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Heanor, Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution
Association / Club / Walk leader 
3.71 mi
+295 ft
-295 ft
2h 00
Moderate
Departure from Heanor and Loscoe CP (Derbyshire)
This walk visits sites associated with the story of Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution. In 1817 Heanor was a small settlement next to Heanor Hall and estate, where most were miners in shallow ‘bell pits’, quarrymen and domestic framework stocking knitters. Men from the area were to join the rebels as they marched from South Wingfield and Pentrich on 10th June 1817.This is Walk 10 of The Pentrich Revolution Walks.
Heanor, Codnor, Giltbrook, Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution Group
Association / Club / Walk leader 8.84 mi
+433 ft
-633 ft
4h 25
Easy
Departure from Heanor and Loscoe CP (Derbyshire)
This historical walk is part of the Bicentennial walk (2017), Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution Group. It starts in Heanor and finishes in Giltbrook.
Belper, Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution
Association / Club / Walk leader 
2.92 mi
+259 ft
-262 ft
1h 35
Easy
Departure from Belper CP (Derbyshire)
This walk visits sites associated with the story of Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution.This is Walk 22 of The Pentrich Revolution Walks.
Codnor, Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution
Association / Club / Walk leader 
2.65 mi
+164 ft
-184 ft
1h 20
Easy
Departure from Codnor CP (Derbyshire)
This walk visits sites associated with the story of Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution. After visiting the Butterley Works, the rebels continued their march through the night of the 9th June 1817 towards Nottingham. At Codnor they sought refreshment and shelter from the rain in public houses and continued their search for weapons, being joined by those from Ripley, Heage, Swanwick and Alfreton.This is Walk 9 of The Pentrich Revolution Walks.
Ripley, Codnor, Giltbrook, Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution Group
Association / Club / Walk leader 9.28 mi
+246 ft
-551 ft
4h 30
Moderate
Departure from Ripley (Derbyshire)
This historical walk is part of the Bicentennial walk (2017), Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution Group. It starts in Ripley and finishes in Giltbrook.
Ripley, Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution
Association / Club / Walk leader 
2.72 mi
+203 ft
-203 ft
1h 25
Easy
Departure from Ripley (Derbyshire)
This walk visits sites associated with the story of Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution. At the beginning of the nineteenth century, Ripley was a smaller town than Pentrich, but it played an important part in the Pentrich Revolution. There was much support here for reform and many joined the rebels’ march.This is Walk 8 of The Pentrich Revolution Walks.
Langley Mill, Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution
Association / Club / Walk leader 
5.18 mi
+276 ft
-285 ft
2h 35
Moderate
Departure from Aldercar and Langley Mill CP (Derbyshire)
This walk visits sites associated with the story of Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution. After walking through the night the rebels reached the crossing of the Erewash River at Langley Bridge. They were to stop for refreshment here at the Junction Navigation Inn, now the Great Northern public house, before continuing their march towards Eastwood.This is Walk 11 of The Pentrich Revolution Walks.
Heage, Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution
Association / Club / Walk leader 
6.45 mi
+299 ft
-279 ft
3h 15
Moderate
Departure from Ripley (Derbyshire)
This circular route starts from Heage Windmill and follows parts of the Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution story. This is Walk 4 of The Pentrich Revolution Walks.
Eastwood, Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution
Association / Club / Walk leader 
4.96 mi
+174 ft
-154 ft
2h 25
Moderate
Departure from Eastwood CP (Nottinghamshire)
This walk visits sites associated with the story of Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution. It takes you to places associated with the rebels’ march on the morning of 10th June 1817.This is Walk 12 of The Pentrich Revolution Walks.
Ilkeston, Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution
Association / Club / Walk leader 
0.95 mi
+62 ft
-62 ft
0h 30
Easy
Departure from Erewash (Derbyshire)
This is a short urban walk around the centre of Ilkeston which traces the connections of the town to the Pentrich Rising of 1817. In the early 1800s Ilkeston was a village of 2000 people. William Felkin, born here in 1795, a framework knitter or stockinger, became mayor of Nottingham and a respected historian. He recalled that ‘the streets were dirty and unpaved’ and ‘noted the ‘squalid wretchedness of their abodes’, many ‘little better than huts inside or outside.This is Walk 23 of The Pentrich Revolution Walks.
Pentrich, Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution
Association / Club / Walk leader 
4.47 mi
+184 ft
-194 ft
2h 15
Moderate
Departure from Pentrich CP (Derbyshire)
This circular route starts from The Dog Inn and follows parts of the Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution story. The largest community in the area in 1817, Pentrich was the centre of planning for the rebellion in Derbyshire. En-route see the commemorative plaques placed by the Pentrich Historical Society.This is Walk 5 of The Pentrich Revolution Walks.
The Aftermath, Alfreton, Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution
Association / Club / Walk leader 
4.60 mi
+367 ft
-397 ft
2h 25
Easy
Departure from Pentrich CP (Derbyshire)
The walk will visit places in and around Pentrich and the Amber Valley which remind us of the impact of the June 1817 ‘Pentrich Revolution’ on people's lives one year after the Rising.This is Walk 20 of The Pentrich Revolution Walks.
Ambergate, Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution
Association / Club / Walk leader 
5.74 mi
+505 ft
-495 ft
3h 05
Moderate
Departure from Ripley (Derbyshire)
This walk visits sites associated with the story of Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution. Walking from the Derwent Valley into Amber Valley and the events of the 1817 Pentrich Rising.This is Walk 21 of The Pentrich Revolution Walks.
Swanwick, Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution
Association / Club / Walk leader 
4.01 mi
+259 ft
-259 ft
2h 05
Easy
Departure from Swanwick CP (Derbyshire)
This walk visits sites associated with the story of Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution where many joined the rising from the Swanwick area, where discontent among miners and framework knitters had already been expressed in Luddite activity and an active Hampden Club. The walk will also pass the interesting industrial heritage of the area.This is Walk 7 of The Pentrich Revolution Walks.
Riddings
Association / Club / Walk leader 
4.83 mi
+197 ft
-197 ft
2h 25
Easy
Departure from Amber Valley (Derbyshire)
This walk around the industrial areas of Riddings and the surrounding areas traces the connections of the town to the Pentrich Rising of 1817. This series of walks points out 'what happened and where' to do with the Pentrich Rising. Although it is not known if any Riddings men actually took part in the rising, the Seven Stars public house alongside Riddings and Golden Valley woods do implicate the Riddings area in this event.This is Walk 24 of The Pentrich Revolution Walks.
Fritchley, Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution
Association / Club / Walk leader 
4.16 mi
+591 ft
-614 ft
2h 25
Easy
Departure from Crich CP (Derbyshire)
This walk visits sites associated with the story of Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution. After leaving South Wingfield, on the night of the 9th June 1817, the rebels passed through the Fritchley area, visiting farms to demand weapons and men as they marched towards Nottingham. Retrace some of their steps on this walk and discover some anecdotes about that period.This is Walk 3 of The Pentrich Revolution Walks.
Around the remains of Dale Abbey and The Hermitage cave
Association / Club / Walk leader 
5.39 mi
+387 ft
-374 ft
2h 50
Easy
Departure from Ockbrook and Borrowash (Derbyshire)
This circular walk brings you to visit Ockbrook Morvian Settlement, the remains of Dale Abbey, Hermit's Wood, The Hermitage cave "troglodyte", and beautiful views of Derby countryside. This walk has several wooden stiles and steep steps. It also crosses horse and stoke fields so please keep dogs under control.
Derby, Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution
Association / Club / Walk leader 
1.45 mi
+20 ft
-20 ft
0h 40
Easy
Departure from Derby
The walk visits sites in Derby associated with the planning of the rebellion, and the trial and execution of the Pentrich rebels.This is Walk 15 of The Pentrich Revolution Walks.
Alfreton, Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution
Association / Club / Walk leader 
2.10 mi
+115 ft
-115 ft
1h 05
Easy
Departure from Alfreton CP (Derbyshire)
This walk visits sites associated with the story of Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution. Alfreton, an historic town recorded in the Domesday Book, was an important centre in 1817, as a crossroads for the Turnpike roads between Chesterfield, Derby, Nottingham, and the High Peak, and centre of the most important coal mining area in the county.This is Walk 6 of The Pentrich Revolution Walks.
South Wingfield, Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution
Association / Club / Walk leader 
4.32 mi
+512 ft
-522 ft
2h 25
Moderate
Departure from South Wingfield CP (Derbyshire)
This walk visits sites associated with the story of Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution. Home of many of the rebels and starting point for their march following previous protests at low wages, Luddite attacks, rick burning, and reform, support for the Hampden Club.This is Walk 2 of The Pentrich Revolution Walks.
South Wingfield, Pentrich, Giltbrook, Pentrich Revolution Group
Association / Club / Walk leader 
14.95 mi
+912 ft
-1,089 ft
7h 40
Difficult
Departure from South Wingfield CP (Derbyshire)
This historical walk is part of the Bicentennial walk (2017), Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution Group. It starts in South Wingfield and finishes in Giltbrook.This is Walk 19 of The Pentrich Revolution Walks.
Alfreton, Swanwick, Codnor, Giltbrook, Pentrich Revolution Group
Association / Club / Walk leader 11.99 mi
+515 ft
-728 ft
6h 00
Moderate
Departure from Alfreton CP (Derbyshire)
This historical walk is part of the Bicentennial walk (2017), Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution Group. It starts in Alfreton and finishes in Giltbrook.
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