Walking Britain Wentworth Woodhouse and its follies
Introduction to Walk 2717
County/Area - South Yorkshire
Author - Peter Schofield
Length - 7.5 miles / 12.2 km
Ascent - 575 feet / 174 metres
Time - 4 hours 20 minutes
Grade - easy/mod
Barnsley and Rotherham may not be amongst the first places to spring to mind when planning a walk. However the area has many attractive rural locations including one of the country's finest houses, Wentworth Woodhouse, which is passed on this walk. The house featured in the TV series The Country House Revealed which visited stately homes not open to the public. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description).
Maps | |||
| Ordnance Survey Explorer 278 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer 278 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 111 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 111 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
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Birley Edge & Wharncliffe Wood from Greno Wood
Grade - easy/mod
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Wortley round including Wharncliffe Crags
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 8.1 miles / 13.2 km
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Stainborough Castle, Wentworth Castle & Worsbrough
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 8.9 miles / 14.5 km
6.6 miles / 10.5 km away
High Bradfield from Glen Howe
Grade - moderate
Length - 8.3 miles / 13.5 km
6.8 miles / 10.9 km away
Hillsborough to Bradfield & Loxley Valley
Grade - moderate
Length - 12.6 miles / 20.5 km
7.0 miles / 11.2 km away
Silkstone Circular & Cannon Hall Country Park
Grade - moderate
Length - 10.4 miles / 16.9 km
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Wadsley and Loxley Commons, Sheffield
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 7.9 miles / 12.8 km
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Thurgoland Boundary Walk from Oxspring
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 8.6 miles / 14 km
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Rivelin Valley from Malin Bridge
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 9.7 miles / 15.8 km
Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
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