South Kirkby and Moorthorpe walks

Easy walk from Henswmorth Bypass to Anglers Country Park using mostly Wakefield Way.

Nice walk from South Elmsall to Hemsworth Bypass passing by fields, hills and parks.

A short circular walk from Upton Country Park car park.

A short circular walk from Upton Country Park car park.

A short circular walk from Upton Country Park car park.

Thorpe Audlin to South Elmsall Station using mostly Wakefield Way.

A circular walk around Ackworth. You'll pass The Dando Way, Brackenhill Quarries, Constitution Hill, Hessle Hall and Water Mill.

Nice walk from Anglers Country Park to Notton passing by wood, hill and dam.

The Wakefield Way is a 70 mile walk around the Wakefield Metropolitan District. It takes the walker through attractive undulating countryside of fields and woodland, stretches of water, country estates, charming villages and unexpected views. The walk visits places of historical interest and sites of Wakefield’s industrial past.

An easy, circular walk, mainly on roadside pavements and good footpaths with some field side grass walking.

Nice walk with superb views of the East Pennines from the top of Windmill Hill.

Much of the walk takes place over an area of restored opencast mineral workings.

Lovely walk from Purston Park to Castle Syke Hill.

A short and easy circular walk around Featherstone Library.

A short walk around a playing field in Featherstone.

A short and easy circular walk from Featherstone Library.

A quick and lovely walk to (re)discover Featherstone.

Barnsley and Rotherham may not be amongst the first places to spring to mind when planning a walk. However the area has many attractive rural locations including one of the country's finest houses, Wentworth Woodhouse, which is passed on this walk. The house featured in the TV series "The Country House Revealed" which visited stately homes not open to the public.