WAGFINDER
Walk · South Yorkshire

Burncross Recreation Ground

Burncross · S35 1RP
N 176 YD
0.6MILES
20mON FOOT
12mCLIMB
CircularSHAPE
Off-road 90% 10% shares tarmac with cars
Field & moor path 85%Lane & track 5%Road with traffic 10%

Our drawing of the route — the shape of the walk, not a navigation aid. Carry OS Explorer on the hill. Off-lead information here is what walkers reported or what signage allows — never our advice. Whether and when a dog is off the lead is the owner’s decision and legal responsibility; keep dogs under control near livestock and follow signs on the day.

Starts at
The Burncross Road entrance to the recreation ground, S35 1RP S35 1RP
Parking
Free on-street parking on Burncross Road and the surrounding streets; no car park. Buses from Chapeltown stop on Burncross Road
Directions to the start →

A small Sheffield local green space at Burncross on the western edge of Chapeltown, a strip of mown grass and mature boundary trees with a made path round it and a play area at one end. It takes about twenty minutes to walk round twice and it is lit at the road end, which is what makes it the winter evening walk for this side of Chapeltown. Chapeltown Park is a mile east and Wheata Woods a mile and a half south-west if you want more than that.

THE SMALL PRINTSheffield City Council has no dog control PSPO; the only PSPO in Sheffield covers the city centre from 7 April 2025 and does not concern dogs. The rule is the council's Responsible Dog Walking Code of Conduct: "keep dogs that do not have reliable recall on a lead", "stick to designated paths", "if another dog is on a lead, put yours on a lead too as a courtesy" and short leads from March to August in ecologically sensitive areas. It is guidance, not an enforceable order. Failing to clean up is an offence, £50 on the spot or a fine up to £1,000 on prosecution. Dogs are not for the fenced play area.

House rules, decoded

Off-lead allowed
REGION · SOUTH YORKSHIRE
GRID · 53.4626, -1.4909
SOURCE · HTTPS://WWW.SHEFFIELD.GOV.UK/PARKS-SPORT-RECREATION/OUTDOOR-SPACES/RESPONSIBLE-DOG-WALKING-CODE-CONDUCT
Ad

Dog-friendly cottages you can book

Real dog-welcoming cottages from our booking partner holidaycottages.co.uk — live prices, booked on their site. Booking through these links supports Wagfinder and never changes the price you pay.

Birchwood Stable Cottage Yorkshire · dogs welcome 7 nights from £428 Hawthorn Cottage Yorkshire Yorkshire · dogs welcome 7 nights from £447 Prospect Lodge Halifax Yorkshire · dogs welcome 7 nights from £453 Clover Cottage Osmotherley Yorkshire · dogs welcome 7 nights from £479 Number 2 Bank Top Yorkshire · dogs welcome 7 nights from £484 Havercroft Yorkshire · dogs welcome 7 nights from £485 Whisper Cottage Yorkshire · dogs welcome 7 nights from £520 Lavender Cottage Helmsley Yorkshire · dogs welcome 7 nights from £521 Dove Cottage Old Malton Yorkshire · dogs welcome 7 nights from £649 Farmstead Cottage At Bland Close Farm Yorkshire · dogs welcome 7 nights from £671

Know one we have missed?

Tell us the pub we have not walked into yet.

Local knowledge beats desk research every time. Name the place and we will check it properly — the venue's own policy, confirmed, then stamped and dated like every other listing.

Get the new stamps first.

One short email when we add places or a council changes its beach rules. No noise, easy out.

NO SPAM · UNSUBSCRIBE ANY TIME · WE NEVER SELL THE LIST

Wagfinder Members

Your patch, watched for you.

£4.99 A MONTH · OR £48 A YEAR
Restriction alerts for your saved beaches — know before the ban starts, not at the slipway sign.
New-place notifications in your area, the day we stamp them in.
Member perks at claimed venues across Britain.
Become a member

ENTER DOG OF THE MONTH · RESTRICTION ALERTS · CANCEL ANY TIME