A Circular Walk From Woodseats

I'm still recovering from a virus I had earlier in the week and I didn't want to be stuck in the middle of the Peak District and feeling a bit unconfortable or even unwell and so I limited myself to the periphery of Sheffield for my walk today, always being quite close to a bus stop, or even tram stop. I caught the Matlock bus to Woodseats and made my way into Graves Park; the entrance I used is literally just across the road from the shops. It's a large park and I did a bit of exploring before exiting at Norton church before making my way over to Bochum Parkway.

There was a long queue at the Rose Garden Cafe, so I didn't bother...and I didn't take any photgraphs because of the scaffolding.

I had to be careful in finding the only path that actually crosses the busy dual carriageway over into Derbyshire. I did a short walk of a couple of miles in this area of quite pleasant countryside before returning to the built up area planning to catch the tram to the railway station at Herdings Park or somewhere along the route. I got lost in one of the housing estates and ended up walking all the way back to Woodseats, just a few hundred yards from where I'd started.

Baslow, Chatsworth Park, Edensor, and Bakewell

One of the regular walks I do in the Peak District, although I've not done the second half of the route for several years now. I caught the bus to Baslow Nether End, walked through Chatsworth Park to Edensor and then continued across Calton Pastures to Bakewell. 

It was a good day for walking, cool and fresh...but not a good day for photography, being rather murky.

Bedale, Snape, Masham, and West Tanfield

I don't usually have a day out with my support worker on a Tuesday, so I've taken advantage of the situation by visiting a different town when it's market day today. That town is Bedale, a small but pleasant town. We had ninety minutes to explore before we popped in to a pub for lunch.

 

After lunch we drove about three miles south to Snape to see the fortified manor house and the private chapel of Katherine Parr, one of the wives of Henry VIII.

We continued on to Masham it's either the smallest town in Yorkshire, or maybe even the whole of England.

We completed our day at West Tanfield, a very pretty village. We had drinks in the pub garden at The Bull Inn, awarded the distinction of having the best riverside beer garden in Yorkshire.

I then went to take some photographs of the church and the Marmion Tower; I was able to climb up to the first floor of the tower, the second floor was blocked off though.

'The Best View in Doncaster'

It's been a bit cooler today and so I thought I'd get out for a walk, only a local walk though because I've got a couple of busy days ahead of me and the weather's forecast to get hotter again.

I went to take a photograph of what I've recently seen a couple of people on YouTube claim is the best view in Doncaster...I'd agree with them if it's limited to long distance views. I'd say there are better close up views in the local pretty villages though.

I caught the Sheffield bus to Conisbrough Hill Top and immediately headed south to the ruins of Conisbrough Lodge where there's a path marked on the Ordnance Survey map going straight across the fields to Clifton; it's not shown as a definitive right of way though. When I got there there was no sign of this path and so I had to take the official route using public footpaths, which is nearly a mile longer.

The 'best view in Doncaster' is located near to the summit of Beacon Hill at Clifton, looking to the west...and here it is! It's not looking its best though, it was a cloudy and hazy; on a clear day you can see right over to the Pennines, but not today though. 

I continued on to Old Edlington and then down to Edlington to catch the bus back to the town centre.