Local Interests and Places
Interesting places and attractions around Todwick.
Todwick Rambles
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council has produced a leaflet describing a circular walk through the countryside around Todwick and the fringe areas of Wales.
The full length of the ramble is just over 9 km (6 miles). However, due to the route’s proximity to the centre of Todwick it can be broken down into 3 short circular walks.
Chesterfield Canal
Every yard of the canal can be walked on the towpath known as The Cuckoo Way.
It goes through tranquil countryside where scarcely a house can be seen; has some of the earliest staircase locks ever built (250 years ago); is hugely popular with walkers; features an underground canal at Hollingwood and ends up at what will be the £310 million Waterside development in Chesterfield.
Since 1989, 12 miles of the canal have been restored along with 37 locks and 12 bridges; 2 new marinas have been built. The latest section, Hartington Harbour, was opened at our Festival in 2018.
There are less than nine miles left to restore. In 2018 the Chesterfield Canal Trust set itself an ambitious target of 2027 for the completion of the restoration because this is the 250th Anniversary of the opening of the canal, though that target is now extremely unlikely.
For more information and events visit: https://chesterfield-canal-trust.org.uk
CPRE South Yorkshire in Todwick
From rolling cornfields to ancient woodlands, from atmospheric flatlands to vibrant heather moorland, South Yorkshire’s beautiful and diverse countryside is a source of inspiration, rest and relaxation but we cannot take it for granted.
Council for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE) South Yorkshire (the local Branch of the national CPRE network) promotes the beauty, tranquillity and diversity of the South Yorkshire countryside (Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield) and encourages the sustainable use of land and other natural resources in both town and country for the benefit of all.
CPRE vision is of a living, working countryside that changes with time, but remains beautiful forever.
Find out more at: https://www.cprepdsy.org.uk
Winthrop Gardens, Wickersley, Rotherham
A one-acre community garden, developed over the last fifteen years on the site of an old water treatment works, now owned by Wickersley Parish Council and maintained by volunteers.
The garden was designed for peace and tranquillity with the emphasis on colour and scent. Features include an herbaceous border with many varieties of hardy perennials at their peak in mid-summer, a late summer flower border, a rose and wisteria pergola, a bee and butterfly garden and beds of highly scented English roses kindly donated by David Austin. Our Japanese garden has a large rare specimen of Robinia ‘Lace Lady’ and three white stemmed birches under planted with acers. Acer ‘Trompenburg’ has recently been donated by the Wickersley W.I. to mark suffrage for women.
The Garden also contains a wide selection of ornamental trees including Betula pendula ‘Youngii’, Ginkgo biloba, Gleditsia ‘Sunburst’ and Pyrus salicifolia ‘Pendula’. There are a selection of flowering crab apples, acers and conifers.
A New Zealand garden features many less hardy plants from that region adjacent to a willow spiral. Seasonal bedding plants are used for bold impact.
More information: https://winthropgardens.org.uk