Walks from Elsecar

Ancient woods, country park and reservoir, with Civil War history, the Kes-famous Tankersley Old Hall ruins and Elsecar Heritage Centre. A longer, facility-free section.

3 highlights: Westwood Country Park (A park with woodland walking trails, cycle routes and a reservoir), Tankersley Old Hall (The ruins of a medieval hall destroyed during the English Civil War, later featured in the 1969 film Kes), and Elsecar Heritage Centre (A visitor attraction in former Victorian workshops housing the Newcomen Beam Engine, a steam railway and canal basin)

Warnings: No facilities en route; bring refreshments. Take care crossing Tankersley Golf Course.

Walk details: Penistone Line Trail / Penistone Line Partnership (PDF).

Similar walk: Slow Ways (inc. GPX).

A view of the stunning Wentworth Hall and it's delightful associated village; one of the grandest stately homes in the country. A typical mix of roadside pavements, quiet lanes without pavement, field, wood and grassy-lane paths, including a long and almost traffic-free tarmac section through the grounds of a grand estate. Some gentle climbs; mostly easy going.

Lunch: Shops and cafes at the Elsecar heritage centre, and a shop, inn and post office just off route at Wentworth.

Warnings: Cattle may be present where the route crosses estate parkland. The lane approaching Wentworth can be overgrown. Munsbrough Rise/Munsborough Lane can be busy and is a hazard on car-boot-sale days.

Walk details: Slow Ways.