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Shipley Park might just be Rafa’s favourite place in the world. So he was delighted when David Robinson, who walks here often, offered to write up this fabulous walk for the magazine. Thank you David! The park is lovely, with a great variety of scenery, sights and countryside and this walk takes you on a well thought out route. Rafa loved the walk, as did Flake, and they gave it a big ‘paws up’!
3 mile walk around Shipley Country Park An easy walk for you and your dog. It shouldn’t take any more than 1 1/2 hours, but there are pleasant stops along the way. Most of the route is hard a track, but a good pair of walking boots are recommended.
1. Take the A6007 out of Heanor along the
Ilkeston Road. As you drive out of Marlpool you come to the Shipley Garden Centre.
Only thirty yards after, turn right onto a country lane which takes you into The
Field Village. 2. Park anywhere along the lane, avoiding blocking any driveway. It’s best during the week as weekends can be busy. Walk about 100 yards past the old red telephone box, then turn right onto a tarmac path.
Walk another 200 yards until you come to a bridge with Osbornes Pond on your left. Take the wooden walkway to your left down to the pond’s edge. Walk to the road and turn right. 3. Carry on up the road and before you get to Derby Lodge, turn right onto Bell Lane.
Walk down the lane ignoring any paths to your right. Eventually, after 300 yards, after a 30 sign, turn left onto a clear gravel track with a wooden gate. Keep ahead and the path descends with a wooden gate right into a woodland glade. 4. When you walk out of the wooded area, keep on the track ignoring the narrower path on your right. Soon you will see
Mapperley Reservoir on your right. A few yards later, there’s a wide expanse of greenery where you can relax for a while on the many benches and tables available.
You can also look at the reservoir by its bankside.
5. If you do take a break, come back to the track, and carry on right. At the end, turn left and immediately through a barrier
gate to walk uphill. As you level off, you pass through another barrier gate with a splendid Mock Tudor Mansion on your right. As you descend down the slope there are nice views to your left. 6. You now come to Derby Lodge again.
Here is a café with seated area and toilets.
Do remember, however they are closed in winter and late autumn. Immediately, turn right after the lodge and gently rise uphill.
After a few yards, you can if you wish, take the right driveway, and visit the site of The
Old Shipley Hall. Here there are plaques which tell you of the Miller Mundy Family who lived there from the 1800’s. Also admire the water tower to your right which is now residential. There’s ample space to relax here and take in the tranquillity of the area.
7. Come back onto the track and turn right.
After 150 yards they split. Take the left path to walk through the gate and descend down a wooded glade. As you drop down, on your right was the site of the American
Adventure Theme Park. It will soon be a new housing estate. 8. Again, you enter a wooded area and pass through a gate. The left driveway takes you to the picturesque Shipley Cricket Club and is well worth a five-minute visit.
Come back and carry on left uphill and back into the village to your car.
