With Bella. They want us to stay local so we started at Bella's front door in Kelham Island. The first bit of the walk was not terribly nice. It involved walking along the A61 or the Derek Dooley Way as this bit of it is called (Derek Dooley was a celebrated local footballer back in the day) until we reached the Sheffield and Tinsley Canal. Now the plan was simple. Out to Meadowhall by the canal towpath and back by the 'Five Weirs Way' which follows the Rover Don. As far as Attercliffe the OS shows no right of way along the canal but the towpath is open and very busy with dog walkers and cyclists. When you get to Meadowhall the way to join the Five Weirs is well signposted. We braved the indoor space of M&S to grab a sandwich. Then back by the Five Weirs. Between Stevenson Road and Attercliffe Road there was a section that was closed. We did the last curve of the river below Attercliffe Road and headed back to Kelham Island through Burngreave. I think we passed a certain amount of Industrial Heritage along the river in particular. But Bella's was my first face to face human companionship of any kind since the New Year and I was too.busy enjoying it to pay any attention to Industrial Heritage. Perhaps another time.
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