Walks – May 2026

Prospective new members are welcome on our walks , but we ask that you contact us beforehand and take a look at our frequently asked questions page.

Sunday 3rd May: Rowsley – Lees Moor – Edensor – Chatsworth – Calton Lees

8 miles – Start at 10:30am from the Peacock Hotel in Rowsley – Walk leader Vaughan.

Sunday 10th May: Hawksworth – Flintham – Screveton

9.2 miles (just 60m ascent) – Start at 10:30am from the church at Hawksworth – SK 753 434 – NG13 9DE – ///cages.offline.clincher – Lunch at picnic tables outside Velo Verde eco farm café (refreshments and toilets) – Walk leader Paul G.

Sunday 17th May:  Birchen Edge – White Edge – Froggatt Edge – Curbar Edge – Baslow Edge

9.6 miles – Start at 10:30am from the Robin Hood Inn, just off the A619 east of Baslow – DE45 1PQ – SK 281 721 – ///enabling.supposes.bleaching – Don’t park in the pub car park – There is a National Trust Car park at the side – Pay & display, but free to NT members – You can also park for free in the field opposite – Picnic lunch – Drinks in the Inn after the walk – Walk leader Judy.

Tuesday 19th May: Shipley – Derby Lodge – Mapperley Reservoir – The Bungalow – Whiteleys Plantation – Visitor Centre (Footloose Extra)

8 miles – Start at 10:30am from Pit Lane in Shipley – Off the A6007 between Ilkeston and Heanor – On street parking – SK 44913 44565 – DE75 7JL – ///Gallons.Smooth.Crisp – Picnic lunch at Mapperley Reservoir (toilets available) – There is a garden centre with a café just around the corner from Pit lane – Walk leader Steve C.

Sunday 24th May: Church Warsop – Gleadthorpe Plantation – Robin Hood Way – Norton – Mill Hill – Oakfield Plantation

8.4 miles – Start at 10:30am from the car park in Church Warsop, situated between the river bridge and the prominent church on the left-hand side of the A60 when travelling north – SK 568 686 – NG20 0SW – ///culminate.inefficient.stocks – Picnic lunch – Walk leader Jim.

Sunday 31st May: Nether Langwith – Creswell Crags – Holbeck

9 miles – Start at 10:30am from the Jug and Glass Inn at Nether Langwith – On road parking off the A632 – NG20 9EW – SK 535 705 – ///truck.washable.thick – Picnic lunch at Creswell Crags, where there are toilets – Walk leader Steve C.