Derbyshire Dales Peak District walk (out and return by coach from Birmingham)

BOOKING ESSENTIAL, please use the link for our booking page. Coach fare £20, payable cash/cheque or in advance by bank transfer.
A packed lunch and a flask of tea/coffee or soft drinks should be taken for the whole day, although we may have a lunchtime pub/café stop for refreshments. The pick-up point for the coach is the layby at the side of St. Chad’s Cathedral. The coach leaves at 9.00 am, but advise walkers to arrive by 8.45 am. Booking is essential for these walks. The fare is £20.
Three levels of walk to suit all abilities, approximately 7-8, 9 and 12 miles.
Below is a description of the 9 miles walk:
B WALK DESCRIPTION: 9 miles with 1,200 ft of climbing. Circular walk from layby on A6 between Whatstandwell and Ambergate. The walk follows the disused Cromford canal North for about 2 miles. Then climbs North up a grassy field to the village of Holloway. From here East towards Crich firstly to the memorial tower to the members of the Sherwood Foresters Regiment who died in the First World War. This is the highest point of the walk. The tower may be climbed as an optional extra. Then onto the village of Crich where there is a pub. Crich is famous for limestone quarries and the tramway museum. From Crich South along Tors ridge then continuing South through woods until reaching the Cromford Canal back to the starting place.