Walks, pubs and days out, most of them close enough to stroll to.

These are the places we send our guests, and the ones we go to ourselves. Rob has written up each walk with a map, so pick up a copy from the hall table before you set off.

Two people and a dog walking along a woodland path

Walks

Boots on, out of the gate.

A track running beside a dry stone wall through green hills

From the door

4 miles, about 2 hours

Kelder Beck and the old mill

Down Church Lane, over the stile and along the beck to the mill ruins. Mostly flat, muddy after rain. Leads on near the sheep.

A small waterfall dropping into a dark pool between mossy rocks

From the door

6 miles, about 3 hours

Gill Head waterfall

Up through Kelder Wood to the falls and back along the top. One steep climb, then the best picnic spot in the dale.

Three walkers on a path across heather moorland

1.5 miles by car

8 miles, about 4 hours

Raven Edge

The big one: heather moor, wide views and a trig point at the top. Take a map and a flask, as there's no café up there.

Pubs

Somewhere for supper.

A white thatched building with flowers growing up the walls

0.3 miles

6 minutes on foot

The Plough

Our local, at the top of Church Lane. Good ale, a fire in winter and pies on Thursdays. Book a table at weekends.

A pint of ale on a copper table in front of an open fire

2 miles

5 minutes by car

The Black Swan, Hawden

Dogs welcome in the bar, Sunday roasts and a quiz on Tuesdays. A lovely walk there across the fields in summer.

Wooden tables and chairs in a pub garden looking out over hills

4 miles

10 minutes by car

The Shepherd's Rest, Ellerby

A big garden looking over the dale, a good wine list and very good chips. Food served until 9pm.

Days out

When the weather turns.

The ruined stone walls and arched windows of an old priory on a lawn

3 miles

8 minutes by car

Hawden Priory

The ruins of a 12th-century priory in a field by the river. Free to wander round and quiet on weekday mornings.

A steam train coming round a bend through autumn trees

9 miles

20 minutes by car

Dale Valley Railway

Steam trains between Ashby Moor and Coldwell at weekends from Easter to October. Dogs ride free.

Carrots and leeks stacked up in crates at a farm shop

1 mile

20 minutes on foot

Kelderby Farm Shop

Our bacon, sausages and eggs come from here. The café does a good lunch and is open until 4pm, closed Mondays.

Muddy boots? There’s a drying room.

Boot racks, a hose for the dog and a radiator for wet coats, just inside the back door.

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