The Star Family Walks - The Peak District and South Yorkshire

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Availability
Reprinted
Cover
Paperback - Wirobound
Published
21 Oct 2009
Edition
First
ISBN
9781852842574
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ISBN (10)
1852842571
Size
20.8 x 14.8 x 0.5cm
Weight
140g
Pages
64
No. Maps
53
No. Photos
0
Originally Published
1 Oct 1997

The Star Family Walks

The Peak District and South Yorkshire - a year of weekend rambles by John Spencer

A guidebook to 52 short circular walks in the Peak District and South Yorkshire, in northern England, adapted from local Sheffield newspaper The Star's Weekend Walk column. Routes are 2-3 hours long, so ideal for families. Winner of the COLA/OWG Best Guidebook 1998. All within an hour of Sheffield. More...

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Seasons

All year round.

Centres

All the normal Peak District favourites – Hathersage, Castleton, Bakewell, Alport. Easy access Read More... from Sheffield.

Difficulty

Easier, family walks ranging from 3 to 10 miles, so mainly half-day outings. Many suitable for Read More... children.

Must See

Seeks out special historic and wildlife interest.
 
 

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Route 1: Ingbirchworth Reservoir

Getting there: off the A629 Penistone Huddersfield Road
Distance: 2 miles
Time: about 1 hour
Public toilets: Fountain Inn nearby
Refreshments: Fountain Inn or take a picnic
Nearest pub: Fountain Inn
Where to park: roadside, near the Fountain Inn in Ingbirchworth
Map: Ordnance Survey Pathfinder 715, Barnsley and Penistone
Grid ref: SE217063

A pleasant, easy ramble around one of our local reservoirs which provides a safe haven for wildlife. Pick a nice warm day as this is a high, exposed area. It isn’t much fun picnicking in a gale. Don’t forget the binoculars!

  1. Leave your car and walk towards the reservoir and along the unmade track (complete with vehicle barrier) to enter the popular picnic area. Walk through here and then over the stone wall stile on the left to go between trees.
  2. You soon emerge on an elevated path beside the reservoir. Cross the boardwalk which spans the inlet of the reservoir. Now the path veers left and trees take over once more.
  3. Soon reach a wall stile. Go through this and turn L onto a quiet road which runs around the reservoir (walk on the right-hand side, facing oncoming traffic).
  4. In a short while the road turns sharp L across the dam wall and back to the start.

 
 
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