Peak Walks A to Z
Ann & Jan’s weekly Peakland walks through the alphabet
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Our bus into the Peak today is the 65 which plies daily between Meadowhall and Buxton. We need to get off at Millers Dale. It’s the stop after the Anglers Rest and it’s useful to be up and ready for it as the road is all ups and downs and bends around here. The bus…
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Today we start with a train ride along our favourite Hope Valley line to Edale station. Edale, famous for being the starting point of the Pennine Way, is generally thought of as being a village but it’s really the name of the valley of the River Noe and also the name of the parish. The…
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This is another walk where it’s to be expected that you’ll meet a few cows and sheep so, once again, it’s probably not ideal for dog walking or those nervous of livestock. Today began with a pleasant trip on the bang-on-time 218 bus to Bakewell. Little did we know there would be bus challenges awaiting…
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Today’s walk has the added excitement of an infrequent bus service for the journey back home, so do time your walk accordingly in order to avoid an unplanned night out in the Peak! There’s also every likelihood of encountering livestock en route so it’s probably not an appropriate walk for dog walking or anyone nervous…
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There was an impending heatwave for today’s walk but although it was warm there was a lot of cloud cover and even some rain at first. This made for hazy atmospheric views rather than good photos ( apologies in advance) but we were actually quite grateful to be spared the predicted highs as it was…
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A IS FOR AGDEN We couldn’t have had better weather to discover the delights of the Loxley Valley. Dry conditions under foot and spectacular views combined with lots of local interest and made this a cracking start to our alphabet walks. Getting off the 81 near the medical centre in Stannington we turned right up…