Albert T Smith   10 #37 Posted February 2, 2007 I hope that the weather remains fine and you all have a good enjoyable walk. I'm not with you, because I've got a rotten cold and don't want to give anyone else it. I hope that some digital photos are taken for happy memories. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Nooka   10 #38 Posted February 2, 2007 I will catch the 88 about 9.25ish on Eccy Road which i think will time it about right for 9.44 at Arundel Gate.  I forgot to ask before but do i need to bring any food/sarnies with me? I am really looking forward to it now, someone told me today that Wortley Park is lovely! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
scoobz   10 #39 Posted February 2, 2007 It's a possibility that I might come, accompanied by one other. What sort of time are you looking to get back to High Green do you reckon?  I would imagine that it`ll be around 3.30-4.00, if we stop for @ an hour 1/2 way along. There will also lots of stops en route for views, and to have a look at the Hall too probably. This will be more of a stroll than a hike incidentally Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
scoobz   10 #40 Posted February 2, 2007 I will catch the 88 about 9.25ish on Eccy Road which i think will time it about right for 9.44 at Arundel Gate.  I forgot to ask before but do i need to bring any food/sarnies with me? I am really looking forward to it now, someone told me today that Wortley Park is lovely!  That sounds like the right bus Nooka. Wortley Park and Hall are really nice, with good views all the way past Barnsley on one side and across to Wharncliffe Crags on the other. Regarding food, its up to you whether you bring some sarnies or not. There`s a cafe and a pub at Wortley where some people will buy food, whereas other people will take their own. On last weeks walk I took some sarnies with me, but ended up eating them for my tea at home cos I got something in the pub we stopped at! This is what I`m going to do again tomorrow. Confused even more now I bet aren`t you? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
metalman   21 #41 Posted February 2, 2007 I would imagine that it`ll be around 3.30-4.00, if we stop for @ an hour 1/2 way along. There will also lots of stops en route for views, and to have a look at the Hall too probably. This will be more of a stroll than a hike incidentally  Unfortunately that probably rules us out because I need to be back before that. Maybe we'll have a go at it another day. Is there a map or a walk book with this walk in or is it one you've devised yourself? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
scoobz   10 #42 Posted February 2, 2007 Unfortunately that probably rules us out because I need to be back before that. Maybe we'll have a go at it another day. Is there a map or a walk book with this walk in or is it one you've devised yourself? Thats a shame, all that sunshine and fresh air you`re gonna miss! The walk is one I`ve made up, cos its the area that I live! See you again some time I hope! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
twinky1 Â Â 10 #43 Posted February 2, 2007 If the Countess tea rooms are busy there is also a bar in The Wortley Hall which is open to the public for tea,coffee,alcohol,bar meals etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
purdyamos   10 #44 Posted February 3, 2007 I'm really sorry I didn't make it. I was so looking forward to the walk, and meeting new members. But overnight I became rigid with terrible tension up my back, all through my neck and shoulders, and my head felt like it was trapped in a vice. When I tried to move about I was sick. I hope you all had a great time, and haven't been banned for life from the Countess Tea Rooms. And happy birthday scubz! (even though you weren't answering your phone!) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Godzilla   10 #45 Posted February 3, 2007 Thanks to Scubz for a great walk with lots of variety. The sun kept shining and we had the opportunity to see Wortley Hall close up. The carpet of snowdrops in Wortley Park was really impressive. We finished back at High Green at around 3.45pm; my joints were a little stiff and I've got a blister, but it was a Saturday well spent. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
scoobz   10 #46 Posted February 3, 2007 Great day out enjoyed by all who attended. The weather helped to make it, but the nicest thing for me was the bonhomie of the people present. Great thanks to those who turned up.....Godzilla, Taxman, Bambi, ItIsNow, Nooka, Grissom, and tough tittie to those who couldn`t make it! And just to put these peoples` minds at ease, I have the following `News Update`....... The Walk Leader, having helped less mobile people all day, over stiles, down bankings, and through streams, has sustained no serious injury in his tragic and ungainly mudslide down the treacherous banking encountered close to the return point of the walk! Although putting on a brave face when he encountered a mudslide the length of an alpine run, he characteristically carried on as if nothing had happened, ignoring his mud phobia,and whilst pretending that he was in no great discomfort, he headed for the comfort and reassurance of his Boddington filled respite with gusto! In other words, what a Wally I felt falling arse over tit, getting muddied up to the eyeballs in the process, having spent most part of the day making sure that no-one fell down climbing the many stiles and walls that we encountered during the day! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Godzilla   10 #47 Posted February 3, 2007 And this was a booze free walk! Thanks to Twinky1 for dashing by to say Hello to us as we sat outside The Countess Tearooms. Scubz organised the ordering - by now knowing the form! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
scoobz   10 #48 Posted February 3, 2007 And this was a booze free walk! Thanks to Twinky1 for dashing by to say Hello to us as we sat outside The Countess Tearooms. Scubz organised the ordering - by now knowing the form!  Oops, sorry, I forgot to mention Twinky1. What a surprise that was to have a member of the public accost 7 innocent cafe wallers at the Wortley Countess Tea Rooms with the words "Are you Sheffield Forum members?" Was a great shock, almost seemed like we had an invisible big-finger pointing at us, stating "Sheffield Forum people here!" Seriously, thanks a bunch Twinky for seeking us out, maybe you`ll join us on a walk some time? As you could see, none of us have two heads or anything! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...