No ... not me, though you might have thought it was according to a comment elsewhere from 'Anonymous' who said I should make it more personal ...
Now, where was I ... ah, yes, Hassop Station on the Monsal Trail. Again I was on mi tod, Natasha having stayed at home.
I went out to do another walk for the revamp of Teashop Walks in the Peak District.
The first part was along the Trail towards Great Longstone. I say 'along' it was more a case of walking at the side of the trail, where the dog muck was ...
I nearly got as far as Great Longstone but swung back along the road towards Hassop Station and Toll Bar House. I passed Rowdale House ...
Just beyond Cracknowl Wood is Cracknowl House. There's no drive to it but it seems to be lived in. It's a strange place ...
In the field wall next to Cracknowl House there's a metal kissing gate with an interesting weight to keep the swing gate shut.
I reached the bridleway that leads into Bakewell. The slope running down to Holme Hall is fun ... basically a sheet of ice. Holme Hall looked good though ...
I wonder who lives in a house like that ?
Just beyond Holme Hall is Holme Bridge, a 17th century packhorse bridge leading towards the A6.
Walking alongside the A6 I passed Victoria Mill before following the stream at Brookside.
Down at Bakewell Bridge, astride the Wye, I watched the wildfowl being fed. It had started to rain by this time and a drop of water must have got into my dictating device as it just stopped recording or playing back. It has since recovered.
After walking up to Bakewell Station I turned left to follow the Monsal Trail back to Hassop, passing under the road between Bakewell and Hassop as I went.
The sky actually seemed a bit bluer as I got nearer to Hassop Station.
Since then the Country Bookstore and the tearoom has closed ~ just as I was about to use it in my revamped teashop walks book.
Date of walk ~ 27th December 2009
Length of walk ~ 4 1/4 miles
Total since 1st September 2009 ~ 112 1/2 miles
Just beyond Cracknowl Wood is Cracknowl House. There's no drive to it but it seems to be lived in. It's a strange place ...
In the field wall next to Cracknowl House there's a metal kissing gate with an interesting weight to keep the swing gate shut.
I reached the bridleway that leads into Bakewell. The slope running down to Holme Hall is fun ... basically a sheet of ice. Holme Hall looked good though ...
I wonder who lives in a house like that ?
Just beyond Holme Hall is Holme Bridge, a 17th century packhorse bridge leading towards the A6.
Walking alongside the A6 I passed Victoria Mill before following the stream at Brookside.
Down at Bakewell Bridge, astride the Wye, I watched the wildfowl being fed. It had started to rain by this time and a drop of water must have got into my dictating device as it just stopped recording or playing back. It has since recovered.
After walking up to Bakewell Station I turned left to follow the Monsal Trail back to Hassop, passing under the road between Bakewell and Hassop as I went.
The sky actually seemed a bit bluer as I got nearer to Hassop Station.
Since then the Country Bookstore and the tearoom has closed ~ just as I was about to use it in my revamped teashop walks book.
Date of walk ~ 27th December 2009
Length of walk ~ 4 1/4 miles
Total since 1st September 2009 ~ 112 1/2 miles
