I caught the local bus to Maltby and then walked to Roche Abbey, not by the most direct route though, taking footpaths out to the west. The route was much more undulating than just sticking to the bottom of the valley...and I did spot a deer.
(I had to Google this)
I got off the bus at Bamford Station and walked over to Thornhill and then cut across the fields down to the main Hope Valley road which I had to walk along for nearly a mile until I reached Brough; fortunately there's a causeway.
I then climbed up to a track which then becomes a narrow lane called Townfield Lane, now heading east towards Shatton. I joined the Derwent Valley Heritage Way at Shatton, following the river down to the hamlet of Leadmill and then finishing the walk at neighbouring Hathersage.
(There were a couple of ostriches in a field at Shatton)
I stayed in my local area for my walk today, with it being Easter Sunday I'm not sure about the bus services in the Peak District. I travelled to Conisbrough, made my way down into the Don Gorge and walked back towards Doncaster, catching a bus into town at Warmsworth.
(Only distant shots of Conisbrough Castle today.)
I kept as close as I could to the river, exploring some new areas...and getting some good views of Conisbrough Viaduct.
Just before reaching Sprotbrough I was nearly tripped up by a group of miniature radio controlled model Landrovers out on safari.
A walk to one of my favourite local villages today, Wentworth, about a dozen miles away. It's not easy to get there using public transport though; I needed to catch a train to Meadowhall and then another to the neighbouring village of Elsecar.
I walked downhill from Elsecar Station to the Heritage Centre before going across the fields, and back uphill, to Wentworth where I explored all the nooks and crannies before continuing through the gun park to Greasbrough to catch a bus into Rotherham.
Parts of the Heritage Centre were closed and blocked off and there was a lot of scaffolding.
The route I took up to Wentworth took me past the Needle's Eye folly.
Wentworth is a very pretty village.
