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Travel Blogs from Matlock, United Kingdom
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Biking in the Peak District
This is a top pick! ... District. After borrowing a bike from Keith (a friend of my Aunts) I boarded the train at Derby for 1/2 hour to Matlock. From Matlock I biked (again in the warm sun) just past Bakewell (about 12-15 miles one direction). - stop at Haddon Hall - ...
Arrival at Sheriff Lodge Inn
... and the rooms are spotlessly clean. In the evening and after a little post journey snooze we walked into Matlock for a romantic evening meal. The people at Sheriff Lodge recommended a restaurant called G and Ts down on the ...
UK ECS Conference
Jim went to the Emmaus UK annual conference for people who are interested in the ministry. There were about 40 people attending the conference which was held in a castle built in the early 1800's by a wealthy mill owner and now a hotel. Rob Tyler and ...
Into the Midlands
... cities on the left and right of us such as York, Bradford, Huddersfield, Leeds and Sheffield until we turned off at a sign for Matlock. We knew that nephew B's house was on a steep hill leading out of town but as we drove down into Matlock it was not so ...
Healthy living
TUESDAY, 5th December S had gone off to school by the time I stumbled out into the kitchen. E did not go to school. She was educated at home although I think she might have to go to senior school next year. She seemed to be a very bright kid but ...
Chatsworth & Haddon Hall
It's always interesting to see what sort of breakfast we will get at a new B&B and we were not disappointed. Our hosts and Graeme and Jennie are extremely well organised. They had requested a breakfast form the night before so had everything ready. ...
Windy ride
Last day of our little road trip we went to Matlock Bath and went up the Heights of Abraham. This is a cable car which takes you to the top peak, where you can explore two caverns and the surrounding area. As it was windy the cable cars where very rocky ...
Stratford upon avon, Matlock
After another very restful sleep, Les and I left Mags and Clives, and with our final destination being Matlock, in Derbyshire, which is about 2 and a half hours from Wiltshire. Along the way we made a stop in Stratford upon Avon, the town where ...
Getting ready
I've decided to do this travel blog thing so I can keep in touch with everyone while I'm away and so you can be in touch with me. I thought this way would be easier so I can include photos and videos without having to email huge files to everyone. ...
Darcy, Pemberly and the Duchess
Now for the most anticipated part of my trip. Jane Austen land!!!! We arrived into Matlock from Appleby in the late afternoon after stopping off at various towns and a weird kitchen store that had 50 million different types of teapots. They were ...
Catching up with cousins!
... on the way to see Trina who is my cousin from Hong Kong - they have a beautiful renovated cottage in Two Dales near Matlock. She was there with Anna, her number 2 daughter, who has just finished her second year at Loughborough Uni. We spent most of ...
The second sunny day....
... of gambling together, another walk and several playgrounds later was followed by a double cone ice-cream watching the motorbikes drive thru matlock bath. What a fab day, Chris was asleep in the car very soon or so we thought, as I mentioned chocolate ice ...
High & Low
Today we went to The Heights of Abraham in Matlock. It was a cable car ride up to the top of a hill and once there there were playgrounds and various mines to explore. We set off and using the sat nav off we went down the m1. D had written down ...
Pre Departure Diary
... vote for strike action, we could end up renting a car and driving down instead. Watch this space...... 18th December 2009 : Matlock We completed the purchase of our new house in Widdrington last week, and earlier this week with the grateful assistance ...
The Start of the Stately Homes
... Hall we returned to our car and slavishly obeyed our TomTom, and arrived at our next B&B, the Riverbank Guest House in Matlock. Matlock is a small town in the valley of the River Derwent (and a remarkably deep valley by the standards of what one ...
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