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Read our latest Yorkshire guides, first-hand visits and local stories, covering walks, events, accommodation, places to visit and independent businesses.
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4.13mi Hoober Stand Circular Walk
This 4.13-mile circular is entirely on roads, with around 95% of the route using quiet country lanes around Hoober and Wentworth.

Michael Palmer
Sep 121 min read


NEW: Explore Yorkshire with The White Shire’s Interactive Walking Map
Finding your next Yorkshire walk has just become much easier.
We’ve launched a new interactive Yorkshire walking map on The White Shire, bringing our personally walked routes together in one place and giving you a completely different way to decide where to explore next.
Instead of starting with a list of walks, you can now start with Yorkshire itself.

Michael Palmer
Aug 225 min read


Grenoside Woods Circular Walk – 4.26 Miles near Sheffield
Our 4.26-mile Grenoside Woods Circular Walk near Sheffield, with the original Komoot map, parking notes and a memorable mountain-biker encounter.

Michael Palmer
Aug 182 min read


4.38mi Barnburgh Circular Walk
A 4.38-mile circular walk in and around Barnburgh, passing through the countryside around the historic village.

Michael Palmer
Aug 51 min read


3.63mi Silkstone Circular Walk
A 3.63-mile circular walk through Silkstone and nearby South Yorkshire countryside.

Michael Palmer
Jul 241 min read


4.83mi Wortley Circular Walk
A 4.83-mile circular walk around Wortley, between Sheffield, Barnsley and Penistone, combining village, woodland and surrounding countryside.

Michael Palmer
May 161 min read


Wharncliffe Crags Circular Walk – 3.61 Miles
Our 3.61-mile Wharncliffe Crags circular walk near Sheffield, with original Komoot map, woodland history and the Dragon of Wantley legend.

Michael Palmer
May 21 min read


4mi Thurlstone Circular Walk
A four-mile circular walk through Thurlstone and the surrounding countryside near Penistone.

Michael Palmer
May 21 min read


3.1mi Maltby Dike Circular Walk
A 3.1-mile circular route following the valley around Maltby Dike and Roche Abbey near Maltby.

Michael Palmer
Apr 91 min read


Chapeltown Woods – A Brief History for Yorkshire Walkers
A Woodland Landscape Shaped by Centuries Chapeltown is nestled within the ancient parish of Ecclesfield, historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. This area has been wooded for centuries, with natural oak and birch trees covering the slopes around Housley Park and the valleys leading toward Grenoside and High Green. Chapeltown developed as a small rural settlement long before industrialisation, surrounded by farmland, coppiced woodland, and estate-managed trees conne

Michael Palmer
Mar 182 min read


3.6mi Elsecar Circular Walk
A 3.6-mile circular walk around Elsecar, near Barnsley, using village paths, tracks and countryside sections. The landscape has strong links with ironworking, coal mining and the Elsecar Heritage Centre.

Michael Palmer
Nov 21, 20251 min read


4.58mi Clayton Circular Walk
A 4.58-mile circular walk around Clayton, near Doncaster, using countryside tracks, fields and quiet lanes.

Michael Palmer
Oct 18, 20251 min read


4.58mi Barnburgh Countryside Circular Walk
A 4.58-mile circular route around Barnburgh and its surrounding farmland in the Dearne Valley.

Michael Palmer
Oct 18, 20251 min read


3.43mi Dearne Valley Park Circular Walk
A 3.43-mile circular route around Dearne Valley Park near Barnsley, with park paths and the River Dearne as a main feature.

Michael Palmer
Oct 17, 20251 min read


2.55mi Campsall Park Circular Walk
A 2.55-mile circular walk around Campsall near Doncaster, combining Campsall Country Park with village and countryside sections.

Michael Palmer
Oct 17, 20251 min read


3.63mi Rabbit Ings Country Park Circular Walk
This 3.63-mile circular walk is in Rabbit Ings Country Park near Royston. Its paths cross woodland, grassland and former colliery land, with the original route recorded on Komoot.

Michael Palmer
Oct 17, 20251 min read


4.53mi Thurgoland Circle Walk
A 4.53-mile circular walk around Thurgoland in the Upper Don Valley, with woodland, fields and riverside paths.

Michael Palmer
Oct 17, 20251 min read


3.84mi Wombwell Circular Walk
A 3.84-mile circular walk in and around Wombwell, near Barnsley in South Yorkshire. The area combines urban paths and nearby countryside shaped by its coal-mining past.

Michael Palmer
Oct 17, 20251 min read


4.28mi West Haigh Wood & Spring Country Park Circular Walk
A 4.28-mile circular walk linking West Haigh Wood and Spring Country Park around Grimethorpe.

Michael Palmer
Oct 16, 20251 min read


Langsett Reservoir Circular Walk – 4.39 Miles
Our 4.39-mile Langsett Reservoir walk in South Yorkshire, with our original Komoot route, parking at Langsett Barn and the reservoir's history.

Michael Palmer
Jun 9, 20251 min read
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