Tissington, 30th November 2014

Today's 10 mile walk took us to the limestone villages of Tissington, Parwich, south of Ballidon and to Brassington and Bradbourne in an area of the White Peak rich in mining history.  It was an undulating walk crossing several dales with streams which drain into Carsington Reservoir.

We started in the Tissington Trail car park and walked through the village, past the duck pond ...

...  before diverting to visit Tissington Hall, an early 17th-century Jacobean mansion house ...

... then joining the Limestone Way.

 This excellent long-distance bridleway runs through the White Peak from Castleton to the Staffordshire border on the Dove, south west of Ashbourne.  It originally ran to Matlock, but was diverted to its current, longer route to join up with the Staffordshire Way.

We passed through Parwich ... 
 
... and continued on the Limestone Way until lunchtime in Brassington at the Norman St James's Church (or another establishment).
Brassington is famous for its lead mines, remains of hundreds of which surround the village (see here).  Lead mining ended long ago although barytes and caulk were still mined in the 20th century.  The Golconda mine dating back to the mid eighteenth century was the last mine to close, in 1953.

After lunch we passed through the Thankful Village of Bradbourne.  Thankful Villages are settlements in both England and Wales from which all their members of the armed forces survived World War I.

Then, a final coffee stop and some excitement at the ford below Tissington.



A good day out in Derbyshire with first rate conditions for photography.

Finally, this is today's GPS file plotted on top of OpenStreetMap and stored as a .jpg image.