Private Group Walks
Are you the Chairman, Treasurer, Secretary or Events Organiser with responsibility for the social events of your group or society? Have you considered arranging a Heritage Walk?
Doncaster Civic Trust can provide a tailored walk from our collection for your society where you can determine the date, length of walk, location and time to suit the requirements of your group.
Led by two experienced guides, Doncaster Civic Trust has organised a number of both day and evening walks for clubs and societies for many years. The length of the walk can be varied to suit your members’ requirements including the final destination allowing you as the organiser to arrange a meal or other function to conclude the event.
The minimum cost is £50 – allowing up to 10 guests – with additional guests at £5 per head.
For further information on our Heritage Walks please visit our website www.doncastercivictrust.org.uk or contact us by email on mail@doncastercivictrust.org.uk
DIY Smartphone Heritage Walks
If you own a smartphone you can use it to enjoy two self-guided ‘walks with a challenge’ in Doncaster town centre to explore its history.
Walk 1
From Roman times to the 1300s
The medieval township of Doncaster is known to have been protected by earthen ramparts and ditches, with four substantial gates as entrances to the town.
You can use the clues and the GPS on your smartphone to find the four medieval gates and trace the historic shape of Doncaster.
Walk 2
Walk through time in Waterdale
Waterdale has been a residential and cultural hub for the past 150 years. Since the 1960s when many housing blocks, the Doncaster college and the bus station were demolished and moved, the area has been in decline. Plans to create a new Civic and Cultural Quarter were produced by the Council to breathe new life into the Waterdale area and some interesting buildings have been constructed recently. Using the clues and the GPS on your smartphone, take a stroll around Waterdale area, discover its history, see how it has changed and answer some questions.
To access the walks on your smartphone, you will need to go to http://doncastertoolkit.co.uk/map/ and follow the instructions. Happy exploring!
These innovative walks were created by Sheffield School of Architecture as part of the Doncaster Toolkit educational project.
See this website for further details.
