Bluebells, King's Wood
Date: Wednesday, 30th April 2025
Start time: 10:15
Grade: Easy
Distance: 5.0 miles
Walk description
Today’s walk is a ‘Bluebell’ woodland walk starting at Elsecar Heritage Centre. We walk along the canal and then in and around Simon and King’s Woods, where hopefully we will see the bluebells in their full glory. We then take tracks across fields and uphill over a couple of styles into Wentworth and up to the church. It’s then all downhill through the hamlet of Barrow, down Mill Lane and Burying Lane, around Elsecar Reservoir and back to the Heritage Centre.
Meeting point and parking
Meeting point: Car Park, Elsecar Heritage Centre, Wentworth Road, Elsecar, Barnsley, South Yorkshire.
Parking: As above. Please park with consideration to pedestrians and other road users.
GPS Coordinates: 53.4931521, -1.4215279
Grid Reference: SK 38476 99761
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Nearest Postcode: S74 8EP
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