Description of an 18 mile walk from Glossop to Penistone. Via Longdendale in the Peak District National Park, across the moorland around Woodhead, then into more gently hilly country around Penistone. Part two of the four day walk from Manchester to Leeds Continue reading Glossop – Penistone (Manchester to Leeds Day 2)
Description of a 15 mile walk from Manchester to Glossop. Initially along canals then across hillsides on the edge of the Peak District. Part one of the four day walk from Manchester to Leeds Continue reading Manchester – Glossop (Manchester to Leeds Day 1)
Outline of a planned walking route from Manchester to Leeds, along canal towpaths, across the Peak District via the Trans Pennine Trail, then north from Penistone to Wakefield via the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, before walking up the Aire Navigation to the centre of Leeds Continue reading Walking from Manchester to Leeds
West Midlands Combined Authority are thinking about creating a West Midlands Walking Trail. They want members of the public to have a say in shaping it. Find details of the survey and consultation groups here. Continue reading Help Shape the Proposed West Midlands County Walking Trail
Going off for a day’s walking is wonderful. However, there are times when you don’t want to head back and … Continue reading Three Long Distance Walk Ideas in the English Midlands
A long distance walk of around 40 miles doable in two and a half days throughout Derbyshire’s beautiful limestone White Peak District. Continue reading A (Short) Long Distance Walk in the White Peak
Eyam – Bakewell the final part of a three day walk in Derbyshire’s White Peak Continue reading Eyam – Bakewell (Day 3 of an Autum Walk in the White Peak)
Outline of the second day of a long distance autumn walk in Derbyshire’s White Peak from Hartington to Eyam Continue reading Hartington – Eyam (Day 2 of an Autumn Walk in the White Peak)
Story of a walk in early Septembet from Ashbourne – Hartington in Derbyshire’s White Peak Continue reading Ashbourne – Hartington (Day 1 of an Autumn Walk in the White Peak)
In April 2022 I spent 4 days (5 including the day I spent looking around Cromford) walking the Derwent Valley … Continue reading Walking the Derwent Valley Heritage Way
