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 …

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The park was formerly a mixture of meadows and marshy bullrush beds before the open cast excavation started. At the eastern side of the lake stands the Bedgrave Mill courtyard, where the visitor centre is located displaying the flood defence map and the original mill mechanism "flour into grain" exhibition from when it was a water mill. There is also a craft centre and "The Stables" cafe.

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1. Sheffield Country Walk: Rother Valley Park Loop

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Enjoy an easy 4.0-mile hike through Rother Valley Country Park, featuring lakes, a nature reserve, and regenerated landscapes.

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

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3. Bridge over the River Rother – Wishing Well at Bedgrave Mill loop from Eckington

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Location: Wales, Rotherham, Yorkshire And The Humber, England, United Kingdom

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Rother Valley Country Park

1. Sheffield Country Walk: Rother Valley Park Loop

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

3. Bridge over the River Rother – Wishing Well at Bedgrave Mill loop from Eckington

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