Hiking and walking in South Yorkshire and beyond

  Ladybower  RFM Blue Line  Walking with the Kids 24/12/25 A Christmas walk around Ladybower Res is a much loved route by many in South Yorkshire. We were the day before Christmas Eve so there were people but it wasn't busy. The weather was calm, a bit misty, mizzly, murky, cool but not cold. It was good to have a walk again with Lacey, Max and Lola. This is a lakeside walk and we immediately came across this interesting tree with the lake behind. On the right Win Hill peaks out of the mist reminding Lacey and I of similar conditions when we climbed it on the walk entitled Aston.  https://rfmbluelines.blogspot.com/2024/07/win-hill-aston-hope-walking-with-lacey.html  That is one tough peak to climb, very steep slopes  I am not the first one to think this scenery in this weather is reminiscent of Scotland. Mist and water beautiful and soul warming. The woods to our right were full of interesting winter bare trees and fast running streams bounding down the ste...

  Emley  RFM Blue Line  Walking with Peter 19/12/25 Its been a very wet few days but Friday dawned crisp and clear just in time for our Friday walk. We parked in Clayton West and headed down the valley to Scissett. My junior school in Dodworth, the infamous Green Road, used to bring us here on a Tuesday for swimming lessons. In those days that meant jumping in the baths in a line and sinking or swimming. We loved it but it stung the eyes.  We headed out of Scissett through a new housing estate towards the railway. This winter light is so different to any other season. The high security near the tunnel looked portable so was presumebly someone's business. Emley TV mast dominates this walk as we trudge up the hill towards it. But our destination, Emley village, is actually about a 1/2 mile to the east of the mast. The path up the hill past Emley Lodge and Low House farm looks like an industrial relic. Perhaps it was a wagonway or a pit railway but it was definitely som...