Photo Diary: Camping in the Peak District

As I have mentioned in previous posts, we went camping in June the week of the Platty Jubes. We've been wanting to go camping again for some time and really wanted to explore some new places, rather than keep returning to Wales (even though we do love it). We stayed at Knotlow Farm Campsite which… Continue reading Photo Diary: Camping in the Peak District

The Monsal Trail, The Peak District

Our last full day away was the Platty Jubes Friday and we chose to spend it on the Monsal Trail. The Trail is set on what used to be a train line, more specifically the train line was in the path of what was hoped to be a Manchester to London line in the 19th… Continue reading The Monsal Trail, The Peak District

Photo Diary: Heights of Abraham, Matlock

We visited the Heights of Abraham in Matlock on the jubilee Thursday, thinking we could have a nice and easy day exploring -foolishly forgetting that the rest of humanity had the day off for the holiday weekend and it was ridiculously busy. A bit of a kid-friendly tourist trap, it was quite busy with so… Continue reading Photo Diary: Heights of Abraham, Matlock

Speedwell Cavern, Castleton & Glossop

As I mentioned in my first post on Chatsworth House, we took advantage of the fact that we had a wedding up country the weekend before the Platty Jubes and decided to set off for a camping trip straight from the wedding. A great idea in theory -a bit harder in reality when you're trying… Continue reading Speedwell Cavern, Castleton & Glossop