Out & About.
This is the page that will give details of a short journey within easy reach of Sheffield. These journeys will hopefully be changed on a regular basis, depending on how popular this site becomes !
A Short Walk - Birchen Edge : This is an easy, short moorland walk to introduce you to some of the beautiful countryside surrounding the City. It is important to remember to wear the appropriate footwear and suitable protective clothing, especially if the walk is to be undertaken during winter days.
The first part is in open country passing the crags of Birchen Edge and Nelson's Monument. At the halfway stage you encounter Robin Hood, the place, not the folklore character, although there is some connection as Sherwood Forest once stretched to this area in medieval times. The Robin Hood pub welcomes walkers and is an inviting place to take in some refreshments and to rest any tired limbs. The return leg of the walk passes through woodland above Gardom's Edge. The views and the crags make for a varied and stimulating walk. The walk, a distance of some three and a half miles, takes approximately two and a half hours, although this can be longer if you explore en-route.
Start just of the A621 Sheffield to Baslow road, about two miles east of Baslow where a crossroad is signposted Curber to the west and Cutthorpe to the east. Go through the specially constructed gate a few metres away from the junction on the Cutthorpe road, bear left with the main footpath, heading for the rocks of Birchen Edge. Follow the path as it passes beneath the crags and descend to a minor road at Robin Hood. An alternative route is to take one of the minor paths to the top of the crags, follow this past Nelson's monument, and for a further half mile, after which the path descends steeply to rejoin the main path. Turn right at the road, walk past the Robin Hood pub and continue west down the main road for 200 metres. Cross the stile on the right, ( NOT the one giving access to the campsite ), follow the gradually ascending footpath for about half a mile to an open gateway. Leave the main footpath at this point and turn right following a path alongside a wall. This soon bears left and stays quite close to the top of Gardom's Edge. Continue across a wooden stile, beyond which are prominent rocks overlooking the A621. Cross one of two stiles in a fence on the right, continue along a footpath across open moorland to reach the gate at the start of the walk.
Sheffield to Chatsworth. - Derbyshire : A popular day out for many Sheffield residents is a journey into the beautiful Derbyshire Peak District.
Leaving the City boundaries, the village of Calver is soon within reach. Popular with anglers who come here for the fine Derwent Trout, Calver also has an 18th. century cotton mill. Further along, Baslow, another village on the River Derwent, is built around a triangular goose green. Today's traffic is taken over the river by a moderately modern road bridge, but the old hump back crossing still survives, along with the toll house. Entering Chatsworth Park the visitor is greeted with mature chestnut avenues and the river flowing majestically through the grounds. A deer heard grazes, apparently little troubled by the many visitors. Chatsworth House built in the 17th century for the 1st. Duke of Devonshire, is noted for its magnificent state apartments and great art collection. An earlier house that stood on the same site was designed in part by Bess of Hardwick, and was visited by Mary Queen of Scots. Today's Royal Family often visit Chatsworth House. Within the grounds of the House, there is a fountain claimed to be the tallest in Britain.
Chatsworth House.
Chatsworth House is opened to the public during the summer months, and the Park is opened throughout the year.
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