Hartington: A Travel Guide For The Derbyshire Village
Monday, 7 June 2021 Hartington, Buxton SK17, UK
Hartington is a Derbyshire village that's one of my favourite places to pop to for a quiet wander.
Peak Village, Rowsley - Visiting During Social Distancing
Sunday, 6 June 2021 Chatsworth Rd, Rowsley, Matlock DE4 2JE, UK
Peak Village is a shopping village in the Derbyshire Dales. What's it like to visit at the moment?
Of course, we're all hoping that 2021 is going to be a much, much better year for us all.
But, I wanted to discuss the gap in posting on this blog for such a long time (nearly a year, in actual fact!)
The whole point of me writing this blog in the first place is to celebrate all of the great things that Derbyshire has to offer.
Except, I haven't, like most people, been able to explore most of it for a long time. Aside from a few wanders around Chatsworth Park, a visit to Chatsworth Gardens for my birthday last Summer, and a couple of walks around Matlock Bath, I haven't explored anywhere in Derbyshire!
A Derbyshire travel wish list for when things go back to 'normal':
- Spend an afternoon browsing and buying books in Scarthin Books once again.
- Treat myself to some more Blue John jewellery in Castleton.
- Have fish and chips at Matlock Bath.
- Take my camera up to Alport Heights (provided that it's re-opened).
- Go to one of the Fabulous Places markets.
- Go shopping in Derby again.
- Take myself on a coffee shop crawl of the many ones I'm yet to visit.
- Venture up to Bakewell and stuff my face with a Bakewell tart.
A tiny bit of good news:
In better news, I wanted to tell you that I've opened an Etsy shop! It's called The Derbyshire Paper Co. and I sell digital prints over there. If that sounds like something that you're interested in, you can find my shop here.
Dealing With Covid-19 in Derbyshire: A Local Business Directory
Saturday, 21 March 2020 Derbyshire, UK
I'd be lying if I didn't admit to being one of those annoying people that LOVES a Christmas market from the off. So, it's a shame that there isn't a Christmas market in Derby for this Xmas-loving-lass, isn't it? In this post, I'll be sharing two of the best that I've found *just* outside the county.
There's something quite Grinch-like about me until I'm dragged (hardly kicking and screaming, admittedly) to one of these markets. After that, I'm a fully-fledged-festive-fangirl...
These images were taken on the Saturday (9th November), the day after the flooding hit. As you can see, the water levels had subsided enough for Bridge Foot to be reopened and for the River Gardens to be generally accessible too.
