Country Walks in the Peak District
It was the perfect day for a hike through Dovedale National Trust. After parking up we treated ourselves to an ice cream in the beautiful sunshine, admiring the stunning surroundings. We also noticed the huge mountain we were about to climb! As we walked along the river with the babbling brook beside us, we crossed over a wooden bridge before starting our climb. We took our time taking in the breathtaking scenery as we walked along the windy path. Our journey took us past magnificent limestone crags of Tissington Spires towering above us, then onto Stanhope some 1.5 miles above sea level.
We had a picnic lunch taking in the incredibly scenery before our decent, crossing over the steppingstones which were built in 1800, trying not to fall in!
A day at The Heights of Abraham was where our first adventure of the day was on the cable car which took us to the top of the mountain where 60 acres of lush green countryside lay around and beneath us. The views were stunning before we headed into The Great Masson Cave. This was founded in the 1700’s and used to be mined for lead. It is now a spectacular cave with over 160 steps and 1.5 miles long. The cave is steeped in history and our tour guide told us the history before we watched a short film explaining how they came across the cave. We then headed to another cave halfway down the mountain to The Tavern, which was full of crystals and was truly spectacular.
A fun & friendly game of crazy golf was enjoyed as we tried to score a hoe in one!
The sun was shining as we excitedly made our way to Crichton Tramway Village. It was like going back in time to the 1930’s with cobbled streets and Victorian houses and trams that had been restored to a magnificent quality. They were so perfect they looked brand new! Some of the trams had two decks and others had just a single decker. We rode on the single decker first looking across beautiful countryside and then took a ride on the double decker going upstairs of course for an even better view of the stunning countryside.
Next, we stopped off at the woodland area and walked along the nature path, taking in the many wooden carvings. We spotted a sofa, grandfather clock, bookcase, a maze and many more beautiful wooden art pieces. The walk was 2 miles long and it was packed full of fun and pure delight. We had lunch in an old pub that was over 100 years old that had been moved brick by brick from Staffordshire. 
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