Silverhill Country Park
Departure from Ault Hucknall (Derbyshire)
A gradual climb to the one of the highest points in Nottinghamshire, returning via Hardwick Hall.
Hardwick Park
Departure from Ault Hucknall (Derbyshire)
A level lakeside and woodland stroll with an optional climb through open parkland to Hardwick Hall.
Kardwick Park
Departure from Ault Hucknall (Derbyshire)
A level lakeside and woodland stroll with a climb through open parkland to Hardwick Hall.
Ault Hucknall
Departure from Ault Hucknall (Derbyshire)
A parkland walk to a historic church, with an optional shortcut via Hardwick Hall.
Ault Hucknall Shorter version
Departure from Ault Hucknall (Derbyshire)
A parkland walk to a historic church, with an optional shortcut via Hardwick Hall.
Stainsby and Astwith
Departure from Ault Hucknall (Derbyshire)
Two pretty hamlets with superb views over the Doe Lea valley to Hardwick Hall.
Hardwick Hall and the Rowthorne Trail
Departure from Ault Hucknall (Derbyshire)
Hardwick Hall offers many different walking paths.
This particular walk is a good introduction to both the hall and the Rowthorne and Teversal Trails. Lovely walk through different landscapes, relatively flat and easy going except for the hill in Hardwick There are several variations incorporating other routes including Pleasley Country Park.
Sutton in Ashfield, Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution
Departure from Ashfield (Nottinghamshire)
This walk visits sites associated with the story of Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution. Sutton in Ashfield was the home of the family of Jeremiah Brandreth, a leader of the Pentrich Revolution. The town continued to be a centre of agitation for reform. This is Walk 14 of the Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution group.
Alfreton and Oakerthorpe
Departure from Alfreton CP (Derbyshire)
An easy walk in the countryside around Alfreton and Oakerthorpe area going through fields and bluebell woodlands with nice views onto Amber valley.
Alfreton, Swanwick, Codnor, Giltbrook, Pentrich Revolution Group
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.
Alfreton, Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution
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 and South Wingfield Revolution group.
Newstead Abbey from Linby
Departure from Linby CP (Nottinghamshire)
This circular walk in Nottinghamshire starts from the attractive village of Linby, a conservation village, and uses part of the dismantled Great Northern Railway line to get to Newstead Abbey, the ruins of an Augustinian Priory built by Henry II in 1170. The return to Linby is through Abbey Woods and Papplewick village.
Swanwick, Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution
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 and South Wingfield Revolution group.
The Aftermath, Alfreton, Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution
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 and South Wingfield Revolution group.
Pentrich, Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution
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 and South Wingfield Revolution group.
Codnor, Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution
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 and South Wingfield Revolution group.
Ripley, Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution
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 and South Wingfield Revolution group.
More walks in Pleasley
Discover also walks in surrounding cities:
- Felley CP
- Glapwell
- Grassmoor, Hasland and Winswick
- Harthill with Woodall
- Heath and Holmewood
- Hodthorpe and Belph
- Ironville CP
- Killamarsh
- Kings Clipstone
- Langwith
- Linby CP
- Lindhurst CP
- Mansfield
- Morton CP
- Nether Langwith
- Newstead CP
- North Wingfield
- Norton, Cuckney, Holbeck and Welbeck
- Old Bolsover
- Papplewick CP
- Pentrich CP
- Pilsley