Circular walk around Eyam

A 6 mile walk around Eyam to Stoney Middleton, Calver and back via Froggatt Bridge

Eyam Museum

Eyam Hall

The Boundary Stone

An old Toll House - now a chippy at Stoney Middleton

There's always someone watching over you!!

After a tea break in the Outside Café, Calver we continued on our walk past Calver Mill to Stocking Farm

Then along the Derwent through Calver Marshes

Stoke Hall, built in 1757 for Rev John Simpson - the stone is the same as that used in Sheffield Town Hall

The Stoke Toll House (1759) was on the Grindleford-Newhaven Turnpike

Riley Graves

Back to Eyam, past the Plague Cottages

River Derwent and Froggatt Edge

This walk combined views of the Derwent with spectacular autumnal panoramas from Froggatt Edge.

We started at Grindleford Station

We passed Padley Chapel. This is the sole surviving part of Padley Hall. The Chapel used to be the gatehouse. The Hall dates back to the 16th century when it was owned by Sir Thomas Fitzherbert.

In 1588, when there were threats of a Spanish invasion, a search party raided Padley and found two catholic priests. They were taken to Derby Gaol, tried and hanged.

Then via part of the Longshaw Estate

... with this spectacular array of autumnal colours (not sure that this photo captures the stunning beauty of this scene)

Down to Grindleford Bridge - which was first mentioned in despatches in 1577

This is the Toll Bar Cottage - where tolls from the Buxton branch of the Sheffield and Chapel Turnpike as well as from the Bakewell to Newhaven Turnpike were collected

The Derwent

Then up Froggatt Edge

View from the top looking towards Hathersage

Back to Grindleford Station via Haywood

A Silver Wedding celebration

Where better to spend your Silver Wedding than in the Capital - a three-day city break.

A visit to the Comedy Store on the first night, followed by a trip to see the fabulous "We Will Rock You" on our second night - seeing Corrie's Curly Watts singing was great!

During the days we did the touristy things and here are a few photos of our escapades.

A trip to the Imperial War Museum

In 1917 the Cabinet decided that a National War Museum should be set up to collect and display material relating to the First World War. It was opened in the Crystal Palace by King George V in 1920 and reopened in its current location in 1936.

After the Second World War the Museum's terms of reference were amended to include all military operations in which Britain or the Commonwealth were involved since 1914. The material on these wars and the Cold War period were especially interesting - more so as it dovetailed with what we had seen during our summer trip to Berlin.

Big Ben

A very big wheel

The Albert Memorial

which is just opposite the Royal Albert Hall

Then on to Covent Garden

If ever you are asked a quiz question on who founded Sunday Schools - here's your answer!

Cleopatra's Needle

A walk through Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park

To Marble Arch

Then to what used to be called the Post Office Tower - with the slowly revolving restaurant at the top

 

This is the building where I spent my first day of employment as a civil servant - in the early 1970s

This is the pub we frequented ...

... when I worked here in the late 70s

Lunch time shopping sometimes involved a trip to Habitat

Then back home from St Pancras