tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380307493045525665.post6116761511356646179..comments2024-01-11T17:41:08.891+00:00Comments on Walking The Peak: Ashford-in-the-Water, Sheldon, Magpie Mine, Lathkill Dale, Over Haddon and Bakewell.Lee Firthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13840041938444250850noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380307493045525665.post-9127544735489097622011-07-14T16:28:51.630+01:002011-07-14T16:28:51.630+01:00Yes Nat; you'll have to get the bus to explore...Yes Nat; you'll have to get the bus to explore the White Peak.<br /><br />I've walked back from Conksbury Bridge, it's an easy walk and not very far.<br /><br />To walk the other way from Bakewell you need to walk down Matlock Road (A6) and take the footpath on the right after a few hundred yards which goes by the cemetery and the school. <br /><br />The path then goes uphill across Lee Firthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13840041938444250850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380307493045525665.post-59375386654074645772011-07-14T14:44:14.423+01:002011-07-14T14:44:14.423+01:00Thanks for your reply; so far I've only caught...Thanks for your reply; so far I've only caught the train to the Peak District, which as you probably know doesn't give very good access to the White Peak. <br /><br />Have you walked from Bakewell to Conksbury Bridge yourself? My original plan was to get the bus you suggested to Youlgreave, however an all-day bus ticket would only get me as far as Bakewell. Which route or streets would Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08986054395218646622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380307493045525665.post-86682089019842984452011-06-22T18:17:21.048+01:002011-06-22T18:17:21.048+01:00Hello Nat:
It depends how far you want to walk I ...Hello Nat:<br /><br />It depends how far you want to walk I suppose - but here are the details.<br /><br />There are plenty of trains from Doncaster to Sheffield, although the earliest on a Sunday is 08:03.<br /><br />It's then easy enough to get to Bakewell, which is only about two miles from Conksbury Bridge, considered to be the downstream limit of Lathkill Dale, and the head of Lathkill Lee Firthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13840041938444250850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380307493045525665.post-15615386329138796362011-06-22T17:24:19.241+01:002011-06-22T17:24:19.241+01:00Hi there,
Just wondering how you go about getting...Hi there,<br /><br />Just wondering how you go about getting to Lathkill Dale using public transport? Could you tell me which buses/trains you used, I'm assuming you set off from Doncaster? Many thanks, I'm really keen on visiting this area again myself :)<br /><br />NatalieAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08986054395218646622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380307493045525665.post-62027061438683543822011-06-06T17:34:23.963+01:002011-06-06T17:34:23.963+01:00I've just been enjoying your photographs and d...I've just been enjoying your photographs and descriptions of your walks in recent weeks. You've done a wonderful job and it was a pleasure to join you for a bit.<br /><br />Thanks for leaving a comment when you dropped by.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.com