Exploring England #21
Walking – it’s what people do when they visit the Peak District National Park. Some enjoy a gentle stroll through a pretty village while others take on the challenge of hiking the 431 km Pennine Way National Trail.
Somewhere in between the two extremes are 3,005 km of walking tracks with right of way through farming land.
Let’s go – through the gate
up the hill
over the stile
to a vantage point at the top of the ridge.
Walkers are rewarded with expansive views of the village of Castleton and the limestone hills bordering the Hope Valley.
Imagine the views when they go even higher!
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Beautiful. Looks so inviting. Thanks for sharing. More great photos.
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Thanks. It was a very pretty area and so green.
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Oh goodness, I am not sure I would cope. That last photo made me feel quite dizzy
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We didn’t go up that far either. It was very steep.
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Super! Short and sweet 🙂 🙂 I love that last shot. Thanks a lot, Carol.
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It felt like a long way up that hill. Much quicker coming down. ☺
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You might laugh but when I was reading this post I instinctively wrapped my jumper around me thinking that I was there and it was chilly!
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It was a little cool that day but not really chilly.
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Ok, trying to be clever and probably getting it completely wrong: is that Mam Tor? Totally beautiful anyway!
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You are very clever. Yes it is Mam Tor. ☺
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I was a student in Sheffield, and getting the bus out to Castletown was really easy and cheap. I’ve not been there for the best part of 40 years but the ridge looked very familiar. I’m sure, somewhere in the loft, there are pictures of me at that second stile. One of the first outings ever with John!
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How romantic. ❤
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Amazing views for those who make the effort. 🙂
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Yes, Judy. As you can see, I was lagging behind the others on the uphill walk. My excuse is that I was stopping to take photos all the time… 🙂 I made sure I had plenty!
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Thank you for taking me through the gate–I’m putting this destination on my travel list!
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You’re welcome. I would definitely recommend a visit here.
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I love the peak District too! I have been there visiting & hiking many years ago! Beautiful countryside! Amazing photos & views! Waw!
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Thanks Sophie. Isn’t this area pretty.
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Lovely photos Carol; super views eh? Brings back memories of walking 100 miles of the Pennine Way in my youth!
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The views in all directions were stunning, Denzil. I’m impressed by your 100 mile walk. 🙂
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Looks like a great place for a hike, Carol. Your stile pic reminded me of my childhood when my sister and I used to go playing in the meadows and fields around where we lived.
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I have a thing for stiles, as we don’t have them in this area. No one goes walking through farm paddocks except the farmers. I’m pleased to have given you such a lovely memory, Sylvia.
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What a lovely walk, Carol. I just love the name ‘Hope Valley’ 🙂
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Me too. It’s perfect for this pretty area.
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Love that view from the top of the ridge, it’s fabulous 🙂
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Isn’t it amazing. I would have included a panorama photo but it comes out too small.
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This is lovely! I followed you right through the gate! Until you get to the town, this post might have been taken in my neck of the woods right now. We have green fields! 🙂
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Good to hear you’ve had some rain, Marsha. We finally got some too and it’s made a big difference. I think it’s green in the Peak District all year round.
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Yeah! I definitely think we are sister cities as well as sister bloggers! 🙂
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OMG your pictures are so good! Do you use a special camera or what?
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I use a Panasonic Lumix TZ60 and it’s a little beauty. Mr ET uses a bigger fancier Panasonic. I try to use my photos as much as I can and I find my camera takes great photos. I really like it because it is small and light and I can just carry it around my neck all the time.
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So beautiful and obviously so worth the effort.
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Yes, that hill was steeper than it looks. 🙂
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I feel refreshed and cobweb free now! Thank you for taking us along, although I did find the hill a little bit challenging – lots of tissues required to blow my nose due to the effort of climbing.
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That hill was much steeper than it looks in the photo. 🙂
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I’d probably be needing a whole box of tissues if that’s the case! Well done for making it to the top.
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Though I haven’t been to Peak District National Park, Mike and I went to the Lake District in 1999 and walked all around Cat Bells, Derwent Water, and Newlands Valley. I wonder if they are near this place. I love the gates you have to cross while walking in England. 🙂
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We like the stiles too. They’re very different from what we have here.
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Walks in the British countryside look so idyllic.. not so easy when you have to go up the hills though!
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But so worth the effort for the glorious view!
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