Fifteen Walks

Around

Wortley

Internal-Events-General Info-Walks around Wortley

J. A. BARSTOW

John Alexander (Alec) Barstow died at the age of seventy-six on the 30th January 1989,

officiating at a meeting in the village school, carrying out his duties as Clerk to the Parish

Council. He was in so many ways a pillar of the local community all his adult life

making a major contribution to the parish church of St Leonard's as Churchwarden,

Parochial Church Council Secretary and loyal member of the choir. He was for many

years a school governor, chairman of the Children's Association and actively involved

with the Old Peoples Organization. His work as Clerk to the Parish Council of Wortley

was extended to the preparation of this booklet with the aim of helping visitors to the

village and the parish to appreciate something of the history and beauty of our local area.

A memorial and thanksgiving service in St Leonard's church included the following

tribute.

Alec

One of the old school; that's what they'll say.

The end of an era when he passed away.

Be it church, parish council or footpaths all round,

Where work had to be done - there Alec was found.

And what of the man still remembered today?

What would he tell us and what would he say.

To a church that's so full of his family and friends.

Of a life that is gone - but which yet never ends?

He would tell of this parish so close to his heart.

He would speak of its history of which he is part.

He would ask us to love it as he did so long.

Keep its structures alive; institutionally strong.

Now this man of the people and worker for all.

Has from higher authority, the ultimate call.

And how typically Alec, at work to the end.

Our clerk, warden, guardian, historian - and friend.

Thanks be to God.

This booklet has been edited in places to reflect the changes that have taken place since it

was first produced. A notable feature is the building of the A616 Stocksbridge bypass

which walkers wil encounter on a number of the walks. Take care crossing this road and

all the roads in the parish! The Parish Council is grateful for the assistance of Dr Frank

Wilson and for his agreement to use his tribute to J.A. Barstow on this page. This version

of the booklet has been produced with the valuable assistance and much appreciated

generosity of Mr J. A. Robbins.

WORTLEY

The parish of Wortley is some 8 miles long by 4.5 miles wide and is mainly of

an agricultural character. Around the village there are a number of interesting

walks. This booklet contains fifteen of them.

The name "Wortley" is of Anglo Saxon origin and means "clearing for

growing vegetables". Archaeological investigation on Wharncliffe Chase has

shown the existence of a small British settlement during the period of the

Roman occupation. Several places names bear Scandinavian origins, including

Wharncliffe or Querncliffe. Wortley was included in the Doomsday Survey of

1087 but had evidently declined in importance since the reign of Edward the

Confessor. In the late 1100s and early 1200s, Cistercian Monks were laying

the foundations of the South Yorkshire iron industry, local iron forging began

at this time.

The first record of a family with the name of Wortley is that of a Ralph de

Wortley in the early 12th Century. Sir Thomas Wortley built Wharncliffe

Lodge as a hunting lodge in 1510. In the wars between the King and

Parliament in Charles I reign, Sir Francis Wortley raised a force of about 900,

many from his Wortley estate, to fight for the King.

The Wortley forges produced cannon balls in 1643 and possibly made arrow

heads for Crecy 1346 and Agincourt 1415.

There is a record of a church at Wortley in 1268, the present church being

built in the middle of the 18th Century when the records show a great amount

of work being done, and nearly all paid for by Mr. Edward Wortley and his

daughter Lady Bute.

This 'booklet includes short descriptions of places of interest in the parish.

With the exception of Wortley Top Forge, none are open to the public.

We hope this booklet will help you to enjoy getting to know Wortley Parish

better.

J. A. BARSTOW

Wortley Arms Hotel, Wortley Village

Once known as Wharncliffe Arms, the present building dates from the 18th

Century. A two storey building with five sash windows with plain architrave,

the windows in the gable have moulded emblatures. The doorway has long

and short flush stone quoins and hood on bracket. The Sheffield Directory of

1861 stated that Petty Sessions were held on alternate Fridays. Cattle sales

were held twice yearly. Meetings of the Wortley Union, on formation in 1830,

the first instrument of local government in the district, were held here.

Tower House, Wortley Village

A small house standing at the north base of the church tower, visible from the

footpath to Wortley Station. Said to be the original school dated around 1659.

Very small rooms, perhaps originally by the side of the road in 1750.

Tividale Cottage, Wortley Village

Possibly the site of the oldest house in the village, this dwelling was rebuilt

and modernised in 1983. It stands North of the church on the path to the

Tower House and Wortley Station. Said to have been the Headmaster's house

when Tower House was the school. Original date circa 1600. Home of

William Nevison, Headmaster and Chapelwarden, 1703 and 1706, died 1723.

Possibly the birthplace of John Nevison, Highwayman.

Cottage East of Church, Wortley Village

Date stone 1840, could be much older for it stands in the row, facing Halifax

Road and the next house shows date over doorway 1786. It has a stone roof,

gable end with porch, two storeys and stone mullioned windows. Could have

been an inn or alehouse, has an expansive cellar. It is in straight line with

Tower House and Tividale Cottage.

The Old Vicarage, Wortley Village

Built 1880/81 in an acre of land. The erection costs were met by a grant from

the York Diocese Extension Society of £150 and also £1520 from the

Ecclesiastical Commissioners. There are many architectural features which

apply not only to the Vicarage but also to the outbuildings. There are large

stone mullioned windows and the house has gable ends and two storeys with

stone slated roof. It is occupied by a private tenant as the new smaller

Vicarage has been constructed in recent times.

Beech House, Wortley Village

A very old brick house in mock Tudor style, known locally as "The Gas

House'. Built by the first Earl Wharncliffe for the gas equipment 'manager' at

Wortley Hall. Also for the village around 1870. Later occupied by the person

in charge of electrical equipment installed in Wortley 1910/12.

Note. Wortley Church was lit by electricity in 1912 and the Hall and village a

little earlier.

Harper Hill Farm (Walk 2)

Situated off the old salt road, in the hamlet of Finkle Street near Finkle Street

Green. The salt road was from Finkle Street, past Moor End Farm and

Moorside Farm to join the old Whamcliffe Road, now known as Woodhead

Road. Original house on a site nearby around 1269. In 1642, the house and

land of Harper Hill then belonged to the Countess of Devonshire, the widow

of Sir Richard Wortley (died 25 July 1603) granted the rent as a charity to be

shared between two persons from Wortley and two from Tankersley. The

charity is still in being and known today as the Tankersley and Wortley Poor's

Estate. The Charity is administered by seven Trustees. The farm and land were

sold around 1919 to the Wortley Estate, the money invested and around £100

is shared each year among four recipients in June and December. The Trustees

are the Rector of Tankersley, the Vicar of Wortley, two representatives from

each Parish Council, Wortley and Tankersley, and one other.

Sycamore Farm (Walk 2)

Originally (1750) known as Sycamore Tree Public House, now a farmstead

standing on the road side of Finkle Street Lane. At one time the house

probably had mullioned windows but has been modernised.

Laundry Row (Walk 2)

In the hamlet of Finkle Street off Finkle Street Lane opposite Harper Hill

Farm. Originally the Workhouse dated 1765 and later made into four cottages.

The workhouse mention in an old Ecclesfield Diary as situated to the S.W. of

Wortley Church.

Moorside Farm (Walk 2)

This farmhouse was once three houses, and they were known to have been

here in 1662 when a Thomas Windle was Chapelwarden, and the ancestor of a

family which was living here 170 years later when Abraham Windle was

Chapelwarden. One of the old farm buildings is said to have been a bear house

when bear baiting was held in the area.

Cundy House Farm (Walk 8)

Situated on Woodhead Road near Carlton House and Carlton House Cottage.

Said to be 17th Century in origin. Originally a number of cottages with

hostelry. No doubt could have been a calling house for coaches on the main

Sheffield to Halifax and Sheffield to Manchester Turnpikes. The name

commemorates the name of Edmund Cundy, Curate at Wortley 1592-1629.

At the junction of the Woodhead Road with Wortley Bank (left hand side

going to Sheffield) is the base of a stone cross known as Cundy Cross and

opposite this cross is the old milestone.

Smithyfolds Farm (Walk 10)

Now two farms and buildings. At one time a thriving hamlet off Woodhead

Road to the east and also approachable from Bank Lane. Cromwell alleged to

have stabled his horses here when going south. Better known as a nail making

centre once upon a time had a 'cruck' barn but unfortunately this was

demolished. Records in the church register show various trades here:

Nailor, Charcoal Burner, Wood Collier, Stone Getter, Forgeman, Cordwainer

and Keeper.

Carlton House (Walk 8)

This house stands on the Woodhead road, the old coaching and turnpike road.

Was originally called Cotefield and was the home of the Curates and Vicars of

Wortley, being provided by Lady Mary Stuart, Countess of Bute, until 1890.

Carlton House is a large square house with a magnificent view to the east from

the front of the house. There are two storeys and it is surrounded by trees. It

was built circa 1730, and has a Yorkshire slate roof. The eastern facade is

typically Georgian, but the western wing is a slight contrast being lower and

of a less typical design.

Wortley Forges — Top and Low (Walk 9)

Said to have been operating during the 12th Century. Earliest documentation

1567. In full swing in the 17th Century and leases granted by Sir Francis

Wortley.

There were a succession of forges on

the River Don. The Old Wire Mill,

The New Wire Mill, the Tilt Mill in

Thurgoland Parish, Top Forge, Low

Forge and finally the Tin Mill in

Wortley. The Top Forge was chiefly

occupied with the conversion of pig

metal into malleable iron. At Low

Force were 'chaferies' where the rough

unfinished products of the Top Forge

were forged into bars.

At the Tin Mill, opened in 1743, was a

powerful rolling mill producing thin

sheets and plates for the manufacture

of shovels and spades. Closed before

1870.

Iron castings were also produced at the

Top Forge and some of the first

railways axles were made about 1838 and also chains in the same period.

The forges were noted for the Restored waterwheel at the Top Forge

reliability of their products but Wortley could not survive unless they had

something .special to offer when the larger blast furnaces were built. The local

ironworkers boasted that no axle of Wortley ever failed in service and the

legend is that Wortley chain held under the greatest strain.

The Top Forge closed in 1912 and the Low Forge in 1929. At present the Top

Forge has been restored by the Sheffield Trades Historical Society.

Wharncliffe Lodge (Walk 10)

The lodge was originally built by Sir Thomas Wortley in the reign of Henry

VIII in 1510. It is reputed to have been built as a hunting lodge. It has been

altered many times, enlarged and adapted and has served temporarily as a

family residence. It was once the home of Mr. Edward Wortley, one time

Ambassador to Turkey, and his father, the Hon. Sidney Wortley, died there.

Lady Mary Wortley lived occasionally here and said that the view from the

Summer house at Wortley (Wharndiffe) was finer than anything she had seen

'unless it be the view from the Papal Palace at Avignon'. Lady Bute, her

daughter, on her occasional visits to Yorkshire estates, took up residence at

Whamcliffe. Taylor, the water poet, refers to a visit to this area, whilst visiting

Sir Francis Wortley.

The lodge was occupied by the Wortley family around 1800 whilst the

rebuilding of Wortley Hall took place, but when this was completed, the

family moved back and Wharndiffe Lodge became the home of the Lady

Erne, mother of Lady Caroline, wife of the first Baron Wharndiffe.

The domestic part of Wharndiffe Hall or Lodge is now mostly demolished.

The existing building is of stone with stone roof, has two storeys and stone

mullioned windows.

This area can be visited on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays by taking the

road to the right past the lane to Smithyfolds and returning the same way.

Westwood Lodge (Walk 14)

There was a house on this site in the 16th Century. No doubt a lodge

belonging to the Wortley family at the eastern end of Wortley Park. Known to

have been occupied in 1729, for an inventory was drawn up in this year. There

are mullioned windows and a porch with thick walls and ancient timbers.

Bromley Green Cottage (Walk 14)

Stands on the side of Pea Field Lane, in the hamlet of Bromley. Thought to

have been in existence since the early 17th Century. The original oak beams

still exist, the small windows are very low and there are thick stone walls.

Walk No. 1

Proceed from the village, past the two church lych gates and the cottages on

the right. Pass through the opening (a "ginnel") between the last two cottages

and down the steps. Notice a very old milestone at the top.

Proceed along the path by the churchyard and the cricket field to the swing

gate in Finkle Street.

Turn right down Finkle Street to Wortley Station and enter fields by the

telephone kiosk on the right.

Continue on flagged path and return to the village on the north side of the

church.

Note the house under the side of the church tower, known as "Tower House"

and probably one of the schools in the 17th Century, and also the house nearly

opposite on the left of the footpath, thought to have been the Headmaster's

house and known as "Tividale".

(DISTANCE APPROX. ONE MILE).

Walk No. 2

Proceed as in Walk No. 1 to the swing gate in

Finkle Street.

Turn right as far as the bridlepath sign on the

left after Sycamore Farm, which was once an

inn.

Turn left on metalled bridlepath and proceed

towards Gosling Moor Farm.

Notice on left a bungalow converted from two

dwellings, which were built in 1862 to house

estate workmen.

Also to the left is a group of cottages, standing

back, known as Laundry Row, converted from

what was once the workhouse dated 1765.

On the right is Harper Hill, first mentioned in 1238. The farm was given by

the Countess of Devonshire in 1643 to be used as a charity for the benefit of

widows in the Wortley and Tankersley Parishes. This charity is still

administered.

The next farm on the left is Gosling Moor Farm.

Continue on the path for about a quarter of a mile, past Moor End Farm which

lies alongside the road on the left and past Moorside Farm. There were

dwellings here in the late l6th/Early 17th Centuries (a Thomas Windle being

churchwarden in 1623) and eventually reach end of bridlepath on the

Woodhead Road.

Turn left and proceed to Wortley Village.

(DISTANCE APPROX. THREE MILES).

If you wish to shorten the walk you may turn left at Moor End Farm along

Rough Lane and this will lead you into Woodhead Road. Turn left to the

village.

Walk No. 3

Proceed as in Walk No. 1 as far as the entrance to Wortley Station.

Turn left past a picturesque cottage

and, bearing left again, past four

houses built around 1840/50. There

were originally five and were

occupied formerly by railway

employees. They have been

modernised recently.

The stationmaster's house on the right

was built in 1888.

Enter the wood through the gate and

proceed along the path known as

Plank Gate, noting a stone saying the

path was built in 1877.

Notice the wooded valley of the River Don on the right.

Continue until the path forks and take the left turn.

There is now a gentle climb, very wet after rains, until a wide expanse of

clearing behind a high wall is seen on the right.

This area is Wharndiffe Chase, formerly a deer park but now used for grazing

purposes.

Proceed by the wall until a small wood reached.

The path through this leads into Woodhead Road.

Turn left and back to Wortley.

(DISTANCE APPROX. FOUR AND A HALF MILES).

Walk No. 4

Proceed past the church and go in the Sheffield direction as far as the fork in

the road where the signpost says "Wharndiffe".

Bearing right, follow the Woodhead Road for about a mile until footpath signs

are noticed on the road side near the first cottage.

Take the direction of the right hand sign, over the

steps and proceed as far as the reservoir wall.

Turn right over the steps and follow a track (not

clearly defined) alongside the wall until two sets

of steps, which are very dose together, are

reached.

Cross over both and bearing right walk along a

wall side until a metalled road near a disused

quarry is reached. This is Rough Lane.

From this point three choices are available for

return to Wortley.

(1) Turn right, proceed down the lane until

Woodhead Road is reached, turn left for

Wortley.

(2) Turn left and proceed up the lane as far as Moor End Farm, and re

turn to Wortley by turning right, passing Gosling Moor Farm and

Harper Hill Farm to Finkle Street and so to Wortley (reverse direction

as in Walk No. 2).

(3) Cross Rough lane and proceed straight across two fields to the stile

near Laundry Row. Pass behind the houses to the bridlepath and turn

right and right again after entering Finkle Street. Return to Wortley

by field path past cricket field.

Walk No. 5

Proceed down Wortley Park Road marked "bridlepath" and into Wortley Park.

Proceed along the metalled

road, leaving Wortley Hall

grounds on the left,

until the second footpath

sign is seen on the right.

Follow the track and cross

over the style into Copley

Wood.

Pass through the gate and

leaving a house known as

"Brick Kiln Cottage" on the

right.

Pass through another swing gate and cross the fields, keeping to the hedgerow,

until Pea Field Lane is reached, near the hamlet of Bromley, once known for

nail making.

Turn right up Pea Field Lane until the junction with Howbrook Lane is

reached

Turn right again and return to Wortley Village.

Walk No. 6

Turn into Wortley Hall Drive and follow this until a stile on the left is reached.

Cross the field and the spinney.

Go down the "fourteen steps"

into Hermit Hill Lane, and turn

right.

A short distance further on turn

left into Wellhouse Lane, Note

the Golf Clubhouse on the

right.

Proceed along the lane until the

junction with Cross Lane is

reached. Note the farm in the

distance to the right. This is

known as Northorpe Farm.

Records show that a farm existed here in 1318 "for in that year Nicholas de

Wortley gave to William Calthome, who was described as a 'Chaplain', the

farm at Northorpe and 47/6 a year".

At the junction with Cross Lane are two houses known as "Wellhouses". This

is the site of a farm which was owned by a Francis Wood "who in the year

1713 gave forty pounds secured on an estate called Wellhouse in The Lordship

of Wortley". This charity is still administered, giving £2 annually for the poor

of Wortley, and is known as the '"Wellhouse Dole".

At Cross Lane turn left and proceed until the main road, A629, is reached.

Turn left again and return to Wortley.

Walk No. 7

Proceed as for Walk No. 6 until Hermit Hill Lane is reached.

Turning right follow this road

for about a mile, until a footpath

sign is seen on the right. One

interesting house passed is

known as Sun Dial Cottage

which was built in the early 18th

Century.

Turn right at the signpost and

follow the path through the

wood and continue along a fairly

well defined path until Wortley

Park is reached.

Continue to the junction with the

bridlepath near Park House. In

wet weather this path can be

very dirty for it traverses ploughed land.

When the bridlepath is reached a return to Wortley can be made by turning

right, or if a longer walk is desired, carry on across the bridlepath and by the

hedgerow until Low Bromley is reached at the junction with Pea Field Lane.

A return to Wortley can now be made by turning right, proceeding along Pea

Field Lane and Howbrook Lane (see Walk No. 5).

(DISTANCE. APPROX. FOUR MILES).

Walk No. 8

Proceed from the village in the direction of Sheffield to Finkle Street

crossroads, and turn left along Howbrook Lane, passing on the way to Pea

Field Lane a Park Lodge and also Tramway Cottage.

When Pea Field Lane is reached take the

direction of a footpath sign pointing right,

and cross over the stile.

Proceed along the fence side until a

further stile is reached. Cross this and

follow the path along the wood wide until

another stile is reached.

Cross into Booth Wood and carry on until

the main (A629) road is reached.

A return can now be made to Wortley by

turning right along this road or, if

desired, a longer walk can be undertaken.

If the latter, cross the A629 and carry on the path (not clearly defined) by the

banks of a stream and diagonally across the further field to the wooden stile

near a cottage. Note the large house on the right. This is Carlton House, was

the home of the Dowager Countess of Wharncliffe. It was formerly known as

Cotefield and the home of the Curates of Wortley until 1880/81. Note also the

house near the left of the stile. This is thought to have been built in the 17th

Century and to have been part of an old coaching inn on the main

Sheffield-Halifax turnpike. Known as Cundy House it perpetuates the name of

Edmund Cundy, Curate of Wortley, who died 1623.

Follow the path between the walls to the roadway, and a return to Wortley can

now be made by turning right or a longer walk still can be undertaken by

following Walk No. 4.

Walk No. 9

Proceed from the village as for Walk No. 3, as far as Wortley Station.

Passing underneath the railway bridge carry straight on for about half a mile

until the bridge over the River Don is reached.

On the left of the road, in

the valley, is a group of

cottages which mark the

site of the Low Forge,

where workings ceased

about 1929. The bridge

over the Don was built by

Thomas Ramsden in

1782. Just over the bridge

and to the right there is

the Top Forge, listed as an

ancient monument, which is being restored as a museum.

Without crossing the bridge, follow the path through the woods with the River

Don on the left until Chemistry Cottages are reached. A building on the left is

said to have been used by a chemist to produce the serum which was needed

for vaccination against smallpox, a method which had been introduced by

Lady Mary Stuart Wortley into England from Turkey.

In the wood behind the building there is a spring said to contain special

health-giving qualities and which has never been known to dry up.

From the Chemistry Cottages proceed along field track to the bridge over the

railway, and past Cote Green Farm to Finkle Street

A return to Wortley can now be made either along Finkle Street or by the

flagged path up the fields.

(DISTANCE TWO-AND-A-HALF MILES APPROX.)

Walk No. 10 - Chiefly a Road Walk

Proceed from the village along the Sheffield Road, past the cross-roads, until

the road forks.

Take the right hand turn up Woodhead Road, for about a mile and a quarter, to

the junction with Bank Lane.

Notice here the base of an ancient

cross, known as Cundy Cross, and

opposite an old mile post.

Proceed down Bank Lane until a fork

in the road is reached and turn right

down a cart road to Hazleshaw Farm.

On reaching a gate, turn sharp right

along a path by the side of a stream

until a stone stile is reached.

Cross over and walk diagonally to a

wooden stile and then along a fence

side for one field only.

Turn sharp right and proceed near the

hedge until the Woodhead Road is again reached. On the left is a kennels.

A return to Wortley can now be made by turning right and walking along

Woodhead Road as in Walk No. 2.

From this road, which is nearly 1,000 feet above sea level, there is a

wonderful view of the surrounding countryside, including well wooded areas

and neighbouring villages and landmarks.

Walk No. 11

Leave Wortley by the footpath near the bus shelter and proceed to a point

under the bridge at Wortley Station.

Cross the triangular field 'A' and go to the bridge over the River Don.

Cross this and proceed

straight ahead passing

on the left a reservoir

and the site of the Tin

Mill', 'C and 'D', first

worked about 1744 -

closed I860. Shovels

and spades were made

here.

Follow the path until

you come to the main

highway - Soughley

Lane.

Turn left, note the bridge built 1816, pass the pumping station 'E' on the left

and proceed until a path is seen on the right with sign-post "Wharndiffe

Forest".

Follow this path upwards, towards and over a railway bridge until the Plank

Gate path is reached.

Turn left again, note stone date 1877, until the Wortley Station Yard is

reached. (See Walk No. 3 opposite direction.)

Follow the road until it reaches the main road and the return to Wortley is

either by the field footpath or along Finkle Street lane.

Walk No. 12

Leave Wortley by the stile opposite the old Head Gardener's house in the

Avenue and proceed as in Walk No. 6 to the junction of Cross Lane with the

main road (A629).

Cross the main road.

Go over the steps and follow the

path near the wall until a

bridlepath is reached near the

bridge over the railway.

Turn left, passing Cote Green

Farm (1724) on the right.

Proceed over the steps near the

main road.

Turn left again and follow the

flagged footpath to the village.

Walk No. 13 - A Fairly Long Walk

Proceed as in Walk No. 6 to the junction of Wellhouse Lane and Cross Lane.

There are two houses on the right hand side - well known because of the will

of one Francis Wood who in the year 1713 gave forty pounds to the people of

Wortley, on an estate called ‘Wellhouse’ (the interest is still available today).

Proceed straight ahead until a footpath over

a wooden stile is reached where two paths

cross.

Follow the path to the right passing a farm

called "Crane Greave".

Proceed straight forward passing through

fields and Ayton Wood until a metalled

road is reached.

Away on the left is 'Rock Inn' but turn right

to the junction of Dance (Danes) Lane and

Cliffe Common Lane.

Proceed up Cliffe Common Lane to its

junction with Hermit Hill Lane and

proceed right up Hermit Hill Lane, past

the Golf House on the right, to

“Fourteen Steps” on the left.

Climb these steps and follow the path which leads back to Wortley.

Walk No. 14 - Mainly Country Lanes

Proceed down Wortley Park Road, marked 'bridlepath', past the Vicarage and

into Wortley Park.

Follow the metalled road,

leaving Wortley Hall grounds

on the left and Copley Wood on

the right.

Proceed along this road, turn

around looking towards Wortley

village and there is a lovely

view of Wortley Hall.

Pass on the right Park House,

built early 18th century, and

proceed until two lodges are

reached. (Westwood Lodge

dated circa 1700).

Turn right along the road until the junction Storrs Lane-Bromley Carry Road

is reached, 'A'.

There is now a choice of two ways to return to Wortley.

Proceed straight ahead through the hamlet of Bromley and to Peafield Lane

and so to Wortley (see Walk No. 5), or turn left to Howbrook hamlet and the

crossroads.

Turn right here, proceed up Howbrook Lane, joining Peafield Lane at point

'B', then as Walk No. 5.

Walk No. 15

Proceed as for Walk No. 9 until the bridge over the River Don near the Top

Forge is reached.

Cross over the

bridge and turn

left up Well Hill

Road. Note the

large house

'Ravencrag' on

the right and the

private house,

once a chapel,

on the left.

Proceed up the hill until the cottages on the left are reached.

Turn left here and proceed along footpath, skirting the wood on the left hand

side. Care must be taken here as there is a drop to the River Don below, but

the view is grand.

Follow the path until it descends to the River Don at point ’B’ on Walk No. 11.

Cross the River Don and proceed to the railway bridge at Wortley Station and

return to Wortley as in Walk No. 9.