BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.0.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2832@bob.guide DTSTART:20260531T090000Z DTEND:20260531T180000Z DTSTAMP:20260404T174603Z URL:https://bob.guide/events/hartington-peak-district-sunday-coach-walk-on -31-may-2026 SUMMARY:Hartington\, Peak District Sunday Coach walk on 31 May 2026 DESCRIPTION:This is a Sunday Coach walk around Harrington in the Peak Dis trictP LEASE NOTE THAT THE DURATION OF THIS EVENT SHOWN ABOVE IS ONLY APPR OXIMATE AND CANNOT BE GUARANTEED\; IT WILL DEPEND ON FACTORS SUCH AS THE W EATHER AND THE WALKING PACE OF THE GROUP.Our Sunday rambles usually have t hree levels of walk\, strenuous (A)\, moderate (B) or leisurely (C)\, led by Birmingham Ramblers group leaders. Join us and enjoy a great day of soc ial walking with our friendly members.Please note: Our walks are often on rough tracks and rights of way through fields\, woodland and hills. Walker s should preferably wear walking boots and other clothing suitable for the weather. Unless otherwise described\, please bring a packed lunch and ref reshments for the day.This Sunday walk has 3 levels of walk:A Walk: 12 mil es\, ~1500 ft total\, ascent 450m.B Walk: 10 miles\, ~1050 ft total ascent (one steep descent).C Walk: Details of distance and ascent will be added when availableWalk leaders:A Walk: Andy BatesB Walk: Peter SearleC Walk: C elia Howell-JonesWalk details:A Walk: This is a circular walk based on Har tington (Peak District). From Hartington we head north west crossing the v alley to then climb up to Sheen Hamlet. From Shen we walk around side of Sheen hill to reach road which we follow until we come to gate of permissi ve path to Sheen Hill\, Sheen hill gives views all around the valley. From Sheen hill we retrace our steps to road and back up it. After a short whi le we turn right and drop down to reach the Manifold trail which we follow to reach village of Longnor. From Longnor we head north east to cross riv er Dove and then we follow the Dove down to Crowdicote and then we reach t he Pilsbury castle hills\, ( motte. and bailey). From here we climb up abo ve valley and head back to Hartington.B Walk: The route starts along a fo otpath south from Hartington village\, crossing rolling fields then enteri ng Morson Wood\, soon joining the River Dove through a gorge. We next take a track (by-way) through fields\, before turning onto a bridleway that cl imbs through Narrowdale\, then follow a footpath through fields to the pre tty village of Alstonefield. After our lunch break on the village green (n ext to The George pub)\, we head east along Lode Lane before turning onto a track that heads NE towards Coldeaton Bridge across the River Dove. (The final descent to the bridge is quite steep\, descending 70m over a horizo ntal distance of about 200m.) We walk beside the river upstream\, then tur n right into Biggindale. We walk the full length of this attractive Dale\, gently climbing all the way to Dale End where we turn left onto Highfield Lane (byway)\, which climbs over a gentle hill before descending to the o utskirts of Hartington.C Walk: Walk details will be added when availableTh ere are a limited number of total places for the walks\, which is set by t he capacity of the coach. Whilst we hope that everyone will be able to be accommodated on their walk of choice\, the allocation of places for each w alk will have to be done on the day. No-one will be expected to walk at a higher grade than they prefer - thus\, for example\, if you prefer the B w alk you will not be asked to join the A walk but may be asked to join the C walk. The booking form allows you to specify your preferred walk.Joining instructionsIt will only be possible to join the walk by coach\, which wi ll be picking up at 09.00 at the layby at the side of St. Chad’s Cathedr al\, Queensway\, Birmingham B4 6EU. Note that this is not the Cathedral ca r park in Shadwell Street\, which has postcode B4 6EY.The coach fare will be £15 with 3 options for payment:Cash on the day in an envelope with you r name and the date of the walk. We are unable to give change for cash pay mentsCheque on the day\, made payable to COBRA\, in an envelope with your name and the date of the walk.Bank transfer in advance of the walkFor paym ent by bank transfer the walk coordinator will contact you about a week in advance of the walk with bank details. For payments on the day\, please p ut the exact fare in an envelope with your name and date of the walk on it \, which will be collected on the coach - unfortunately we are unable to g ive change for the coach fare.Note that you cannot pay the coach fare thro ugh our Eventbrite account. Your booking for the walk will still show £0. 00 but you do have to pay the £15 coach fare on or before the day of the walkBookings for this walk will close at 06.00 on Monday 25 May 2026. If y ou would like to join this walk after the bookings have closed please emai l bhamramblersenquiries@gmail.com to enquire about any late availability f or the walk.============================================================== =====If you have a confirmed ticket:Shortly after bookings have closed the walk coordinator will contact you by email to confirm that you will still be joining us on this walk\; this is needed since there are limited seats on the coach and we like to release any unused places to others who may b e on a waiting list. The coordinator will also give you our bank details i f you have chosen to pay the coach fare by bank transfer. Please check you r email\, including Spam and/or Junk folders\, shortly after bookings have closed for this walk and reply to let us know whether or not you will be still joining the walk.If you have a waiting list ticket:The walk coordina tor will contact you by email shortly before the walk date to let you know if we are able to offer you a place. Please check your email\, including Spam and/or Junk folders\, shortly before the walk date and\, if we are ab le to offer you a place\, reply to let us know whether or not you will be joining the walk.If you find that you are unable to join us after booking a ticket it would be helpful if you let us know by sending an email to bha mramblersenquiries@gmail.com - this will be passed on to the walk leader a nd will prevent any delay to the start of the walk should the leader be wa iting for you. Please note that some walks have a waiting list so tickets are NOT TRANSFERABLE\; if you are unable to join us then please cancel you r place to free it up for someone who may be on the waiting list rather th an sending someone else in your place.General InformationThis is one of se veral walks and activities offered by the Birmingham Ramblers. If you have found this page through a web search or other means and would like to fin d out more about the group then please visit the Birmingham Ramblers web s ite\; new members are always welcome. 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