpour, but a mainly dry walk for a group of ten with light showers only coming towards the end.

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Sunday 8 December

Monsal Head

Great Longstone, Bakewell, Sheldon, Great Shackleton Wood, Monsal Dale

Leaders: Terry & Eileen   Photo: John

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Wednesday 4 December An Ashover Parish profile on Facebook of Richard Felton Thanks and congratulations to him. A great example of someone who cherishes and promotes our local rights of way network. Ashover rights of way Peak & Northern signposts in Ashover       Around Win Hill Navio, Hope Brinks, Yorkshire Bridge Leaders: Clive & Pauline   Photos: John & Mel Coffee break at Hope Church – Saxon Cross Around Win Hill (4 December 2019) Panorama from high point (left to right, Lose Hill, Kinder, Wooler Knoll (near centre) and Derwent Edge Same location but with Mam Tor in the background Above Twitchill Farm looking towards Win Hill

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Sunday 1 December

Tideswell

Tideslow Rake, Great Hucklow, Silly Dale

Leaders: Terry & Eileen   Photos: John

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