Nelson's Three Ships, Birchen Edge, Robin Hood, Derbyshire
Date: Sunday, 25th February 2024
Start time: 10:00
Grade: Moderate
Distance: 7.5 miles
Walk description
From the car park, we make our way onto Birchen Edge to admire the views across Clod Hall Moor. We’ll visit Nelson’s monument and his three ships moored nearby. We then walk towards Big Moor, turning back at onto Eaglestone Flat, past Wellington’s Monument, down to Baslow and returning to the car park through the Chatsworth Estate passing Chatworth House and the hunting tower.
This walk promises great scenery and a resident red deer herd if we are lucky.
Meeting point and parking
Meeting point: Birchen Edge Car Park, B6050, Robin Hood nr. Baslow, Derbyshire.
Parking: Birchen Edge Car Park next to the Robin Hood pub on the A619/B6050 junction between Chesterfield and Baslow. This is pay and display, but free for blue badge holders and RSPB or National Trust members.
GPS Coordinates: 53.2454952, -1.5813446
Grid Reference: SK 28035 72134
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Nearest Postcode: DE45 1PU
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