View Full Version : Saturday walk, 20th September, Bakewell


scoobz
13-09-2008, 20:25
Bakewell/Lathkill Dale/Over Haddon Walk Saturday 20th Bakewell 1pm

For those people who find it difficult to get to our Sunday walks (and also for the Sunday walkers of course), here's a Saturday walk in one of the nicest parts of Derbyshire. I've taken the walk from one of the Pat and Peter Tindall books which have given us some really excellent days out this year, and I've no doubts that this one will be just as good as the others.

It's a 6 mile circular walk from Bakewell which to start with follows the River Wye to Haddon Hall, before climbing up above the fabulous Lathkill Dale to Over Haddon, before returning back down to Bakewell.

There'll be the opportunity to stop just over 1/2 way at The Lathkill Hotel, and I'm certain we'll also visit one of our favourite pubs, The Queens Hotel in Bakewell at the end.

If anybody wants to meet beforehand for a picnic, then they could do so between 12.0 and 12.30 on the grassed area between the road bridge that you use to enter Bakewell, and the new pedestrian walkway over the river, which links the town to the cattle market area. This area will also be the official meeting place for the start of the walk.

For anyone wanting to use public transport, the 218 leaves Sheffield Interchange at 11.35, arriving at Bakewell at 12.20.

Please note, there will still be a Sunday walk next week as normal, details of which will be posted in the next day or two.

Hippiechick3
14-09-2008, 17:22
Sorry to miss this one - will be at another festival.

inkie
14-09-2008, 18:48
Sounds good to us. And give Mr Inkie chance to try out his new rucksacks and bumbags:P

Tallyman
14-09-2008, 22:15
Sorry, won't be able to make this - am off to spend a day driving steam engines!

Hope to make the one on Sunday 21st though - Tallygirl and I both have new stuff to try out :D

Hemlock
16-09-2008, 18:01
The Hemlocks will be in Bakewell at the bebinning & end of this walk - if plan A goes to plan!
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logiebaird
17-09-2008, 17:48
can anyone who knows the starting point offer or accept a lift from Hillsbro - to Walk start point ?

scoobz
17-09-2008, 19:35
can anyone who knows the starting point offer or accept a lift from Hillsbro - to Walk start point ?

Well, speaking on behalf of the people I know are going, 2 car loads are full of people and camping gear, and the other one is just full of people!
Quite a few people are on holiday or got other plans it seems at the moment, so I'm afraid that it just looks like us few on this one.

logiebaird
17-09-2008, 23:53
Is this a campy outy - ?

If so from when to when and what are site details ?

scoobz
21-09-2008, 17:58
Great walk in beautiful weather. Over Haddon is a lovely little village with a pub, the Lathkilldale Hotel, which has one of the nicest outlooks of any pub in the Peak District. Some smashing views altogether on this walk, which covered the bottom end of Lathkilldale, before taking us back into Bakewell and the Queens Arms, with its' wonderful sofas - much needed after an afternoons exercise in 70f temperatures!

scoobz
21-09-2008, 18:30
Is this a campy outy - ?

If so from when to when and what are site details ?

Sorry, only just spotted this post, obviously after the event.

The camping "outy" ( www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=384135 ) was posted weeks ago, just after the last one, giving everybody almost 5 weeks to state their intentions and make the necessary arrangements.

scoobz
21-09-2008, 18:33
Inkie - clear your PM box please!