It was a miserable drizzly day in Buxton which was our last stopover in our Peak District trip before returning to London. I wanted to visit Buxton because of the Pavilion Gardens, which felt relatively small in our 30 minute speed walk through the rain. We spent more time in the greenhouses browsing the small market and eating piping hot […]
Matlock Our last day in the Peak District we spent the morning wandering the town before our booked escape room. If you ignore the extensive and busy roads winding through the whole town it was pretty green as a whole. The bubbling stream running through gave the area a refreshing atmosphere. The little town is full of picturesque yellow stone […]
I always love a good Italian and St Moritz was well reviewed and highly recommended in Buxton. But I didn’t expect the restaurant to have such a classy traditional vibe to it as well. The coloured glass ceiling, wooden panelling, red walls, traditional tiling and high windows really added to the atmosphere. It was quite romantic sitting by the large […]
I was pretty caved out by the time we visited the Blue John Cavern. This was the fourth cave I saw in the Peak District and the latest of several I’d visited in the UK since Covid started. The UK is full of caves, so after a while they all start looking the same. The Blue John Cavern at Castleton […]
When I climbed Mt Snowdon in Wales I promised myself I wouldn’t hike a mountain ever again. Well guess what? That was a lie. To be fair Mam Tor is a hill and a hike to the top from the car park took less than an hour up a mild slope; a direct contrast to the scary 4 hour trek […]
We didn’t spend too much time in Castleton as it was just a whistle stop tour to pick up some food before our Mam Tor walk. Ultimately we only had time to visit the pretty village, exploring some quaint shops and eating lunch at The Three Roofs Café. It was a very drizzly day so we went into several buildings […]
Speedwell stood out from the other caves in the UK due to its unique feature; exploring requires a boat trip 450m underground. So I was very excited to book two spots on a Speedwell cavern tour one rainy afternoon. Due to the pandemic spots were very limited and booking was required. Arrival The trip from Castleton Town to Speedwell Cavern […]
Piedaniels is one of the most highly rated restaurants in Bakewell when we visited one evening after our visit to Chatsworth. Owned and operated by a couple since 1994, Piedaniels specialises in traditional French cuisine with an European twist. We had to book due to the pandemic and were the first customers into the restaurant for the evening. The restaurant […]
The Chatsworth Estate Farm Shop was established by the Duchess of Devonshire in 1977 and its unique selling point is its focus on selling local produce and meat from Chatsworth farms and park. Nowadays they claim to produce or prepare over half of all farm shop products on the estate and they push the importance of fresh local food. The […]
A trip 10 years in the making; I finally spent a few hours in Chatsworth House during my Peak District trip in 2020 and here’s a review of this famous stately home. I wanted to visit Chatsworth House for a pretty popular reason: It served as the stately home of Pemberley in filming spots for the 2005 Pride and Prejudice […]