The A52 Derby to Ashbourne road passes through some of the gentlest rural countryside in Derbyshire. Tiny villages little changed...
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...
Izaak Walton, seventeenth century author of ‘The Campleat (sic) Angler – The Contemplative Man’s Recreation’ would have been familiar with...
Once Duke William was crowned as King of England following the Battle of Hastings, it took several years before the...
There are not many walks claiming to start downhill, but this one does (although the height lost must be regained...
This month’s walk has a little bit of archaeology thrown in for good measure. All it takes is a strong...
Here is a walk through some of the historical countryside surrounding the plague village of Eyam, a village where the...
Here is a walk through history – from medieval times through the industrial revolution to the present day. Starting at...

by Maxwell & Carole Craven Having basked in the remoteness and sequestered lanes of Harehill and Muselane, we were much...

by Brian Spencer Pennine Way walkers almost at the southern end of their epic trek from Edale to Kirk Yetholm...

by Maxwell Craven People often quite reasonably assume that Derby’s Market Place was the original historic core of the borough,...

A noticeable trend has emerged in recent years – the rise in popularity of outdoor living. To some extent the pandemic...