Location
The route begins and ends at Piccadilly Road, Swinton, South Yorkshire. Use the map controls to zoom in or open a larger map. Time to complete walk: around 2 hours.
Route Guide
Click the 'Play' button for a slideshow, or use the arrow buttons to step through the photos manually.
Places Of Interest
A few links to locations encountered on the walk:
Creighton Woods
Swinton Heritage Society — Swinton history, including Creighton Woods
Hoober Stand
Hoober Stand — Wikipedia
Fitzwilliam Wentworth Estate — Hoober Stand Information Sheet (pdf)
Pottery Ponds
Historic England listing for Rockingham Pottery
Swinton Heritage Society — A History of Pottery Making in Swinton
Rockingham Pottery — Wikipedia
Wath Wood
Wath Wood Information Leaflet (pdf)
Roman Ridge
Roman Ridge — Wikipedia
Warren Vale Colliery & Collier Brook
Warren Vale Colliery — Wikipedia
Warren Vale Colliery (a.k.a. Rawmarsh Colliery) — 1850 map showing tramway alongside Collier Brook
Swinton Heritage Society — Swinton Industry & Business (inc. Warren Vale Colliery)
Sandhill Nature Trail
Sandhill Park & Nature Trail Facebook Page
Creighton Woods
Swinton Heritage Society — Swinton history, including Creighton Woods
Hoober Stand
Hoober Stand — Wikipedia
Fitzwilliam Wentworth Estate — Hoober Stand Information Sheet (pdf)
Pottery Ponds
Historic England listing for Rockingham Pottery
Swinton Heritage Society — A History of Pottery Making in Swinton
Rockingham Pottery — Wikipedia
Wath Wood
Wath Wood Information Leaflet (pdf)
Roman Ridge
Roman Ridge — Wikipedia
Warren Vale Colliery & Collier Brook
Warren Vale Colliery — Wikipedia
Warren Vale Colliery (a.k.a. Rawmarsh Colliery) — 1850 map showing tramway alongside Collier Brook
Swinton Heritage Society — Swinton Industry & Business (inc. Warren Vale Colliery)
Sandhill Nature Trail
Sandhill Park & Nature Trail Facebook Page
Comments
Off The Beaten Track
Completely unrelated to this, or any other walk, if anyone is interested in vintage, old-time radio science fiction shows, you may like to visit A Woodland Walk's sister site, scifimike.com
|
Thank you for visiting. Hope you enjoyed your virtual ramble.