Beeley Wood

What's on offer  

• Easy terrain 
• Clear paths 
• River (can be fast flowing after heavy rainfall)
• Woodland 

Parking

There is no car park for this walk, however whenever we've driven there we park on Station Lane 

There is limited parking so may be difficult during holidays and weekends. 

Beeley Woods is a wooded area between Hillsborogh and Outibridge. Just on the right hand side if you were going towards Outibridge from Middlewood Road North towards Langsett Road South. If we are travelling without the car we get on the SL link bus from Middlewood tram stop and get off 3 stops into the journey. We walk up to a cut in the road just below the bus stop on the opposite side of the road and walk down the steps. This is quite a muddy path and not part of the easy going trail. We walk down towards the bridge and cross. Across the bridge is a large paper factory which you walk on the outskirts of. 

You can either turn left or right at the end of the bridge. If you turn to the left you come to a great place for your dog to swim down a small slope, to an almost beach like area. 

If you turn to the right you'll eventually get to a car park, so be careful, there are some large stone Lego bricks here which are great for photos! 

Either way will eventually take you to the main path, you walk down with the river to your left, and keep following the path. 

There are a few bits when your dog can swim or paddle, be aware if it's been raining though as it can get really deep and very quick! We wouldn't advise your dog swims when it's like this. 

To your right as you walk down there is a fence to seperate you from the woods. There are often off road motorbikes going around the woods so we just keep to the path. We have never seen a bike on the path and they are usually organised groups who don't cause any hassle. 

Keep walking along the path and eventually you will get to a fenced off cricket ground, walk alongside this and you come out to a road round the back of some houses. This is a dead end drive to the cricket ground so cars go very slowly and are rarely there. You can then either follow the road to your right or take a mud path straight ahead, both will bring you out onto the road near the bridge in Outibridge. This is the road we park on when we take the car, we do the full walk backwards and then come back on ourselves. 

This walk is good in damp (not heavy) rain fall, and very pretty in Autumn. It's not a very long walk and is local/easily accessed so good for a change of scenery walk. 

Across the bridge is the Cock Inn pub which is dog friendly and serves great food. 

We reviewed this here: The Cock Inn