The Graveship of Holme Walk (FREE/PAYD)
Sat 02 Aug
|Cartworth Moor Rd/Whitegate Rd HD9 2TH
The three-mile hill walk will take about 3 hours and walking boots are strongly recommended. Dogs are not allowed on the grouse moor. Walk Access Category 3 * Long, steep ascents and descents, rough ground and stiles
Time & Location
02 Aug 2025, 10:00
Cartworth Moor Rd/Whitegate Rd HD9 2TH, Holmfirth HD9 2TH, UK
About the event
This is a FREE/Pay As You Decide event.
This rugged moorland walk, high above Hade Edge, includes magnificent views over the Graveship of Holme and entertainment along the way. The Graveship of Holme, comprises seven townships, Holme, Austonley, Upperthong, Wooldale, Fylstone, Hepworth and Cartworth.
At one time each township had its own constable, but with the development of the modern police force these have disappeared.
However, the chief constable role has survived, being charged with the overview of the whole Graveship and the administration of various matters including overseeing England’s last active turbary – a turf and peat digging area – at Cooke’s Study, near Holmfirth.
Holmfirth’s Jimmy Dickinson, the owner of Longley Farm and an entrepreneur, is currently the elected Chief Constable of the Graveship of Holme.
He is a supporter of many Holme Valley projects, including Holmfirth Arts Festival and the generation of electricity from the…