The Major Oak from Rufford Abbey Country Park

A circular walk of about 10 miles from Rufford Abbey Country Park in Nottinghamshire to the Major Oak.

• Rufford Abbey Country Park (SK643647)
• Edwinstowe
• Major Oak
• Centre Tree
• Archway House
• Rufford Abbey Country Park

Lime Tree Avenue and Rufford Abbey

Newark-on-Trent Riverside

A short circular walk of about 2 miles around the riverside at Newark-on-Trent in Nottinghamshire.

The first half of this walk is the Newark Historic Riverside Trail details of which can be found  here.

• Tolney Lane Car Park, Newark-on-Trent (SK794541)
• Over Trent Bridge to Newark Castle
• South-west to Mill Bridge and cross over
• North-east to the Millennium Bridge and cross over
• South-west to Trent Bridge and cross over
• Tolney Lane Car Park

Trent Bridge

Clumber and Thoresby

A circular walk of about 14 miles around Clumber Park and Thoresby Park in Nottinghamshire.

• Main car park in Clumber Park (SK625747)
• Alongside Clumber Lake to Hardwick Village
• Apleyhead Lodge
• Along Lime Tree Avenue to Carburton Bridge
• Clumber Bridge
• South Lodge
• Permissive path to Thoresby Hall
• Henry's Grove
• Permissive path back to Clumber Park car park

Clumber Lake

Ironbridge Gorge

A circular walk of about 5 miles around the Ironbridge Gorge in Shropshire.

• Bedlam Furnace Car Park (SJ678033)
• Iron Bridge
• Church of St Luke
• The Rotunda Viewpoint
• Iron Bridge
• Jackfield
• Jackfield & Coalport Memorial Bridge
• Bedlam Furnace Car Park

Bedlam Furnace

Stiperstones

A circular walk of about 6 miles from the Bog in Shropshire to Stiperstones.

• Car park at the Bog (SO356980)
• SSW to the Rock
• Nipstone Rock
• Cranberry Rock
• Manstone Rock, Stiperstones (the second-highest hill in the county of Shropshire at 536 metres)
• Devil's Chair
• Pennerley
• The Bog

The Miners' Institute remains at the Bog

Kinver Edge and Holy Austin Rock Houses

A short walk of about 3 miles on Kinver Edge in Staffordshire followed by a visit to the Holy Austin Rock Houses which are now owned by the National Trust. These houses were last inhabited in the 1950s. Two of the lower houses have been restored by the National Trust.

The walk is the Kinver's Impressive Rock Houses walk from the AA web site.

• Roadside parking near Holy Austin Rock Houses (SJ835836)
• Toposcope on Kinder Edge
• South-west along Kinder Edge to Kingsford Country Park
• Holy Austin Rock Houses

Toposcope on Kinver Edge

Titterstone Clee Hill

A circular walk of about 7 miles from the village of Cleehill in Shropshire to Titterstone Clee Hill.

This is the Titterstone Clee Hill & Cleeton St. Mary from Cleehill walk from the Walking Britain web site.

• Parking at viewpoint on the eastern edge of Cleehill village (SO595753)
• Dhustone
• Titterstone Village
• Titterstone Clee Hill (the third-highest hill in the county of Shropshire at 533 metres)
• Callowgate
• Cleeton St Mary
• Dhustone
• Cleehill village

The Kremlin Inn (Shropshire's highest public house at 395 metres) at Cleehill

Ragleth Hill and the Long Mynd

A circular walk of about 11 miles from the Carding Mill Valley near Church Stretton in Shropshire to Ragleth Hill and the Long Mynd.

This walk is the Ragleth and the Long Mynd from Cardingmill Valley walk from the Walking Britain web site.

• National Trust Car Park in Carding Mill Valley (SO448943)
• Church Stretton
• Ragleth Hill
• Minton
• Packetstone Hill
• Pole Bank
• Mott's Road
• National Trust Car Park in Carding Mill Valley

Carding Mill Valley

Brown Clee Hill

A walk of about 6 miles from near Cleobury North in Shropshire to Brown Clee Hill.

This walk is The Clee Hills from near Cleobury North walk from the Walking Britain web site.

• Roadside parking on the unclassified road to the west of Cleobury North (SO607872)
• Abdon Burf (the highest hill in the county of Shropshire at 540 metres)
• Clee Burf (about 1½ miles south of Abdon Burf, not marked on the 1:50,000 map)
• Start point

The path to Abdon Burf

Flounders Folly

A circular walk of about 10 miles from Halford near Craven Arms in Shropshire to Flounders Folly.

• Halford (lay-by on B4368 (SO438829))
• Lower Dinchope
• Flounders Folly
• Westhope
• Wolverton Wood
• Strefford Wood
• Halford

Craven Arms

Hawkstone Park and Follies

A walk of about 4 miles around the follies at Hawkstone Park in Shropshire.

The park consists of about 100 acres of landscaped grounds with cliffs, crags, caves, clefts and follies created in the 18th Century by the Hill family. After many years of neglect they were restored in the early 1990s and reopened in 1993.

The Greenhouse and entrance to the follies

Tattershall with Thorpe and Coningsby

A circular walk of about 6 miles around from Tattershall in Lincolnshire to Coningsby and Tattershall Thorpe.

This walk is the "Tattershall with Thorpe and Coningsby" walk from the Lincolnshire County Council web site.

• Tattershall Market Place Car Park (TF212579)
• Coningsby
• Tattershall Thorpe
• Tattershall Thorpe Carr Wood
• Tattershall Carr Wood
• Tattershall

Tattershall Castle

Lowdham's Gold Post Box

A circular walk of about 10 miles from Hoveringham which includes the Gold Post Box in Lowdham in Nottinghamshire.

• Parking area alongside the River Trent near Hoveringham (SK702462)
• Gonalston
• Lowdham
• Caythorpe
• Hoveringham

River Trent at Ferry Farm Park, Hoveringham

Two Walks from Barrow upon Soar

Two walks from the Barrow upon Soar Heritage web site. The Walk to Swithland Reservoir (about 8 miles) followed by the Walk to Miller's Bridge (about 4 miles).

• Car park beside the railway at Barrow upon Soar (SK575174)
• River Soar to Mountsorrel
• Swithland Reservoir
• Quorn
• Barrow upon Soar
• Start of second walk
• River Soar / Canal to Miller's Bridge
• Back over the fields to Barrow upon Soar

The Navigation at Barrow upon Soar

Hoton, Prestwold and Cotes

A circular walk of about 10 miles from Rempstone in Nottinghamshire to Hoton, Prestwold, Burton on the Wolds and Cotes in Leicestershire. This walk is the "Cotes, Stanford Hall, Church and Burton" walk from the Walking in and Around Charnwood web page with a start from Rempstone.

• Layby on A6006 opposite the church at Rempstone (SK575245)
• Hoton
• Prestwold
• Burton on the Wolds
• Cotes
• Rempstone

Church of All Saints at Rempstone

Thurgarton

A circular walk of about 11 miles from Hoveringham to Thurgarton in Nottinghamshire.

• Parking area alongside the River Trent near Hoveringham (SK702462)
• Hazelford Ferry
• Bleasby
• Thurgarton
• Thurgarton Sheepwash
• Thurgarton
• Hoveringham

Sign at Hoveringham Pastures

Belton Park

A circular walk of about 6 miles around Belton Park in Lincolnshire.

This walk is "A literary walk through Belton Park" from the Guardian web site plus visits to the Wilderness to the west of the house and the Bellmount Tower to the east of the house. Belton House is a National Trust property and there is an entry fee (free for members) to the gardens and the wilderness.

• Belton House Car Park (SK929391)
• Belton House Gardens and Lakes
• Bellmount Avenue
• Alongside the golf club to the South Gates
• Belton House
• The Wilderness
• Belton House Car Park

Belton House from the south

Roche Abbey

A circular walk of about 11 miles from Langold Country Park to Roche Abbey in South Yorkshire.

• Langold Country Park Car Park (SK585866)
• Firbeck
• Roche Abbey
• Laughton en le Morthen
• Letwell
• Langold Country Park

Track near Firbeck

Oxclose Wood and Meden Trail

A circular walk of about 8 miles from Pleasley Pit Country Park to Oxclose Wood and the Meden Trail.

• Pleasley Pit Country Park Car Park (SK500644)
• Oxclose Wood (Sherwood Colliery Tip)
• Little Matlock
• Meden Trail
• Pleasley Pit Country Park Car Park

Pleasley Pit

Priestlaw Hill

A circular walk of about 7 miles from Whiteadder Reservoir to Priestlaw Hill in the Scottish Borders.

• B6355 at Whiteadder Reservoir (NT646642)
• Penshiel
• Scottish Borders / East Lothian Border
• Priestlaw Hill
• Whiteadder Reservoir

Priestlaw Hill and Whiteadder Reservoir

The Holy Island of Lindisfarne

A walk of about 12 miles from the mainland across the Holy Island Sands to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne in Northumberland. The island can only be accessed  at low tide. Access times are on the Lindisfarne web site.

• Car park on the mainland (NU079427)
• Holy Island Sands
• The Heugh
• Lindisfarne Castle, a National Trust property
• Emmanuel Head
• The Links
• Holy Island Sands
• Car park

The start of the causeway to Holy Island

Traprain Law

A walk of about 8 miles from East Linton to Traprain Law and Hailes Castle in East Lothian.

• East Linton (NT591770)
• Preston Mill
• Traprain Law
• Hailes Castle
• East Linton

Preston Mill

Arthur's Seat and Holyrood Park

A walk of about 6 miles to Arthur's Seat in Holyrood Park, Edinburgh.

• Parking alongside Dunsapie Loch (NT280732)
• St Margaret's Loch
• The Radical Road
• Salisbury Crags
• St Anthony's Chapel
• Arthur's Seat
• Dunsapie Loch

Arthur's Seat from Dunsapie Loch

The Three Brethren

A walk of about 6 miles from the Philiphaugh Estate car park to the Three Brethren near Selkirk in the Scottish Borders. The route is the Three Brethren from the Walk Highlands web site.

• Philiphaugh Estate car park (NT454288)
• Long Philip Burn
• Three Brethren
• Peat Law
• Philiphaugh Estate car park

Start of the walk from the Philiphaugh Estate car park

North Berwick Law

A walk of about 4 miles from North Berwick to North Berwick Law in East Lothian.

• North Berwick (NT555853)
• Berwick Lodge Gardens
• North Berwick Law
• The Glen
• North Berwick

North Berwick Law from North Berwick

Eildon Hills

A circular walk of about 7 miles around the Eildon Hills from Melrose in the Scottish Borders.

• Melrose Abbey Car Park (NT548341)
• Leaderfoot Viaduct
• Eildon Hill North
• Eildon Hill Mid
• Eildon Hill Wester
• Melrose Abbey Car Park

Melrose Abbey

The Cheviot

A circular walk of about 10 miles from Langleeford to the Cheviot in Northumberland.

• Roadside NE of Langleeford (NT954225)
• Scald Hill
• The Cheviot
• Cairn Hill
• Comb Fell
• Hedgehope Hill
• Roadside NE of Langleeford

Start of the walk near the road

Filey Brigg

A walk of about 4½ miles from North Cliff Country Park to Filey Brigg and Filey in North Yorkshire.

• North Cliff Country Park (TA124816)
• Filey Brigg
• Filey
• North Cliff Country Park

Filey Brigg from North Cliff Country Park

Flamborough Head

A walk of about 13 miles from South Landing to Flamborough Head and Bempton Cliffs in East Yorkshire.

• South Landing Car Park (TA230695)
• Flamborough Head
• North Landing
• Bempton Cliffs
• Flamborough
• South Landing

South Landing

Sledmere Park

A walk of about 4 miles around Sledmere and Sledmere Park in East Yorkshire.

This was originally going to be the Jim Jarratt's Sledmere Follies Walk, but ended up as the start of his walk, then the Sledmere Park Walk (which is waymarked from the south-east end of the village) and finally a drive to Sir Tatton Sykes's Monument.

• Car park near the Eleanor Cross at Sledmere (SE928646)
• Waggoners Memorial
• Rotunda
• Sledmere Park Walk
• Car Park
• 3 mile drive through Sledmere and along the B1252 to Sir Tatton Sykes's Monument

The Eleanor Cross which was converted in 1919 into a War Memorial

Spurn Head

A walk of about 8 miles from Kilnsea in East Yorkshire along the Spurn Spit to Spurn Head.

• Car Park at Kilnsea (TA417159)
• Spurn Head
• Car Park

Panorama of Spurn Spit

Danby High Moor

A walk of about 9 miles on Danby High Moor in the North York Moors.

• Parking area (NZ677019)
• Young Ralph Cross
• Old Ralph Cross
• White Cross
• Trough House
• Wood End Farm
• Woodhead Farm
• Raven Hill
• Parking area

Young Ralph Cross

Hackfall

A circular walk of about 4 miles at Hackfall Wood near Masham in North Yorkshire.

This walk is the Hackfall Explorer Walk from the Woodland Trust web site. The Hackfall web site has full details on the woodland and follies.

• Car Park (SE231775)
• Limehouse Hill
• Sandbed Hut
• The Grotto and Fourty Foot Fall
• Fountain Pond and the Rustic Temple
• Fisher's Hall
• Mowbray Castle
• Kent's Seat
• The Banqueting House / Ruin
• Car Park

Banqueting House / Ruin from Limehouse Hill

Wingfield Manor

Photos taken on a visit to Wingfield Manor in Derbyshire.

This medieval manor house was built in the 1440s for Lord Cromwell, Treasurer to King Henry VI.

Access to the Manor is by pre-booked guided tours only through English Heritage, currently on the first Saturday of the month from April to September.

Wingfield Manor from the west

Linby and Newstead Abbey

A circular walk of about 6 miles from Papplewick in Nottinghamshire to Linby and Newstead Abbey.

This walk is the Newstead Abbey from Linby walk from the Walking Britain web site. It was started from Papplewick instead of Linby.

• Layby on B6011 to the west of Papplewick (SK544511)
• Linby
• Linby Trail
• Newstead Abbey
• Papplewick

Sign at Papplewick

Exton

A circular walk of about 10 miles from Sykes Lane Car Park at Rutland Water to Exton.

• Sykes Lane Car Park at Rutland Water (SK937083)
• Empingham
• Fort Henry
• Exton
• Whitwell
• Sykes Lane Car Park at Rutland Water

The Great Tower by Alexander at Sykes Lane, Rutland Water

Wellow

A circular walk of about 14 miles from Rufford Abbey Country Park to Wellow, Boughton Brake and Ollerton.

• Rufford Abbey Country Park (SK643647)
• Wellow
• Wellow Park
• Kirton
• Boughton Brake
• Ollerton
• Rufford Abbey Country Park

Rufford Abbey

Derwent Water

A circular walk of about 9 miles around Derwent Water in a clockwise direction from the landing stages in Keswick (NY264227).

The landing stages at Keswick and Cat Bells

Lowther Park

 A circular walk of about 8 miles around Lowther Park from Askham in Cumbria.

• Askham Car Park (NY513238)
• Church of St Michael at Lowther
• Whale
• Askham
• Low Gardens Bridge
• Askham Car Park

 

Askham

Grisedale Pike

A circular walk of about 9 miles to Grisedale Pike and Hopegill Head from Whinlatter Pass in Cumbria.

• Whinlatter Pass (NY215245)
• Hobcarton
• Grisedale Pike
• Hopegill Head
• Whinlatter Pass

Grisedale Pike (left) and Hobcarton (right)

Stone Arthur

Country Walking Magazine February 2008 Walk 23 Stone Arthur (the walk was started from the layby on the A591 to the north of Grasmere instead of in the village).

A circular walk of about 6 miles to Alcock Tarn and Stone Arthur from Grasmere in Cumbria.

• Layby on  A591 to the north of Grasmere (NY337086)
• Alcock Tarn
• Heron Pike
• Great Rigg
• Stone Arthur
• Layby on A591

From start on A591 (Alcock Tarn is about centre other side of the skyline)

Brougham and Eamont Bridge

A circular walk of about 5 miles around Brougham and Eamont Bridge in Cumbria.

This walk is the Brougham and Eamont Bridge Walk from the Discover Eden web site.

• Layby on B6262 near A66 and Countess Pillar (NY543290)
• Countess Pillar
• Brougham Castle
• Brougham Hall
• King Arthur's Round Table (Henge)
• Mayburgh Henge
• Eamont Bridge
• Layby on B6262

Countess Pillar

River Tees at Barnard Castle

A walk of about 7 miles along the River Tees from Barnard Castle in Durham.

• Layby on road below Barnard Castle (NZ048164)
• Barnard Castle Bridge
• South east on the path to the south of the River Tees to Egglestone Abbey
• Back to Barnard Castle Bridge
• North west on the path to the north of the River Tees
• Back to Barnard Castle Bridge

Barnard Castle

Hodsock and Blyth

A circular walk of about 9 miles from Langold Country Park in Nottinghamshire to Hodsock and Blyth.

• Langold Country Park Car Park (SK585866)
• North Carlton
• Hodsock
• Blyth
• Langold Country Park

Harworth Colliery

Clumber Park

A circular walk of about 10 miles from A614 at Apleyhead Lodge in Nottinghamshire around Clumber Park.

• Car park on A614 at opposite Apleyhead Lodge (SK646771)
• Trueman's Lodge
• Carburton Lodges
• Clumber Bridge
• South Lodge
• Hardwick Village
• Apleyhead Lodge

Apleyhead Lodge

East Midlands Airport Trail

A circular walk of about 9 miles in a clockwise direction on the East Midlands Airport Trail with an extension to the villages of Hemington and Lockington. Started at the East Midlands Aeropark Car Park (SK440263).

The Airport from Donington Rise

Carsington Water

A circular walk of about 9 miles in an anti-clockwise direction around Carsington Water in Derbyshire starting at the Sheepwash Car Park (SK249528).

RAF Quadrant Tower from the 1940s near the Sheepwash Car Park

Thynghowe Trail in Sherwood Forest

A circular walk of about 12 miles from the car park at Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre to the north of Edwinstowe in Nottinghamshire to the Thynghowe Trail, returning by Budby South Forest. Details of the Thynghowe Trail and points refered to below can be found at http://www.thynghowe.org.uk/ by clicking on the walks tab.

• Car park (SK626677)
• Major Oak
• Centre Tree
• A6075/B6035 junction near Markst Warsop
• Thynghowe Trail (shown as the Robin Hood Way on OS maps) north to Hazel Gap
• Budby South Forest
• Car park

Major Oak

Trent and Mersey Canal west of Willington

The third of several walks along the Trent and Mersey Canal.

A linear walk of about 15 miles (7½ miles each way) from Willington in Derbyshire along the Trent and Mersey Canal to Branston Water Park in Staffordshire, returning by the same route.

• Willington Car Park (SK295286)
• Trent & Mersey Canal westwards to Branston Water Park
• Back along the canal to Willington Car Park

Trent and Mersey Canal at Willington Bridge 23