southcotswoldramblers.org.uk Dovedale Day 2 medium walk Froggatt Edge to Bakewell via Chatsworth Saturday 2 April 2016 |
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After a damp walk along Froggatt Edge and Curbar Edge, our leader, Tony, encourages us to make a small detour to the coffee van in the layby. This is what we find! | |
There are views, but not as good as we'd hoped. | |
We continue on to Baslow Edge | |
Where we smile valiantly for a group photo. | |
We head towards the Eagle Stone | |
Very impressive. | |
Wellington Monument in the mist, where the harder group will pass. | |
As we descend, we find periwinkles | |
At Ladywell Farm | |
We descend into Baslow for our lunch stop | |
A village full of daffodils | |
After lunch we enter the Chatsworth Estate via this unusual kissing gate | |
This is its purpose. | |
We pass Barbrook House, the home of .......................... | |
this man. | |
The expanse of the parkland is immense | |
A different sort of dry stone walling from the Cotswolds | |
But very attractive. | |
There's always someone who leaves their stick behind! | |
We head to Edensor, the village that one of the Dukes moved from its original spot so it was out of sight! | |
In the graveyard is the aforementioned Sir Joseph Paxton | |
And also Kathleen Kennedy who married into the Devonshire family, and was the sister of ....................... | |
The future President of the USA whose visit is also commemorated. | |
We look back over to the house as we climb out of the estate | |
And in brilliant sunshine descend to Bakewell with its bridge of padlocks. |
Photos, captions and processing by Sally, uploaded by Mike |