Cheltenham to the North-East
I will leave Don in the morning of Saturday July 6th and drive to Paul's place in Warkworth.
Houndean House, Station Road
Morpeth, Warkworth
Northumberland. NE65 0YJ
Tel: 44 1665713334
Tue 9th July.
Drive to Ferndale Cottage, Bakewell.
Warkworth to the Peak District
The Peak District
Ferndale Cottage Endmoor Farm, Tagg Lane, Monyash, Derbyshire, Monyash.
Tue 9th July to Fri 12th July.
Rog's rave.
Ordnance Survey White Peak map is essential!! Or the AA Central Peak District walkers Guide paper/folded may be good
The area was once a tropical sea shore. The northern half is all Sandstone....millstone grit (great mill stones) and was the silt coming off the Pennines to the coast. This is now called the Dark Peak ...if you venture up onto Kinder Scout you will experience the Dark Peak.
The White Peak is result of sea shell fossils making limestone!!!!!!
1 Perfect Start
From Monyash walk south down the Lathkill Dale. You can go as far as the village of Over Haddon (or rather in the dale beneath Over Haddon) cross the river and climb up the southern bank. Follow footpaths across fields to One Ash farm and then track back to Monyash.
2 Start in Youlgreave
Walk down (south) to the village of Bradford then turn left along the river path to village of Alport. At humpy bridge turn north on small road then after 200mts turn left on larger road. Take path on right in 200mts along the Lathkill river. Follow river Over Haddon (or beneath it). Take same bridge as walk 1 across, up bank, and find paths back to Youlgreave.
3 Longer Walk
Drive out of Bakewell along A6 past Ashford in Water till you get to a car park on left where Monsal Dale meets A6. Get a bus up to Taddington. Find roads/paths north to village of Millers Dale. At river take paths/road and or old railway line to Viaduct below Monsal Head...(good pub there for evening meal)......go under viaduct and follow Monsal Dale to car.
4 High Country (more grunt, need sunny day, no low cloud)
Park at Edale. Climb up Pennine Way path onto Kinder Scout moor. Once on top, turn left along path that follows rim of moor. After 4 or 5 km drop down and follow lowland path back to Edale down Jacobs Ladder. Need good map.
Visit Peak District centre in Bakewell. Oodles of info.
Visit Haddon hall
Chatsworth house and estate
Pubs
Village pub in Sheldon - great food
Village pub in Beeley - great food
Pub at Monsal Head - awesome views
Village pub at Foolow; they use their own farm meat
Village of Eyam - plague village
Monyash pub OK too.
The Royal Oak pub just across the A515 in Hurdlow is great pub for a feed.
Photos
Find Arbor Low stone circle with 50 ley lines passing through inc major N/S and E/W.
Another half days stroll would be to park at Grindleford Station. Then walk up one side of the river onto the moor. Great ancient forest...sparkling fast flowing river. Then back down other side. Classic old English scenery
Park at the top of Curbar Edge (another place where sandstone meets limestone). Walk along edge great pikkies both of stones and views of valley below. Then drive back roads to Fox House inn. Then drive to village of Hathersage. As you leave the moor, you will drive past "Surprise View" looking down onto the Hope Valley....You can explore this driving to Castleton. Lots of limestone caverns there.
Grindleford
Padley Gorge
Curbar Edge
google all these names for info/pikkies etc
Purfect. Real Peak District experience
also you are only 2miles from Arbor Low Stone circle, (a must visit).
just across A515, near Arbor Low, is a cycle hire place for access to the old Ashborne to Buxton railway line, now a cycle/walking track.
south down the A515 and on other side of A515 is the exquisite village of Hartington where they make Stilton fromage.
Further south on A515 is the also great photogenic village of Tissington, where they dress the wells each year in late spring.
Dovedale is just before Ashborne, a famous tourist beauty vista dale.
Monyash to Cambridge
Talk in the garden of Madingley Hall with philosopher Alex Carter. TBA.
