Tissington walk to Parwich for a pub lunch (6.4km, circular)

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Peak District Kids writer: Alice Wyatt

Tissington to Parwich circular 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.

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This route follows an anticlockwise direction.

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Need to know

DISTANCE OF WALK: 6.4km / 4 miles

TYPE OF WALK: Circular pub walk walk across class White Peak farmland.

PARKING: Pay and display parking at Tissington Car Park. Click here for Google Map location, post code is: DE6 1RA. Parking for 4 hours is £5.50. All day parking is £6.60. Although you don’t need to pay if you have a Peak District annual parking pass to display. It is also worth being aware that there is ford on the road south of Tissington, which smaller cars may be less keen to cross.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT: The Buxton-Ashbourne buses (441, 442) both stop in Tissington.

WALK HIGHLIGHTS: Tissington Hall, Tissington Trail, Limestone Way, Parwich playground, lunch at Sycamore Inn in Parwich.

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE:  Without kids, this is a 2.5 hour walk. Allow 3-4 hours with young kids. Add in extra time for the pub in Parwich.

TOTAL ASCENT: 211 metres

PUBLIC TOILETS: There are public toilets in the Tissington car park at the beginning of the walk. There are cafes in Tissington, and a pub in Parwich.

The route

START: Tissington Car Park
Click here for Google Map point
Grid reference: SK 1780 5207
Post code: DE6 1RA
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Route follows an anticlockwise direction.

1. From Tissington car park walk along the Tissington Trail in the direction of Parsley Hay (signposted) for 1km. There can be quite a few cyclists, so a quick reminder to children about keeping a look out and moving to the side. Walk past the first signpost on the left that leads to Tissington.

2. Just before the bridge, there is a signpost on the left with a small side path, as well as some steps, leading up to an adjacent footpath. Follow this path for 50 metres until you reach a wooden gate next to the bridge. Then cross the bridge to the right and over the cattle grid.

3. Follow the lane around the bend to the left for 100 metres to the signpost on the right with arrows on. This signpost is broken and does not say that it goes to Parwich, but this is the way to walk. This is part of the Limestone Way.

4. Walk in the direction that the sign is pointing to across the field. Walk through the open gate and continue down. As you walk over the next small hill, you will notice the stone stile to cross.

5. Keep following the footpath downhill to the brook. There are often cows in this field so make sure dogs are on leads and be cautious.

6. Cross the wooden footbridge (there’s only one side to hold on to!) and then follow the footpath up the hill to the next stile and another wooden bridge.

7. Keep following the yellow Limestone Way footpath signs across the fields towards Parwich and you will come to a wooden gate to go through before heading down into Parwich.

8. Once you reach the outskirts of the village, go through the stone stile and then make sure you take the right fork footpath (below photo) that leads down to a wooden stile and on towards the playground via a short narrow footpath. The kids will probably want a play in the playground, before you pop into the Sycamore Inn for a pint or lunch (or both!). The pub also houses the village shop, which is handy if you only have time for a quick snack or a drink to go.

9. After the pub, head back to the playground and walk to the far right hand corner. Follow the footpath that goes between these two cottages (see photo below). The arrow pointing to the footpath needed is no longer on the signpost, but this is the correct way.

10. Follow this path and it will lead you out onto a road after 100 metres. Turn left and follow the road for 160 metres until you reach a footpath on the left.

11. Follow this footpath up to the top right of the field and continue through the wooden gate. Cross the next field in the same direction and you will reach another wooden gate. Make sure you go through the wooden gate and not the larger metal gate that is on the left.

12. Follow the footpath straight ahead for 60 metres to the next stile. Then take the footpath left.

13. Keep following the footpath signs across the fields and down to the brook. You will cross two wooden footbridges.

14. From the brook, follow the footpath up towards the Tissington Trail. Make sure you veer slightly right on the last field as you come out of the woods and up to the Tissington Trail.

15. Walk across the bridge that takes you over the Tissington Trail, and follow the footpath to the left of the farmhouse.

16. Go through the large gate and follow the yellow arrows through the fields back towards Tissington.  Be aware, as you come down into Tissington, there are electric fences, with narrow sections to walk through to continue along the footpath.

17. You will finally reach a little wooden gate by a cottage that leads to a lane. Follow this lane to the right (you might even catch a glimpse of the alpacas in the field here), and then at the T-junction, take a left along the road into Tissington. You will pass Tissington Hall, an ancient well, St Mary’s Church, and also Herbert’s Fine English Tea Rooms.

18. After wandering around the village, it’s a very short walk (200 metres) along the road, past the duck pond, back to the car park.