Doncaster Ramblers walk through Whitwell Wood, Shireoaks and Thorpe Salvin
It was still and there was just a little drizzle in the air as seven gathered in the layby at Whitwell Wood, but we doubted our sanity as Storm Darragh was forecast to arrive soon.
We set off through the shelter of the wood and soon headed along one of the spokes of the wheel that the tracks through the wood form.
In the centre of the wood we took another spoke. Back out of the wood, we headed past Netherthorpe airfield (where the planes were securely fixed to the ground) to Shireoaks.
We joined the Chesterfield Canal and sheltered under one of its bridges to have elevenses. We followed the canal to Thorpe Salvin where we headed to The Parish Oven pub.
Perhaps because we'd been walking quickly to miss the worst of the storm, we arrived before the pub was open, but by the time those of us who hadn't eaten all their food at elevenses had eaten our lunch, it was open.
After enjoying our drinks and admiring the Christmas decorations in the pub, we set off with the strengthening wind at our backs.
Back in the wood, its shelter was welcome. We followed the rim of the wheel back to our cars. The wind was quite strong now, but we felt lucky to have walked without suffering badly from the storm.
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