Saturday's walk, one of two over the Derbyshire Weekend explored the unfamiliar landscape between Calver and Bakewell with outstanding views in all directions.
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| Baslow and Curber Edges |
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| Baslow |
We started at Calver crossroads and walked up the nearby Coombs Dale, a typical Peakland limestone valley which was
once a centre of lead mining, and up towards Black Harry Gate for coffee. Then it was up over Longstone Edge and down to Hassop. Although only a hamlet, it boasts Hassop Hall, a 17th century house built by the Eyres, a
family of local landowners and which is now a hotel, and the imposing Catholic All Saints Church.
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| Coombs Dale |
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| Black Harry Gate |
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| All Saints Church, Hassop |
Then it was into the Chatsworth Estate and Pilsley, a typical
estate village. Both the village school and some of the houses were
built around 1840 by Sir Joseph Paxton during his tenure as head
gardener at Chatsworth, although other houses in the village date back
to more than a century earlier.
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| Pilsley |
Finally, back via Bank Wood and Bramley Wood, past old quarries, to Calver.
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| Calver |
