1991 - 2024
Come rain or shine, we have been walking for 33 Years!
Sunday 16th February, 2025: Tissington & Eaton Dale. Walk leader: Deborah
We start in Tissington which is a picturesque Estate Village, five miles north of the market town of Ashbourne. Tissington Hall - a central attraction in the village – was built in 1609 by Francis FitzHerbert to replace the moated fortification that guarded the Norman Church of St Mary’s in the centre of the village. The post code for directions is DE6 1PA. The What3words link is: https://w3w.co/dove.aged.lilac Meet for a prompt 10.30 start in the pay and display car park in Tissington where there are also toilets. Parking costs for the day is £4.75 (card & cash) or £5.15 (Ringo). Don’t park on the bank opposite the Hall as this is 2 hours free only and you will get a ticket. The walk is a 8.2 miles, with one steep climb around an hour in, and another long but steady climb later in the walk, but otherwise a bit of up and down and flat, on good trails including an old disused railway track. There are quite a few stone squeeze stiles, and about 4 stone step and wooden stiles, but none too high or difficult. A few fields have grazing sheep and one has a very quiet horse, so dogs on leads for those bits. The areas leading up to gates can be very wet and muddy, so sticks are helpful then, but otherwise not needed. We head away from Tissington through the Norman Church of St Mary’s yard and over some fields to join a track that leads us over the old railway line and into rolling hills. The trail follows the Limestone Way into Parwich. We will stop just beyond here for an early lunch (after which the Notts HD lite group will head off in a different direction) and then out towards Alsop Moor, where we join up with the Tissington Trail on the disused railway, to work our way back to Tissington. The scenery is less diverse (mostly rolling hills) but has great long views over the numerous valleys and is very quiet, so good for walking and talking. NOTTINGHAM HD LITE WALK There is also a mapped shorter 4 mile route, where after lunch, you return to Tissington over a couple of hills, before joining the end of the longer route. We will print out maps and bring those on the day, but if you want to check it out before hand, email us and we'll send you the OS maps link to the route. There is only one place for refreshments but Herbert's Tea Rooms is rather pricy and closes at 3.30pm so we are not sure we will get back in time, and it might be wise to bring a flask for a post walk drink. There's also the Sycamore Inn at Parwich which is 3.8 miles away (11 mins by car) for those wanting to be able to rest and have a cuppa before heading home. We look forward to seeing you there Notts HD New to Nottingham HD?
For those of you who have not walked with us before, we normally bring a packed lunch and walk for around 4 - 4.5 hours, with some people stopping for tea & refreshments afterwards. What to bring If you are new, you might want to read what you need to bring (food, drink, clothing) and a bit more general information about the walks on our general info page on this site. Come for a hike with us...?WELCOME TO OUR WALKS
We're a friendly group of lesbians who meet every month, usually every third Sunday. We normally walk 6-8 miles in the Peak District, Leicestershire or Nottinghamshire, and always end with a tea shop or pub! The group has been active for over 30 years and all the walks are led by volunteers. See our walks list and join us next time. Links to other walking groupsThere are other lesbian waking groups based in the Midlands and Peak District, including Sheffield, Derby and Peak Rufties. You can find their contact details are on our links and events page
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