This morning we set off for a morning walk in the Peak District just west of Derby. We headed for this escarpment that goes for miles along the edge of a valley and has various rock bluffs all the way around. We climbed up one called Birchen Edge which has a monument to Lord Nelson […]

Today was biking, picnicking and Kedleston Hall. We had good weather for biking but it was pretty chilly in the shade and breeze.  We drove to the start of the Vissington Cycle Trail which is west of Nottingham near Derby.  Fiona drove on to the Vissington car park and Mike and I hired e-bikes and […]

We had a more relaxed start on a beautiful sunny day. Unfortunately our room is a bit of an oven at night but we get by with fan on full. We had breakfast at Steve and Fiona’s and took round our mountain of washing which went through their machine and then onto the drying rack […]

We had breakfast with Steve and Fiona then it was off to Bolsover Castle which was a holiday home built by one of the Cavendishs and then renovated and extended by William Cavendish in the early 1600s. It was quite a place. High up on a hill above Bolsover and looking out for miles to […]

We met up with Steve and Fiona after a reasonably good sleep and feeling pretty ok. We ducked breakfast in favour of a coffee and snack on our walk into town. Their apartment looks north from the balcony towards the city centre and south from the kitchen over the canal towards Trent Bridge (sort of). […]