A visit to Creswell Crags

There is a really big car park at Notcutts Garden Centre, shared by The Harley Gallery. It is free to park. Follow the brown tourist signs off the A60 a few miles south of Worksop. I had a look around the Garden Centre, it is massive. They are working to extend it into the grounds around it. They sell everything you might need for the house and garden. 

Water fountains.

Outdoor seating.

Plants of every description.

I wanted to have a look at the Art Gallery, but sadly it is closed on a Monday. I should have noticed that when I checked the web site. 

Painted seat outside the Gallery. 

I had a peek in the Farm Shop. It is quite big and has a lot of interesting food, with prices to match M & S. 

To walk to Creswell Crags follow the coloured trees. Easy walking, suitable for wheelchairs and buggies. There is a busy main road to cross. As you can see it was gloriously sunny. 

There is a visitor centre and a car park. There is a charge to park here, if you arrive by car. Check out their web site here. Pick up a free map from reception to guide you around the site. 

The gorge has a concentration of cave and rock shelters inhabited by our Ice Age ancestors. Set in a landscape of rare grasslands and ancient woodlands. It is a conservation area. 

There are pathways on both sides of the pond, or is it big enough to be called a lake. 

I made a video. 

When I left here I picked up a footpath to Holbeck. More about that next time. Another vid and pics to come. Thanks for popping in. Toodle pip.   ilona