The Peak District Walking Festival – April 23 to May 8 2011
The Peak District Walking Festival is one of the largest and most varied festivals in the country, with more than 100 walks led by expert and knowledgeable guides, from National Park Rangers and archaeologists to ecologists and ghost hunting experts! All ages and abilities are catered for and as well as new challenges like rock climbing or caving, you'll be able to take part in guided cycle rides.
The Peak District's Historic Border Country Walking Festival – May 14 to 22 2011
The Peak District's Historic Border Country sits between the Peak District to the west and Sherwood Forest to the east and has some of the best unspoilt and undiscovered countryside, which you'll be able to explore in the Festival. The programme includes many guided walks to suit all ages and abilities, including the ‘Longest Walk on the Longest Day' – a 34 mile walk which circumnavigates Chesterfield, keeping the spire in view most of the time.
Footsteps in the Forest: The National Forest Walking Festival – May 21 to June 1 2011
The National Forest Walking Festival has a great range of short, medium and long guided walks across the varied landscape of The National Forest. Discover canals, rural villages, reservoirs and woodlands and hear fascinating facts about the wildlife and local heritage of this beautiful area. Led by local enthusiasts who are keen to show visitors around the area, there is something for everyone, whatever your interest and abilities.
Autumn Footprints: the Amber Valley and Erewash Walking Festival September 10 to 25 2011
Autumn Footprints includes a wide variety of walks from between one and fifteen miles and covers themes such as natural history, local heritage, rivers and canals or towns and villages and map reading. The programme will be available from mid-summer 2010.
Derby Walking Festival – September 17 to October 15 2011
The compact friendly city of Derby is steeped with fascinating history, a vibrant culture and rich heritage providing the perfect setting for this festival.
More information at www.visitpeakdistrict.com
Here are some websites offering a variety of walks.
1.Walking Britain contains many Peak District walks which include Deepdale, Peak Forest, Upper Dovedale, the edges above Baslow, Axe Edge and Three Shire's Head, and Hathersage Moor.
2.Walking the White Peak Offers a variety of walks in thw White Peak from 3 to 14 miles and include Froggatt, Longshaw and Padley Gorge, Long Dale, Monsal, Lathkill and Alstonefield and Wolfscote Dale.
3.Transpeak Walks TRANSPEAK WALKS is a 'not for profit' voluntary group which organises "free to the public" guided walks in The Peak District. We specialise in linear Station to Station walks, concentrating on The Hope Valley (Manchester - Sheffield), Buxton & Glossop railway lines.
4. Guided walks and events -
We have walks and events suitable for everyone and many are accessible by public transport. Choose your walk by browsing through the calendar or use the search section below if you have specific requirements.
5. Peak Tours is the Peak Districts leading cycling tours company & the only company which provides a cycle hire & delivery service. Peak Tours also offers a range of walking tours throughout the Peak District. For more information see Peak Tours
6. Derbyshire Family Rambling
- a group of the Ramblers' Association
Derwent Valley Heritage Way was opened in April 2003, a new 55-mile linear walk which runs from
Ladybower Reservoir in the north - through
some of the area's richest natural landscape
and industrial heritage - to Derwent Mouth,
where the river Derwent flows into the Trent,
in the south.
Highlights along the way include
the scenic stretch of the river between
Hathersage and Grindleford, the Chatsworth
Estate, the spectacular limestone cliffs at
Matlock Bath and the Derbyshire cradle of the
Industrial Revolution, the Derwent Valley
Mills World Heritage Site, where the factory
system was born.
More information and a map of the route can be found at Walking The Derwent Valley Heritage Way
The Countryside and Rights of Way Bill of 2000 (CRow) gave you the right to walk across 'access land' in England and Wales. There are clear limitations, however. It only applies to clearly defined mountains, moors, heaths, downs and registered common land. It only applies to walkers and not to cyclists or horse riders. There are exclusions, too - on cultivated land for example. Access land can also be closed off by landowners for up to 28 days a year, and closed for routine management like heather burning, to protect wildlife, for defence reasons and for safety reasons.
Significantly, dogs must be kept on leads between 1st March and 31st July and always in the vicinity of livestock. In addition, you can be excluded from grouse moors and fields during lambing if you have a dog.
External LInks
www.roaches.org.uk - Walks and information on the Roaches
