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Rother Valley Country Park – Rother Valley Country Park loop from Saint Mary the Virgin

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United Kingdom

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Yorkshire And The Humber

Rotherham

Wales

Rother Valley Country Park – Rother Valley Country Park loop from Saint Mary the Virgin

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4.7

(35)

907

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Rother Valley Country Park – Rother Valley Country Park loop from Saint Mary the Virgin

02:01

7.70km

60m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 10, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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578 m

Footbridge at Rother Valley Country Park

Highlight • Structure

An interesting cable-stayed footbridge over the river Rother near the northern lake in Rother Valley Country Park. The bridge was designed in the 1980's to withstand bank subsidence. It connects the country park with the Waleswood area.

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1.39 km

Wishing Well at Bedgrave Mill

Highlight • Viewpoint

Situated to the eastern side of Bedgrave Mill courtyard, behind one of the buildings.

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2.86 km

Lake at Rother Valley Country Park

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Can get very busy with walkers and cyclists at the weekend

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3.83 km

Rother Valley Country Park

Highlight • Lake

Rother Valley Country Park is composed of four lakes, nature reserves and areas of parkland. The park was built on land that was open cast for coal, with the main excavation sites filled by the artificial lakes. These days, it is a popular place to visit for recreation and relaxation. There are plenty of gravel trails to explore. It can get busy at times, however, so be mindful of others.

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4.92 km

Lake at Rother Valley Country Park

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There are a number of lakes in the Rother Valley Country Park. This is one of the smaller lakes on the northern side of the park and it is connected to the others via well-maintained paths, making it easy to explore the area on foot.

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6.35 km

Rother Valley Country Park

Highlight • Rest Area

A 740-acre (300 ha) country park on the site of an old open-cast coal mine. The site cost £4 million to remediate with the four artificial lakes filling the old extraction sites. The River Rother was so polluted that water from The Moss was used to fill the lakes. The reed beds and remediation process has cleaned up the Rother and the lakes and country park also act as a flood prevention scheme, holding water and managing the flow downstream.

It's also a popular leisure destination with cable water skiing and a narrow-gauge railway as well as a network of well-maintained paths.

The visitor centre has information about the history of the site and the flood defence scheme. There are toilets and the Stables Cafe.

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7.70 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.06 km

3.35 km

197 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.74 km

2.74 km

574 m

276 m

211 m

127 m

Elevation

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Sunday 31 May

21°C

12°C

82 %

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Rother Valley Country Park – Rother Valley Country Park loop from Saint Mary the Virgin

Footbridge at Rother Valley Country Park

Wishing Well at Bedgrave Mill

Lake at Rother Valley Country Park

Rother Valley Country Park

Lake at Rother Valley Country Park

Rother Valley Country Park

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