• Andrew's TravelsDerbyshire; The Peak DistrictTraveler
    Eyam; St Lawrence's Church
    Eyam; St Lawrence's ChurchView down to Eyam ascending Eyam EdgeSir William Hill Radio MastLadywash Mine; a historic mixed-ore and fluorspar mineEntering Eyam MoorEyam MoorView down to Bretton CloughView over to Abneylow BarnStoke FordWalking along Bretton CloughView over to Abneylow2Bretton; The Barrel InnView down to FoolowDisused mineAn old well?Old Farm building on the walk down to FoolowFoolow; St Hugh's Church (formerly an old smithy)Foolow; inside St Hugh's ChurchFoolow; the village pondFoolow; the village cross is a Grade II listed medieval stone crossFoolow; The Bull's HeadEn route to Eyam; you can just see the Barrel Inn at Bretton at the topEn route to Eyam; Black Hole Mine with Eyam Edge behind itEn route to EyamEyam Circular Walk via Stoke Ford, Bretton, and Foolow

    Eyam Circular via Stoke Ford, Bretton, Foolow

    August 14 in England ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C

    Our last walk in the Eyam area on this trip is a circular walk, based on one we have in our book. We leave Eyam and walk up Eyam Edge to cross Eyam Moor to Stoke Ford (via a different path to last time).

    From Stoke Ford, we walk along Bretton Clough to Bretton; despite being a tiny hamlet, Bretton has a well-known and popular pub, The Barrel Inn, and a youth hostel because of its location on a ridge with a panoramic view. It is also the border between the so-called White Peak District area (limestone) and the Dark Peak District area (gritstone). Then we walk down to the picturesque village of Foolow; from here, we take the footpath directly across to Eyam. There have been good views during the walk; see captions on photos for details.

    It has been a lovely walk of approx. 8.5 miles in good weather, a bit cooler than yesterday. Later on, it's back to The Miner's Arms for beer and food; the end of our week based in Eyam.    Read more