Short Wander Around Alport.

The weather forecast was bad after 09:00 but we thought we would give it a go anyway.  It was Robs turn to drive and we parked up in the village of Alport and it was just cloudy and dull. We set off up the footpath towards the river and eventually ended up at the old stone bridge near Raper Lodge. This bridge spanned over the River Lathkill and had a small horseshoe weir upstream. It had started to rain and the big camera got put away into my rucksack and the little camera just came out occasionally. Ike had even brought an umbrella We wandered up through Youlgrave and Bradford then back down to the river where we found a shelter for our breakfast. After breakfast we cut our walk short due to the rain and legged it back to the car.

This weeks route

The village of Alport

River Lathkill

The All Saints church tower at Youlgrave 

Ike with his umbrella

Reflection of the church clock

Halloween is coming

The bridge over the river Bradford

Due to the bad weather i'm afraid there's not many pics this week and a dubious quality. Nevertheless it was still an interesting walk.

See you next week and hope for better weather.

Youlgrave and Meadow Place Grange.

A trip up towards Youlgrave this week with a later start of 06:30 so a bit of a lie in. We parked in the car park on the outskirts of Youlgrave and walked down through the village then up through Meadow Place Grange. This is a really old farm with loads of character. From the farm we stopped at the dry river Lathkill where we had our breakfast. From there it was up to Over  Haddon and Conksbury Bridge then road work back to the car.

This weeks route. Youlgrave to Over Haddon and back.

Old Manor Farm

Until we got there

Youlgrave in the mist

Youlgrave

Geoff

Rob & Ike looking t Meadow Place Grange

Horse mounting steps

Geoff, Ike & Rob 

Another part of Meadow Place Grange

Geoff on the woodland track

Geoff in the middle of the river Lathkill, but no water

Breakfast time

Carters Mill on the river Lathkill

Ike coming up the hill in Over Haddon

Memorial in Over Haddon

Main Street Over Haddon.

Rob horsing about

Spotted these 3 characters behind the pub

Lathkill Hotel

Minninglow form a distance

A view of  Over Haddon

View of the river Lathkill

The White house near Carters Mill

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Small weir on the River  Lathkill

A bit congested in Youlgrave

The water tank and the smallest house in the centre of Lathkill

The water tank

Old Hall Youlgrave.

This was another lovely walk with a couple of small hills, stumbling across Meadow Place Grange was a bonus, what a brilliant old farm complex.
It was different seeing the river Lathkill fro a high position when coming out of Over Haddon. As usual for this time of the year the river at Carters Mill was dry.
See you next week