Tuesday 26th September, with Harry. Three and a half miles wander with 480 feet of ascent mainly on woodland paths, some of which were a tad muddy.
We followed signs from the car park at Gradbach, which was busy at lunch time on a September Tuesday. We walked along the road to our right coming from the car park, and turn to go past the Mill, whose cafe is open only at weekends, close to the scout camping area.
No detailed directions here as we meandered a little, but the place is well worth a visit with its dramatic walls covered in mosses and ferns, lush green and damp at the moment.
Lud’s Church is 18 metres deep and 100 metres long. it was used as a secret place for worship by the Lollards, followers of John Wycliffe who were persecuted in the fifteenth century. There is also the story that Robin Hood and Friar Tuck once used it as a hiding place from the authorities.
It has been suggested as the location inspiring the medieval poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
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