• Andrew's TravelsDerbyshire; The Peak DistrictTraveler
    The River Derwent near the start of the walk
    The River Derwent near the start of the walkCoppice Wood; Almost a stepping stone bridge...View after leaving the woodGrindleford; St Helen's ChurchGrindleford; the butterfly meadow close to the churchHorse Hay CoppiceThe path back in Horse Hay CoppiceView from Spooner Lane after leaving the woodFroggatt; view across the River Derwent to Stoke Hall, a Georgian Palladian mansionFroggatt; the Wesleyan Reform ChapelThe River Derwent after crossing Froggatt BridgeCalver Mill Goit; water was channelled from the Derwent to power the cotton-spinning machineryCalver; The Old School House at Stocking Farm was a day school for Calver Mill worker"s childrenCalver; The old cotton mill is now an apartment blockApproaching Baslow; view backBaslow Bridge; view back / view aheadBaslow BridgeBaslow; St Anne's ChurchThe route from Leadmill Bridge, Hathersage to Baslow

    Derwent Valley Heritage Way; Hathersage - Baslow

    August 11 in England ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

    Today, we walk section 2 of the Derwent Valley Heritage Way from Hathersage to Baslow; the 55-mile long-distance footpath follows the River Derwent from Ladybower Reservoir in the Peak District National Park down to Derwent Mouth, where it joins the River Trent near Shardlow.

    We start from Leadmill Bridge near Hathersage and follow the path along the path via Grindleford, Froggatt, and Calver to Baslow; see captions on photos for details of the walk and the final photo for the route. It was a lovely walk of 6.8 miles (my OS app says 7.3 miles, but it is usually 10% high....)

    Later on, we enjoyed a meal and good ale at The Miner's Arms in Eyam.    Read more