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Kirkheaton Parish Church
Historical Walks round Lepton and Kirkheaton No 2 - Free    
4.8km / 3.0mi  -  2 hours    Leisurely
This walk passes through some lovely countryside as well as our industrial past in the form of stone/clay quarries, old coal pits, defunct chemical/dye works, weavers' cottages and old mills, with their dams and water races.
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Lepton Parish Church
Historical Walks round Lepton and Kirkheaton No 1 - Free    
4.6km / 2.9mi  -  2 hours    Leisurely
This walk follows two ancient lanes which have lovely views, then Linfit Lane whose mills and weavers' cottages remind us of the once flourishing woollen industry. Towards the end there is an optional route across Lepton's ancient Common Land.
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Wentworth Woodhouse
Wentworth Village, Wentworth Woodhouse and Hoober Stand Circular. - Members-only    
11.5km / 7.1mi  -  3 hours 30 minutes    Leisurely
This walk takes you around part of the former estate of the Earls Fitzwilliam - taking in the magnificent Wentworth Woodhouse and parkland (passing some of its follies and monuments) - and finally visiting the attractive Wentworth village itself.
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Site of former waterwheel south of Rivelin Valley Road.
Rivelin Glen Circular. - Members-only    
9.1km / 5.7mi  -  2 hours 45 minutes    Leisurely
This walk passes the remains of water powered workshops from the early industrial revolution, their waterfalls and ponds, and continues through open countryside and woodlands with good views of the Rivelin Valley and the Pennine Hills beyond.
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Water storage pond between locks, now a garden feature
Brindley's Legacy --"The Missing Link" from Norwood to Kiveton - Members-only    
10.4km / 6.5mi  -  3 hours    Leisurely
This walk through farmland and woodland bears witness to the expertise of the eighteenth century engineers who built the Chesterfield Canal. It serves to highlight many of the challenges which must be overcome if Kiveton and Norwood are to be linked.
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