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the hedged path to the end and the houses of of houses the and end the to path hedged the

wooden fencing at the entrance. Continue along along Continue entrance. the at fencing wooden

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for about 200 metres, to a wall stile on your left. left. your on stile wall a to metres, 200 about for Walk along the length of the lake on either side and through the the through and side either on lake the of length the along Walk

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the path to reach the Visitors Centre and car park. park. car and Centre Visitors the reach to path the

street to a footpath on the right. Proceed to the lake and turn left. Walk to the end and continue along along continue and end the to Walk left. turn and lake the to Proceed right. the on footpath a to street

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ANGLERS COUNTRY PARK TO NOTTON - 6.23 MILES (10.03KM) MILES 6.23 - NOTTON TO PARK COUNTRY ANGLERS

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Anglers Country Park  WAKEFIELD WAY - WALK 1 ANGLERS COUNTRY PARK TO NOTTON - 6.23 MILES (10.03KM)

To reach Anglers Country Park by public transport, alight at Wintersett village. Continue along the main street to a footpath on the right. Proceed to the lake and turn left. Walk to the end and continue along the path to reach the Visitors Centre and car park.

1 From the car park walk to the road and turn right. Continue down this tarmac track to Haw Park Wood. Enter the wood and take the right path Walton signposted Walton North Trans-Pennine Trail. Turn SE 351 167 left at the fi rst track through the woods, 25 metres before the wall and gate of Walton Park Estate. Gallows Hill Continue along this woodland track to a large open To Wakeﬁeld space where six tracks converge. Take the second 3 To Walton right (signposted TPT-horses Walton North). Turn

left at the second track through the wood, 170 A61 Rose Farm metres from the clearing. Continue along this 2 track bearing right at each fork to reach an open Barnsley Anglers fi eld. On reaching the fi eld fence turn left to the Wakeﬁeld Golf Course Canal Country Park old Barnsley Canal. Cross a wooden footbridge and Start SE 332 159 High stone turn right to walk along the towpath. After passing bridge SE 374 153 under a high stone bridge, double back up the WF4 2EB embankment along a path signposted to Anglers Walton Hall Country Park. At the end turn right and continue Newmillerdam Country 1 Wintersett along the unmade road. 4 Park

2 After the road bends right and becomes tarmac, Haw Park Wood and before reaching Walton, take the next Wintersett signposted footpath on the left to Rose Farm. Reservoir Follow the path to the end of the farm buildings, go left across the lawn to the far corner and cross the stile. Follow the route diagonally across the fi elds to the left extremity of the trees ahead. Continue along the footpath to Common Lane in Walton. Cross the road and turn right for about 200 metres, to a wall stile on your left. 4 Walk along the length of the lake on either side and through the Follow this path towards a telecommunications woodland to the very end of the park. Finish at the top left hand corner mast on the skyline. where you pass through a kissing gate into an open fi eld. Head straight Newmillerdam  across the fi eld and cross the beck by a stone footbridge, then turn left From the mast you emerge into Chevet Lane. 3 WF4 2NA along its bank. About 100 metres short of some power lines, turn right Cross over the road and go left for about 90 SE 351 131 up the hillside. At the trees, bear left along the path, which soon swings metres to a wall stile on your right. Cross into Notton right over an old stone bridge. Follow the path through the middle of the an open fi eld and continue to the golf course fi eld to a left path which takes you to Notton. Continue on the path which (Wakefi eld Golf Club). Cross the golf course crosses behind the houses to reach a minor road. Turn right, then left at with care to reach an enclosed path with high the T-junction to reach Notton village green. wooden fencing at the entrance. Continue along the hedged path to the end and the houses of Newmillerdam. Bear left, then right to descend Post Oﬃce steeply downhill to the lake and country park. 1 Kilometre

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OS Explorer map 278 Sheffi eld and Barnsley Visit the Area website www.ramblersyorkshire.org WAKEFIELD WAY - WALK 2 NOTTON TO YORKSHIRE SCULPTURE PARK - 6.51 MILES (10.47KM)

Start the walk at Notton Village Green 2 Cross the road and turn left along the footway. 3 On reaching New Road, cross and turn left along the 4 Cross over to a broad verge and turn right. Take the Turn right and walk up Warren Lane until you reach footway to Woolley village. Just before the village signposted path on the left which drops into the 1 At Notton Village Green walk past the Post Office a pair of old stone gateposts into the wood on the green turn left along a footpath, cross a field and go wood. Continue straight down the path and bear and continue up Applehaigh Lane out of the village. right, which mark the start of a bridleway. Follow through the church grounds to the road. Turn left right past Near Moor Farm and on to a road (Haigh On reaching a fork turn right passing in front of a this path through the wood and on to Mount Farm for a short distance, then right along Middle Field Lane). Cross and turn left. Continue down to the row of cottages and along a grass path to enter the and Woolley Park Golf Club. Lane. Continue along the road to a stile on the left M1 and cross to the A637 and continue along the attractive wooded area of Applehaigh Clough. Follow Woolley Church  and cross the field to Gypsy Lane. Turn right and footway, to reach the Bretton Country Park car- the path alongside a beck to the first footbridge. continue to Woolley Edge Lane. park. Continue through the park and bear right Cross the beck and turn left along the path. Turn right up to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park Visitors’ Centre Yorkshire Sculpture Park Chapel  at the edge of the wood and continue along the edge where buses are available to Wakefield or Barnsley. of a field. The path bears left and crosses the field in a diagonal direction towards houses and a road beyond. Turn left and left again down Keeper Lane and continue to the A61.

Visitor Centre Woolley Village WF4 4LG Green SE 288 134 Start Wolley Edge Lane SE 351 131 SE 320 133 Notton Yorkshire A637 Middle Field Lane Sculpture Woolley Park Golf Course WF4 2NA Park New Road 3 Haigh Lane Post Oﬃce Keeper Near Moor Lane Farm Applehaigh Gipsy Lane 1 Mount Lane SE 303 124 Farm 4

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Yorkshire Sculpture Park Visitor Entrance  OS Explorer map 278 Sheffield and Barnsley Visit the Area website www.ramblersyorkshire.org

WAKEFIELD WAY - WALK 3 YORKSHIRE SCULPTURE PARK TO HORBURY BRIDGE - 8.52 MILES (14.16KM)

Start the walk at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park Visitor Centre.

1 Walk through the Yorkshire Sculpture Park Visitor Centre Moss and down the steps, past the Underground Gallery to Mill cross the park, bearing right up to the entrance from Farm Horbury Bridge  West Bretton village. At main gate turn left, then Emroyd Common Finish right through a gate and follow the track up the hill to Horbury WF4 5NL Bridge Cross the road and over the stile by the water tower. woodland. Continue through the woodland to a crossing SE 280 180 3 Wood Lane A642 Continue half left down the field to a stile for the of tracks. Turn left and proceed down the path until Middlestown approach road for Newhall Prison. Turn right and follow you reach the A636. Cross carefully and turn left then River Calder the road through the complex to where it bends left. right along Woodhouse Lane towards Emley. After 200 Continue straight across up the track to New Hall Farm. metres turn right through Bentley Grange and follow Water Bingley Mining Lane Arms PH Continue straight along this footpath until you reach the track to the right of the farm buildings. Continue A642 Museum Sandy Lane Canal a crossing of paths. Turn left and follow the path into Overton along the farmers track keeping the hedge on your left 5 SE 268 173 Overton, passing a telecommunications mast. At the to reach a barrier and stile at the end. Bear half right, 4 Coxley Woods road turn left and then fork right downhill to the A642 immediately BEFORE the barrier, and walk down to the Mast SE 252 165 and the Mining Museum. Toilets, café and picnic tables bottom corner of the field. Cross the bridge and after available here. 30m go across the stile to the left next to the bench. Cross the road and turn right a short distance to a New 4 Hall footpath on the left with steps down. Continue along the 2 Go diagonally across field heading towards Emley mast. Farm footpath bearing left over a small bridge, then right along Cross stile and turn right with fence to right. Keep the edge of a field. Keep straight on at the farm access straight on over 4 stiles eventually crossing a metal New then right at the next track. Follow this to Wood Lane and stile. Cross stream and next stile. Go over next stile in Hall bear right. At the second footpath sign turn left and follow hedge. Turn right at stream and cross over. Follow path Prison the fenced path downhill to Mug Hill Farm. Turn right onto uphill and at marker post (where fence goes left) bear a good track. At the fork go straight uphill and bear right right over field heading to the left of the line of trees. at the first hedge and left at the second. Keep straight on Water tower Continue to field boundary and follow towards water through the wood to reach the road. Turn right to reach tower and A637. GR SE 261 148 A637 the A642.

3 Cross and follow the path to the left of the shops. Bank 5 On reaching the road turn left then right at the next Farm Yorkshire Sculpture Park  footpath sign (partly hidden in the hedge). Follow the path and go down steps into the wood and turn sharp A636 left on the path along the top edge of the wood. Bear Bank left on the track and continue along the footpath to Wood Coxley Woods. Turn right at the road and then left Bower Hill onto a good track in the bottom of the valley. At Water 2 Lane keep forward to reach the A642. Turn right and West Bretton cross over at the canal bridge to continue the walk. Bentley Grange 1 Kilometre To Emley

A636 Woodhouse Lane To Denby Dale 11 1 Mile Yorkshire Sculpture Park Visitor Centre SE 285 131 WF4 4LG

National Mining Museum  OS Explorer map 278 Sheffield and Barnsley Visit the Area website www.ramblersyorkshire.org WAKEFIELD WAY - WALK 2 NOTTON TO YORKSHIRE SCULPTURE PARK - 6.51 MILES (10.47KM)