Enjoying the Peak District One Hill At A Time
News about the Peaked Interest Collection: We’re selling our prints at local craft fairs, mounted and/or framed. For details of the locations click here. Scroll down to see what’s available to buy and details of other events coming soon. About the Peaked Interest Collection Carol […]
Tickets for the RHS Chatsworth Flower Show 2017 had all but sold out the last time we checked so it’s a good job we booked early. Being the first RHS Show at Chatsworth we didn’t know what to expect except for the few sneak peeks that […]
The Hut Eyam is as the name suggests situated on the outskirts of historic Eyam. It’s position on a hill on the edge of the village gives guests the opportunity to experience the beauty of Eyam and surrounding Peak District countryside. A couple of minutes […]
When you live in the countryside you tend to become attuned to the changing seasons, watching the fauna and flora adjust to the length of days and the weather. We aren’t amongst the many stewards of our outside spaces, but even as someone who is […]
Forty years ago a Baslow Farmer broke with convention and bought the first members of a herd of Highland Cattle that still roams Baslow Edge today. But for how much longer will these magnificent animals graze the rough pasture that overlooks the villages of Baslow […]
The Peak District village of Eyam is famous for many things, predominantly the bravery and selflessness of its residents during the outbreak of bubonic plague in the 17th century. Now it has another feather for its metaphorical cap. The entire village has been recreated in […]
Stanage Edge is one of the best known gritstone edges in the Peak District and is therefore very popular with visitors. This popularity is due to Stanage Edge’s impressive views into the Hope Valley, across the Peak District to Mam Tor and glimpses of the […]
Pumpkin is very much like a pig. I can hear you all shouting, “what the hell is she talking about, I thought this was a recipe for spicy pumpkin soup?”. Well, you can eat just about everything but the skin which forms part of your […]
Today we and a group from the Facebook group “Dark Peak UK” went on a little 19km saunter around three trigs above Edale. Here are some images from our walk and if you’d like to contribute and increase the total money we’ve raised for Children […]
If I could choose the perfect way to spend my day it would be in the company of a flock of sheep in the middle of nowhere. Well, that’s exactly what I got to do last month when I had the pleasure of being invited […]
Sunday morning, the 3rd of June I met up with a group of people in the car park at The Anglers Rest in Bamford. After briefly introducing myself to a few of the attendees our host Renuka Russell arrived with her rucksack and a smile. […]
The Remarkable Hare is a gastropub in the town of Matlock on the edge of the Derbyshire Peak District. For the last two years it’s been run by Jan and Simon who were also the architects of its redevelopment. The building and adjacent spaces have […]
Despite the glorious but strength-sapping June heat we went for a walk around Ladybower Reservoir today. If you like any of these pictures, or indeed any of the image published on our website and would like to own a copy of them as a print […]
This recipe for elderflower cordial makes a refreshing Summer drink when mixed with still or sparkling water. The elder flowers are abundant in hedgerows & woodland in June and can be easily gathered. Make sure you leave some flowers to develop into berries for the […]
We had a local walk today around Curbar, Curbar Edge, Froggatt Edge, Grindleford and back to Froggatt. The whole route for a Froggatt Edge round walk is about 12.5km, just enough when the sun’s trying to break through the cloud and there’s a reasonable ascent […]
If I could choose the perfect way to spend my day it would be in the company of a flock of sheep in the middle of nowhere. Well, that’s exactly what I got to do last month when I had the pleasure of being invited […]
The Remarkable Hare is a gastropub in the town of Matlock on the edge of the Derbyshire Peak District. For the last two years it’s been run by Jan and Simon who were also the architects of its redevelopment. The building and adjacent spaces have […]
In a quiet corner on the outskirts of the sleepy village of Tissington is a blacksmiths forge which is both the home and business of Annie Maudling and her husband. On A Wick & A Prayer creates an extensive range of fragrant candles. You can […]
Stella’s Kitchen is one of those places with true character. If someone had said to me “It’s a place that serves African cuisine at a cottage in the Peak District between Eyam and Foolow” my reaction would have been “Really?”. But why not? If there’s […]
As soon as I spotted Chris Johnstone’s Peak Nature site I couldn’t wait to contact him so I could try out one of his hides and take some wonderful Buzzard shots like his. You should check out the images on his site, they are spectacular! […]
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