| Day | Saturday |
| Date | 01/03/2025 |
| Start Time | 10:00 am |
| Walk Name | Chatsworth views and riverside |
| Description | This is practically the last chance to park for free at Chatsworth House this year before free car parking ends on 12th March. This is a fairly easy walk with lovely views on a clear day. From Chatsworth, we head to Edensor and a constant uphill to our tea stop near Ballcross Farm. Then we head across Calton Pastures, into Manners Wood and it’s all downhill to Rowsley where we stop for lunch. Please bring a picnic lunch. The Post Office / shop at Rowsley is happy for us to sit on their benches outside for lunch as long as you buy a cup of tea / cake from the shop. After lunch we head back to Chatsworth along the Derwent Valley Heritage Way by the river. Drink at the end in the newly refurbished Stables cafe at Chatsworth. Toilets at Chatsworth and also at the Peak Village Shopping Centre at Rowsley |
| Walk Leader | Lucia C |
| Notify | Please text 07790820831 by 6pm the day before to sign up |
| Start Point | Chatsworth House car park |
| Start Point Details | Chatsworth House car park. Chatsworth House. Car parking is free. Meet outside the Stables building. If travelling through Baslow by sat nav, you will see the Golden Gates into Chatsworth. These are for authorised access only, so please continue through Baslow and follow the brown signs for the public entrance to Chatsworth on the B6012. What3Words - //paddle.tiredness.glares |
| Grid Reference | SK 2598 7030 - nearest postcode: DE45 1PP |
| Grade | A2 |
| Distance | 9 miles |
| Additional Information | Please bring cash if you think you might like to buy some home made jam or other goodies from the stall in Edensor village. Buses go to Chatsworth from Sheffield (218), Chesterfield (170) and Matlock (160). If you plan to come by bus, please check the times as they aren’t that frequent (hourly or less). Dogs on a short lead please. |
| Dog Friendly | yes |
| Map | Click for Streetmap of start point Click for Google map of start point |