January Walk 2025

Meet at Sowerby Bridge Railway Station for 11am.

We will be doing The Sowerby Bridge Industrial Heritage Walk II. There will be a slight alteration due to the footpath closure at Copley.

It is about 5 miles towards Copley, Wainhouse Tower and Warley Clough. It has an ascent of 180m.

We could have refreshments at a suitable hostelry in Sowerby Bridge afterwards.

February Walk 2025

The Hike will start from Hollingworth Lake Visitor Centre car park at 11.00am. (Car park charge £5 for day.)

This is a pay and display car park with cafe and toilet facilities and you are advised to stop and pay as you go in at the only machine station in the first car park for convenience.

The main circular hike will be approx 7 miles long, of moderate difficulty, with some muddy sections. Shorter walks are possible for those who want an easier option.

March Walk 2025

Meet in Causeway foot pub car park Ogden HX2 8XX at 10.53am prompt (we have permission to park).

Moderate walk not many styles with a shorter option if needed approx 5 mls. Longer is approx. 6 to 7 miles.

We start by walking round Ogden Water and then take the steady uphill track to Withens.

We walk on the quiet road past the wind turbines towards Howarth.

The shorter walk leaves the road before it goes downhill. Easy leading eventually to Ogden Water.

For the longer walk we continue to the bottom of the hill we leave the road to walk on a track leading to Ogden Water app 6 to 7 miles.

Drinks at Causeway foot pub. Hoping for a lovely sunny day.

April Walk 2025

Saturdays hike is a circular 7 mile walk (OS explorer map 278 Sheffield & Barnsley)

Setting off at 11am prompt and starting from the public (and free) car park located on the Main Street, Wentworth, Rotherham postcode S62 7TL.

We firstly make our way across fields to the Elsecar Heritage Centre where there are toilets - should anyone need to use them.

We then have inclines away from Elsecar across farmers fields/boundaries, a short section by the side of the main road and we finish by walking up a long driveway towards Wentworth Woodhouse.

The conditions underfoot are good with only a short section - after leaving the Heritage centre - which is soft soil but easily passable.

Refreshments can be taken at Wentworth Woodhouse (coffee and cake) or the pub next to the car park - whichever is preferred.

Due to the fact that we are crossing farmer's boundary walls/fences there are 11 stiles total to climb.

Our walk will bring us to the house and this is what we would see. The grounds are vast and have deer in adjoining fields.

May Walk 2025

OS Map OL21

Meet at Watergrove car park, Wardle, post code OL12 9NJ.

The walk is a circular walk over the moors via part of Pennine Bridle Way through Healey Dell to Healey Heritage Centre and back along part of the old railway line which ran from Rochdale to Bacup.

No Stiles, easy walking approx. 8 miles.

June Walk 2025

The June hike is one NOT to be forgotten for those who haven't been/seen the singing ringing tree.

Meet 11am New Waggoners Inn on the Calderdale side of Burnley BB11 5NS. The pub has a large car park and can be found off the A682 Manchester Road, which can be easily accessed off the more familiar A646 Burnley Road. Turn left at the first major traffic light controlled junction, sign posted for Burnley Golf club. It’s the first major junction after the other side of the ‘Scissor junction’ The New Waggoners is on the RHS after approximately 1 mile.

The walk is reasonably flat with a moderate climb, we start by crossing farmland and circumnavigate Clowbridge Reservoir in the shadow of Nutshaw Hill, we climb slightly to cross Dunnockshaw moor to meet the Rossendale way, heading towards Greenhill Clough and onwards to Crown point where the now infamous ‘singing ringing tree’ can be found our return leg is direct back over the Dunnockshaw woodland walk.

Overall the walk is approximately 7 miles with excellent views over the Lancashire vista.

Jonathan has rung and confirmed parking far end of car park, behind the bus shelter.

July Walk 2025

Saturdays hike will start from the roadside parking area next to the recreation ground at Farnley Tyas Huddersfield, Grid Ref 1620125, near-by postcode HD4 6UR.

We will probably have a drink in the Golden Cock public house afterwards.

A little road walking but mainly field paths with a number of stiles. The hike is around 5.5/6 miles and will be led by Mr Mark Bailey.