My original plan was to do a circular walk from Edensor today, but the Bakewell bus didn't turn up and so I got the next bus going out to the Peak District, but only went as far as Whirlow. I actually got off a couple of stops early so that I could take some photographs of some nice topiary.
I soon reached the path that goes down into Ecclesall Woods; the signage in the woods is very clear.
I briefly needed to walk along Abbeydale Road, going past Dore and Totley Station and then up Twentywells Lane for a few yards. As I went over the railway bridge I took a photo of the railway station; it looks like the improvement works are almost complete but I was surprised to notice that there aren't any platforms for the line heading to the south - I wonder why this is?
I was soon in a wooded area again, this time I had a steep, tiring climb up to the top. A few minutes later I managed to get a photograph of Beauchief Hall, there were some deer in the field but they were far away and difficult to see.
It was an easy walk down to Beauchief Abbey.
About a mile further on, my right foot was staring to hurt, a blister beginning to form I think, and so instead of continuing on my planned route to Graves Park I turned left instead of right in Chancet Wood and after about a mile came down onto a housing estate quite near to the shops at Woodseats. Before I could even check the timetable at the first bus stop a double decker bus was approaching and so I boarded it.
