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2022.06.19 Circular walk from
Hathersage. Start Bus Stop on main street at SK230:815, ~SSE on
road under rail-tracks cross over River Derwent at Leadmill Bridge,
follow Derwent Valley Heritage Way along River edge W / NNW / W to
Stepping Stones at SK217:815 (but do not cross), take FP SSW away
from River then road S passing Offerton Hall up to Off. Moor,
W up moor for ~300m then ~SW to top & continue SW crossing Siney Sitch
and then down to Abney Road at SK200:800, ~WSW on road to Ash
House Farm and take FP ~SSE passing Cockey Farm and continuing
down to Bretton Brook (SK202:788), continue ~SSW then SSE to
Nether Bretton & road at SK203:783 and SSW along road to PH at
Bretton – The Barrel Inn , ~160m ~W on road then branch off down
on Bradshaw Lane turning ~S to enter Foolow at pond / Cross,
~E on road passing The Bulls Head Inn by about 250m and take
FP ~ E for about 2.3km to Eyam Hall (coffee and cake), ~N up on road
passed P.C and at SK216:769 turn ~E on tarred road for about 400m & take FP
~NNW up to & across road at ~SK218:772, ~N passing Ladywash Mine then
Farm, to cross Sir William Hill Road at SK218:779. We
then went N towards
Kings Cairn and circled W to E to
follow FP ~ENE above Highlow Brook and continued passed Tor Farm
to hairpin bend in road at SK231:799, took FP ~S passed Hog Hall
and just crossed Highlow Brook, took FP then road ~ENE to Leadmill,
~N across Leadmill Bridge / River Derwent and ~N along Road to Start
Point in Hathersage – Leader Andrew Irwin – 5 in party – about
12.5miles long.
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1 about to pass under railway bridge as we walk to The River Derwent
crossed by Leadmill Bridge |
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6 David Mellor - apparently once a site for gas manufacture and
storage? |
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9 The River Derwent seen upstream from Leadmill Bridge |
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10 The River Derwent seen downstream from Leadmill bridge. At
top is Millstone Edge |
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13 Old building has required demolition.for about 20years |
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14 alongside River Derwent on the Derwent Valley Heritage way |
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16 Slight diversion through woods as Riverside path apparently
damaged |
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18 down from the woods to rejoin the riverside path |
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25 whole tree fallen into river |
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26 |
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27 buildings seen to South well back from The River Derwent. |
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28 Duck and ducklings - probably more than the two shown
here |
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34 stepping stones - possibly water level low enough to use
now but always a risk someone will fall into river. |
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37 Winhill top left and Bamford Edge top right |
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39 looking toward River Derwent which is hidden by trees on
it's banks |
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43 near to Offerton Hall - large Hogs (possibly affected by
Partygate) don't want their faces photographed? |
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47 party of Offerton Hall complex |
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48 Offerton House ahead to South |
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51 Offerton Hall seen to North |
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53 looking North (portion of Bamford Edge seen on top left
of picture |
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56 Winhill top left, Ladybower reservoir in centre and
Bamford Edge top right |
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62 as we climbed up Offerton Moor (toward Offerton Edge) we
could see the buildings lining the railway track close to
Hathersage Station |
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67 now atop Offerton Edge and Moor |
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69 crossing Siney Sitch |
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70 cotton grass - do not know if it has any commercial use? |
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75 Abney (village) |
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76 Village closer up |
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82 approaching road which runs through Abney |
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85 |
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86 on road through Abney |
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88 |
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90 something being built or altered |
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96 we have turned off road and are on Footpath toward Cockey
Farm |
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107 have passed sie of Cockey farm house and are looking
back at its colourful summer garden |
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109 some of Cockey farm buildings |
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110 part of Abney Clough |
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114 Abney low? a farm below & South of a hill called Abney
low |
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115 going South through Bretton Clough and across two foot
bridges- over Bretton Brook and a tributary |
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118 |
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119 two walkers - Eva Holloway outlived her husband by 35
years and died at 97 years of age |
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122 House at Nether Bretton and road toward The Barrell Inn
on Bretton Mount |
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123 looking from Nether Bretton West to Grange Farm and
Abney Grange? |
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131looking North at Cockey Farm, Abney Village, and Abney
Moor behind? |
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132 a Marquee near the Barrel Inn apparently for a
wedding |
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133 The Barrel Inn |
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134 ? |
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135 an allotment / flower garden on the road leaving to West
from the Inn |
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137 an antique Austin |
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138 Foolow (village) below us. Note Peter's Stone to right
in Cressbrook Dale |
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145 High Cliffe on Eyam Edge top centre of picture? |
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167 field of cut grass seen on way to Eyam |
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168 indeed a grass cutter working in area |
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173 Black Hole Mine behind - do not know what is done there
now? |
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182 Eyam Edge again in a different position. I think the
woods to right of centre were passed by us, before starting on
our way across to Sir William Hill Road |
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184 |
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186 Eyam Hall with it's 'watering' and eating cafes |
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190 The woods seen earlier in picture 182 |
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191 disued quarries seen here at the back of Eyam |
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196 Ladywash Farm |
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196 Ladywash Mine |
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200 part of Sir William Hill Road |
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207 inscription on boulder in previous picture |
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209 wild life |
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213 Hathersage in view |
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