Stanton in the Peak & Cauldwell's Mill

It was Geoff's turn to drive this week and he suggested a walk from Rowsley around Stanton and back to Cauldwell's Mill. Its not far up the A6 to Rowsley and it was still quite dark when we got there.

The route, just 4 1/2 miles

We parked next to the recreation ground behind the mill, got booted up and set off up the hill through Holly Wood towards Stanton Woodhouse. It was a steady incline to Stanton Woodhouse Farm with some lovely old buildings there. Continuing up the track we sighted the Earl Gray Tower on the edge of Stanton Moor. I was lagging behind taking pics when the other 3 were waving there arms around and pointing behind me, i couldn't see anything but when i got up to them i had been looking in the wrong direction. What i had missed was a group of adult red deer come out of the woods and down the hill away from me. We came out onto a road which took us up to Stanton in the Peak where we had breakfast on the green. After breakfast it was downhill all the way through Pilhough and past Peak Tor to Cauldwell's Mill and then back to the car.

Winter storage

We passed this huge new area of tree's

Looking into Stanton Woodhouse

Looks like something out of a Harry Potter movie

Stanton Woodhouse Farm

Stanton Woodhouse Farm

Stanton Woodhouse Farm

Silhouette of Riber Castle

Earl Gray Tower

Geoff, Ike and Rob

Its not a gnome its Geoff

Oh dear  Ike having a rest!!!

Lovely moon

One of the many quarries in the area.

View over towards Haddon Hall

Old church in Stanton in the Peak

These little outhouses across the road from some cottages.

We even had a table for this weeks breakfast

What ewe looking at?

Haddon Hall

Haddon Hall

This was some sort of viewing platform looking out over the valley

No badge on this car

First look at Peak Tor

Alpaca's

Another shot of Peak Tor

Cauldwell's Mill over the river Wye. There's been a mill on this spot for over 400 years and the present mill was built in 1874 by John Cauldwell.

Peak Tor covered in tree's

The weir for Cauldwell's Mill

Cauldwell's Mill

Cauldwell's Mill

Blacksmith at work in the Mill complex

The Peacock 

On the way around we saw some great views of Riber Castle, Haddon Hall and somethings you wouldn't expect like a group of Alpaca's, a futuristic looking 3 wheel car, gnarled tree's and a blacksmith at work.
A great walk and lucky with the weather, it started to rain just as we got home. 4 1/2 miles through great changes of scenery.
See you next week.