Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow

Fine views from two monuments to Nelson and Wellington


Route outline for walk d297:

Baslow  -  Bar Brook  -  The Cannon Kissing Gate  -  Chatsworth Park  -  Jubilee Rock  -  Jumble Coppice  -  Heathy Lea Brook  -  Robin Hood (Baslow)  -  Birchen Edge Car Park  -  Three Ships  -  Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge)  -  Birchen Edge  -  Eaglestone Flat  -  Wellington's Monument  -  Eagle Stone  -  Over End  -  Baslow




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
0
English
Mountains
Wainwright
0
Wainwrights
 English Nuttalls
0
English
Nuttalls
Dewey
0
English
Deweys
Wainwright Outlying Fell
0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
0
Marilyns
Bridget
1
Bridget

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge) at 302m (991ft). Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge) is known as an English Bridget. The summit of Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.


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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow

In no particular order . . .

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - Three Ships on Birchen Edge

Three Ships on Birchen Edge

Photo: Martin Meggs (1)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - Looking along Birchen Edge from Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge)

Looking along Birchen Edge from Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge)

Photo: Mike Walker (58)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - Looking north to Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge)

Looking north to Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge)

Photo: Mike Walker (67)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - Footbridge over Heathy Lea Brook near The Robin Hood, Baslow

Footbridge over Heathy Lea Brook near The Robin Hood, Baslow

Photo: Janet MacGraw (7)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - Approaching Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge)

Approaching Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge)

Photo: Mike Walker (56)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - Wellington's Monument on Baslow Edge

Wellington's Monument on Baslow Edge

Photo: Mike Walker (443)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - Rock cliffs above Jumble Coppice

Rock cliffs above Jumble Coppice

Photo: Russell Hubbard (18)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - Close-up view of Jubilee Rock, Chatsworth Park

Close-up view of Jubilee Rock, Chatsworth Park

Photo: Russell Hubbard (15)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - Bridge over The River Derwent, Baslow Village

Bridge over The River Derwent, Baslow Village

Photo: Tim Simmonds (19)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - The trig point on Birchen Edge

The trig point on Birchen Edge

Photo: Mike Walker (439)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - Path from Chatsworth Park into Jumble Coppice

Path from Chatsworth Park into Jumble Coppice

Photo: Russell Hubbard (16)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - Nelson's Monument on Birchen Edge

Nelson's Monument on Birchen Edge

Photo: Mike Walker (437)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - The view from Birchen Edge summit

The view from Birchen Edge summit

Photo: Gilbert Rowbottom (16)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - Jubilee Rock, Chatsworth Park

Jubilee Rock, Chatsworth Park

Photo: Russell Hubbard (14)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - Footbridge across Heathy Lea Brook in Jumble Coppice - near The Robin Hood

Footbridge across Heathy Lea Brook in Jumble Coppice - near The Robin Hood

Photo: Russell Hubbard (19)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - Waterfalls above Muiseal on the lower slopes of Ben Hope

Waterfalls above Muiseal on the lower slopes of Ben Hope

Photo: Mike Walker (455)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - The view from the trig point on Birchen Edge

The view from the trig point on Birchen Edge

Photo: Mike Walker (438)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - Welcome to Chatsworth Park

Welcome to Chatsworth Park

Photo: Russell Hubbard (13)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - The River Derwent in Chatsworth Park

The River Derwent in Chatsworth Park

Photo: Liam Hughes (3)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - The Bridge over Bar Brook at Baslow Nether End on the way into Chatsworth Park

The Bridge over Bar Brook at Baslow Nether End on the way into Chatsworth Park

Photo: Janet MacGraw (4)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - The view from Birchen Edge summit

The view from Birchen Edge summit

Photo: Gilbert Rowbottom (10)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - Victory -  the first of three huge boulders that form The Three Ships on Birchen Edge

Victory - the first of three huge boulders that form The Three Ships on Birchen Edge

Photo: Mike Walker (61)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - Baslow from Gardom's Edge

Baslow from Gardom's Edge

Photo: Mike Walker (440)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge)

Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge)

Photo: Mike Walker (59)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - Jubilee Rock in Chatsworth Park

Jubilee Rock in Chatsworth Park

Photo: Janet MacGraw (6)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - The Tall Rotary Gate allowing entrance to Chatsworth Park from Baslow

The Tall Rotary Gate allowing entrance to Chatsworth Park from Baslow

Photo: Janet MacGraw (5)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - Rock cliffs above Jumble Coppice

Rock cliffs above Jumble Coppice

Photo: Russell Hubbard (17)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - Path through woodland below Birchen Edge

Path through woodland below Birchen Edge

Photo: Mike Walker (55)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - Birchen Edge summit trig point

Birchen Edge summit trig point

Photo: Mike Walker (68)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - Victory (left), Defiance and Royal Soverin (right) - the three large boulders that form The Three Ships on Birchen Edge

Victory (left), Defiance and Royal Soverin (right) - the three large boulders that form The Three Ships on Birchen Edge

Photo: Mike Walker (60)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - Baslow from Birchen Edge

Baslow from Birchen Edge

Photo: Mike Walker (436)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - Defiance - the middle of three huge boulders that form The Three Ships on Birchen Edge

Defiance - the middle of three huge boulders that form The Three Ships on Birchen Edge

Photo: Mike Walker (62)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - Chatsworth House - setting for the BBC's 'Death Comes to Pemberley' drama - enjoying some late afternoon winter sun

Chatsworth House - setting for the BBC's 'Death Comes to Pemberley' drama - enjoying some late afternoon winter sun

Photo: Mike Clarke (1)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - Birchen Edge

Birchen Edge

Photo: Gilbert Rowbottom (12)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - At Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge)

At Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge)

Photo: Ken Pykett (1)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - Cottages by the path into Chatsworth Park from Baslow

Cottages by the path into Chatsworth Park from Baslow

Photo: Russell Hubbard (11)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - Royal Soverin - the third of three huge boulders that form The Three Ships on Birchen Edge

Royal Soverin - the third of three huge boulders that form The Three Ships on Birchen Edge

Photo: Mike Walker (63)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - Birchen Edge

Birchen Edge

Photo: Mike Walker (434)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge)

Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge)

Photo: Gilbert Rowbottom (11)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - The view from Baslow Edge

The view from Baslow Edge

Photo: Mike Walker (444)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - Chatsworth House

Chatsworth House

Photo: Liam Hughes (1)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - Birchen Edge summit trig point

Birchen Edge summit trig point

Photo: Gilbert Rowbottom (15)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge) from The Three Ships on Birchen Edge

Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge) from The Three Ships on Birchen Edge

Photo: Mike Walker (64)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - The view from Birchen Edge summit

The view from Birchen Edge summit

Photo: Gilbert Rowbottom (17)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - Bar Brook at Baslow Nether End on the way into Chatsworth Park

Bar Brook at Baslow Nether End on the way into Chatsworth Park

Photo: Janet MacGraw (3)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - Baslow Village from Chatsworth Park

Baslow Village from Chatsworth Park

Photo: Tim Simmonds (21)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - Birchen Edge near Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge)

Birchen Edge near Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge)

Photo: Mike Walker (57)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - Busy day with plenty of climbers on Birchen Edge

Busy day with plenty of climbers on Birchen Edge

Photo: Mike Walker (65)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - The Cannon Kissing Gate allowing access into Chatsworth Park from Baslow

The Cannon Kissing Gate allowing access into Chatsworth Park from Baslow

Photo: Russell Hubbard (12)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - The Robin Hood beside Birchen Edge Car Park

The Robin Hood beside Birchen Edge Car Park

Photo: Mike Walker (433)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - Steps up through woodland towards Birchen Edge

Steps up through woodland towards Birchen Edge

Photo: Mike Walker (54)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - Looking down from Birchen Edge

Looking down from Birchen Edge

Photo: Mike Walker (66)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - The three huge rocks known as 'Three Ships' on Birchen Edge

The three huge rocks known as 'Three Ships' on Birchen Edge

Photo: Gilbert Rowbottom (13)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - The Companion Stone on Eaglestone Flat

The Companion Stone on Eaglestone Flat

Photo: Mike Walker (442)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - Chatsworth House

Chatsworth House

Photo: Liam Hughes (2)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - A cold and very frosty November morning in Chatsworth Park

A cold and very frosty November morning in Chatsworth Park

Photo: Mike Walker (432)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - The view from Birchen Edge

The view from Birchen Edge

Photo: Mike Walker (435)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - Baslow Church

Baslow Church

Photo: Mike Walker (454)

Walk d297 Birchen Edge, Nelson's Monument and Wellington's Monument from Baslow - Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge) from Birchen Edge trig point

Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge) from Birchen Edge trig point

Photo: Gilbert Rowbottom (14)


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