David and Jacinta's Walks- 2025

Eyam, Abney Moor and Sir William Hill We decided on a walk from Eyam- relatively close and familiar. There was a couple of landmarks from our walk of  6th June in 2023  that we wanted to take in- notably, a bench above Abney Grange with great views westward. The walk starts up the restored byway leading up from the Eyam Museum, passing the end of the Sir William Hill byway and passes the Barrel Inn at Breton, where we stopped for a quick drink. The Heydeckers aren't the only ones to adorn places with plaster pigs! Does the pig improve reception? It's above the way in, as well Our walk continued along the closed road running above Eyam Edge and turns above Hucklow Edge for a short distance and then drops down across a couple of re-entrants before turning across Abney Moor. Before dropping down from Hucklow Edge Old waterworks nestling in first re-entrant After crossing the road onto Abney Moor we reached the bench above Abney Grange with its view- a perfect spot for lunch. Lunc...

Eyam and Stoney Middleton It was wet at first on Sunday, but the day brightened and we ended our walk in warm sunshine. We chose to re-do a walk we did 3 years ago as we had enjoyed it the first time and because it included two favourite places- Eyam and Stoney Middleton.  The guy on the left is probably more representative of Eyam... After a visit to the Village Green café, we walked back to the track behind the car park which has recently been resurfaced after storm damage. The track takes one up to Eyam Edge and the road which after about a mile reaches the historic Barrel Inn at Bretton. A right turn leads to the valley of Abney Clough and then on to Bretton Moor. Garden ornament- Abney Clough road On reaching Sir William Hill road, the ancient turnpike road across this part of Derbyshire. We stopped for lunch at the trig point just off the turnpike and admired the views. Our picnic spot near the trig point We continued, passing Ladywash Mine which eventually closed in the 1990...