The Penistone Line-Walks Programme

The walks are intended to encourage people to use the train to see some of Yorkshire's finest scenery. Join us for an enjoyable day out and learn about the history of the Penistone Line and its surroundings. Bring along a flask and sandwiches for the all day walks. Good footwear and waterproofs are recommended. All walks are at an easy pace, accompanied children are welcome. Please have your dog on a lead.

Please note:
A) On our usual linear walks, which start at one Penistone Line station and finish at another, it is cheaper to buy a return ticket to the more distant station, rather than purchase two single tickets.

B) All our walks are carefully planned, but we must point out that you are responsible for your own safety.

The walks program will be added to this page as details become available.

Bank Holiday Monday, May 5th - Mills and Hills
We shall head south following wooded riverside paths that link the gritstone mills that are such a feature of this part of West Yorkshire; then it's up and over the hills, with extensive views if the weather favours us, to finish at Shepley.
Start         10.40am, Brockholes station
Finish       Shepley station
Trains      Huddersfield 10.13; Sheffield 9.36,
Distance   8 - 9 miles
Leader     Liz Colquhoun

Friday 16th May - Friday 16th May The Choice is Yours!
A circular walk from Shepley with a simple deviation creating an alternative linear walk to Stocksmoor.
Start         6.45pm from Shepley railway station.
Finish      Shepley or Stocksmoor.
Distance 3 to 4miles.
Trains      6.22pm from Huddersfield. 5.36pm from Sheffield.
Leader    John Sykes.

Saturday 17th May - Moss Valley in Bloom
We return to this secluded valley on Sheffield's outskirts to enjoy it's renowned display of spring flowers. It's one of the city's best kept secrets, so keep it to yourself & we will have the valley to ourselves.
Start          9.50am rear entrance to Sheffield station for tram to outskirts
Finish        Tram stop for return to Sheffield station
Trains        8.10 from Huddersfield, 8.58 from Barnsley 8.27 from Lincoln
Distance    8 miles
Leader      John Harker

Sunday 18th May - Afternoon Amble
This one off Sunday event will see us enjoying the spring flowers & woodlands in the Barnsley countryside. Enjoy a lie in & a late breakfast before getting your week's allocation of exercise in one afternoon.
Start         12.15pm at Dodworth station
Finish       Silkstone Common station
Trains       11.19 from Huddersfield 11.39 from Sheffield 12.06 from Barnsley
Distance 6 miles
Leader     John Harker

Saturday June 7th 2008   - Rother Ramble !
A pleasant walk on good footpaths through Rother Valley Country Park, Norwood, Harthill finishing on the Cuckoo Way.
Start        9.55 am Woodhouse station
Finish      Kiveton Park.
Trains      Lincoln 08.27, Meadowhall 09.33, Sheffield 09.44 to Woodhouse
                Huddersfield 08.10, Barnsley 08.58, then 09.44 to Woodhouse
Distance 11 miles.
Leader     David Cook

Saturday 21st June - Midsummer Meanderings
A walk that starts amongst the throngs of Saturday shoppers but quickly rises to the heights of Castle Hill, as we leave the madding crowds behind. We are heading south, high above the Holme Valley before we have to return to earth on the longest day of the year.
Start         9.50am Huddersfield station at Harold Wilson's statue
Finish       Stocksmoor station
Trains       7.04 from Lincoln; 8.36 from Sheffield; 9.01 from Barnsley
Distance 9 miles
Leader     John Harker

Saturday July 5th 2008 - Crossing The Megawatt Valley - again !
Across to North Nottinghamshire for a delightful walk along part of the “Cuckoo Way”, Clarborough Hill’s wonderful green lanes then via North Wheatley & over the River Trent into the market town of Gainsborough.
Start       10.30am Retford station.
Finish     Gainsborough Lea Road.
Train       Meadowhall 09.33, Sheffield 09.44, Lincoln 09.27 to Retford
               Huddersfield 08.10, Barnsley 08.58,then 09.44 to Retford
Distance 11 miles.
Leader    Stuart Parker

Saturday July 19th 2008 - “Have You Met Our Jo ?!”
A walk from Barnsley to Chapeltown with options.
Start        9.30am Barnsley station.
Finish      Chapeltown
Trains      Huddersfield 08.10, Sheffield 08.36, Meadowhall 08.42
Distance 12 miles.
Leader    Pete Watson

Saturday Augest 2nd 2008 - A Summer Stroll !
Taking in old woodland & parts of the new South Yorkshire Forest with it’s fresh plantations.
Start:        9.15am Silkstone Common station.
Finish       Wombwell
Trains      Huddersfield 08.10,Sheffield 08.36, Meadowhall 08.42, Barnsley 09.01
Distance 10 miles.
Leader     Joy Rawlings

Saturday September 6th - New Life for a Branch Line
The old Meltham branch line is going to become a Greenway - and work has already started. Let's go and look! We walk out to Meltham, seeing as much of the old route as possible, then it's buses back to Huddersfield or on to Honley on foot for trains home.
Start          09.45am, Lockwood station (Huddersfield)
Finish        Meltham or Honley
Trains        Sheffield 8.36; 09.13 Huddersfield, 7.04 from Lincoln
Distance    5 or 9 miles
Leader      Liz Colquhoun

Saturday 15th November - A Trek To A Tunnel, A Tickle and A Tom
A new leader takes us through a pretty woodland, open countryside, a holly covered trail, riverside walks with ancient packhorse route, and cold turkey.
Start        9.15 Silkstone Common Station
Finish      Silkstone Common Station
Trains      Sheffield 08.36; Barnsley 09.01; Huddersfield 08.10 Lincoln 07.04
Distance 10/11 miles.
Leader   Geoff Ryder.

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