After five weeks at home we are on the road again and heading north towards Yorkshire so we can combine some walking with a bit of work. We decide to break the journey with a …
Continue readingA Night at Poolsbrook Country Park
County: Derbyshire
Jam About
Our last day in the Peak District and I have some work to get done, so we spend much of the day around the site and preparing for an early start tomorrow. There is rain …
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As previously mentioned Lynnie and I have visited the Peak District in the past and done a number of walks from our walking books of the area. The problem is we can’t recall which ones …
Continue readingLime Kilns
We decide it is a day to walk from the site. Blackwell Hall CL has a footpath running alongside it leading down to the Monsal Trail. So late afternoon we set off with the boys …
Continue readingBig Stones
A sunny Sunday finds us in Matlock. Lynnie has identified a walk of around nine miles that fits her criteria of a suitable stroll. We park up alongside Hall Leys Park. This is another one …
Continue readingJitty, Jinnell or Twichell?
On previous visits to the Peak District we have not been to Tideswell, so today we head there to start our walk. Apparently Tideswell is the second largest town in the Peak District National Park, …
Continue readingHey Diddle Diddle
We wake to a bright sunny day on our new site. Yesterday we made the trip from Lancaster to Taddington in the Peak District. As moving days go it was straightforward and the journey took …
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