Something I'm Grateful for

The 24th April 1932 Mass Trespass on Kinder Scout

This is the Millennium Walkway in New Mill (Peak District) the beginning of the "Trespass Trail"

The 1932 Mass Trespass on Kinder Scout has
been described as the most significant event
in the century-old battle for the Right to Roam
on Britain's mountains and moorlands, now
enshrined in law under the 2000 Countryside
and Rights of Way Act.
Although the event was originally opposed by
the official ramblers' federations, the vicious
sentences which were handed down on five of
the young trespassers actually served to unite
the ramblers' cause. It is now recognised as a
major catalyst not only for the Right to Roam,
but the creation of our National Parks, of
which the Peak District was the first in 1951.
Now you can follow in the footsteps of the
trespassers by walking the Trespass Trail, a
14-mile walk starting and finishing at New
Mills, where there are rail connections from
Manchester and Sheffield. The Trail takes in
most of the important locations which
featured in the build up to, and events of, the
1932 Mass Trespass.