1.
From the
Friendship Club, the Hut, on to the road, turn left. Go round the bend,
continue down hill until you see the Butcher’s Arms. Carry on down the hill to the right of the
Butcher’s Arms. Where the road bends
round to the right, turn left opposite “Chips R Us” and then
turn to walk up the jennel to the right of the Jug and Glass public
house. The path rises gently up hill, it is fenced either
side, and then drops down hill to a road.
2.
On reaching the
road, turn left, cross over and then turn right on to
3.
Two-thirds of the
way downhill, opposite the olds peoples’ bungalows, turn
left. This is
4.
This path leads
to an open field at the end of the bungalow.
Carry on across the field which has a well marked path. At the opposite end of the field, cross over
the stile and then you cross over the railway line. This is the Robin Hood Line. Please be careful. Cross over the stile opposite and bear
slightly left for a few metres to another stile in the corner. Pass over the stile and continue straight
ahead with hedgerow on your immediate left.
5.
At the next
stile, cross over, and continue ahead, heading slightly right to a stile to the
right of the farm buildings. There are
several stiles in this field. You want
to continue straight ahead to the stile to the right of the farm
buildings. The horses look
friendly! Cross over the stile to meet a
tarmac lane.
6.
Continue straight
ahead to a junction, at which point you turn left. On reaching the gate marked Birks Farm
Thornberry Animal Sanctuary, bear right to cross over the stile where you then
bear left, 90° left, to walk by the edge of the farm building to another
stile. Cross over another stile to the
left of a stunted tree, on to a small lane marked by a picket fence on either
side.
7.
Continue along
this lane. You climb slightly up hill
and reach a gate to the right of which is another stile to take you onto a
lane. Here you continue straight ahead,
between the cottages.
8.
Where the lane
swings 90° left, you cross over the stile to the right of a metal gate and walk
straight ahead across the field with hedgerow on your right. You are continuing straight across the field
towards the main
9.
On reaching the
stile, cross straight over the road to a stile opposite. Cross over this and continue straight ahead
along the well marked path in the field.
You cross this field and you meet the gap in the hedge to the left of a
row of trees, or a small coppice. Cross
through and then the path does a 45° turn to the left, straight through the
middle of the next field. This path
being well marked.
10.
The opposite side
of the field, turn 90° right. This is signed Public Footpath. Now walk up the edge of the field, with the
barbed wire fence and hedgerow on your left.
In the corner of the field, pass through the hedge, turn 90° left as per
the sign and walk along a track.
11.
After a couple of
hundred metres or so, pass through the gateway, continuing straight ahead,
walking along the edge of the field, with the wood on your left. At the far end of the wood, you reach a small
stream which you cross over by a rather rickety wooden set of slats.
12.
Cross into the
field once through over the stream. Into
the field, turn left, keeping the coppice still on your left. After approximately 75 metres you meet a
stile in the corner of the field. Cross
over the stile onto the track. Turn
right and walk along this track.
13.
On reaching a
cross road of tracks, you turn 90° right.
It’s quite a wide lane, bordered on either side by hedgerow. After round about a third of a mile you walk
through a former gateway and carrying straight along the obvious track, you now
just have the hedgerow on your left.
14.
After a further
300 metres or so, this track enters a woodland area. Very pretty.
Please ensure you stick to the track as many of the other tracks which
shoot out are private lanes to private property. This track undulates through the wood and
eventually starts to head downhill towards South Lodge. Go to the right of the lodge down to a gate,
pass through the gap between the gatepost and the hedge and turn left.
15.
You are now
walking onto
16.
On meeting the
lodge by the white gates, continue straight ahead along the bridle track. After a mile, or just over a mile or so, you
come across a lodge on your right hand side.
Continue past the lodge, still on the bridle track and go straight
ahead. After a further ½ mile/¾ mile you
meet a road. Cross this road and
continue straight ahead, continuing along the bridleway. This is still
17.
After a further
third of a mile, the track comes out onto a tarmac road. At this tarmac road, turn right. Walk down this road towards the rather ornate
stone arch. This is Trueman’s
Lodge. Before reaching the arch, take
the road on your left. After a third of
a mile, you reach a point where two paths cross you. To the left is a small parking area at
Trueman’s Lodge
18.
Continue past the car park on
your left, along the road. After a
further 500 metres, the path crosses you diagonally. Take the right hand track. You are now entering the wooded area,
following a well defined path. After a
few metres a smaller path crosses you.
Ignore this and continue straight ahead.
19.
After
approximately 400 metres, another path takes off on your right. Ignore this and continue straight ahead. You will soon come to a clearing. Continue straight along, heading now towards
a road –
20.
Continue along a
well defined path, now passing through Hardwick Wood (National Trust). After 250 metres you will see a path shooting
45° left, ignore this carrying straight on along the main path passing with a
barrier on your left. Continuing
straight on. At this point you have fairly
open ground on your right which is popular with camper vans and tents. Once through this clearly you reach a
road.
21.
Cross over the
road – this is
22.
When you meet the
road by a barrier, continue straight ahead along the path opposite which is an
ashen track. This ashen path on
approaching the lake ahead of you deviates round to the right. At this point a less well defined path turns
to the left to go to the left hand side of the lake. Take this path.
23. Just after entering into the wood you have a choice of
ways. Take the path on the right which
takes you round the edge of the lake.
This path meanders through the wood, keeping the lake on your right and
starts to climb a little, and again bears round to the right at the end of a
picket fence. You still have the lake
very much in your view on the right.
Eventually drops down to the right, heading towards the lake to meet a
metalised road, here turn left and then turn right to walk into the car park. This is Checkpoint 1
1. Pass through
the car park and continue along the track opposite, with the lake now on your
immediate right.
2. After a few hundred metres the lake broadens out and
does a positive turn to the right, this being the major part of the lake in
3. Continue straight forward along the road with the farm
buildings surrounded by a wooden fence on your right. On reaching the road junction, here turn
right. The road almost immediately bends
round to the right. Continue along the
road, following it round, heading towards a ‘ford’ sign.
4. Continue along the road to the ford and cross the ford
via the footbridge – unless your feet are a bit warm of course, in which case
you can go for a wade! After
approximately 50 metres, turn left here and immediately diagonally right,
following the footpath sign for the
5. You are now walking down a well defined path, with
trees to your left and an open field to your right. After about 100 metres, the paths round to
the left. Keep on the path, following it
round. On your right you pass one of the
gateway entrances to
6. After 30 metres or so you reach the A614. Cross straight over, taking extreme
care. Once across the road, continue
straight ahead for approximately 50 metres, at which point you cross over a
stile to the left hand side of a gate.
7. Once over the stile, you emerge onto a track. Continue straight ahead and where the track
bears right, ignore this and continue straight ahead, as indicated by the
8. After about ½ mile, the path joins a much wider
track. Continue straight ahead, soon
passing a pylon to your right. Not as
pretty as the one that we saw on a previous walk, but a pylon all the
same. Continue straight along this wider
track for approximately a further ½ mile, before emerging from the woodland
into open fields, passing to the right of a makeshift barrier.
9. After emerging into the open field, continue straight
ahead along the very well defined track.
After approximately 100 metres, the track joins a metalised road. Continue straight along this road for
approximately a further 300 metres until a footpath crosses you. At this junction turn right, following the
bridleway sign, along the edge of a field, with hedgerow to your left.
10. Continue along this bridleway which rises gently,
still with the hedgerow to your left, until you reach a disused barn. At this point, immediately before the barn,
turn left following the footpath sign, passing the barn to your right. You are now walking along the edge of a
field, with hedgerow to your right.
11. At the end of this field, continue walking straight ahead,
along the edge of the next field. At the
end of this field, continue straight ahead, now walking along a well-defined
path through the middle of the next field, passing a wooden pylon to your left
and heading for the left hand side of a small coppice.
12. On reaching a road, turn left and walk along the grass
verge down into the
13. Continue along
14. Pass through a second metal gate and continue straight
ahead, walking now with hedgerow to your left and, slightly to your right, a
wooded area. At the end of this section
of track pass two metal gates to your left, before passing a further metal gate
straight in front of you. You now
continue straight ahead along the next section of track, passing Thorton Park
House Farm to your left. At the far end
of the buildings, the track bends to the left, follow it round, you are now
back on the Robin Hood Way, as waymarked.
15. Continue along the track, passing farm buildings to
your left towards a metal gate. Go
through the gate and straight across the road, following the track opposite you
as it bears right through the middle of a field. The track dips slightly towards a building,
which is called Beggar’s Rest, and then bears left. Follow the track round to the left, passing
the building to your right, before entering a wooded area.
16. Continue ahead, through the wooded area following the
well defined path. Before the path
starts to rise gently, take the left hand fork – do not go straight ahead –
take the left hand fork following the waymarked signs for the
17. Continue along the path and upon reaching a junction
of paths, take the right hand path as indicated by the blue arrow on the piece
of wood. You bear almost immediately
left and then right before continuing straight ahead towards a footbridge over
a river. Cross over the footbridge and
continue straight ahead, walking with a fence on your immediate right.
18. The path rises gently towards a road, on reaching the
road turn left and walk along the road, which is called
19. After about ½ mile along this road you pass a bungalow
on your right called Twin Oaks. A
further 200 metres past Twin Oaks you come to a junction on your right, ignore
this and continue straight ahead keeping the next bungalow to your right and
heading for an ornate iron gate, flanked by two brick pillars.
20. Pass to the right of the stone pillars, walking
initially with a wooden fence to your right and a plastic coated fence to your
left. The wooden fence to your right is
soon ended and becomes hedgerow.
Continue straight ahead, passing a sort of wood yard to your left.
21. At the end of the path you reach a road, turn right on
this road which bends almost immediately left.
Follow the road round to the left.
Follow the road as it dips gently and then at the bottom follow the road
round to the right. Continue straight
ahead along the road, ignoring the public bridleway sign to your left.
22. After approximately ¼ mile, the road bends to the
right. Do not follow the road, but
continue straight ahead on what is now a track, heading towards the A1. Continue straight ahead along the track and,
after a further ¾ mile, you emerge at the A1.
PLEASE TAKE GREAT
CARE IN CROSSING THIS
23. Go straight across the A1 towards the road opposite,
crossing with extreme caution, and making use of the central reservation for a
safe crossing. You may need to wait a
couple of minutes for a suitable gap in the traffic but with common sense the
road can be crossed in safety. Once
across the A1 continue straight ahead down the road opposite, which is called
1.
Approximately ¼ mile from the Nottingham
Sleeper Company, you reach a road junction to your left signposted for
Morton. Turn left here. Continue along the road for approximately ¾
mile and round about 20 or 30 metres before a cream coloured house take the
right hand fork which is marked as a private road to Morton Grange but is also
marked by a public bridleway sign.
2.
Approximately ½ mile down a lane you reach a
white gate, pass through this gate and continue straight ahead. At the entrance
to Morton Grange the lane bears left, follow the lane round to the left. After approximately 50 metres there is a
public bridleway sign pointing to the right just to the front of some green
farm buildings. Turn right here and
follow the bridleway, passing the farm buildings to your left and heading for a
gap in front of you between some trees.
3.
Once you have entered the trees, turn right as indicated by the public
bridleway sign. After approximately 50 metres,
turn left, again as indicated by the public bridleway sign. After approximately 20 metres you emerge from
the wooded area onto an open field.
Continue straight ahead across the field, heading for a footpath sign in
the hedgerow opposite. Pass through the
hedgerow and continue straight ahead through the next field.
4.
At the end of this field, pass through the next hedgerow and again
continue straight ahead, now walking at the edge of a field with hedgerow to
your right. At the end of this field you
come to a junction of footpaths – here you turn right. You are now walking along the bottom edge of
another field with hedgerow to your right and heading towards woodland. At the end of the field, continue straight
along the track, walking with a wooded area, which is also the boundary of
Retford Golf Club to your left.
5.
Where the track turns 90° right, you turn 90° left, pass through a
small gap and entering the golf course.
Immediately in front of you is a green.
Turn immediately right to reach a path in front of the 12th
tee, clearly marked. Turn right, then
immediately left, passing round the back of a metal viewing gallery stairway.
6.
Where the path splits or forks, take the left hand fork, starting climb
steadily upwards through the wood. To
your right is the 11th green.
At the top of the hill you meet another track coming from your left,
join this track, which then sweeps round to the left towards some
outbuildings. To your left is the 17th
green of Retford Golf Club, bordered by a small wooden fence.
7.
Pass the outbuildings with them on right, sticking to main ashen
track. On your right are golf holes
which are quite open, on your left are very wooded
golf holes. The track passes the 17th
tee on your left. 50 metres after the 17th
tee, the track swings round to the left, here you go 45° right, sticking to the
edge of the wooded area. Immediately
after this little intersection, a green appears on your right.
8.
On reaching the 16th tee, bear slightly right and take the
pathway to the left of an electrical power box, which is also signed “3rd
tee”. This takes you over a concrete
bridge over the railway line. This
railway line being the Retford to Worksop main line. Once over the bridge, turn 90° immediate
right, walking parallel with the railway on your right hand side, woodland on
your left.
9.
At the end of this little wooded area, turn 90° left and walk along the
path with the rugby playing fields on your right. The original path is slightly left bordered
by concrete posts, but this is less walkable than the edge of the playing
field.
10. On reaching tarmac road, turn left for about 10 metres and then turn right at the
concrete posts, 90° right to walk down the path. After a few metres the path
turn 45° and goes across the playing field, heading towards the hedgerow
at the far side where you will see a green sign marker. Therefore it is a 45° diagonal crossing
across the playing field. If there is a
cricket match going on whilst crossing, obviously walk round the edge or as Ken
you are liable to get slapped with a cricket ball, knowing our luck!
11. Having crossed the playing
field, take the narrow path between the houses – wooden fence on your right,
hedgerow on your left. Coming out onto
the road by the side of house No. 38.
Cross over the road on the footpath and turn left. Cross straight over
1.
On leaving the
school, rejoin the main road and turn right down to the junction of the
Worksop/
2.
Having crossed
over the road and walking down the footpath, which starts to
drop steadily downhill.
Approximately 75 metres after a rather ornate sign marking the entrance
to the town of
3.
Where the fence
on your left ends, by a metal gate, and a few metres later, the right hand
fence swings away right, continue on for a few metres to pass through a kissing
gate. Here you now have a new fence
replacing the old. This is part of the
Parish Paths Partnership. Pass through the
kissing gate, continue on with the fence on your left
hand side.
4.
On reaching the way
marking post, just in front of a clearing by the church, turn right and follow
this path round, going round the church anticlockwise. The route round the church is marked by
staked way markers on them are yellow arrows. Soon you meet a stile over a
picket fence. Just after that a few metres
further on, turn left along the well marked track, keeping the church
immediately on your left – the picket fence now on your left, winding you down
to meet a gate. At the time of
recording, a rather pleasant bluebell wood was showing itself off on the right.
5.
To the left of
the gate is a stile crossing over a fence, cross over this stile, or pass
through the gate, and turn 90° right.
This well-marked path swings slightly to the left and is now bordered on
your right hand side by a barbed wire fence.
Where the fence ends, continue straight ahead on the well-marked
path. Do not swing round right with the
wall.
6.
On reaching
the kissing gate, pass through and continue straight ahead down a path bordered
by two wooden fences. If you go wrong here you want shooting! You are now crossing
7.
At the end of
this fenced path, pass through a kissing gate, then immediately through a
second to meet the road. Cross straight
over the road and go through the kissing gate opposite into an open field. Continue straight ahead. To your right is
Babworth Home Farm. This path, being not
so clear, firstly goes to the right of a small coppice and then to the right of
a power line mast, then winds it way to a rather lonesome stile, oddly
positioned in the middle of a field, just to the left of three trees. You can imagine once upon a time, this
lonesome stile passed through a hedgerow but not no more.
8.
Continue past the
stile, heading for the top left corner of the field. Once at the corner of the field, go through
the kissing gate, go straight over the track and continue straight ahead, now
with a hedgerow on your left and woodland on your right.
9.
After
approximately 200 to 230 metres, where the track appears to bend round to the
right, pass through the kissing gate on your left onto a very broad lane. Here turn right and walk along this broad
lane. You are going to walk along this
lane for quite a distance – a mile or so.
Just keep going in a straight line.
You will be traversing the back of Ranby Prison, which you will see on
your left. After round about ½ mile, you
will meet a road, cross straight over, continuing straight ahead, firstly on
metalised road, with a rather pretty hedge on your left and some houses on your
right. Just having passed the very nice
semi-detached houses on your right, the lane turns into a sanded lane.
10. Continuing straight ahead, the trees bordering the
lane should give nice shelter in the summer.
After a further one third of a mile, the path rises to cross over the
11. After about ½ mile, you begin to reach some properties
at the side of the canal and a track opens up in front of you. This track leads off to the right, where the
canal swings round to the left. You are
stay with the canal – stay on the canal towpath, ignoring this track.
12. After a further one third of a mile, just after some
allotments, you will see some open ground on your right, next to a red brick
building, this being Ranby Parish Hall.
This is the scene of your next checkpoint. This is Checkpoint 4.
1. Rejoin
the canal towpath, turn right and walk along again, the canal on your left,
heading into the
2. Continuing
along the towpath, past Canal Cottage, pass to the left of a metal gate, again
continuing along the towpath, the noise of the A1 can be heard on your right
hand side and can be seen from time to time, not the most pleasant of
sights! At this point the towpath is
meandering through the very pleasant
3. Just
after you exit the village of Ranby, the canal swings round to the right to
pass underneath the A1 trunk road, passing under the bridge marked No.
50A. Once under the A1, the canal
meanders round to the left and again, gently swings round to the right, and, after about a third of a mile, passes two
cottages and passes underneath bridge No. 50.
To your right is Mill Farm – we have just been threatened by a couple of
geese, looking after their little next full of eggs!
4. About
50 metres before reaching bridge No. 49, which is immediately before Osberton Lock, take the stile on your right and walk up the
track to meet the lane. At the lane turn
right and walk along the metalised road, passing the entrance to Mill Farm,
crossing over a bridge a few metres later over the river, and then walking into
the tiny little
5. First
of all pass stables on your right and then a row of cottages on your left,
heading towards a public bridleway sign directly in front of you. On reaching the bridleway sign, continue
straight ahead on the tarmac road, passing a stone cottage on your left and the
road bends slightly to the left. Here on
your left is your next checkpoint, at the Scofton Village Hall. This is Checkpoint 5.
1. Leaving the checkpoint, rejoin the road, turn left and continue straight ahead. On reaching a crossroads, continue straight ahead through a wooden gate and a sign which says No Public Vehicles Access. This road rises gently and then swings round to the right.
2. After a short while you pass through a metal gate, keep to the road, punctuated by hedgerows right and left, heading toward a wood.
3. Where the hedgerow ends on you left hand side the road begins to bend slightly to the right you will see, mainly to the left, the remnants of what was an airstrip runway now looking like a concrete “car park”. Evidence of this can also be seen to your right. On you left is a metal gate and nailed to a fence is a sign saying “farm track”. Turn left here and pass between 2 large concrete blocks to join a “double lined” track way. You will have hedgerow on your left and woodland on your right.
4. After
approximately ½ mile the track bears left.
Continue along the track. You are
now walking once again with fir trees to your right and hedgerow to your
left. Continue along the track as it
bears gently left and slightly downhill.
In the dip, the track bears left – ignore this and continue straight
ahead, going slightly uphill – still with the trees to your right and hedgerow
to your left.
5. Continue
straight ahead along this very wide track and after approximately ¾ mile you
reach a metal gate just before a small parking area. Pass to the right of this gate and continue
straight ahead through the parking area.
6. At
the far end of the parking area, you reach the main Worksop to
7. Pass
over the next stile and continue straight ahead as waymarked by the yellow
arrow on a white background waymarking sign.
You are now walking with open fields to the left and hedgerow to the right. At the end of this first field, pass straight
into a second field, bearing slightly right – again as indicated by the
waymarking sign and continue across the second field.
8. Where
the field meets a hedgerow, continue straight ahead, again as indicated by the
waymarking sign, now walking with hedgerow to your right. Pass into the next field and continue
straight ahead, again walking with open fields to your left and hedgerow to
your right.
9. At
the end of this field, you go up and over into the next field and continue
straight ahead, again as indicated by the waymarking sign. At the end of this field, turn right and
almost immediately turn left, following the path again as indicated by the
waymarking sign. You are now walking
through the middle of a field, aiming towards a gap in the hedgerow in front of
you. Pass through the gap in the hedge
and continue straight ahead through the middle of the next field, aiming for a
gap in the hedge opposite with a further waymarking sign.
10. Pass
through the gap in the hedge, and continue straight ahead along the edge of the
next field with the field to your left and hedgerow to your right. After approximately ¼ mile you come to a gap
in the hedgerow on your right, pass slightly right through this gap but
continue straight ahead, walking now with open field to your right and hedgerow
to your left. Follow the edge of the
field as it bends right towards a short section of wooden fence.
11. Pass over
the stile to the right of the wooden fence and drop down onto the road which is
called
12. On
reaching the hedgerow, continue along the edge of the field, walking with the
hedgerow to your right. At the end of
the field pass through the gap in the hedge and continue straight ahead along
the edge of the next field, still walking with the hedgerow to your right and
open fields to your left.
13. After
approximately 100 metres you will see two footpath/bridleway signs to your right. Here turn 90° right and walk down the small
track as indicated by the blue arrow on white background waymarking sign,
walking with a small fence to your right and hedgerow to your left, and
14. At the end
of the narrow track you pass between a stone cottage and another cottage which
painted a very pale pink colour, called Bridge View, and continue
straight ahead across a small lawned area which is at the front of Carlton
Mill, and over a small footbridge over a series of small weirs.
15. Once over
the small footbridge you join a road and continue straight ahead, walking along
the road, passing the lodge to your left, followed by the Old Rectory to your
right and then, also on your right, Carlton Church. When the road bears road, follow it round,
and approximately 50 metres in front of you there is a car park for the Carlton
Parish Centre and here is your next checkpoints. This is Checkpoint 6.
1. On
leaving the checkpoint, rejoin the road and retrace your steps for
approximately 50 metres to opposite where the road bears left. There is a gap in the wall by a telegraph
pole. Pass through the gate. On the post of the gate there is a blue
arrow. Walk straight ahead across the field
to the right of buildings you can see ahead of you.
2. Once
across the field, pass through the gate.
Continue ahead, wall on your left, a little bit of a
woodland on your right. Nice
property now on your left hand side – cracking little tennis court. Once out of the little wooded area, continue
straight ahead across the field. At the
time of recording the field was full of the dreaded oil seed rape but the path
through is very wide and very clear, and is bordered on the left by a hedgerow.
3. The
path through the field now starts to enter the woodland opposite, this being Wallingwells
Wood. Just as you enter the wood, you
will see a BLUE arrow on a white background giving “instruction” to walk
straight ahead. Do this keeping to the well worn path. After about 125 metres you will see a number
of arrows attached to a tree on you right hand side – a yellow arrow and a BLUE
arrow. The BLUE arrow instruct you to continue
straight ahead – Do this. You are still on a wide path which meanders through
the wood. After approx 50 metres this path takes a 45° left turn. Stay with the
wide track. (There are several offshoots which look like paths…they are not –
be aware). After a further 75 metres, you will see numerous trees with the BLUE
arrows attached. Ignore the first (as it sends you back the way you came). The
second arrow tells you to go left – DO THIS. The 3rd tells you to
walk straight ahead – DO THIS. You will see the track is taking you towards
“open fields”. There is one last BLUE arrow staked on a tree above a yellow
arrow……..continue in the direction indicated by the BLUE arrow. This will take
you to the “exit” of the wood and into an open the open field.
4. Exit
the wood into an open field, crossing the field diagonally. Ahead of you is Corn Mill Farm. Your basic
route is taking you towards this farm. At the time of recording this field we
are crossing was a little bit unsure under foot, obviously well used by horses,
so just watch your footing.
5. Once
across the field, pass through the hedgerow and continue along the path, which
takes you to the right of the farm buildings, again marked by a blue
arrow. On reaching the farm buildings,
you have a choice of three ways, according to the public bridleway sign –
continue straight ahead. You have the
fishing ponds on both right and left, you go down the middle of these.
6. On
reaching a pathways crossroads, two well-defined lanes, continue straight ahead
along the very well defined track, heading towards a village in the distance –
this village being Woodsetts. Where the
well-defined track comes to an abrupt end at a dyke, continue straight ahead
along the path, still fields bordering you either side and
still heading for the
7. On
reaching the end of the field, passing through a rather derelict wall and a big
stone post, continue straight ahead – now you have got hedgerows bordering you
either side. After about 250 metres, you
come to a fork in the pathways, take the fork to the left, sticking to the
hedgerow which is on your left. Drop
down to a small footbridge over the dyke, which has metal railings either side
- you have to duck under a rather awkward tree.
8. Continue
now out on to open fields, you have a hedgerow now on your right hand side,
field on your left, continuing straight ahead.
In front of you is the
9. On
meeting a road, cross over, turn left and just before where
the tarmac causeway literally ends, turn right and walk up the path,
with the hedgerow and buildings on your right and very high, at the time of
recording, oil seed rape on your left.
On the top of the field, continue straight ahead, still with the houses
on your right and the fence now on your left.
10. On
reaching the house on your left, pass through the extremely large gate, walk
down now with a fence on your right and fence of a large house on your
left. After a short while, hedgerow on
your left is now on your right and rather ornate iron fencing on your left hand
side. This fence is running down the
edge of a driveway.
11. Where the
path joins a tarmac road, continue straight ahead, hedgerow and houses on your
right and a wooden fence on your right.
At the end of the lane turn right.
Walk down this metalised road, large houses on your right, Lindrick Golf
Course is on your left.
12. On
reaching the junction next to Barn Cottage, turn left and walk along the road,
ignoring the footpath signs, which take you across the golf course. Continue along the road, passing the house
known as Nirvana. A little further on
you meet a fork in the track. Take the
right hand fork and continue along the track way. Immediately after the fork you will meet the
checkpoint in front of a house known as Loftie’s. This is Checkpoint 7.
1.
Rejoin the track
which slowly starts to rise. Continue
along this track, climbing steadily upwards. You eventually pass the last
cottage on your right called “Malt Kiln” cottage. Continue straight ahead along
the track which, eventually, turns into a “single lane” path. Continue along
the path until you reach a marker post with 2 arrows attached. Here, bear left
as indicated by the light blue arrow with a yellow background. In a few metres
the path meets a track by another way mark post. Opposite, and slightly left,
you will see another way mark post. Go to this marker and then enter the wood
as indicated by a yellow arrow on a green background. DO NOT WALK DOWN TO THE ROAD
– TAKE THE PATH. This path is well marked and meanders through the small wood.
50 metres you meet another way mark post with various arrows attached. At this
point, turn to the left as indicated by a yellow arrow on a green background.
The path is heading to meet the main road. The path descends to meet a wall.
2.
Pass through the
gap in the wall onto the A57. At this point you will be at a bus stop, if you don’t you are
wrong. Turn right to walk past the bus stop. 40 metres after the bus stop you
will see the entrance to Lindrick Hall Farm. Here, cross over the main road (be
bloody careful) and walk down the lane opposite. This is LIndrick Dale. Walk
down this metallised road into Lindrick dale. You walk down this road for 1/3rd of a mile.
Walking down Lindrick dale you will pass some might fine property. It really is
a beautiful little stretch of the walk. There appears a small stream on your
right – all part of the magnificent garden area ruined only by the plastic
swans. Just past a property called “
3.
Once over the bridge, at the “junction” turn RIGHT. You continue walking on
a wide track. After 150 metres or so the path turns slightly left, then, right
to pass under a railway bridge. Once under the bridge you will see a footpath
marked pointing to the right – IGNORE
THIS. Instead, turn LEFT and
continue along the wide track. Soon the track starts to rise gently to meet
some cottages. The track passes the cottages with them to your right. The last
cottages’ doorway has a boat as a porch way and a gate made of horseshoes.
Continue along the track which shortly bends to the left and crosses the rail
bridge. The track straightens out. 20 metres after the telegraph pole on your
right, you meet a metal public footpath sign. Cross over the stile and take the
well marked path across the field walking towards a wood and stile visible in
the distance. Cross over the stile and descend the “batiste” steps to cross the
rail line. BE VERY CAREFUL HERE. Up
the steps opposite, cross over the stile and continue along the well marked
footpath. Soon the path rises steeply to meet a bridge over the canal. DO NOT CROSS THE BRIDGE, but instead,
climb over the “ladder” on you LEFT and descend to the canal towpath.
4.
Walk along the
canal towpath with the canal on your RIGHT. You follow the canal for ½ mile
passing numerous locks along the way starting with No. 23 “Thorpe Middle Lock”.
After passing through a metal “kissing gate” you pass you last lock No. 33
“Turnerwood Double Bottom Lock”. After this you reach a bridge over the canal –
bridge No. 36 – This is Turnerwood.
5.
Turn right to
cross the bridge over the canal and follow the metalised road, up the slope to
the right hand side of a white cottage, No. 2.
Follow this metalised road, past a telephone box on your left round to
the right. Take the footpath on your
left which will result in you having a stone wall on your right. This footpath goes out straight across a
field towards Netherthorpe Aerodrome.
6.
At the end of
this footpath, carry on forward, joining a lane that moves towards the
crossroads at the bottom next to a farm.
Turn left on reaching a road junction over the bridge over a brook and
in 50 metres turn right towards Netherthorpe Aerodrome. Follow the lane round to your right at first
and then winds round to your left and round to your right again, where you will
come to your next checkpoint. This is
Checkpoint 8.
1. On
leaving this checkpoint, carry on past the remainder of the airfield along the
lane. The lane will have hangars to your
right and will eventually wind round to your right to come to a junction. Ignore the footpath and track off to your
left and carry on round the bend towards a high hedge of cypresses trees next
to a stone cottage.
2. At
the T-junction at the top end of the line of cypresses trees, turn left. You are now heading back towards Whitwell and
you see the Lafarge chimney at
3. Cross
over another lane, carry straight forward for another ¼ mile. At the top of this lane, bend to your left
onto a mud bridleway. After 200 metres
curl round to your right behind a hedge.
You will now know you are on the correct path – you have hedge to your
right and to the left is open fields.
You are now walking on
4. After
about 1 mile, the path opens out into a wider bridleway with open fields on
both sides. Just keep straight on to the
A619. Now we are going to cross the
road.
5. Having
crossed the road, go left down a bridleway that curls round to your right back
to Arthur Short Close. After about 150 metres
the path turns to your right and then to your left so you have still got Arthur
Short Close ahead of you.
6. On
reaching the road, turn right. Walk past
Arthur Short Close on your left, crossing over the next road which is Hangar
Hill, and continue straight ahead climbing gently. At the road junction, take the road to the
left and start walking steadily downhill.
At the next junction, turn right and follow this road until you meet the
church. Immediately opposite the church
is
7. After
approximately 50 metres the metalised road turns 90°
left and starts to climb uphill steeply, passing the Mallet & Chisel public
house on your right. On reaching the
crest of the hill, continue walking straight ahead until you meet the road
junction, punctuated by the Spar Shop.
At this point turn right and the