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.
The northern arm of the Trans Pennine Trail out of Penistone, running west along the Woodhead line to Millhouse Green and then turning north over the moor edge to Upper Denby, just over the West Yorkshire boundary. The Trail's own route notes take it past High Bank Quarry, now open access land, with views across Scout Dike and Royd Moor reservoirs on the way. It is about four and three quarter miles one way and the northern half is rougher and more exposed than the railway section. There are pubs and shops at Penistone, Thurlstone and Upper Denby, which is what makes this a plausible one-way walk with a taxi or a lift back.
A stone hall on Mortimer Road on the southern edge of Penistone, run as a free house with a restaurant in the old conservatory and a public bar at the main entrance. Its own site is specific about where the dog goes: the main entrance public bar, not the restaurant. There is a large car park and grounds, and it sits close to the Penistone end of the Trans Pennine Trail, so it works as the finish of a walk in from Oxspring. It also has bedrooms, but the site says nothing about dogs in them, so ring before you book.
A small community green at Springvale on the eastern side of Penistone, with a refurbished play area, picnic space and a mown path round the grass. Barnsley Council upgraded it under its Love Where You Live programme along with the other Penistone ward greens. It is a five-minute circuit, useful because it sits between the Springvale housing and the Trans Pennine Trail, which you can join a few hundred yards south for the walk to Oxspring. It is a local green, not a country walk.
A modern three-storey holiday house on Hartcliffe Hill Road on the moorland edge above Penistone, sleeping eight, with a log burner and a view down to Langsett Reservoir and the Peak District boundary. The road it sits on runs straight out onto Hartcliff Hill and the moorland tracks, and the Trans Pennine Trail through Penistone is about two miles down the hill. The owners' own website says the cottage is pet friendly and invites you to bring your dog along; it does not publish a dog charge or say which rooms are off limits, so confirm at booking.
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