Longshaw Estate pram-friendly walk (circular, 3.7km)

Longshaw Estate walk - pram friendly

Longshaw Estate is a beautiful expanse of parkland, moors and ancient woodland. You’ll find yourself wanting to return again and again with so many different routes to try out. It’s great for kids with dens to play in, tree stumps to jump on, logs to balance on, and plenty of open space for them to burn some energy.

The surfaced footpaths make for a perfect Peak District pram-friendly walk. Although do not that the footpaths can be a little rocky in places; they are gravel paths rather than tarmac paths and can be a little rocky in places (an all terrain buggy is best). This is also a good walk option for the wetter months if you want to avoid muddy footpaths.

Starting and finishing at the National Trust Wooden Pole car park, the walk follows the woodland path onto the open parkland. Allow some time for the kids to explore near the pond and play in Boggart Burrow, and perhaps stop for a drink at Croft Cabin or Longshaw Café before heading across the grassland back to the car park.

When planning your visit to the National Park, please arrive early or late in the day to avoid crowds if visiting over sunny weekends or school holidays. Please also take all litter home with you, don’t bring BBQs, and park your car in designated parking areas. Also, please use these walks as a guide; access and stiles may change.

PARKING INFORMATION: Please do not rely solely on the postcode for parking directions. In the National Park, a postcode can cover a large area. Postcodes are only provided as guidance. Please either use the Google Maps point or what3words, which are provided on every walk guide.

Longshaw Estate walk - pram friendly

Longshaw Estate walk map

On all Peak District family walks it’s a good idea to have an Ordnance Survey paper map with you, even if you have your phone on you. For this walk you need the OS Explorer Active Map OL 24 (White Peak). It’s also a good opportunity to show young kids the map features and get them started with map reading.

This walk follows a clockwise direction.

Longshaw Estate walk map
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Need to know

Wooden Pole car park, Longshaw Estate

The route

1. Starting from the National Trust Wooden Pole car park, walk back towards the entrance of the car park and take the path on your right-hand side next to the start of the stone wall.

Longshaw Estate walk - pram friendly

2. Follow the woodland path for 650m. The path runs parallel to the road initially and then takes a right turn.

Longshaw Estate walk - pram friendly

3. When you reach a crossroad in the paths, continue straight ahead following the signpost for Yarncliff and the orange-arrowed route. There’s lots of open parkland here for the kids to run around and conveniently placed wooden tree trunks to sit and watch them from. You may also find some dens to play in.

4. Continue for 450 metres until the path splits. Follow the path round to the right and over a little brook for a further 530 metres, passing through a wooden gate.

5. At the footpath junction, turn right and continue to follow the orange-arrowed route for 250 metres, through another gate until you reach the pond.

6. Walking alongside the pond, follow the path around to the left and continue straight ahead, passing through another gate. Expect the kids to disappear on this section of the walk; there are lots of places to explore including Boggart Burrow and things to play on like wooden stepping stones and balancing logs.

7. After 580 metres, you’ll come to a millstone with ‘Longshaw Estate’ engraved on it. Take the gate to your left and follow the path past Longshaw Lodge.

Longshaw Estate walk - pram friendly

8. With Longshaw Café immediately in front of you, take a left to the junction, and then a right, following the signpost to ‘Woodcroft’. Follow the footpath around to the right, leading behind the lodge. Ignore the Visitors Information sign to your left.

9. Continue on the path towards the Wooden Pole car park for 800 metres, passing through a gate onto grassland. When the path starts to fork, bear to the right.

10. After 300 metres, you’ll see a gap in the stone wall on your right. Walk through this and you’ll find yourself back at the car park where you started.

Longshaw Estate walk - pram friendly

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Want more ideas for family walks?
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