Week in Sunny Derbyshire

Had a lovely Autumnal week in sunny Derbyshire at the Old Post Office in Bolehill near Wirkington.

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We cycled a lovely route which included part of the High Peak trail and Carsington Water, it was 22 miles with nearly 2000 ft of ascent. So nice to have some hills!

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A well earned Buttie!

Did some lovely walks..

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Spent an afternoon in one of the best bookshops I have ever been to, Scarthin books in Cromford, three floors of books with a cafe at the top- awesome!

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Met up with Bob and Jacob at Ilam Hall and walked to ovedale and climbed Thorpe Cloud new renamed as “Jacobs Volcano”!

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Jacobs Volcano!!

and we played Walking Dead Monopoly – Thanks Hatty!!

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Some Autumnal pics for you..

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Oh, we learnt about dry stone walls this week and have come to appreciate them as work of art!!

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