Hiking and walking in South Yorkshire and beyond

Kiveton Park  RFM Blue Line 28/04/25 This seems to be the first solo walk I have done in ages. Starting in Wales which I know seems an odd name for a place but I believe it meant 'from another place' in the olden days. I walked through the nice tree lined streets past the soldier, every place has a war memorial. In my youth these were true places of remembrance but more and more they are becoming historical markers where people who were never there, thankfully, take the time to remember. I climbed the hill of Church Street and everyone I passed said good morning even people on the other side of the street. The temperature was rising on this dry, sunny April day. It was more like June. John the Baptist Wales was the name of the church. I wonder if anyone has ever gone to the wrong Wales? Guess what, opposite the church is the pub, The Duke of Leeds. From the top of Church Street the route dropped down a steepish hill towards the tunnel under the M1. The horizon is filled with th...

 Stonehaugh to Byrness  via Bellingham   Pennine Way  RFM Blue Line  Walking with Peter  25/04/25 to 26/04/25 Our penultimate weekend walking the Pennine Way took us to the far north of England close  to the Scottish border. The weather was benign, cool and cloud covered, perfect for walking.The way was long and hard. We actually walked the second half of the walk Bellingham to Byrness on day 1 and the 1st half on day 2 from Stonehaugh to Bellingham. This was because the Bellingham to Byrness day was twice as long as the other. For the purpose of continuity I will describe the Stonehaugh to Bellingham section first. We found a convenient place to plonk my car on a access road and verge very close to the Pennine Way where we ended last year. At Brown Rigg where we had stayed the previous night the other guests were all cyclists there to compete in a gravel bike race. I think it must have been the Dirty Reiver. Anyhow we wondered if we would see the...