We begin the walk near to the entrance of Bolsover Castle but then head down and west to the model village of New Bolsover. The building of the village was started by the philanthropic owners of the Bolsover Mining Company in 1891 and was designed to benefit and improve the lives of the miners and officials of the colliery; An interesting sight from above as we approach it from the Castle. Built in a double horseshoe, building was completed in 1896 and it consisted of 200 houses which are in very good condition to this day. There was no public house, but an institute where workers were limited to three glasses of beer per day

 Moving on we wend our way to join the Stockley Trail (part of the disused Mansfield to Chesterfield railway line) which will take us almost all of the way to Doe Lea. A short walk along the main road finds us walking through Bramley Vale. We are soon walking up and through Hucknall Wood and quickly arrive at Ault Hucknall with a claim to be the smallest village in England.

A good path brings us to the perimeter gates of the Hardwick Hall estate. With the estate behind us, we join an estate road which takes us back to Ault Hucknall Lane (road). Crossing two fields now (which could be muddy), we’ll arrive at Glapwell – with the potential for a pub stop; time and weather conditions permitting.

The After lunch we cross fields with views to the west towards the Peak District. As we approach Palterton, Bolsover Castle and our final destination get progressively closer.

'B' Walk - Leader - Alan Taylor. Distance 7.5 miles. Ascent - 600ft. Grade - easy/mod. Anticlockwise.

 We begin our walk a short distance from Bolsover Castle and head downwards, in a westerly direction, towards the houses at New Bolsover. These houses were built by the owners of the Bolsover Mining Company in 1891 and were designed to benefit and improve the lives of the miners and officials of the colliery. The building process was completed in 1896 and it consisted of 200 houses. The houses are still in very good condition today and make for a very interesting sight as we walk past some of them.

Moving on, we head towards the main road that we travelled up to get into Bolsover but shortly afterwards we enter a small industrial site which leads us onto the Stockley Trail - a disused railway track. We follow this easy track for nearly 1.5 miles before turning eastwards to ascend a path into the village of Palterton….. with a height gain of approx. 350ft.

After having got our breath back (!!) we carry on out of the village and pick up Poulterwell Lane and head over to Scarcliffe where we will have our lunch break before heading to the Elm Tree Inn for a bit of warmth and refreshment… hopefully!!!

Following our break, we head along the road to pick up Lidget Lane in a slightly north westerly direction when, eventually, we walk around a large secondary school and into the outskirts of Bolsover. The remainder of our walk will be on tarmac footpaths back into the centre of Bolsover and the awaiting coach near the Castle.

I hope you will join me on this interesting walk which has a variety of different features.

 'C' Walk - Leaders - Colin & Andy. Distance - 5 miles. Ascent - 482ft . Grade - moderate +.

Today’s walk takes us down the M1 to Bolsover which is dominated by its Castle. Originally built in the 12th century it was rebuilt by Henry Cavendish in the 1700’s.

We start the day with a short walk along High St to the Pillar of Rock pub. Here we can have a hot drink and any manner of breakfast snacks at knockdown prices as it’s a Wetherspoons.

Leaving there we walk down Castle Lane into open fields with the Castle behind us. Eventually we reach the A632 which we descend before entering Peter Fidler park with its Cairn, various paths and ponds.
Leaving the park we eventually cross the Stockley trail and do a short walk around another pond where there are plenty of benches. We will have our lunch break here.
Rejoining the Stockley trail we do a short circular walk along a country lane and fields back to the trail. We eventually leave the trail, go through a little wood and emerge to sports fields with football and hockey pitches and bowling greens.

Then we walk back up to the Pillar of Rock or have choice of other cafes and pubs on High Street. or you may want to have a look around the Castle.
Today’s walk is mainly on well defined paths, however it may be muddy in the fields if there is rain. There are no stiles.
Much of the walk is steeply downhill or flat, but what comes down must go up, so all of the ascent is at the end, which is short but steep. We’ll take this slowly!

All in all a varied walk in beautiful surroundings, we hope you enjoy it, and I promise not to get lost this time. Bring your walking pole - it will help on parts of the walk.