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TheLimestoneWayWALKERS’ GUIDEA 46 mile / 74 km trail fromCastleton to Rocester throughthe heart of the Peak DistrictNational Park

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The Peak District lies at the heart of England and offers superb walking along miles ofpaths and open countryside. The Limestone Way is a waymarked long-distance routewhich goes south from the village of Castleton in the Hope Valley, through dramaticdales and green rolling landscape, to Rocester on the banks of the River Dove. Enjoythis trail as a four or five day walk, taking in the spectacular scenery and views alongthe way and passing through several picturesque villages.

The white limestone rocks of the dales and drystone walls are the remains of a vasttropically warm sea of the Carboniferous period some 330 million years ago. Here, bywater and other natural forces, the overlying gritstones and shales have worn away toexpose rocks which are the remains of countless millions of tiny creatures which livedin that ocean. These limestone uplands and dales were among the first places to besettled by man and they are rich in prehistoric remains. Today most of themeadowland, except in the gorge-like dales, has been improved for livestock rearingand the sight of herds of black and white dairy cattle is typical of the area.

Planning your walkInformation on quality-assured accommodationalong the Limestone Way can be found in thePeak District and Derbyshire AccommodationGuide (available from Tourist Information/VisitorCentres - see back cover for details) and on thewebsite www.visitpeakdistrict.com

In addition a self-guided holiday package isavailable for walkers on the Limestone Way,including all accommodation bookings, mapsand transport for yourself and/or your luggage,where necessary. Please contact one of theTourist Information/Visitor Centres (see backcover) for details.

Castleton

Peak Forest Mount Pleasant Farm

Miller’s Dale

Flagg

Monyash

Youlgreave

Winster

Bonsall

Matlock

Ible

High Peak TrailParwich

Tissington

Thorpe

Marten Hill

Rocester

Lower Ellastone

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Distances from start: miles kmCastleton 0 0Mount Pleasant Farm 3.3 5.3Miller’s Dale 8.0 12.9Flagg 12.2 19.7Monyash 13.8 22.3Youlgreave 18.8 30.3Winster 22.6 36.4Bonsall 25.3 40.7High Peak Trail 29.3 47.1Tissington 34.8 56.0Thorpe 36.8 59.2Marten Hill 39.1 62.9Lower Ellastone 43.7 70.3Rocester 46.0 74.0

5 km5 miles

The Limestone Way Castleton - Matlock - Rocester

On the route, west of Youlgreave

© Crown Copyright. OS Licence No. 100019785.

Winnatt’s Pass, Castleton

It is recommended that this leaflet should only be used as a rough guide,in combination with the 1:25000 scale Ordnance Survey maps.

The route is marked on three Ordnance Survey Explorer maps:OL 1 The Peak District - Dark Peak AreaOL 24 The Peak District - White Peak Area259 Derby - Uttoxeter, Ashbourne & CheadleNot all stiles and gates are described in this publication, directions areconcentrated on the most complex sections of the route to help you find your way.The route is also waymarked using standard yellow arrows, supplemented byfingerposts and by the Limestone Way ‘ram’ logo.

There are a number of pubs, shops and cafes en-route, however you should alwaystake some food and plenty to drink with you. For key to symbols used on maps see page 4


Cave Dale, Castleton

From the centre ofCastleton walk up the hillpast the War Memorial.Take the track on the rightup Cave Dale, signpostedas the Limestone Way. Thisrocky limestone trackeventually turns to grass atthe head of the dale belowPeveril Castle. Continue onand pass through a handgate and the path leadsacross fields to a lane.

Continue directly on the bridle road to the next fieldboundary. Just before a gate bear left over a stile; keepthe wall on your right to a walled track, whicheventually leads to The Cop and onto a minor road.

Where the road turns right continue on over a stilealong Green Lane to the junction with the A623 atMount Pleasant Farm. Carefully emerge onto the mainroad, go left along the verge and cross to Wheston Roadon the right.

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Castleton to Mount Pleasant Farm (A623) 3.3 MILES / 5.3 KM Castleton to Mount Pleasant Farm (A623) 3.3 MILES / 5.3 KM

Cave Dale was mostprobably formed as theresult of a collapsed cavesystem. The limestone isriddled with caves andpassages caused by waterdissolving the permeablerock. Peak Cavern, thegigantic showcave, liesbeneath the dales. Above itPeveril Castle, built by theNormans, uses the naturaldefences of the rock wallsand slopes to goodpurpose.

� The track to Cave Dale

War Memorial, Castleton


Limestone Way

Camp Site

Car Park

Caravan Site

Castle

Churches (steeple)

Church (tower)

Church/Chapel

Nature Reserve

Picnic Site

Pub

Public Toilets

Railway Station

Tourist Information Centre

Youth Hostel

Key to symbolsused in maps

Peveril Castle, Castleton


Near Monksdale House �Peter Dale

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Mount Pleasant Farm to Miller’s Dale 4.7 MILES / 7.6 KM Mount Pleasant Farm to Miller’s Dale 4.7 MILES / 7.6 KM

Cattle near Mt Pleasant Farm

Follow road for 1 km, pastthe appropriately namedLimestone Way Farm, andturn right on a limestonetrack. At the bottom of thedale where track bears rightgo over a stile and down atree lined path leading intoHay Dale.

There are remains of mineworkings here - do not betempted to enter theopen adit.

Turn left up the steep hill toreach Monksdale House. Goright down Monksdale Laneon a narrow walled track.Bear right at junction after750m. After a further 1kmenter the farmyard througha gate and bear right downhill to a minor road. Turnright along the road undertwo most impressiveviaducts (once carrying theBuxton to Matlock railway,now the Monsal Trail).There is no footway onmuch of this section ofroad.

At the next junction a roadon the right leads up to theformer station buildings atMiller's Dale, where thereare public toilets.

Mount Pleasant Farm on the A623

At the next road bear right then left after approximately40m and into Peter Dale. Like many limestone dales, thismay be flooded at times in winter. Continue down thedale to meet another road.

Directly ahead is Monk’s Dale, which may be aninteresting detour for the adventurous. This slipperyboulder-strewn dale is an important nature reserve andeventually leads to Miller's Dale to rejoin the route.



200m past the junction anunclassified road leads offto the left at a bend on themain road. Afterapproximately 1.5km uphill(you’ll know why its calledLong Lane!) go straightahead at the road for150m, then turn right atcrossroads to the A6 andthe Waterloo Inn.

Continue on Sough Lane(the track to the left ofpub) uphill 1.5km to aminor road. Parts of thispath may be extremelymuddy in winter months.Near Priestcliffe Ditch

The Waterloo Inn on the A6

Sough Lane

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Miller’s Dale to Flagg 4.2 MILES / 6.8 KM Miller’s Dale to Flagg 4.2 MILES / 6.8 KM

Turn right along road then left at the junction.Another 2km of pleasant road walking brings you tothe village street of Flagg. The field walls hereaboutsare some of the best examples in the Peak Districtlandscape.

Edge Close Farm tearooms at Flagg are openweekends in winter and Thursday, Friday, Saturdayand Sunday in summer.

Flagg

Green Lane


Miller’s Dale viaducts


At the end of the street turnright at the junction andwhere the road bears sharpright continue along a farmtrack towards Knotlow Farm.After about 250m take thewell waymarked path to theright. Cross two fields,avoiding the farm to rejointhe walled track. At a barnbear slightly left andcontinue on the track to aminor road, eventuallyturning right to reachMonyash.

Monyash was once animportant centre of leadmining and its broad villagestreet illustrates its past as amarket place. It has a pub(The Bull’s Head) and a cafénext door.

Flagg

MonyashBull’s Head, Monyash

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Flagg to Monyash 1.6 MILES / 2.6 KM Flagg to Monyash 1.6 MILES / 2.6 KM



Go up Rakes Road opposite the village green and where the road bears sharp rightcarry on along a track for approximately 1km. Cross the head of Fern Dale and asuccession of stiles with the wall first on your left then on your right to reach One AshGrange. On entering the farm bear left at the camping barn.The path leads towards Cales Dale.

Looking towards Calling Low

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Monyash to Youlgreave 5 MILES / 8 KM Monyash to Youlgreave 5 MILES / 8 KM

One Ash Grange was founded by monks from RocheAbbey in Yorkshire in the 12th century when wool wasan important part of the local economy. There is asuperb example of traditional stone built pigsties and anice house to the left of the footpath.

Descend the steep path to the next path on the right,this leads up some steps and across fields to skirt CallingLow Farm. Go through a copse then through a field to astile. On entering a large field go diagonally to the rightover the brow to another stile, then bear left to theroad.

Cross to Moor Lane and turn right at the car park, wherea path leads to another road. Turn left then right againover a stile leading to the Youlgreave to Middleton road.Turn right and after 400m at a sharp bend go through

Old stone slab bridge over the River Bradford, near Youlgreave

YHA at the old Co-op inYoulgreavethe gap in the stone wall and descend to Bradford Dale.

Turn left and follow the pleasant riverside path approximately 1.5km to a road.

(If you wish to take a short detour into Youlgreave, where there are shops, three pubs,a Youth Hostel and B&B accommodation, go left up the lane at the point where youcross a stone footbridge over the river)



Where the Elton Road crosses the river go right for 50mto a stile on your left. Follow the path over fields,crossing Bleakley Dike, then uphill to a gate. HarthillMoor Farm can be seen above. Take the waymarked pathover a stile and double back left into the wood andround to the road. Turn right uphill and take the pathopposite a farm drive to reach Robin Hood’s Stride.

The twin rock crags of Robin Hood’s Stride, also knownas Mock Beggars Hall, are the root of many locallegends. Below Cratcliffe Rocks is a hermit’s cave withcarvings believed to date from the 14th century.Standing stones and a stone circle add to the historicnature of the area.

Robin Hood’s Stride

Stone Circle near Harthill Moor (circa 1600 BC to 1000 BC)

Near Castle Ring �

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Youlgreave to Winster 3.8 MILES / 6.1 KM Youlgreave to Winster 3.8 MILES / 6.1 KM

The path passes between Robin Hood’s Stride and Cratcliffe Rocks and on down atrack to a stile at a minor road. Go straight ahead up Dudwood Lane to the junction.Cross the road and continue on a track for just over 1km to Winster Bank Top. Bear leftalong the road to the next junction. (On the right next to the main road is the WinsterOre House where lead ore was once stored).

Winster was once a thriving market town and by the 17th century was an importantcentre for lead production, the ore being smelted nearby. Many of today’s footpathsoriginated as miner’s paths and it was not unusual in those days for men to walk fromBonsall to Winster, or even further, to work.

Rocks seen behind CratcliffeCottage (private property) © Crown Copyright. OS Licence No. 100019785.

Matlock to BonsallFrom Matlock bridge follow thewaymarked routes from the bottom ofSnitterton Road. The path leads uphillthrough a series of fields to Masson LeesFarm. Bear right along field boundariesover the crest of Masson Hill. Keep leftto join the walled lane leading down intoBonsall, then follow the walled laneopposite the Kings Head to thecrossroads in Uppertown.

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Take the broad walled track opposite theOre House. At the end of the track bearleft down hill over stiles to skirt below LunTor Rocks and up again following a well-waymarked path through a succession ofnarrow fields. It is necessary to beardiagonally right over the final large fieldto reach Bonsall Lane. Turn left along theroad for 80m and take the stile on theright diagonally across fields to BlakelowLane. Turn right then almost immediatelygo through a stile on the left. Strikediagonally right through stiles to reachMoorlands Lane.

These lanes are again remnants of oldtrade routes and miners tracks. Leadmining has now given way to limestonequarrying which is evident in theimmediate area. Old workings are nowopencast for fluorspar as well aslimestone.

Turn left on Moorlands Lane forapproximately 300m. Ignore the firstfootpath on the right and take the secondwaymarked path. Follow the path througha succession of stone squeezer stiles to anold building. Bear right on the pathtowards Bonsall Uppertown, which is insight. On joining the road go straight pastHollies Farm Shop to the crossroads at thetop of Bankside.

Mentioned in the Domesday Book, thevillage of Bonsall is an area with a richlead mining history. The Church of StJames dates from the 13th century andhas a fine tower and spire. In the centreof the village is a market cross and next tothis the King’s Head dating from 1677;this and the Barley Mow at Bonsallprovide opportunities for refreshment.

Bonsall to MatlockIf you wish to visit Matlock, at thecrossroads at the top of Bankside carrystraight over along Bell Lane and follow thewalled path down to the village square bythe Kings Head. Follow the walled lane upfrom the market cross climbing steeply atfirst. The way narrows and levels out beforereaching a junction at a sunken lane. Turnright uphill 200m to a stile on the rightbefore the second gate. Go through thestile and diagonally across a small field to abarn, then follow field boundaries across toa track.

Go straight over the track and diagonallyacross the corner of field over a stile anddownhill to another track. Turn right to astile and continue downhill to the left ofMasson Lees Farm. The Way then continuesdownhill parallel to Salters Lane on a wellworn path to reach the town of Matlock.Through the last field it will be noted thatthe path follows a depression. This wasonce a continuation of Salters Lane,presumably re-routed as it is so steep.

The route from Winster to Bonsall

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Winster to Bonsall 2.7 MILES / 4.3 KM Link between Matlock and Bonsall

Hall Leys Park, Matlock



Turn right down Bankside and continuedownhill to the postbox at the junctionwith Horsedale. Take the path up the bankto the right of the Chapel, bearing halfright to reach a walled track. Go uphill,then straight ahead through a series ofstiles, before crossing rough pittedground to carefully locate a crossing pointover a deep ‘rake’. Now bear right to astile, then half left to a road. Go aheadabove Leys and Whitecliffe Farms, andthrough closely spaced stiles, beforedropping to the road into Ible. Turn rightalong this road.

Ible is a remote hamlet consisting ofscattered farms, high on the valley sideabove the Via Gellia and was apparentlythe setting for D.H. Lawrence’s story‘Wintry Peacock’. On the roadside belowthe old chapel which is now a house are12 stone watering troughs sometimescalled the ‘12 apostles’. One of thetroughs has a hinged lid - this at one timewas the only source of drinking water forthe residents.

Continue on towards Grangemill, then asthe road descends, take a path on the left.On reaching the lane turn left andcontinue to the Holly Bush Inn at thecrossroads of the Via Gellia. Keep left onthe pavement and cross the busy road toa bridleway.

The Via Gellia is a road named after theGell family of Wirksworth and fromwhence originated the trade name‘Viyella’ which was originally made atCourtaulds textile mill once operating inthe valley. The remains of an old watermill can be seen near Grangemill.

This bridleway was once the route of theancient Portway, a road which ran fromManchester to Nottingham along which

The King’s Head and old cross at Bonsall

The hamlet of Ible

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Bonsall to the High Peak Trail (via Ible and Grangemill) 4 MILES / 6.4 KM Bonsall to the High Peak Trail (via Ible and Grangemill) 4 MILES / 6.4 KM

passed salt from Cheshire and lace fromNottingham.

Go through the gate and follow the trackto a second gate; bear slightly left skirtingaround the quarry boundary and througha gateway. Bear half right up a large fieldto a gate at the brow of the hill. Leave thebridleway and keep on uphill. Climb tofurther stiles on the skyline. Bear half leftacross the brow of the hill, descending ashallow valley, before climbing throughthe higher of the two field gates to crossthe High Peak Trail.

Harborough Rocks to the east areoutcrops of magnesian limestone on thetop of which is an ancient burial chamber.

The High Peak Trail follows the route ofthe Cromford and High Peak Railway.Completed in 1831, this was one of theworld's first long distance railways. Itcarried minerals and goods between the

The Holly Bush at GrangemillCromford Canal at Cromford Wharf andthe Peak Forest Canal at Whaley Bridge.Originally a canal was proposed for theroute, but the number and steepness ofthe hills made this impractical. The railwaywas originally powered by horses on theflat sections and stationary steam engineson nine inclined planes. It took aroundtwo days to complete the 33 mile journey.Highland cattle near Ible


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Climb through stiles, before doubling back left in a roughpasture, through Roundlow farmyard to the road. Bear right ashort distance to a junction above Brassington then rightagain uphill for 25 metres. Leave the road at a gate on theleft and go through another gateway, crossing the brow ofthe hill to a stile, then straight across rough ground to a smallgap in the wall opposite. Bear right then immediately leftaround a limestone outcrop.

Descend to join a walled lane which then joins a minor roadbelow Rainster Rocks. Cross the B5056 to a gate and climb atrackway to the brow of the hill. Bear left passing a solitarystone post and descend again just right of a church to theroad at Ballidon.

Just south of the Limestone Way is the typical limestonevillage of Brassington. Once an important lead mining centre,

Sycamore Inn and St Peter’s church at Parwich

High Peak Trail to Tissington (via Parwich) 5.5 MILES / 8.9 KM High Peak Trail to Tissington (via Parwich) 5.5 MILES / 8.9 KM

follow the hedge on the right to theroad. Bear right uphill for 250 metres toa stile on the left. Go ahead from thestile, descend crossing a brook, thenclimb slightly right before bearing left toenter Parwich. Go past the church, thenleft at a green, to the village pond.

The north doorway and chancel arch ofthe church of St Peter in Parwich are allthat remain of the Norman church whichwas demolished in 1872. This is anotherpicture-postcard village whererefreshments and accommodation areavailable. Opposite the Sycamore Inn isthe village pond, once the village sheepwash.

Cross the green opposite the inn andtake a path to the right of garages. Gouphill to a stile in the wall on the left.

Bear half right, climbing uphill to a stile,then ahead with the hedge on the rightthrough two further stiles. Descend,crossing the Bletch Brook, then climb toa trackway. Follow this track left, crossingthe Tissington Trail (This 21km/13 mileroute runs from Parsley Hay toAshboune).

The track bears to the left to pass HighFlats. Shortly after the track has led righttake a stile left, crossing a lane, thenahead to a field gate. Bear half right to astile entering the churchyard, then halfleft to a gate leading to a green.

Tissington Hall, which is a focal point forthe village, dates from the 17th century.The village was the first to revive thenow popular tradition of well dressing.

many of the buildings datefrom the 16th century. Itmay be worthwhile taking adetour into Brassingtonwhere there is a villageshop, two inns, and a rangeof guest house andfarmhouse accommodation.

Bear left, then immediatelyright leaving the road at astile. Go ahead, crossing asmall brook, then bear halfleft to a stile. Go half left tocross another ditch, then

Rainster Rocks

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Take the road to Ashbourneuphill to cross the A515.Descend the minor road,turning left off the road inthe valley bottom. Climbthe field, recrossing theroad to bear half leftthrough a series of squeezestiles to join a lane justsouth of Pike House.

Bear left, then bear right offthe lane after 50m,descending through a seriesof stiles to emerge by theentry to the Peveril of thePeak hotel. Follow the roaddownhill for 300m, thendescend across The Green.Bear right, up Church Laneand follow this to rejoin theroad at a T junction.

Ilam Hall, a mile to the west ofThorpe is a beautiful National Trustproperty which houses a YouthHostel.

Turn left along the road, then quicklyfork right, descending a lane to joina track crossing at right angles.Descend the track to reach ColdwallBridge.

Coldwall Bridge, built in 1726 tocarry a turnpike linking the Potterieswith Ashbourne and Buxton, butlater abandoned, marks theboundary between Staffordshire andDerbyshire. A milestone from theturnpike era still stands on thebridge.

Cross the bridge and climb the hill,passing through a field gate andColdwall Farm to reach the road.Cross to a squeeze stile and descendthe fields ahead, climbing from thestream to a field gate just north ofWoodhouses.

Thorpe Cloud �

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Tissington to Thorpe 2 MILES / 3.2 KM Thorpe to Marten Hill 2.3 MILES / 3.7 KM

Tissington Hall

Thorpe is situatednear the southernentrance to Dovedale.

One very noticeablefeature is ThorpeCloud, a strangeconical shaped hill(942 ft/287m high)which towers over thevillage. It is alimestone reef andtakes its name fromthe Old English word‘Clud’ meaning arocky hill.

There are publictoilets in Thorpe.

Bear left following a road to the brow ofMarten Hill.

A burial mound marks this spectacular setting,with sweeping views to the south and east.

Thorpe’s fine church has a squat little tower which is Norman




Descend through a gate to the A52. Crossthe road and turn right, to find anobscured stile 150m on the left. Bear leftthrough the right hand of two field gatesto the foot of the field. Turn right to astile in the corner of the field, then left tohead south through a series of stiles andthen gateways to the road at Lordspiece.

At this point there are views all along theridgeway ahead to Stanton and theWeaver Hills to the west. To the east thereare views to Mayfield and Ashbourne.

Cross the road to a squeeze stile thenfollow a path south along this ridgeway,at first parallel to the farm track, then tothe left away from it. Rejoin it until almostreaching Ashfield Farm.

Bear right 150m before the farm and thenpass above Dydon, through a series ofstiles above Gold’s Wood, to cross a stileat the southern tip of Far Wood. Bear leftuphill to a gate, then follow the trackway

Entering Lower Ellastone

� Ellastone Bridge over the RiverDove is on the Staffordshire -Derbyshire border

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Marten Hill to Lower Ellastone 4.6 MILES / 7.4 KM Marten Hill to Lower Ellastone 4.6 MILES / 7.4 KM

through the Hutts farmyard to anothergate.

Go ahead skirting Aldercarr Wood thenfollow the boundary of another wood toyour right, then cross open fields througha stile alongside a gate, to a gateway onthe B5032.

Turn right for 150m then go through astile on the left, then go ahead to atrackway. Follow this to the left on levelground, then bear right at a pool, toreach a lodgehouse at Lower Ellastone.

The village of Ellastone has an inn and16th century church and was the settingfor ‘Hayslope’ in George Eliot's ‘AdamBede’. George Eliot, whose real name wasMary Ann Evans, grew up in the village.

Calwich Abbey to the east was originally amonastery. A later house on the site wasvisited by Rousseau and Handel. Todayonly the lodgehouses, stable block and afishing temple survive. © Crown Copyright. OS Licence No. 100019785.


Bear left towards Ellastone Bridge, thenright at a stile, following the path alongthe riverside to Doveleys. Climb uphill toDalesgap then cross the road carefully anddescend via a footpath to the left ofBarrowhill.

Barrowhill is the site of an Iron Age camp.Excavated fertility symbols were said toleave little to the imagination!

Cross this road, with a slight dog-leg tothe right to a stile, then go straight aheadto reach a footbridge. Bear half left to joinDove Lane and follow this to the lych gateof St Michael’s Church.

Rocester is the home of JCB, theinternational excavator manufacturingcompany. ‘The Fosser’, a sculpture madeentirely from JCB parts, lies close to theroute.

Archaeological finds at Rocester date from2000 BC. They include a celtic brooch andcoins, spearheads and skeletons. A fine13th century cross can be found in thechurchyard, with the site of an

Churnet Bridge, Rocester

The Fosser, Rocester

Remember the Country CodePlease take care to keep to public rights of way to avoid damage to livestock, cropsand wildlife habitats.Take particular care when crossing stiles not to damage drystone walls.Guard against all risk of fire.Fasten all gates.Keep dogs under close control.Do not interfere with livestock, crops or machinery.Make no unnecessary noise.Take special care on country roads.

Mine ShaftsThere are mine shafts, remaining from the days of lead mining in the area, near theroute. Whilst most have been capped, all are in a hazardous condition due to theirage, so be careful.

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Lower Ellastone to Rocester 2.3 MILES / 3.7 KM Lower Ellastone to Rocester 2.3 MILES / 3.7 KM

Augustinian abbey lying in the field to thesouth.

Bear left along the valley, then right alongWest View, to reach the end of theLimestone Way where it joins theStaffordshire Way at Mill Street.

CONGRATULATIONS - YOU HAVECOMPLETED THE LIMESTONE WAY!

The publishers wish torecord their thanks forthe co-operation oflandowners and farmers.Parts of the route passclose to farmhouses andfarmyards. Pleaserespect the owner’sprivacy and keep towaymarked paths.


For public transport informationTraveline 0870 608 2 608 www.traveline.org.ukNational Rail Enquiries 08457 48 49 50 www.nationalrail.co.ukNational Express 08705 80 80 80 www.nationalexpress.comTourist Information and Visitor CentresIf you need any help in planning your walking holiday along the Limestone Way contact one of theTourist Information/Visitor Centres listed below.

This information is available free of charge in electronic, audio, Braille andlarge print versions, and in other languages on request. For assistance inunderstanding or reading this document please call 01629 761252.

Castleton Visitor CentreBuxton RoadCastletonHope ValleyDerbyshire S33 8WNTel: 01629 816558Email: [email protected]

Matlock Tourist Information CentreCrown SquareMatlockDerbyshire DE4 3ATTel: 01629 583388Email: [email protected]

Ashbourne Tourist Information Centre13 Market PlaceAshbourneDerbyshire DE6 1EUTel: 01335 343666Email: [email protected]

This guide is produced by theTourism SectionDerbyshire Dales District Council,Town Hall, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 3NNTel: 01629 761252.Email: [email protected]: www.derbyshiredales.gov.uk

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