Tissington Trail 3

Just 3 of us today because Ike is poorly with man flu. We went back to Tissington and parked up at about 08:00 in front of the Hall. It was just getting light and we headed north to the top of the village, we passed a cottage on the outskirts of the village where friends of mine live and looked through the window to see Jo sitting in her dressing gown, she came to the door and we chatted for 5 minutes before heading off. We just followed the road around to the main A 515 and walked about 100 yards before heading off down the track to Sharplow Farm. We walked through the farm and turned right up the hill and after the break and food I've had it was killing me. The footpath went across the fields and we eventually got to the top and then downhill on the other side and came out on Gag Lane next to a converted farm building. We passed by Moat Low which is a bronze age bowl barrow. Gag Lane came to the A515 where we crossed directly over and followed the footpath to get up onto the Tissington Trail. We found a seat and had our breakfast. The trail leads directly back to Tissington and despite the very misty conditions some of the scenery is outstanding and we will be back in the spring with better light.

This weeks route around Tissington

Lovely light coming from a Christmas tree in the Hall

We had a few minutes of dawn light

Sharplow Farm

Geoff

No fence, just a gate.

Moat Low a Bronze age Bowl Barrow 340M above sea level.

Geoff & Rob checking the map.

Geoff on the stairway to heaven 

Tissington Trail

Rob, me with a silly Elf hat on and Geoff

Must admit i quite liked the atmospheric look of these pics.

An old rail track angle marker

The signals on go so we could proceed.

Someone has decorated a tree to a lost loved one

Back into Tissington.

This would be the last walk of 2018 and despite having to wipe moisture from the lens every few minutes i managed to get a few pics. 

I would just like to wish you all a happy new year and good health for 2019

See you next week.

On the Tissington Trail

All 4 of us today and Geoff had planned a walk along the Tissington Trail and back through country lanes. We set off in the dark and it was still the blue hour when we parked up right up the well opposite the hall. We got booted up and went past the village pond to the trail. A bit further along the trail we saw the golden glow and then sun come up over in the next valley. The trail is reasonably level with a good solid surface then we followed a footpath sign which lead us across the fields in part very damp and wet. We got back to Tissington and had our breakfast sitting on the bench next to the Hall Well then had a wander into the church.

Today's route on the Tissington Trail

Blue Hour when we parked up

Tissington Hall in the morning light

Its Rickshaw Rob 

St. Mary's Church

Tissington village pond

Still looking for Captain Hook

Pre dawn glow

Geoff checking a pic

The sun popping up

A little bunny

Info board

Geoff Rob & Ike in the lovely warm early sunlight

Rookery

Just a bit wet

Thorpe Cloud

Low sunlight showing the medieval ridge & furrow field

 

Skeleton of some animal

Thorpe Cloud

Ridge & Furrow field

Me, stuck in a style

Geoff squeezing through a style

A steaming pile of dung

Another Ridge & Furrow field

Looks like a Fieldfare

The entrance to the Tissington estate

Guarding the entrance to the estate

Avenue of trees leading down the drive to Tissington

The Hall Well

This is described as Siege Works on the map

Inside St. Mary's Church

Tissington Hall

Geoff cleaning his boots.

 A lovely leisurely morning walk not quite 4 miles where we put the world right once again.
See you next week.