The walk takes 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's an undulating walk crossing several dales with streams which drain into Carsington Reservoir, is about ten miles long and will take 5 hours.
We start in the Tissington Trail car park and divert slightly to visit Tissington Hall, an early 17th-century Jacobean mansion house ...
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... before joining the Limestone Way
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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 pass through Parwich ...
and continue on the Limestone Way until lunchtime in Brassington either 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.
