Stanton Moor Stanton Moor ( scheduled monument) is an area of gritstone that stands at a height of 280-320 metres above sea level in Derbyshire between the villages of Stanton in the Peak to the north and Birchover to the south and with the River Derwent to the east. The area […]
Picture Perfect Walk Around Monsal Dale June 2018 Walk Every Day for a Week Challenge – Day 4 On day 4 of my monthly challenge I went to explore Monsal Dale in Derbyshire with Kev. I am loving this current heath-wave and I would love it to stay so warm […]
Higger Tor and Carl Wark JUNE 2018 WALK EVERY DAY FOR A WEEK CHALLENGE – DAY 2 On a second day of my challenge I decided to do Higger Tor and Carl Wark. I parked my car at Burbage Bridge car park. I’ve done this route with my family back […]
Ladybower Reservoir Walk – Part 2 June 2018 Walk Every Day for a Week Challenge – Day 1 It’s supposed to be a gorgeous sunny weather this week. It is also the end of the month and so far I haven’t done my monthly challenge. So I will do my […]
MAY 2018 WALK EVERY DAY FOR A WEEK CHALLENGE – DAY 4 Ladybower reservoir in Derbyshire was on today’s agenda for me and my friend. It is only 30 mins by car from my home in Sheffield. Last time I visited the reservoir was nearly a month ago. And how the […]
APRIL 2018 WALK EVERY DAY FOR A WEEK CHALLENGE – DAY 6 LADYBOWER RESERVOIR – PART 1 Ladybower Reservoir is a large Y-shaped reservoir, the lowest of three in the Upper Derwent Valley in Derbyshire, England. The River Ashop flows into the reservoir from the west; the River Derwent flows south, initially through Howden Reservoir, then Derwent Reservoir, and finally […]
APRIL 2018 – WALK EVERY DAY FOR A WEEK CHALLENGE – DAY 4 Peveril Castle Peveril Castle (English Heritage) is a ruined 11th-century castle overlooking the village of Castleton in Derbyshire. It sits on top of a very steep hill, so be prepared for a steep hike up to it. […]
APRIL 2018 WALK EVERY DAY FOR A WEEK CHALLENGE – DAY 2 LINACRE RESERVOIRS Linacre reservoirs ( Lower, Middle and Upper) build between 1855 and 1904 and now managed by Severn Trent Water are based just outside Chesterfield, only about 25 min from Sheffield. They used to supply water to […]
APRIL 2018 WALK EVERY DAY FOR A WEEK CHALLENGE – DAY 1 Bolehill Quarry in the Peak District was my today’s chosen walk for the first day of my April walk challenge. Have a look at my walks in February and March. Luckily, it was a beautiful, sunny and warm […]
BURBAGE EDGE – LONGSHAW GUIDED WALK Burbage Edge was on the itinerary of today’s Longshaw guided walk. These walk take place every Wednesday and Sunday. Meet up is at 11am outside the cafe in Longshaw. And it’s FREE! No booking required, just turn up. Walks take approximately 2 hours. Appropriate […]
MAM TOR – A SPECTACULAR BIRTHDAY WALK WITH PANORAMIC VIEWS Today is my birthday and my friend Natasha joined me to celebrate with this amazing walk in the Peak District. You can see a video from my previous birthday we celebrated in the Peaks here. It was so much fun. […]
LONGSHAW GUIDED WALK It’s Wednesday which means Longshaw guided walk for me. We did nearly the same route as last time for some reason. But I didn’t mind. I still enjoyed it. I am fascinated how the landscape looks different every time. Today we had remnants of last week’s snow. It […]