A new city experience
Derby Walking Festival
Derby Walking Festival - 12 September to 17 october 2010
Step out and enjoy the city and surrounding countryside when Derby hosts its first ever Walking Festival.
Themes from the walks listed below reflect the citys unique history and character. Choose from cutting edge culture and world renowned art or get up close and personal with nature.
Don't miss the opportunity to get an insight into the International artists who will perform at Derby Festé. Enjoy a free walk with the Cathedral Quarter Rangers, before attending the festival.
Sunday 12 September - From City to Countryside
GUIDED WALK: 4 miles Leisurely.
Starting Point: Start and finish at Derby Moor Community Sports College on Moorway Lane, Littleover. DE23 7FS
Grid Ref: SK327330 at 2pm.
Join members of Findern Footpaths Group for a walk to Findern and back, through farmland which enjoys panoramic views over Derby. This walk is over fields which may be very muddy and undulating, with several stiles. Refreshments available in Findern. Parking, children welcome.
FREE OF CHARGE.
Saturday 18 September - Joseph Wright of Derby Walk
This walk will follow the official launch of Derby Walking Festival
GUIDED WALK: 4 miles Leisurely.
Starting Point: Derby Tourist Information Centre, Market Place, Derby DE1 3AH at 10am
Accompany our Blue Badge Guide in the footsteps of world renowned Derby artist Joseph Wright, who immortalised the great industrialists of the era. The walk will include buildings at the centre of their public and private lives. Pay and display, Children Welcome, Pushchair/Wheelchair accessible.
Booking Essential: Derby Tourist Information Centre 01332 255802 or book online.
Cost: £5.00 per person.
Saturday 18 September - Chellaston Brickworks Local Nature Reserve
GUIDED WALK: 1 mile Leisurely.
Starting Point: The Scout and Guide Headquarters, Pit Close Lane, Chellaston, Derby. DE73 6TJ
Grid Ref: SK383303 at 2pm.
Join Chellaston History Group for an evening stroll around the former Chellaston Brickworks and find out about the history and natural history of the area. The walk through the local nature reserve will be along muddy tracks and takes in sharp ascents and grass slopes. Parking, Children welcome.
FREE OF CHARGE.
Sunday 19 September - World Heritage City Riverside Walk
GUIDED WALK: 4 miles Leisurely.
Starting Point: Tourist Information Centre, Market Place, Derby DE1 3AH at 10:30am.
Derby is one of only a handful of UK cities that can boast a World Heritage Site. Find out more about the fascinating history that supports our World Heritage status on a peaceful stroll along the River Derwent to Darley Abbey. Some parts of the walk can be wet, muddy and uneven underfoot. Pay and display, Children welcome.
Booking Essential: Derby Tourist Information Centre Tel: 01332 255802 or book online.
Cost: £5.00 per person.
Wednesday 22 September - Darley Abbey Circular Walk
GUIDED WALK: 2 miles Easy.
Starting Point: Car park off Old Chester Road (near the tennis courts) Chester Green, Derby. DE1 3SA
Grid Ref: SK353375 at 2pm.
Join the Council's Rights of Way Officer for a walk in the Darley Abbey area. The walk takes in Darley Playing Fields and Darley Abbey Park either side of the river corridor. Some parts of the walk can be wet, muddy and uneven underfoot. Parking, Children welcome.
Booking Essential: Derby Tourist Information Centre Tel: 01332 255802 or book online.
FREE OF CHARGE.
Thursday 23 September - Markeaton Park Tree Walk
GUIDED WALK: 2 miles Leisurely.
Starting Point: Main pay and display car park off Ashbourne Road, by the car park ticket machine next to the Putting Green, Derby. DE22 4AA
Grid Ref: SK333373 at 2pm.
Join the Council's Tree Preservation Order (TPO) Officer for a walk around Markeaton Park. Find out more about some of the interesting trees that can be found and learn the basics of tree identification. The walk will be on undulating parkland, which can be wet and muddy. Pay and display, Children welcome.
FREE OF CHARGE.
Saturday 25 September - Derby Festé Walk
GUIDED WALK: 2 miles Leisurely.
Starting Point: Tourist Information Centre, Market Place, Derby DE1 3AH at 2pm.
Derby Festé, festival of street performance takes place from Friday 24th - Sunday 26th September.
To get the best out of Festé join a pre-event walk describing the key activities with a special insight
into the artists who will be performing. Pay and display, Children Welcome, Pushchair/Wheelchair accessible.
Booking Essential: Derby Tourist Information Centre Tel: 01332 255802 or book online.
FREE OF CHARGE.
Sunday 26 September - Derby Cathedral City Tour
GUIDED WALK: 4 miles Leisurely except for tower climb.
Starting Point: Tourist Information Centre, Market Place, Derby DE1 3AH at 10:30am.
A blue badge guided tour of Derby's glorious churches, chapels and Cathedral with an optional tower climb at the end of the walk, refreshments available at Cathedral Centre. Pay and display.
Booking Essential: Derby Tourist Information Centre Tel: 01332 255802 or book online.
Cost:£5.00 per person.
Saturday 2 October - Derby's Railway Heritage Walk including Derby Roundhouse
GUIDED WALK: 1 mile Leisurely.
Starting Point: The Roundhouse [Derby College] Gatehouse, Derby DE24 8JE at 2pm.
Explore Derby's rich and extensive railway history. Discover the Roundhouse, the engine shed and carriage shop built in 1839 by George Stephenson and famous railway architect Francis Thompson. Refreshments included. Parking, Children Welcome, Pushchair/Wheelchair accessible.
Booking Essential: Derby Tourist Information Centre Tel: 01332 255802 or book online.
Cost:£6.00 per person.
Sunday 3 October - Nature's Harvest
GUIDED WALK: 4 miles Leisurely.
Booking Essential: DCC Countryside Service 08456 058058.
Starting Point: Elvaston Castle main car park, Derby DE72 3EP Grid Ref: SK406 330 at 2pm.
The countryside is full of plants that are good to eat. Find out more on this guided walk and sample some of nature's culinary delights. Suitable clothing and footwear required. More walks available from Derbyshire County Council's Countryside Service. Call the booking line for details. Pay and display, Children welcome.
Cost:Adults £2 Children £1.
Sunday 10 October - Earls and Trees
GUIDED WALK: 3 miles Leisurely.
Booking Essential: DCC Countryside Service 08456 058058.
Starting Point: Elvaston Castle main car park, Derby DE72 3EP Grid Ref: SK406 330 at 2pm.
A short walk around the historical grounds of the Elvaston Castle estate looking at the many exotic trees in autumn colour, all with a dash of history. Pay and diplay, Children welcome.
Cost:Adults £2 Children £2.
Sunday 17 October - Mushrooms and Toadstools
GUIDED WALK: 2 miles Leisurely.
Starting Point: Car park off Woodlands Road, Allestree, Derby DE22 2HF Grid Ref: SK341 404 at 10:30am.
Join fungus experts from Derby City Council's WildDerby Project at Allestree Park local nature reserve. Foray and walk on woodland tracks in undulating parkland - can be wet and muddy. Refreshments available at the Gold Club. Parking, Chilrden welcome.
FREE OF CHARGE.