2 1/2 hours Mable savours Cressbrook Dale and Litton This to me is a special local walk as it takes in some scenery that I have been in awe of since moving to the Peak District. It takes in the beautiful Cressbrook Dale with its magnificent limestone walls and outcrops plus the majestic Peters Stone, Read more…
Tag: Dog Walk
Castleton via Mam Tor – Peak District Walks
Mable takes on Castleton and Mam Tor Time taken: 2 hours This is a walk which starts with a walk, if you know what I mean. It is one that requires Mable and I to drive and park up in Castleton, which, depending on time of the day; week; year, is not always an easy Read more…
Bakewell Beeley and Chatsworth Peak District walks
Mable the Duchess at Chatsworth Time taken 3 hours A few years ago, in a moment of madness I agreed to take part with friends in the Grindleford Gallop, a near marathon of walking (or running if you are really mad!) that takes you throughout the Hope Valley and into Chatsworth’s Park. It is a Read more…
Bakewell via Ashford – Peak District Walks
Mable finds the water on this Bakewell via Ashford Walk Time take – 2.5 hours This walk takes in the lovely Peak District village of Ashford in the Water which in itself is worth spending time walking around, as it has plenty of charm and character. Even though I drive through it often on the Read more…
Rowsley, Haddon and Chatsworth – Peak District Walks
Rowsley, Haddon and Chatsworth Walk Time taken 3 hours This walk is a bit of a trek but if you enjoy Peak District natural scenery combined with some man- made historical building this is the dog walk for you, as it passes both of the Peak Districts premier estates – Haddon Hall and Chatsworth. It Read more…
Wyedale, Cheedale and onto the Monsal Trail
Mable takes on the world of Wyedale and Cheedale with friends Time taken: 4 Hours This is one of the few walks that Mable and I have taken that was meticulously planned. I do have to say I had no part in the planning other than confirming where to meet, what lunch to bring and Read more…
Tideswell via Wheston – Peak District Walks
Tideswell to Tideswell via Wheston -Mable’s view Time taken: 1 1/2 hour This walk to me is home to home, it’s a local walk for us and one that makes me realise how lucky we are; how lucky we are to be able to step out from our door step and walk into pure Peak Read more…
Start at Peak Forest – Peak District Walks
Peak Forest and Peter’s Dale Time taken – 3hours This is a great walk for us as it is local and if preferred can be walked from my door, adding a little extra time to cover the distance between Tideswell and Wheston, though here we started in Peak Forest near the Church and Devonshire Arms. Read more…
Shatton to Hathersage – Peak District Walks
Shatton via Hathersage and Bamford Time Taken: 2 ½ hours Shatton is a sleepy little hamlet lying off the road that leads from Hope to Hathersage. This walk starts at the bridge in Shatton amongst the collection of pretty little cottages that line its main lane. It offers a great starting point for a walk Read more…
Rowsley via Darley Bridge – Peak District Walks
Mable’s Excursion to Darley Bridge from Rowsley Time Taken 3 hours We fell upon this walk by mistake I have to admit; as having walked from Bakewell to Beeley and Chatsworth some weeks prior I wondered at the time where we would end up if we walked over to Stanton, which was one of the Read more…
Peak Forest via Rushup Edge – Peak District Walks
Peak Forest and beyond Rushup Edge Time Taken – 4 hours This was a new walk for me and one that was taken initially as a mistake, having made a decision to proceed instead of returning to Peak Forest, we “found” Rushup Edge then had to find our way back. Since that first attempt, which Read more…
Eyam via Stoney Middleton – Peak District Walks
Time taken – 2- 2.5 hours Mable ventures forth to Eyam and Stoney Middleton This is a great walk as not only is it circular, but you have the options of two friendly tea rooms and a pub, The Miners Arms, to choose from when considering a touch of sustenance at the end. It also Read more…
Great Hucklow via Foolow- Peak District Walks
Time taken: 1 ½ hours. Mable travels to Great Hucklow and Foolow This walk starts at Mable’s village of work, not far from the Queen Anne pub in Great Hucklow. It’s mainly a gentle stroll across farm tracks, but allows you to take in some great views and has the potential for spotting gliders above Read more…
Litton via Cressbrook Dale – Peak District Walks
2 1/2 hours Mable savours Cressbrook Dale and Litton This to me is a special local walk as it takes in some scenery that I have been in awe of since moving to the Peak District. It takes in the beautiful Cressbrook Dale with its magnificent limestone walls and outcrops plus the majestic Peters Stone, Read more…
Grindleford via Hathersage – Peak District Walks
Mable meanders from Grindleford to Hathersage Time taken – 3 hours This walk, from Grindleford out to Hathersage and back, in its various forms, has been a long time summer favourite for Mable, in her menu of Peak District walks, as half of it is taken alongside her favourite natural element – water! The River Read more…
Grindleford via Froggatt – Peak District Walks
3 hours – Mable journeys from Grindleford via Froggatt. This walk starts at Grindleford Bridge, on the north side of the Peak District National Park, though Mable and I have also been very daring on occasions, and started at Froggatt, which is equally as accessible! Walking passed the traffic lights, over Grindleford Bridge as if Read more…
Little Longstone via Cressbrook – Peak District Walks
Little Longstone via Cressbrook Dale Time Taken 2 1/2 hours This is a walk that introduces you to some of the most dramatic and best loved of Peak District scenery as it follows a route that takes you by Monsal Head and through the fabulous Cressbrook Dale. Best taken on a clear day it is Read more…
Hopton Hall
Hopton Hall is nestled below typical Peak District hills in the hamlet of Hopton, a few minutes drive west of Wirksworth and looks out towards Carsington Reservoir, which is another few minutes drive further on. In fact, when the reservoir was constructed in the 1980’s some of Hopton Hall’s estate was swallowed by the water, Read more…
Hope to Castleton – Peak District Walks
Mable sees that Hope springs eternal as she ventures to Castleton. Time taken 1. 5 – 2 Hours This is a walk of two halves for me, one half on the outward section, shows the full glory of nature and the splendours of the some of the finest scenery in the Peak District. The second Read more…
Peak Walking Adventures – Heather covered Moors
Mid to late August is a fantastic time to walk on the Peak Districts moorlands as the heather is in flower giving the impression that many of our moors are carpeting in purple! There are only a few weeks in the year that you can see this wonderful display so if you can time your Read more…
Hathersage to Stanage Edge – Peak District Walks
Mable returns to old pastures on Stanage Edge via Hathersage Time taken: 3.5 hours This is a Peak District walk I have wanted to do for some time after seeing the millstone grit escarpment, at Stanage Edge, in a Pride and Prejudice film. I cannot say I have ever seen Mr Darcy’s “Pemberley” from the Read more…
Hathersage to Abney – Peak District Walks
Mable walks from Hathersage to Abney – Peak District Walks Time taken 2 1/2 Hours We have done quite a few walks in our time that take in both Hathersage and Abney as both represent places close to home where we have friends to visit and have been familiar with for a number of years. Read more…
Foolow to Eyam, via Bretton – Peak District Walks
Mable finds another route to Eyam from Foolow, via Bretton Time taken – 2 hours This is yet another walk that starts in the Peak District village of Foolow and when accompanied by her best friends is one that Mable enjoys to the full. There is a lot of road walking, I am afraid, but Read more…
Foolow to Eyam – Peak District Walks
Mable journeys from Foolow To Eyam Time Taken – 2 hours I love this almost linear walk and Mable and I have done it on many occasions, in both directions, being ex-Eyam residents and with our best friends living in Foolow. Its gentle and easy yet still scenic, offering some gorgeous Peak District views up Read more…
Eyam via Bretton – Peak District Walks
Eyam via Bretton Time taken 2 1/2 hours This is a great walk if you don’t mind a stiff walk uphill at the start, out of Eyam on Hawkhill Road. It is also a great walk when you have a dog (Humphrey – my Rain Rescue lovely) that pulls like a train and who is Read more…
Bretton to Abney – Peak District Walks
Mable’s trip to Abney Time taken 3 hours Being a Peak District resident of Tideswell and a worker in Great Hucklow, with friends in Foolow, and also being an ex- resident of Eyam, Mable is very familiar with this walk having taken it on many a spring or autumn weekend afternoon. It is a walk Read more…
Biggin via Hartington – Peak District Walks
Mable meets her Waterloo at Biggin via Hartington Time taken 2 ¼ hours This was a walk inspired by a Peak District Online client, or at least his premises, as having seen his Christmas advert I decided to take myself (and Mable) off to the dark side to find out where his hotel was and Read more…
Bamford via Hathersage – Peak District Walks
Walking in from Bamford via Hathersage Time Taken: 2 ½ hours This walk starts on the lower outskirts of Bamford near Sickleholme service station and takes you up alongside the pretty and beautifully located golf course at Sickleholme taking a shaded muddy lane that leads on to a path that meanders through the fields until Read more…
Ashford in the Water via Great Longstone – Peak District Walks
Mable whets her appetite in Ashord in the Water Time taken 1 ½ hours Ashford is not a place that I knew very well until a couple of summers ago when I was asked to partake in a treasure trail around the village, as part of Grindleford’s carnival week. Mable and I had only ever Read more…
A walk above Hope – Peak District Walks
Walk above Hope from the Cheshire Cheese Inn – Peak District Walks Time taken: 2 hours This makes for a great walk at any time of year but the pub at end always makes me feel that it should be winter as the Cheshire Cheese is an old, cosy, warm and friendly traditional style pub Read more…
A Chatsworth Stroll – Peak District Walks
A Chatsworth Stroll Time taken: 1 hour This is a dog walk that is short and sweet, unlike some of the others that I have documented, but it is worth noting as it takes in two stunning aspects of Peak District scenery – the manmade and the natural, both of which work together and create Read more…