With the teashops at Elton and Youlgreave closing since the original book came out five years ago I had to find some replacements nearby. Not surprisingly I plumped for Caudwells Mill and so had to plan a walk from Rowsley.
From the Peacock I walked up Church Lane and took the muddy, messy path that passes under what used to be the railway line running up to Buxton ...
Picking my way through the mud and slurry [I'm avoiding a particular word for those who are faint of heart] things got better as I got further away from Rowsley. A vandalised waymark reminded me that I was following the Derwent Valley Heritage Way ...
When I got to Calton Lees, a Chatsworth Estate village, I noticed this sign on a gate I passed through. I had seen no cows or calves though ...
It might put some people off I would have thought.
I was then in the Chatsworth Estate village of Calton Lees. You can always tell which houses are owned by Chatsworth as they are painted this colour blue ...
Once I'd got past the garden centre and crossed the old stone bridge I walked across the large field towards Beeley.
Further on in the field [it's a big field] I passed these old Derwent Valley Water Board features. I assume they are for inspection purposes or perhaps to let out any gases ?
I looked back towards Chatsworth ...
... I said it was a big field.
After crossing the road I walked through the churchyard in Beeley. I've never been in the church here and hardly in the churchyard ...
In Beeley there's a strange, stone structure that baffles me. I half thought they might have been stocks but I don't really think so.
Any ideas ?
From Beeley I headed across the fields towards Rowsley, crossing this footpath that runs uphill towards Burntwood quarry as I went.
Date of walk ~ 29th December 2009
Length of walk ~ 4 1/4 miles
Total since 1st September 2009 ~ 122 miles
When I got to Calton Lees, a Chatsworth Estate village, I noticed this sign on a gate I passed through. I had seen no cows or calves though ...
It might put some people off I would have thought.
I was then in the Chatsworth Estate village of Calton Lees. You can always tell which houses are owned by Chatsworth as they are painted this colour blue ...
Once I'd got past the garden centre and crossed the old stone bridge I walked across the large field towards Beeley.
Further on in the field [it's a big field] I passed these old Derwent Valley Water Board features. I assume they are for inspection purposes or perhaps to let out any gases ?
I looked back towards Chatsworth ...
... I said it was a big field.
After crossing the road I walked through the churchyard in Beeley. I've never been in the church here and hardly in the churchyard ...
In Beeley there's a strange, stone structure that baffles me. I half thought they might have been stocks but I don't really think so.
Any ideas ?
From Beeley I headed across the fields towards Rowsley, crossing this footpath that runs uphill towards Burntwood quarry as I went.
Date of walk ~ 29th December 2009
Length of walk ~ 4 1/4 miles
Total since 1st September 2009 ~ 122 miles
No comments:
Post a Comment