Dinas Dinlle January 2025

 For our 50th (yes 50 years) wedding anniverary  we booked a nice cottage in Dinas Dinlle

 which is just south of Anglesey on the Nort Wales coast. The cottage was no more than a couple of hundred yards from the sea which was exactly what we wanted. No big hikes this week but plenty of walks up and down the beach including one round walk to Belan fort (originally built as a fortified port and now a private residence) and then back down a country lane to the cottage.

Beaumaris (Anglesey) beach

Beaumaris

Most days we had the beach to ourselves

The cottage was one of four next to the farmhouse. We were the only ones there this week

The cottage behind the farmhouse

Range of hills on the Llyn penisula. Definitely coming back here to knock some of these off.

Tower on Llandwyn Island  on the souther edge of Anglesey

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A lovely, relaxing week.

Big Moor 24th October 2024

 I have done the Curbar Edge / Baslow Edge /  Birchen Edge so many times it was good to try a different route in the area. This first time out was only a short 4 mile 'taster' for a longer hike. It was also useful to work out the best place to park. There was a large layby on the Baslow / Sheffield A621 road, near to a stile onto the moor

This was essentially a there and back walk taking in a couple of stone circles and a lovely pool above a dam on Bar Brook.

Great spot for a wild swim

First stone circle near the start of the walk

The second stone circle was off the track just past some farm buildings. It is hard to make out because it sits in long grass

Second stone circle

Some clips from the walk - Big Moor Clips

An easy but great walk. I'll be back to do a longer hike soon. Hopefully next time I'll see some red deer. 

About 4 miles

Codnor Park - Codnor castle 5th November 2024

 This was a larger round walk than the previous visits to Codnor castle. It was based loosley on an Amber Valley walk leaflet I found during a sort out.

After trying this a couple of weeks ago and going wrong after crossing Golden Valley road and ending up just backtracking to the resevoir, I took the footpath which was a contnuation of Coach Road ( a bit like Bell lane) and then the route was starightforward after that,

Coach Road

Codnor Castle

Codnorpark Resevoir

Lovely walk. About 5.5 miles

Curbar Edge 03/10/2024

 Parked at Curbar Gap and did the loop anti = clockwise. Baslow Edge - White Edge - Froggat Edge - Curbar Edge

Apart from daily dog walks this was the first time out since the last PW outing. As usual this walk doesn't disappoint, and this time I got the added bonus of a magnificent stag on Big Moor that I managed to snap on maximum zoom.

Video clips  Curbar Edge Clips

About 8 miles