By Rambler ‘Sough’ is the lead miner’s term for the method of draining water from a mine. One of the...
By Rambler ‘Sough’ is the lead miner’s term for the method of draining water from a mine. One of the...
There are many enigmatic remains throughout the Peak District; stone circles, cairns and burial mounds were left by people who...
Opening my latest copy of WALK DERBYSHIRE the seventh no less, I realised that the first walk in the guide...
Starting from a popular pub, the Barrel Inn, which is the focal point of the hamlet of Bretton, a small...
Deepdale you may ask, for the name doesn’t appear on any Ordnance Survey map? Now better known as Dale Abbey,...
As a few members of my brood have a nought at the end of their birthdates this year, we decided...
The A52 Derby to Ashbourne road passes through some of the gentlest rural countryside in Derbyshire. Tiny villages little changed...
I am indebted to Amber Valley Group of the Ramblers Association, as it is they who first planned this interesting...
This short walk skirts the rapidly expanding western boundary of Derby enjoying some of the fine surrounding countryside, and returns...
This winter’s walk is one of my favourites, both in summer as well as winter. I can see Riber Castle...

An all-day, free party to celebrate Sadler Gate returns to Derby this summer after last year’s event attracted hundreds of...

Derby Book Festival welcomes Children’s Laureate, Frank Cottrell Boyce, to their annual Meet the Author event for primary schools next...

St. Peter’s Church, Derbyshire, DE56 1EB Saturday 27th June 2026 Join Derbyshire’s No.1 brass band, Derwent Brass, for a spectacular...

Francis Rossi’s ‘Songbook: Quo – Past, Present, Future’ tour is coming to Derby on Sunday 4th April 2027. Due to...

The Cathedral Quarter Hotel, a Grade II listed landmark in Derby, has opened its diary for couples dreaming of tying...
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