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Ticknall area Walks

26 August 20158 October 2017 Bryan Smith

There are so many alternative routes in the area around Ticknall that it is not easy to decide which partcular route to take.

Visitors who are new to the Ticknall area will probably wish to take a route that passes through the Calke Estate.

Ticknall Village Trail

3 September 201519 July 2018 Bryan Smith

The Trail starts from the car park at Ticknall Village Hall [35]. The Village Hall was built in 1992 and is, with its gardens, a credit to such a small village.

Walking

Ticknall Milton Circular Walk

3 September 201519 October 2015 Barry Thomas

This Ticknall walk is from the publication “South Derbyshire Walks” by Melbourne Civic Society (2011). Please let me know if I have missed anything out or have made routing mistakes.

The numbers in the text refer to the accompanying map which I will upload as soon as possible.

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