Monsal Head to Great Longstone

We had a trip out to Great Longstone today up the A6 and via Bakewell we parked on the road opposite the Monsal Head Hotel. All 4 of us and Robs turn to drive we got there just after 06:40 and there was 2 cars already parked there. We walked towards the Monsal Head Hotel and turned right up the hill. We got some views of the Viaduct that you don't normally see and in the lay by there was someone asleep in a sleeping bag in there car. It was only a few hundred yards up the road and we turned into Chertpit Lane which is just a farm track. We stuck to the Lane for about 1/2 mile then took a detour to have a look at a dew pond. The views from here were quite spectacular despite the poor light levels and drizzle.  We got back onto Chertpit Lane then onto down past another dew pond where we bumped into a lady with her 4 dogs, Jean she was called and we had a very long chat. She pointed out a notice to us and suggested the grammar was not quite right. We all think it could have been worded better.
From there we went down the lane and past the Dale Farm Camp site and onto Moon Road then to the village of Great Longstone where we had our breakfast in the posh bus shelter.
After brekkie we carried on back towards the car passing through Little Longstone and the Congregational Church.

This weeks route around Great and Little Longstone

Just love the layers in this shot

Monsal Head Viaduct

Not a great shot but its a Curlew

Fantastic Moss on these walls

Gorse bushes in full bloom

Rob

Ike

Monsal Head Hotel in the middle of the shot with Robs car in the lane off to the left.

Dew Pond

Gorse

If you wondered where all the old baths went, now you know, in farmers fields

Highland Coo's

Springer Spaniels

Its been suggested the grammar is wrong on this notice

Jean with her dogs

Not sure what this is looks like some kind of pump

Great Longstone village pump

Great Longstone village cross

Breakfast time

Scarecrow

Village stocks

Lady cyclists

Little Longstone Congregational Church

 Just over 3 miles and a very pleasant walk, met a lovely lady with 4 springer spaniels, heard and saw a Curlew and some highland cattle. Surprisingly the Daffs are still in full bloom around there, spring is hanging on up there.
See you next week.