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Get Together Friday - The Story of Pleasley Pit

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Overview

Open to all. Meet up and enjoy and illustrated talk by Nevill Buckle on The History of Pleasley Pit for its opening in 1873 to its closure in 1983 and its reinvention as a Visitor Centre and Nature Reserve. Free entry, refreshments served; donations to the charity The Pleasley Pit Trust.

Organiser:
Mary M.
Website:
https://derbyshiredalesramblers.org.uk

Meeting point

Grid reference:
SK 27300 63001
Nearest postcode:
DE4 2GW
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Darley Dale Methodist Church Hall, Darley Road North, Darley Dale, Matlock; free parking.

Upcoming walks with Derbyshire Dales Group

canal

Cromford Meadows, Cromford Canal and Bow Wood - Booking required

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
A recent walk

Ashbourne, Agnes Meadow, Bradley & Sturston

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
Bridge

Hassop Station Extra Leisurely Walk

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.0 miles
Pleasely Pit 1

PLEASLEY PIT and PLEASLEY VALE (Booking required)

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 miles
A group of Ramblers at Edgetop

From New Mills to Hayfield and Cracken Edge

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.0 miles
Thorpe Cloud from Ilam Park

Thorpe, Ilam, Tissington and Bradbourne - Please BOOK

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
14.0 miles
Ramblers getting ready to move off

The Cheshire Matterhorn

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
Canal

Cromford and Bonsall - Booking required

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 miles
A recent walk

Darley Bridge, Oaker, Snitterton & Wensley

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.0 miles
Trees and river

Darley Bridge - Extra Leisurely Walk

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.0 miles
Bamford Edge

Bamford- Bradwell and Shatton Moor

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.5 miles
View of hills from Hollinsclough

Hollinsclough for Flash and Axe Edge

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.0 miles
Fancy Dam at Ladygrove

Darley Dale and Sydnope

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
Market Hall

Elton, Gratton Dale and Winster

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
A recent walk

Axe Edge, Three Shires Head & Knotbury

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.0 miles
Reservoir

Kirk Ireton Extra Leisurely walk

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.0 miles
River Bradford 1

Middleton by Youlgreave

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
Ramblers walking on Derwent Edge through heather

Cutthroat Bridge for Win Hill and Derwent Moors

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
13.0 miles
Lathkill Dale

Limestone Country and Lathkill Dale

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
9.0 miles
River Soar

Normanton on Soar circular using the Chain Ferry - Booking required

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
A recent walk

New Plantation, Sheldon & Taddington

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
12.0 miles
River

Alstonefield and Dovedale Extra Leisurely Walk

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.0 miles
Thor's Cave

Wetton- Thor's Cave spectacular

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
The limestone valley of Lathkill Dale

Monyash for Lathkill Dale and Arbor Low

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.9 miles
Moorland walk with Ramblers

Dennis Knoll to Redmires

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
9.0 miles
Fields

Elton for Robin Hood's Stride, Birchover and Winster - Booking required

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 miles
A recent walk

Longshaw, White Edge & Froggatt Edge

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.0 miles
Canal

Lea Gardens - Extra Leisurely Walk

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.0 miles
River Wye limestone dale

Tideswell and the Limestone Way

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.5 miles
Dovedale and Baley Hill

From Ilam to Milldale and Thorpe Pasture

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
12.0 miles
Derbyshire countryside

Firestone to Belper

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
Woods

The Eastern Edges of Big Moor - Booking Required

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
A recent walk

Winster, Ible, Longcliffe & Aldwark

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.0 miles
Hills

Extra leisurely walk from Calver Sough

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.0 miles
Derwent

Calver

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
View from Kinder

Mam Nick, Edale and Kinder Scout

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
Misty walk on moorland

Axe Edge

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.5 miles
river

Darley Bridge, Snitterton and Oaker

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
A recent walk

Grindleford, Upper Padley, Derwent Valley, Eyam Moor & Millstone Edge

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.0 miles
Houses

Extra leisurely walk from Cromford

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.0 miles
Ashover Amber Valley

Ashover Adventure

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
Burbage Rocks

Pym Chair for Windgather Rocks and the Gritstone Trail

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
12.0 miles
Manifold Valley walk

Manifold Valley Area

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
9.3 miles
Chrome and Parkhouse Hills

Earl Sterndale, Dowel Dale, Hollinsclough, and Glutton Bridge - Booking required

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.3 miles
A recent walk

Ashford in the Water Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
Red berries

Extra leisurely walk from Little Eaton

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.0 miles
Crich Stand 1

Holloway via Crich to the Cromford Canal

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
Stepping stones in Chee Dale

A walk through the Dales - Deep Dale, Millers Dale, Chee Dale

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.0 miles
Monsal Head Viaduct

Monsal Dale

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.5 miles
Walkers

Grindon for Wetton Mill and Butterton - Booking required

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
A recent walk

Monyash, Deep Dale, Great Shacklow Wood, Magpie Mine & Lathkill Dale

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.0 miles
leaves

Extra leisurely walk from Hathersage

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.0 miles
Ilam Hall

Ilam Hall

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.2 miles
A view of fields around Chelmorton

Earl Sterndale, Chelmorton and Brierlow

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
High Peak Junction, Cromford Canal

Lea, Riber and High Tor

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
bridge

Bakewell for Edensor - Booking required

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 miles
A recent walk

Illam, Manifold Trail, Thorpe, Lin Dale, Hall Dale & Castern Hall

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
leaves

Extra leisurely walk from Great Longstone

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.0 miles
Stanton Moor

Rowsley to Stanton Moor Adventure

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
River through Millers Dale

Peak Forest

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.0 miles
Longshaw Estate view

Longshaw and Moors

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.5 miles
church

Lower Lumsdale for Hearthstone, Lea and Dethick

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 miles
A recent walk

Lower Lumsdale, Hearthstone, Lea & Detick

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
village

Extra leisurely walk from Ashover

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.0 miles
Pilsbury Castle

Hartington-Pilsbury Castle adventure

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
Walking to Winster village

Winster

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
Middle Moor, Hayfield

Mount Famine and Kinderlow End

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
9.0 miles
Autumn leaves

Holymoorside Adventure (BOOKING REQUIRED)

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
A recent walk

Rowsley, Congreave & Robin Hood's Stride

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
leaves

Extra leisurely walk from Wirksworth

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.0 miles
A view of Willersley castle at Cromford

Ambergate Circuit (Faster Pace)

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
13.0 miles
Thorpe1

Thorpe and the Tissington Trail

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
A limestone dale with water flowing through

Biggin Local Hills and Dales

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
Dove Dale and Baley Hill

Dove Dale Skyline

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.8 miles
berries

Bradwell Moor and Castleton - Booking required

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 miles
A recent walk

Amber Valley Circuit

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
12.0 miles
reservoir

Extra leisurely walk - Carsington Water

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
3.5 miles
On Burbage Moor

Longshaw: Dark Peak Adventure (Booking required)

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.2 miles
Footpath from Elton village

Birchover

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
12.0 miles
Bonsall Village Cross

Matlock, Bonsall and Snitterton

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.5 miles
bridge

Youlgreave for Lathkill Dale and Bradford Dale

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 miles
A recent walk

Derwent Valley Circuit

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.0 miles

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking
Join now for just £3.42 per month
Register for an account for FREE