DIARY DATES
Next meeting: Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at Conisbrough Baptist Church, Old Road, 3pm. All Welcome.
The Crags – Interactive Maps
Features Guide
1 CLICK & DRAG to move around the map
2 SCROLL WHEEL zooms in and out
3 CLICK on pin when your pointer turns into a finger, to reveal more!
4 LIGHT BLUE pins have associated pages
5 GREEN pins are other features
6 CLICK HERE to open the map in a full page (opens in new tab)
Walking guide
Start and end your walk at the point between Tom Hill Youth Club and St Albans RC Church, and follow any of the red routes below.
IMPORTANT:
Please note that all trails are walked at your own risk and Friends of The Crags assumes no liability for your safety when walking the trails.
The YELLOW trail is not advised for walkers who are less able on their feet, as it is in need of upgrade – a matter which the Friends are discussing with the local authority.
CRAGS
MAPS
Maps of The Crags over the centuries
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CRAGS
VIDEOS
Videos of The Crags
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CRAGS
PHOTOS
Photos of The Crags
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CRAGS
HISTORY
Oral and written personal histories
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Our Latest News
The poles are here!
The Crags finally have their information 'totem poles'! After much collaboration between Friends of the Crags and community company Shed Heads of Edlington, the first of the beautifully carved information poles were unveiled this week. Friends chairman Tony Sellars [READ MORE]
Stand by for new Crags adventures!
Fancy racing a soap box or a radio-controlled car down the Crags? Or pelting things with fruit? And how about learning to live out in the open, foraging for your food?! These were just some of the ideas under discussion [READ MORE]
Litter Pick
Friends of the Crags are holding a litter pick on Monday, January 24, starting at Balby Street School at 10.30am. ALL WELCOME
Catch-up
There will be a Friends of the Crags catch-up meeting for all interested parties at Denaby Library at 1pm on Wednesday January 19, 2022. This will include all the latest developments in the project plus details of the upcoming [READ MORE]
Crags by moonlight!
Come on all you Craggers - here's a chance to see our beautiful hills as you have never seen them before... by moonlight! Friends of the Crags are holding a night-time amble, complete with walk leaders, to take place on [READ MORE]
On your markers!
The first 100m walking distance markers have now been 'planted' in the Crags linear park, as its rebirth as a local leisure facility continues. Crags Friend Leon Clemitshaw joined workers from Doncaster borough council in setting the first tranche of [READ MORE]
Totem poles from 1066!
The 'totem poles' that will mark the main entrances to the Crags site are now with the Shedheads group for carving. Aside from carved information for walkers, they will include carved patterns taken from the Bayeux Tapestry - the tapestry [READ MORE]
How green is our valley!
The Lady's Valley section of The Crags is now regaining its former beauty - after a massive clean-up undertaken by local councillors and Friends of The Crags, with Leon Clemitshaw leading from the front! A veritable mountain of glass and [READ MORE]