Geo-Trips :: A walk from Heath into Wakefield

Wakefield

A walk from Kings Arms pub at Heath, Sun, 1 Jul 2018 by Rudi Winter

preceding legThis trip is part of a series.

Having had a walk around the Yorkshire Sculpture Park in the morning, we relocated to have lunch at the Kings Arms beer garden in Heath, followed by a short walk back into Wakefield.

After leaving the magnificent Heath Common, effectively a super-size village green, we whacked our way along overgrown paths through woodland and towards the River Calder. Following the riverside path past Fall Ings Lock and into Wakefield, we arrived at the Chantry Bridge with its bridge chapel and finished on the bank of the river just opposite the Hepworth gallery.

On the map below, the grey line is the GPS track from this trip. Click the blue circles to see a photograph taken from that spot and read further information about the location. The blue lines indicate the direction of view. There is also a slideshow of this trip. ( )

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SE3519 : The King's Arms, Heath by Rudi Winter
The King's Arms, Heath
The pub-restaurant is located along one side of a large triangular village green... more

SE3520 : The Dower House, Heath by Rudi Winter
The Dower House, Heath
Private house on the edge of Heath Common http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5839935... more

SE3520 : Kirkthorpe Lane, Heath by Rudi Winter
Kirkthorpe Lane, Heath
The lane is a local road loop connecting the villages of Heath, Kirkthorpe and... more

SE3520 : Heath Common by Rudi Winter
Heath Common
A large common with trees and 18th-century buildings sprinkled across it.... more

SE3520 : Fields on the edge of Heath by Rudi Winter
Fields on the edge of Heath
Just west of Kirkthorpe Lane http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5839927 as it leaves... more

SE3520 : Path junction near Heath by Rudi Winter
Path junction near Heath
The Leeds branch of the Trans-Pennine Trail zigzags out of the Calder valley and... more

SE3419 : Footpath approaching the River Calder, Wakefield by Rudi Winter
Footpath approaching the River Calder, Wakefield
The site of the former Wakefield power station is being redeveloped. The A6194... more

SE3419 : Riverside path and new bridge, River Calder, Wakefield by Rudi Winter
Riverside path and new bridge, River Calder, Wakefield
The bridge takes Wakefield's new Eastern Relief Road across the River Calder. The... more

SE3419 : Fall Ing Lock, Wakefield by Rudi Winter
Fall Ing Lock, Wakefield
The lock separates the Calder & Hebble Navigation from the River Calder... more

SE3419 : Fall Ing Lock, Wakefield by Rudi Winter
Fall Ing Lock, Wakefield
Taken from the footbridge across the lock. The lower lock gate was open at the... more

SE3320 : Chantry Bridge and Chapel, River Calder, Wakefield by Rudi Winter
Chantry Bridge and Chapel, River Calder, Wakefield
The old bridge over the River Calder is just under 100m long and was built between... more

SE3320 : Chantry Bridge and Wakefield Bridge, River Calder, Wakefield by Rudi Winter
Chantry Bridge and Wakefield Bridge, River Calder, Wakefield
Looking along the side of the medieval Chantry Bridge... more

SE3320 : Hepworth gallery, Wakefield by Rudi Winter
Hepworth gallery, Wakefield
Looking across the River Calder to the gallery, which was opened in 2011. It is... more

SE3320 : Gull on a tree trunk, Wakefield by Rudi Winter
Gull on a tree trunk, Wakefield
The dead tree shown here stands on the weir in the River Calder at Wakefield. The... more

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