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We got the tents down this morning and managed to eat our breakfast outside before the rain came along.

Today’s plan was to get some photos and a coffee before heading home. We got the tea, coffee and Derbyshire Oatcakes with bacon at Stocks Cafe, Chapel-en-le-Frith. I’d recommend a visit there to anyone.

Why Stocks Cafe? Here is the answer.

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We moved on from there to Blue John Cavern and Edale.

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There was a living roof on the Visitor Centre in Edale.

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The Kinder Trespass started from Edale in 1932.

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As the weather was not great, rather than walk in the hills we thought we would go to Bakewell and follow a short section of a walk Diana had sent me. She had watched a television program where Tony Robinson had been walking in the Peak District and exploring the history of the area. Diana had sent me a PDF, she had got from the show website – so we had a plan.

First stop was Bakewell.

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We fled from the tourists and walked up to All Saints Church – where we had an excellent tea and home made cake. (Well Richard had coffee!)

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Ratatosk – from the Anglo-Saxon Cross in the churchyard.

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Then we moved onto Ashford-in-the-Water – where like Branston there is a Sheepwash.

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Sheepwash Bridge

Following lunch by the river we walked up to the Magpie Mine – but using mainly footpaths rather than the suggested road route.

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Magpie Mine


Back at the campsite the evening was nice enough to cook and eat outside.

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