MAIN MENU
Home Page
Contact Us
About Us
About Bolsover District
News
Weather
Daily Horoscope
What's On
Places to Visit
Entertainment
Eating Out
Where to Stay
Shopping
Healthcare
Education
Community and Voluntary Groups
Community Sport and Recreation
Travel
Property for Sale and To Let
Bolsover Business Directory
Local Councils
Charities
Well-Dressing 2008
Photo Gallery
Daily Recipes
Sudoku Puzzle Page
Links
Business Links
Terms and Conditions

Home Page > Community Sport and Recreation > Outdoor Activity Centres > Rother Valley Country Park

Rother Valley Country Park

Click for more images

Address:	Rother Valley Country Park Mansfield Road Wales Bar Sheffield
Postcode:	S26 5PQ
Telephone:	0114 2471452
Website:	http://www.rothervalley.f9.co.uk/

Google map	Click here
Multimap.co.uk satellite map	Click here

Description

Rother Valley Country Park
With an area currently of 300 hectares the park offers extensive scope for many types of recreation. The Main Lake is classed as sheltered inland water and covers approximately 40 hectares with a purpose built watersports centre on its Eastern side.

A wide range of outdoor water activities are on offer including sailing, windsurfing, cable water skiing, power boating and sub aqua diving. The Centre is recognised as a Teaching Establishment by both the Royal Yachting Association and the British Canoe Union and is authorised to run a full range of nationally recognised certificate courses.
Other sporting activities take place at Rother Valley including golf - there is an 18 hole golf course - and fishing. And there are four football pitches.
Other active sports include an orienteering course with a variety of circuits ranging from 2.6 to 5 kilometres. A grass ski slope is also available which has also recently been used for all terrain skateboarding , as well as the National Grass Ski Championships.

For visitors interested in cycling there are 6 miles of tracks and access roads suitable for bikes, most of it traffic free and ideal for children. Cycle hire is available from the watersports centre and the park connects directly with the Trans Pennine Trail, which currently provides 11 miles of traffic free cycling between Beighton and Chesterfield. All of these tracks are also equally suitable for walkers, who also enjoy the use of a network of public footpaths in the Rother Valley, and link into the wider countryside.
During the summer months the park is a popular spot for picnics and barbecues, with two stone built barbecues available for those visitors that do not bring their own. The Playdales play area is an outdoor play area designed to give children hours of fun.The restored eighteenth century courtyard provides a centre for those visitors enjoying a more informal sort of recreation, with a craft centre, cafe and visitors centre providing toilets, information, refreshments, and hand-made goods for sale.

For further details about Rother Valley Country Park visit their website using the links.
Text and images copyright © Rother Valley Country Park all rights reserved