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 5-mile 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...
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...
Above: Five Wells Tomb is a wonderfully evocative spot, perched high on Taddington Moor with breath-taking views across the surrounding landscape. This fairly easy walk of less than six miles starts from Miller’s Dale Station; now a quiet and remote spot but...
Above: An 18th century etching of Cressbrook Mill with Cressbrook Hall and Cressbrook village on the hills behind. (Image courtesy of Alan Roberts.) Cressbrook lies beside the Rive Wye about half a mile east of Litton. John Baker was first to develop the site –...
