Category: Short Walks

Ten walkers braved the pessimistic weather forecast on Thursday September 24th. We started from St Mary’s Church Greasley which is Grade II listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as it is a building of special architectural or historic interest.

By the time we set off at 10am the rain had stopped and, after a look at the grave of Captain Cook’s ship doctor and surgeon, we walked out of the churchyard across field footpaths to cross the Giltbrook stream into Watnall Woods. From there the route was out towards Kimberley then onto Watnall where we took a short detour to view the ‘Holy Well’ on Trough Lane.

We then crossed the main road heading for Narrow Lane past the farm shop to join a footpath to the aptly named Bogend –fortunately there are now duckboards which bridge the ‘bogs’. The footpath emerges at the bottom of Church Lane and a short uphill to our starting point a total distance of an undulating 4.3 miles with some good views.

Next Walk (Covid-19 situation permitting) is Thursday, October 22nd, 2020 – Route TBC

Short Walk Thursday August 27th 2020

Our first official U3A short walk started from the Hucknall tram stop car park (plenty of space currently).
15 members walked in 2 smaller groups with a 30/40m gap between them.

Our route took us through a short section of the Papplewick Green estate before taking the ‘yellow brick’ bridleway alongside the Leen Valley golf course before branching off to the footpath alongside the River Leen which emerges on Papplewick Lane.

The next 2 sections were Moor Pond Wood and Papplewick Dam Wood where we stopped for a group photograph. From 1782 to 1828 the power of the river was harnessed for cotton spinning at Castle Mill .Cutting edge technology in its day. A meander up a gentle slope took us into Papplewick Church for a look around and a drinks stop.
The final section was through Linby village and across to The Ranges, the former Linby Colliery spoil heap, now redeveloped as country/recreational park. At the top there are expansive views in all directions.

Next Walk: Thursday, September 17th, 2020 – details later.

The photograph background is the waterfall at Top Upper Dam. The group are standing apart or in households.

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