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Hathersage walking holiday, Derwent Valley, Derbyshire, England, November 2006
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Walking around Hathersage, Derbyshire. DAY THREE
Report by urban75 editor, November 2006

SUNDAY: AN AMBLE AROUND HATHERSAGE
With a train to catch at 5 o'clock, sore heads from the night before and a depleted set of walkers, a more leisurely hike was planned for the day, but things didn't go quite to plan...


Hathersage walking holiday, Derwent Valley, Derbyshire, England
Leaving the farm. Our part of the bunkhouse was on the ground floor (sleeping underneath what sounded like a herd of amphetamine-fuelled elephants.)

Hathersage walking holiday, Derwent Valley, Derbyshire, England
Looking across the valley.

Hathersage walking holiday, Derwent Valley, Derbyshire, England
Walking across open countryside in glorious late autumn weather.

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Hathersage walking holiday, Derwent Valley, Derbyshire, England
Looking back at the farm.

Hathersage walking holiday, Derwent Valley, Derbyshire, England
I grew to quite like this building, despite its supreme ugliness!

Hathersage walking holiday, Derwent Valley, Derbyshire, England
Crossing the line to Hathersage.

Hathersage walking holiday, Derwent Valley, Derbyshire, England
The plan was to ford the River Derwent and walk towards Offerton Moor.
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Hathersage walking holiday, Derwent Valley, Derbyshire, England
Oops! Eek! Somewhere under this raging torrent of water are the stepping stones we were supposed to be walking over!

Hathersage walking holiday, Derwent Valley, Derbyshire, England
A change of plan was needed, so we elected to head east, back towards Hathersage.

Hathersage walking holiday, Derwent Valley, Derbyshire, England
I've no idea why we thought this would make a good pose. And it was my idea too.

Hathersage walking holiday, Derwent Valley, Derbyshire, England
Looking at Stanage Edge in the distance, towering over Hathersage.

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Hathersage walking holiday, Derwent Valley, Derbyshire, England
Built on an old gasworks, the David Mellor Cutlery round factory building was designed by Sir Michael Hopkins and has won numerous architectural awards.

Hathersage walking holiday, Derwent Valley, Derbyshire, England
The Sheffield-born David Mellor also designed traffic lights, road signage and lighting systems.

Hathersage walking holiday, Derwent Valley, Derbyshire, England
Cool tractor outside the factory. It's for children to play on.

Hathersage walking holiday, Derwent Valley, Derbyshire, England
There's a nice cafe inside the factory.

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Hathersage walking holiday, Derwent Valley, Derbyshire, England
We took lunch by the banks of the River Derwent. Here a passing dog tries to get a sniff of the sandwich action.

Hathersage walking holiday, Derwent Valley, Derbyshire, England
Fortified by Bee's fine cakes, the team get ready for the off.

Hathersage walking holiday, Derwent Valley, Derbyshire, England
River Derwent in full flow.

Hathersage walking holiday, Derwent Valley, Derbyshire, England
The extremely tight gates along the route ensured that only slim people could get through!

Hathersage walking holiday, Derwent Valley, Derbyshire, England
Attractive scene by Goose Nest Wood.

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Hathersage walking holiday, Derwent Valley, Derbyshire, England
As the sun went down, the temperature started to plummet.

Hathersage walking holiday, Derwent Valley, Derbyshire, England
The welcoming lights of The Plough sent spirits soaring, but sadly we discovered it's more of a restaurant for car drivers than a local pub.

With no seating allowed for anyone daring to just want to drink (in a pub! what a crazy idea!), we slunk off.

Hathersage walking holiday, Derwent Valley, Derbyshire, England
Walking back into Hathersage.

Hathersage walking holiday, Derwent Valley, Derbyshire, England
Rather unexpectedly, Hathersage sports a massive great outdoor swimming pool, open to the public during the summer months.

Happily, its cafe stays open all the year around, so we grabbed a warming coffee before heading off to the station.

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Hathersage walking holiday, Derwent Valley, Derbyshire, England
Hathersage station is served by one train every two hours to Sheffield and Manchester Piccadilly and there was quite a crowd waiting on the Sheffield platform.

Hathersage walking holiday, Derwent Valley, Derbyshire, England
Ready to head home after a fabulous break. Thanks to Toni and Eme for the planning and organising!
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