A small group met for coffee at the old millers dale railway station. Built in 1863, a junction where people could link to Buxton off the busy London/Manchester line. The line was closed in 1968 after Lesley had used it to see her Granny!
Now a lovely coffee shop and exhibition of its past.
We walked along the monsel trail past the lime kilns opened in 1880, worked until 1944. From there to Wendy’s abseiling viaduct and down the path towards Chee dale.Enzo swam upstream to wyedale. An extremely picturesque valley cut between amazing cliffs, challenging for climbers. Uneven path meandering alongside the river with 2 sections of stepping stones (not submerged today). Ice creams at wyedale cycle hire and a quick walk back along the monsel trail including well lit tunnels.
Before we could leave Grahame insisted on demonstrating his athleticism by climbing onto the picnic tables!
So to the Anglers arms for refreshments set beside the river wye downstream after the viaducts. Competitive routing! ,,from pavement-less road walking to scrambling up onto the trail..Initiative Grahame, just ask at the pub!
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