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The Walk

with Rambler

• From the car park turn left and left again at the road junction .
• Walk down the road as far as the church and turn right beyond the far gate .
• Follow a short drive , past houses and out on to a footpath . Follow this , beside the school playing field until it reaches Butts Road .
• Turn right along the road and follow it , past modern houses and a converted chapel . Go with the road over Marsh Brook and climb towards Kelstedge .
• Cross the Chesterfield / Matlock road ( A632 ).
• Walk along narrow Kelstedge Lane for about a mile and a half , ignoring side lanes , left or right until you reach a ‘ T ’ junction beside an old chapel .
• Turn right at the chapel and walk uphill past a couple of farms and then slightly downhill along Cullumbell Lane into the hamlet of Uppertown
The old school in Uppertown has been converted into a cosy village hall where concerts are held every other month or two , ranging from folk music to rock and roll . Look out for details in images ‘ Coming Events ’. A stone bench outside the village hall makes an ideal place to enjoy a fl ask of coffee around mid-morning .
• Continue for about a quarter of a mile along the lane past a converted farm house .
• Turn right along Buntingfield Lane and follow it for about half a mile past a couple of farms .
• At the junction of four lanes , take the second on the left and walk gently uphill along Hardwick Lane as far as the main road . Turn right here .
• Facing oncoming traffic , walk down the main road for about two hundred yards . Cross over and turn left along the un-named side lane .
• Walk down to a ‘ T ’ junction and turn right along Bath Lane , past a converted farmhouse of that unexplained name .
• Ignore the lane bearing left beyond the house and continue along what is now Cripton Lane .
• Ignoring side roads left and right , follow the road which has now become Moor Road , past the public toilets and into the centre of Ashover where its welcoming pubs await tired walkers .
Useful Information
4½miles ( 7.25km ) of easy walking along surfaced country lanes , with one short footpath at the start of the walk . It can be extended by links with nearby footpaths . Recommended map : Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Outdoor Leisure Map , Sheet 24 . The White Peak Area . Public Transport . Stagecoach X17 service from Matlock or Chesterfield stops at Kelstedge on the A632 where the walk can be joined . Car parking ( free ) next to the village hall . Refreshments . Three pubs all serving excellent food lie within 200 yards of each other in Ashover and one at Kelstedge .

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