| Date: 13 April 2002 | Distance: 5½ Miles |
| Map: OS Outdoor Leisure 1 | Source: Teashop Walks in the Peak District |
| Parking: Hathersage | Toilets: Start and on route |
| Refreshments: Longlands Eating House (among others) - A climbers rest if ever there was one. Coffee in mugs, healthy food and cakes cut to look like Stanage Edge itself (I estimated the grade of a scone at Vdiff). | |
It is always nice to stumble across something you did not expect to find, in this case a grave stone believed to belong to Little John (of Robin Hood fame) now housed in the church of St Michaels and All Angels. After this some good walking with a strenuous climb (for a five year old) took us to the level of Stanage Edge. The effort you put in is more than paid back by the views both of the rock face and valleys it overlooks. We found a sheltered spot for lunch by a short scramble down from the top of the rocks. Free entertainment is available watching the climbers whilst you eat. I should point out that this is a dangerous place with many long drops in places and parents should be closely supervised. If in doubt ask a climber to point out the safe routes down or eat before and after the edge. With so much interest to this walk it felt much shorter than the distance of 5½ miles.
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Melanie says I liked the rocks best and having lunch on the rocks. It was a bit windy on the top. |
The grave stone of Little John?
Looking back down the valley at Hathersage
Our first good look at Stanage Edge
Climbers doing what climbers do with Hope Valley in the background
Looking back up at the tumble of rocks as we start back down
The view coming down from Stanage Edge
North Lees Manor House and inspiration for Charlotte Bronte's Thornfield Manor (Jayne Ayre)
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