The Peak District, drizzle in Milldale
The rain had eased off slightly by the time we left Leek, but it would have still been too wet for climbing. So we drove to Alstonefield, where we had a picnic out of the boot of the car. This lovely little village has a church, St Peter's, which has a great graveyard. Then we went to Milldale, at the northern and quieter end of Dovedale to meet up with Lizzy's parents and go for a walk. We left the elderly Hettie in the car for this one. We meandered down Dovedale for a little way and then took a side path which went up the hill, through a bed of nettles and wild flowers before reaching pastureland at the top. We walked through a farm and across a field complete with a bull who was too busy with the cows to notice us, fortunately. The views at the top were good, despite the murk. We ended up coming down into Milldale where we bought ice creams to fuel up again. The panorama was then using just three shots. All the photographs were captured using the F...