Derbyshire - 23 June 2014

Fairly good night apart from the builder men's noisy getting up soon after 6am. We'd been told breakfast started at 9 am so had to go for a stroll until the cafe doors opened. Then a slow process of getting the not full English and some toast and marmalade.

Drove to Monsale Head and parked at the top car park. Then walked down to the viaduct but turned off it in favour of the small road and paths heading for Miller's Dale. Nice walk in warm but increasingly cloudy weather, reaching The Angler's Rest soon after 1 pm. Ploughman's Lunch for me, prawn baguette for H.

Started to rain as we walked back along Monsale Trail, the old railway route. The tunnels gave shelter from the increasingly heavy rain but we were a bit damp getting back to the car.

Stopped at Bakewell on way back, buying some walking trousers for H and tea and Bakewell Pudding for top-up.

Back to Matlock Bath for change and relax before going to the Charles Restaurant for a cheap and cheerful supper, chicken pie for me, cod and salad for H.

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Derbyshire - 23 June 2014

Set off from home at 9.30 in warm sunny weather. Drove to Chatsworth via M1, getting there at about 12.30.
Walked around the gardens for a while, had sandwich lunch, then walked some more until we'd seen just about everything.
Continued on to Mortlock Bath, finding the B&B easily. First impression was grim. Communal bathroom, dilapidated duvet, soft bed, old telly etc. Beside main road so noisy. Loads of motor bikes congregating at one bar. Booked it late so limited choice, bad one.
Walked along Main Street looking for decent place to eat. Lots of chip pies and noisy pubs, nothing appealing. Eventually spotted a small Italian restaurant up an ally and it looked okay. Decent meal. Watched a bit of World Cup.

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