Above: Approaching Chatsworth along the bank of the River Derwent, with the Hunting Tower partly hidden by the trees in the far distance. This is one of my favourite walks from Bakewell; crossing the Monsal Trail and heading up through the trees beyond the golf course...
Above: The route from the Derwent Valley Heritage Way towards Calton Lees. Experience the White Peak at its most picturesque best on this fairly easy eight-mile walk from the popular town of Bakewell to the outskirts of Rowsley, returning along a section of the...
Above: The White Peak at its pictureque best on this section of the route down from Wormhill to Flag Dale. Starting from Topley Pike layby, just a few miles east of Buxton on the A6 to Bakewell, this attractive six-mile walk heads first to the hamlet of Blackwell...
Above: The path down from the Monsal Trail to Ashford on a beautiful mid-May morning. My plan for this walk between Monsal Head and Ashford-in-the-Water was to include a visit to the Iron Age settlement at Fin Cop, with it’s wonderful views across Monsal Dale....
Above: 92 members after just three days seems like a promising start! I decided it was time to promote this website to a wider audience by launching a Facebook Group. Otherwise it does start to feel like I’m talking to myself. And that’s never a good...
Above: Ashford’s much-photographed Sheepwash Bridge over the River Wye. Sheep were penned in the enlosed area on the left before being driven across the river to clean their coats. Starting from Hassop Station – which is now a popular cafe and bike-hire...
