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Creswell Crags: Gorge and Lake – Church Hole Cave loop from Worksop

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Creswell Crags: Gorge and Lake – Church Hole Cave loop from Worksop

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Creswell Crags: Gorge and Lake – Church Hole Cave loop from Worksop

04:51

18.6km

140m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

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Bus stop

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3.94 km

Ancient Sandstone Holloway

Highlight • Trail

Perhaps an ancient hollow way. Definitely a nice old footpath cutting through the sandstone bedrock, with trees clinging to the edges. Decades of names and messages carved into the stone faces.

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4.53 km

South Tunnel Lodge

Highlight • Monument

A very cool surprise, to discover on a walk

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8.04 km

Canadian Airmen Memorial at RAF Gamston Crash Site

Highlight • Monument

Small, respectable memorial for the lost aircrew. Set nicely in the trees. Surrounding by some nice walks including up to Robin Hood Way and Creswell Crags.

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8.28 km

Creswell Crags Café

Highlight • Cafe

Bike rack next to cafe, ideal place to stop , secure bike and keep in view while getting a cofee and bacon roll!

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8.32 km

Creswell Crags: Gorge and Lake

Highlight • Lake

A beautiful limestone gorge and world heritage site, Creswell Crags and the caves found here are rich in natural history. As well as the remains of many prehistoric animals, the …

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8.56 km

Robin Hood's Cave, Creswell Crags

Highlight • Cave

Sometimes it gets busy here but walkers usually walk on the big wide path, if you're on a bike consider taking the small narrow path nearer to the lakeside for a smoother and less interrupted ride through the park.

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8.84 km

Robin Hood’s Cave

Highlight • Historical Site

Robin Hood's cave is the largest cave at Creswell Crags, evidence that animals and people sheltered here during the last Ice Age have been found.

The cave contains 4 chambers linked by 4 passages.

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9.13 km

Church Hole Cave

Highlight • Cave

You will need to book a tour to see inside Church Hole cave - it isn't open year round due to roosting bats. But if you are able to include …

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18.3 km

Hannah Hill Wood

Forest

18.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.82 km

6.21 km

2.16 km

1.30 km

1.07 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.77 km

4.07 km

3.22 km

2.52 km

2.07 km

1.93 km

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 29 August

21°C

13°C

98 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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Comments

December 16, 2021,Creswell Crags

Fantastic weather made this flat walk from Worksop out to Creswell Crags and back an absolutely superb day to be outside enjoying the crisp December sunshine!

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Creswell Crags: Gorge and Lake – Church Hole Cave loop from Worksop

Ancient Sandstone Holloway

South Tunnel Lodge

Canadian Airmen Memorial at RAF Gamston Crash Site

Creswell Crags Café

Creswell Crags: Gorge and Lake

Robin Hood's Cave, Creswell Crags

Robin Hood’s Cave

Church Hole Cave

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