Wombwell, Blacker Hill, and Worsbrough

When I was in the car with my support worker driving through Sheffield on Tuesday on our way back from Buxton I noticed there were signs mentioning road closures this weekend because of a roadrace so I've decided not to go to the Peak District. I stayed fairly local instead, catching the X20 Barnsley bus to Wombwell.

I explored the town centre area for a minutes before setting off up Hough Lane and turning right just before the railway station. I navigated my way through Wombwell Wood and over to Blacker Hill.

I headed north out of the village looking for a path going off to the left. When I found it, it was blocked; totally overgrown wirh brambles.

I had to continue for several minutes until I found another path going in the right direction, across a lanscaped colliery site to Worsbrough where I visited the mill and the country park.

I didn't have long to wait for a bus travelling into Barnsley, and did a bit of shopping so I could time it so that I didn't have long to wait for my bus home to Doncaster either.

Buxton and Tideswell

 A perfect day out with my support worker today; the weather was lovely, much better than forecast.

After spending three hours at Buxton we called at Tideswell on the way home, it was quiet though, several of the shops were closed.

Potteric Carr Nature Reserve

 
The final one of the visits to local locations which are participating in the National Heritage Open Days scheme. Potteric Carr Nature Reserve is only a mile from my home but to get there I have to walk through housing estates, an industrial estate and cross over a couple of busy dual carriageways.

Hooton Pagnell Hall Gardens, Thurnscoe, and Highgate

Another visit to a local property that's participating in the National Heritage Open Days, this time the gardens at Hooton Pagnell Hall. I've visited the village many times, but never the hall or the gardens before. Fortunately a regular bus service goes to the village. 

After looking around the gardens and the village I walked across the fields to Thurnscoe to visit my dad and then continued on to Highgate to catch the bus back home to Doncaster.

This fruit is a quince - someone was googling it as I was there.

Someone was giving a presentation about the history of the house and the estate in the summer house.