Some interesting outside views of walking the Heritage Way.
Non stop in June 2023 by Claire and Tim Hollingshurst and reported in the June ’23 newsletter here.
A pictorial record of Herb Eppel’s adventure in 2022 (Shardlow to Belper) which he intends to extend in 2024.
Josh Allen’s experiences in April 2022 (south to north).
Representatives of the Derwent Valley Cycleway were at the Belper Goes Green festival today and generated lots of interest in the project. Loads of people expressed their support for the project and stated how much it was needed and how they would make use of it. About 50 people signed up to be kept informed…
The Derwent Valley Trust are delighted to announce that its new website is now live! Derek Latham, Chair, Derwent Valley Trust: “The new website dramatically improves the way we communicate the work of The Derwent Valley Trust. The Trust works to promote the history, arts, wildlife, access and leisure opportunities that surround the river Derwent…
With a new guidebook edition imminent, and days rapidly shortening into winter, my good friend Clon Ulrick and I took the chance to spend three days on a complete walk of “the Way”. Clon and I had met in Botswana years ago, when both living there. We used to camp together with our families in…
Recently the custodians of the National Cycle Network, Sustrans, reviewed the network and removed and reclassified some sections that they believed were not of a sufficient standard. The resulting network in Derbyshire is shown above. One area that is obvious in its lack of adequate connections to the National Cycle Network is the Derwent Valley…
The recently released Belper Cycle Quality tube map is this week’s feature story in the Belper News. More details on the tube map can be found by visiting this link. The Belper News article can be found here. The map clearly shows the current poor provision for cycling in the Belper area and makes the…
The recent updates to the Belper cycle quality tube map, including the addition of the proposed Derwent Valley Cycleway to the map, have been publicised in the Nailed – alternative Belper news – website. The Derwent Valley Cycleway addition demonstrates how the existing poor provision for cycling in the Belper area can be greatly improved…