Tutbury Walks and Route Maps

Tutbury is a large village in east Staffordshire, sitting on the River Dove right on the Derbyshire border and dominated by the ruins of its castle. It was a centre of Mercian authority in Anglo-Saxon times and is listed as a borough in the Domesday Survey of 1086. Today it is a largely residential place with Georgian and Regency buildings, the half-timbered Dog and Partridge Hotel and a scattering of antique and craft shops. It also lies within the National Forest.

Our Tutbury walk is a short, flat circuit built around the water. It follows the River Dove, which forms the county boundary between Tutbury and the neighbouring village of Hatton, and passes the Mill Fleam, a mill channel fed by a weir above the village.

With almost no climbing it makes an easy outing for a short spell of fresh air, and there is plenty to read and look at on the heritage boards near the start. For more walks like this, take a look at the Staffordshire Walks app.

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