Peak District Packing List - Clothing

 PEAK DISTRICT PACKING LIST - CLOTHING

**In the winter I wear several tee-shirts under my thicker fleeces to stay warm. In the summer I wear something with long sleeves to protect me from bites and scratches.

**I always wear them; I need the extra pockets to put stuff in.

**I don't own any of the specialist equipment listed in the next three items - I don't need them for my day walks which I only do when the weather's decent.

**I always take gloves with me although I rarely wear them - they're impractical for taking photographs or handling my map.

**I'm not sure what a buff or neck gaiter is - I usually wear a scarf in the cold weather though.

**Yes, I always take a hat although quite often it remains in my rucksack.

**I always take a spare pair of socks, on a couple of occasions they've come in handy when I've needed to do emergency repairs to my boots in order to get to the nearest bus stop.

**I suppose by waterproof trousers they mean overtrousers. I take a pair to put on over my walking trousers if they're particularly muddy, only after completing the walk though and before I get on the bus.

**There's pair in one of the pouches of my rucksack.

Hemswell Antiques Centre and Uncle Henry's Farm Shop and Restaurant

I have to book a day out with Siobhan, my support worker, quite a bit in advance and so have to deal with whatever the weather is. Today's not been too pleasant at times, periods of sunshine, but also some quite heavy rain. I'd already decided to go to Hemswell Antiques Centre, just beyond Gainsborough...it's  our regular choice when we're looking for somewhere indoors dry and warm. 

There are actually several separate buildings on the site, it's a former RAF base. There are a couple of cafes, but the menus are rather limited and so we decided to pop out to Uncle Henry's, a farm shop and restaurant a few miles away to the north. We then returned to Hemswell top look around a couple more of the buildings before setting off for home.

Whirlow Bridge, Ringinglow Road, Ecclesall Woods and Abbeydale

A walk today in areas to the west of Sheffield. I got off the bus at Whirlow Bridge and immediately did a circuit of Whinfell Quarry Park: before entering the park I could detect a strong aroma of blossom...I looked but couldn't see where it was coming from. The park is only a small area but is quite interesting to explore - it will be much nicer in the summer months. I then walked up a muddy path and reached  Whirlow Hall Farm but then got lost before reaching Ringinglow Road, further east than I'd intended. There is a network of footpaths in this area; most of them I'm unfamiliar with.

When I approached the farm I looked over to my left and could see see snow up on the moors, it's not very clear on the first photograph though.

I needed to walk along Ringinglow Road for a bit before going downhill and then staying on the level as the footpath I chose headed to the west.

There is more snow in the next image if you can make it out.

I reached Ringinglow Road again and took a footpath goes adjacent to Firs Farm. This path isn't shown on my paper Ordnance Survey map but is on the online version. I started off gentley climbing up a grassy slop but it soon became a steep descent through woodland down to the Limb Valley. 

I soon reached Whirlowbrook Hall; I'm sure that a few years ago it operated as a cafe or tearooms - it's a wedding venue now though. 

The former toilet block further down the driveway is now a small cafe though.

This part of Sheffield used to be in Derbyshire until 1938 [I think] and so the photograph of the old fingerpost direction sign shows 'DCC 1933.'

Just to finish the walk off I continued through Ecclesall Woods to Abbeydale Road to catch the bus back intio the city centre. 

VISIT PEAK DISTRICT & DERBYSHIRE: The Ultimate Peak District and Derbyshire Bucket List - 101 Great Things To Do - PART 22

VISIT PEAK DISTRICT & DERBYSHIRE: The Ultimate Peak District and Derbyshire Bucket List - 101 Great Things To Do 

100..I've seen them doing this many times; they also use Bradwell Edge. Something slightly different; the Derbyshire and Lancashire Gliding Club is based at Camphill near Great Hucklow.

101 I visit farmers' markets whenever I can.

TWO MORE SUGGESTIONS OF MY OWN

HALLAMSHIRE CAROLLING - Singing the lyrics of carols to a different tune - the best example I can think of is the words of 'While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night' to the tune of 'On Ilkley Moor Baht 'At.' This are usually sung in pubs in the parts of the Peak District nearest to Sheffield.

EDENSOR - A beautiful village on the Chatsworth Estate. Every cottage is unique, and very photogenic. 

VISIT PEAK DISTRICT & DERBYSHIRE: The Ultimate Peak District and Derbyshire Bucket List - 101 Great Things To Do - PART 21

 VISIT PEAK DISTRICT & DERBYSHIRE: The Ultimate Peak District and Derbyshire Bucket List - 101 Great Things To Do 

94..I've never flown so I'm not likely to go up in a balloon.

95..I love ice cream and I regularly purchase it when I'm out in the Peak District; I've never got it straight from the farm or dairy though, although I have walked by the one at Hathersage. I always used to look out for Bradwells of Bradwell, but they went bankrupt a few years ago. There's also Our Cow Molly at Bradfield.

96..This is somewhere I've not been walking - it's not easy to get to on public transport.

97..I love visiting stately homes but I've not been to Renishaw Hall yet.

98..I'm not interested in this.

99..I don't like cycling.