WORKSOP GROUP
 
We are a very lucky group in that we have many experienced leaders who are happy to lead our walks for us.  This means that we can offer a very varied range of walks which covers every Sunday and at the first and third Thursday of each month.  In addition to this, we also offer Wednesday evening walks from May through to August.
 
Our average walk length is 8-10 miles, but we also offer some 6 mile walks, which serve as an ideal introduction to walking, and also walks of up to 15 miles for the more adventurous.  We are also happy to arrange shorter ‘taster’ walks for anyone new to walking.  Just let us know if you are interested in this.
 
We mostly walk in the Peak District of Derbyshire, but we also do some walks closer to home in Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire.
 
We run an informal car share system to try and do our little bit for the environment, aid parking and help drivers’ petrol costs.  Therefore, we always meet for our walks in the Farm Foods car park, Memorial Avenue, Worksop (opposite the library).  However, if it is more convenient to go straight to the start of the walk, all we ask is that you contact the leader for details of the starting point and that way we also know that you are coming.
 
We produce our programme yearly; consequently some alterations are unavoidable although we try to keep these to a minimum.
 
Do please check the Walks Classification shown below, so as not to overtax yourself, particularly on your initial ventures.
 
We feel that we’re a friendly group and you would always be made welcome.  We run several social events a year, including weekends away, coach trips, Pie & Pea suppers and an annual Dinner Dance.
 
Please have a browse through our programme below and we hope to see you soon.
 
If you would like further details or a hard copy of our programme, please contact Sue Bramley (Chairman) or Elaine Dobson (Membership Secretary) using the contact details below.
 
Sue Bramley: e-mail: suebram@tiscali.co.uk  Telephone: 01909 720898
Elaine Dobson: e-mail: elaine.dobson@homecall.co.uk  Telephone: 01909 569204
 
Walk details
 
MEETING PLACE: - All walks, FARM FOODS CAR PARK, Memorial Avenue, Worksop (opposite library).  Cars will leave at the stated time.  Anyone needing a lift should be there at least 10 minutes before the listed start time.

CLASSIFICATION OF WALKS
 
Grade numbers are estimated distance in miles and letters indicate the approximate degree of difficulty:
A          No Hills (Easy)
B          Gentle Gradients (Easy)
C          Some inclines/descents (Moderate)
D          Many Steep ascents or descents (Hard)
E          Very Steep ascents and descents (Very Hard)
 
GENERAL INFORMATION
 
Children are welcome to attend our activities.  However, they should be accompanied by an immediate family member, (Grandparent, Parent or older sibling).  Non-family members must be able to show that they are authorised to act in loco parentis, ideally by a letter or independent verification by other in the party.  This adult must check beforehand that the walk is suitable for the child’s age and abilities.
 
ALL MEMBERS AND WALKERS ARE REMINDED THAT THEY ATTEND WALKS IN THIS PROGRAMME AT THEIR OWN RISK AND THAT THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN PERSONAL SAFETY.
  
Walks Programme for Worksop Group (April 2010 - March 2011)
Date & Meeting Time Distance Classification Area Description
Thursday 1st April 2010, 9am 7 miles 7B Anston Stones Anston, Anston Stones and Lindrick
Sunday 4th April 2010, 9am 12 miles 12C Strines Reservoir Strines Bridge, Back Tor, Flint Hill, Agden Reservoir, Dale Dike Reservoir
Sunday 11th April 2010, 9am 8 miles 8C Curbar Gap White Edge, Longshaw Estate, Grouse Inn, Froggatt and Curbar Edges
Thursday 15th April 2010 5½ miles 5½A/B Lincoln TRAIN WALK - Historic Lincoln and River Witham (1 steep hill).  Please check details of train departure time
Sunday 18th April 2010, 9am 7 miles 7D Edale Upper Booth, Crowden, Redbrook, Jacob's Ladder
Sunday 25th April 2010, 9am 10 miles 10C Totley Moors Shillito Wood, Millthorpe, Holmesfield, Moor Edge, Barbrook and Ramsley Reservoirs
Thursday 6th May 2010, 9am 8 miles 8B/C Linacre Reservoirs Linacre, Millthorpe, Oxton Rakes
Sunday 9th May 2010, 9am 9 miles 9C Ladybower Ladybower Reservoir, Howden Dam, Alport Castles
Wednesday 12th May 2010, 6.30pm 5 miles 5A Whitwell Evening walk
Sunday 16th May 2010, 9am 9 miles 9C Winster Clough Wood, Wensley, Snitterton, Limestone Way. (1 steep climb through Jughole Wood)
Wednesday 19th May 2010, 6.30pm 5 miles 5A Shireoaks Evening walk
Thursday 20th May 2010, 9am 9 miles 9C Penistone Cubley Hall, near Penistone.  Please contact the leader if you intend to go on this walk.
Sunday 23rd May 2010, 8.30am 10 miles 10D Hope Valley Hope, Parkin Clough, Win Hill, Ashop Valley, Hope Cross, Aston
Wednesday 26th May 2010, 6.30pm 5 miles 5A Bothamsall Evening walk
Sunday 30th May 2010, 9am 7 miles 7B Litton 4 Dales - Tansley, Cressbrook, Water-cum-Jolly and Tideswell
Wednesday 2nd June 2010, 6.30pm 4 miles 4A Tuxford Walk around Tuxford and visit Walks of Life Heritage Centre (an exhibition of horse and man drawn carts)
Thursday 3rd June 2010 9½ miles 9½ B/C Edale TRAIN WALK - Edale, walk the ridge to Hope for return journey.  Please check details of train departure time
Sunday 6th June 2010, 9am 9¼ miles 9¼C/D Kinder Scout Gate Side Clough, Seal and Ashop Edges, Ashop Head, Snake Path
Wednesday 9th June 2010, 6.30pm 5 miles 5A Creswell Crags Evening walk
Wednesday 16th June 2010, 6.30pm 5 miles 5A Carlton-in-Lindrick Bassetlaw Walking Festival Walk - Evening walk
Thursday 17th June 2010, 9am 8 miles 8A Carlton-in-Lindrick Bassetlaw Walking Festival Walk - Langold Lake, Letwell, Wallingwells
Sunday 20th June 2010, 8.30am 16 miles 16C/D Kinder North Face Birchen Clough, Ashop Clough, Fairbrook Naze, Crookstone Outmoor, Cowns Moor, Birchen Clough.
Please contact the leader if you intend to go on this walk
Sunday 20th June 2010, 9am 7 miles 7A Woodhall Spa Walk followed by a brass band concert in the afternoon at the Petwood Hotel
Wednesday 23rd June 2010, 6.30pm 5 miles 5A Barlborough Evening walk
Sunday 27th June 2010, 10am 8 miles 8A/B Welbeck Tunnels Bassetlaw Walking Festival Walk - Worksop, Manor Park, South Lodge, Trumans Lodge, Hannah Park
Wednesday 30th June 2010, 6.30pm 5 miles 5A Scarcliffe Scarcliffe, Pleasley, Langwith Wood, Upper Langwith
Thursday 1st July 2010, 9am 8 miles 8A Laxton Laxton, Egmanton, Moorhouse, Laxton.  Pub lunch.
Sunday 4th July 2010, 8.30am 12 miles 12C/D Shutlingsloe Gradbach, Daneshill, Shutlingsloe, Three Shires Head
Sunday 4th July 2010, 9am 7½ miles 7½A/B Kneesall Kneesall, Ompton, Eakring, Kneesall
Wednesday 7th July 2010, 6.30pm 5 miles 5A Dunham and Laneham Evening walk
Sunday 11th July 2010, 9am 11 miles 11C Eyam Eyam, Foolow, Shatton Edge, Leadmill, Eyam
Sunday 11th July 2010, 9.30am 7½ miles 7½A/B Anston Stones North Anston, Lindrick Dale, Chesterfield Canal, South Anston, Anston Stones
Wednesday 14th July 2010, 6.30pm 5 miles 5A Clumber Park Evening walk
Thursday 15th July 2010, 9am 8 miles 8A Sutton-cum-Lound Lound, Daneshill Lakes
Wednesday 21st July 2010, 6.30pm 5 miles 5A Thorpe Salvin Evening walk
Sunday 25th July 2010, 9am 10½ miles 10½C Wessenden Head Wessenden Head, Royd Edge and Deer Hill Reservoir.  Joint walk with Retford Ramblers.
Wednesday 28th July 2010, 6.30pm 5 miles 5A Langwith Langwith, Poulter Park, Scarcliffe Woods, Whaley
Sunday 1st August 2010, 9am 10 miles 10D Castleton Losehill Pike, Mam Tor and Dirtlow Rake
Sunday 1st August 2010, 9.30am 8 miles 8A/B Pleasley Pleasley, Wren Hill, Little Matlock, Pleasley Vale, Stoney Houghton
Wednesday 4th August 2010, 6.30pm 5 miles 5A Anston Stones Evening walk
Thursday 5th August 2010, 9am 6 miles 6A Humber Bridge Walk the Humber Bridge.  Start at Waters Edge Country Park.
Sunday 8th August 2010, 8.30am 12 miles 12D Hope Hope, Win Hill, Kinder, Hollins Cross, Lose Hill, Hope
Wednesday 11th August 2010, 6.30pm 5 miles 5A Worksop Evening walk followed by Pie & Pea supper
Sunday 15th August 2010, 10am 8 miles 8A/B Blyth Blyth, Hodsock, North Carlton, Hodsock Lodge
Thursday 19th August 2010, 9am 7 miles 7A Steetley Steetley, Hodthorpe, Creswell, Whitwell
Sunday 22nd August 2010, 9am 10 miles 10D Ladybower Reservoir Cutthroat Bridge, Whinstone Lee, Dovestone Tors, Lost Lad, Ladybower Reservoir.  Joint walk with Retford Ramblers
Sunday 29th August 2010, 9am 7 miles 7B/C Longshaw Longshaw Estate and Burbage
Thursday 2nd September 2010 9 miles 9A Nottingham TRAIN WALK - Old Market Square, Beeston Canal, Wollaton Hall and Park.  Please check details of train departure time
Sunday 5th September 2010, 9am 8 miles 8A Sutton-cum-Lound Tiln, Hayton and back to Sutton
Sunday 12th September 2010, 9am 7½ miles 7½A Carlton-in-Lindrick South Carlton, North Carlton, Langold, Letwell, Wallingwells Wood
Thursday 16th September 2010 8½ miles 8½B/C Edale TRAIN WALK - Edale, Barber Booth, Back Tor, Netherbooth.  Please check details of train departure time
Sunday 19th September 2010, 9am 10 miles 10C Tideswell Millers Dale, Chee Dale, Wormhill and Limestone Way
Sunday 26th September 2010, 9am 8½ miles 8½ B Clayworth Clayworth, Gringley, Chesterfield Canal
Thursday 7th October 2010, 9am 7½ miles 7½A/B Southwell Trail Kirklington, Southwell Trail, Norwood Park, Halam, Edingley
Sunday 10th October 2010, 9am 8 miles 8B/C Bretton Country Park Emley, Furnance Hill, Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Sunday 17th October 2010, 9am 9 miles 9C Castleton Castleton, Wooler Knoll, Win Hill, Brough, Hope
Thursday 21st October 2010, 9am 8 miles 8C Longshaw Longshaw Estate
Sunday 24th October 2010, 9am 8 miles 8A/B Gateford Wallingwells, Gildingwells, Woodsetts
Sunday 31st October 2010, 9am 8 miles 8B/C Win Hill Yorkshire Bridge, Ladybower Reservoir, Hope Cross, Parkin Clough
Thursday 4th November 2010, 9am 7½ miles 7½A/B South Leverton South Leverton, Treswell, Treswell Wood
Sunday 7th November 2010, 9am 10 miles 10B/C Elsecar 6 churches walk.  Elsecar, Wentworth, Wath-on-Dearne
Sunday 14th November 2010, 9.30am 7½ miles 7½C Monsal Head Monsal Trail, Tollbar House, Rowland, Black Plantation, Cherpit Plantation
Thursday 18th November 2010, 9am 7½ miles 7½A Clumber Park Clumber Park
Sunday 21st November 2010, 9am 8 miles 8A Gateford Woodsetts, Lindrick Dale, Shireoaks
Sunday 28th November 2010, 9am 11 miles 11C Cromford Cromford Wharf, Riber Castle, Matlock, Bonsal, Middleton Top
Sunday 28th November 2010, 9am 5 miles 5B/C Cromford Cromford, Midshires Way, Birch Wood, Cromford Canal
Thursday 2nd December 2010, 9am 8 miles 8A/B Langold Lake Langold Lake, Dyscarr Wood, Firbeck, Letwell, Langold
Sunday 5th December 2010, 9am 9 miles 9C Longshaw Burbage Rocks, Burbage Bridge, Higer Tor, Padley Gorge, Longshaw
Sunday 12th December 2010, 9.30am 8 miles 8A/B Sherwood Forest Robin Hood Way, Hanger Hill, Budby South Forest, Major Oak
Thursday 16th December 2010, 9am 8 miles 8B/C Chatsworth Edensor, Calton Lees. Chatsworth at Christmas.
Sunday 26th December 2010, 9.30am 9 miles 9B Chairman's Choice Come and enjoy a healthy walk after Christmas indulgence!
Sunday 2nd January 2011, 9.30am 8 miles 8A/B Welbeck Silly Hat Walk.  Start off the New Year by showing off your silly head gear! Worksop, Manor Park, South Lodge, Trumans Lodge, Hannah Park
Thursday 6th January 2011, 9am 7½ miles 7½A Ranby Ranby, Chesterfield Canal, Green Mile, Babworth
Sunday 9th January 2011, 9am 9 miles 9C Calver Calver, Coombs Dale, Rowland, Hassop
Sunday 16th January 2011, 9.30am 8 miles 8A/B Pleasley Pleasley, Wren Hill, Little Matlock, Pleasley Vale, Stoney Houghton
Thursday 20th January 2011, 9am 8 miles 8A Harthill Kiveton Park Station, Turnerwood, Netherthorpe
Sunday 23rd January 2011, 9am 10 miles 10B Worksop and beyond Worksop, Darfoulds, Thorpe Salvin, Chesterfield Canal, Shireoaks
Sunday 30th January 2011, 9am 8½ miles 8½B/C Grindleford Grindleford Station, Froggatt, Stoney Middleton, Eyam
Thursday 3rd February 2011, 9am 7 miles 7C Calver Calver, Bramley Wood, Hassop, Rowland, Calver Peak
Sunday 6th February 2011, 9am 10 miles 10C Alsop-en-le-Dale Tissington Trail, Castern Hall, Ilam, Dovedale
Sunday 13th February 2011, 9am 11 miles 11C Hathersage Hathersage, Grindleford, Padley Gorge, Higger Tor, Stanage Edge, Hathersage
Thursday 17th February 2011, 9am 7½ miles 7½A/B Clarborough Clarborough, Hayton, Clarborough Hill
Sunday 27th February 2011, 9am     Clumber Park Orienteering in Clumber Park.  Test you map reading and compass skills. Maps will be provided.
Thursday 3rd March 2011, 9am 7½ miles 7½A Steetley Steetley, Harthill, Thorpe Salvin
Sunday 6th March 2011, 9am 10 miles 10C Edges Extravaganza Curbar and Froggatt Edges, Grouse Inn, White Edge, Birchen Edge
Sunday 13th March 2011, 9am 10 miles 10C Edale Edale, Mam Tor, Lose Hill, Jaggers Clough, Edale
Thursday 17th March 2011, 9am 9 miles 9A Gringley-on-the-Hill Gringley-on-the-Hill, Cuckoo Way, Clayworth
Sunday 20th March 2011, 9am 9½ miles 9½C Eyam Eyam, Highcliffe, Jubilee Plantation, Stoke Ford, Abney Moor, Great Hucklow, Grindlow, Foolow, Eyam
Sunday 27th March 2011, 9am 12 miles 12C/D Winster Winster, Youlgreave, Middleton, Stanton, Birchover
Sunday 27th March 2011, 9am 7½ miles 7½B Laughton Laughton-en-le-Morthen, Roche Abbey, Hooton Levitt, Carr, Brookhouse