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Sunday 26 August - Thursday 30 August 2001
A cottage holiday break in Derbyshire
Route no 2 - Sunday
26 August 2001
Youlgrave, Bradford Dale, Limestone Way
Lathkill Dale circuit
- 8 miles
Derbyshire Peak District . . .
Map: OS
Explorer OL24 The Peak District White Peak Area at 1:25000
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I spent the bank holiday week with three friends in a holiday
cottage on the edge of Ashbourne in Derbyshire where the
footpaths have been open since the beginning of June.
The weather was very hot with clear blue skies, much more
like the Mediterranean than grey damp Derbyshire.
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On
Sunday 26 August 2001 we drove from our cottage to the
village of Youlgrave and parked at the western end of the
village at around half passed ten. We made our way down
the lane in the centre of the village passed the youth hostel
into Bradford Dale and noted a good tea shop near the river
for a stop on our return.
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Duck family near Youlgrave
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We crossed the river on the footbridge
and headed up stream
passed a series of trout ponds. The path is part of the
Limestone Way, a long distance path through the White Peak
country. We followed the Limestone Way for 3 miles, first
along the valley for three quarters of a mile and then up
the valley side and over the fields for another two miles
to Cales Dale, a side valley off Lathkill Dale. |
River Bradford near Youlgrave
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Lathkill Dale
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After
a steep descent into Cales Dale we followed the valley bottom
into Lathkill Dale where there is a footbridge over the river.
We sat on the rocks for about half an hour watching the steady
stream of walkers and their dogs negotiating the footbridge
and its stiles. We walked down Lathkill Dale through the woods
between the limestone cliffs for about three and a half miles
to Alport and had an ice cream from the van in a layby by
the river. Here we turned up Bradford Dale for about half
a mile to complete our circuit back to Youlgrave and a well
earned stop at the cafe we noted on the way out. The whole
route was about 8 miles and took us about five hours including
stops on this very hot day. |
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Walking through the woods in Lathkill Dale
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Lathkill Dale
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River Bradford near Alport
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