Saturday was a sunny and warm day.  One departure and one cleaner up.  Seven arrivals later in the day, five of which have been before.  Had already done some of the preparations so plenty of time to finish before guests arrived.  Chris cut the grass and a few odd jobs in the cottages. Three arrived between 3 and 4pm and two arrived between 4 and 5 pm.  Had hoped to eat al fresco but a breeze had picked up.  Enjoyed the Last Night of the Proms.  On Sunday we decided to go for a walk.  Every time we drive along the A6 by Ashford I think we must walk the path from Ashford to Bakewell by the river.  So after doing some recycling and getting the paper we headed for Ashford.  From here we picked up the path along the river that headed for Bakewell.  We had a nice meander by the river taking our time as there was a lot to investigate.  We ended up on the A6 by the Auction House then crossed the bridge to walk along Lumford.  From here we picked up the bridle way at the side of Holme Hall that went up and over to the Monsal Trail.  Looking back we could see across Bakewell and when we reached the top after a steady but not hard climb we could see Longstone Edge ahead and the other Edges to the right.  We were only on the Monsal Trail for a short while which was just as well as it was very busy.  Then we picked up a path to Great Longstone and walked through the village and when we emerged we stopped for lunch from where we could make out Fin Cop through the trees.  Our walk carried on through to the edge of Little Longstone where we picked up the old Monsal trail, now redundant because the Trail goes through the tunnel,  and walked to the new part of the trail before taking a path that lead back to Ashford.  Not a particularly scenic or strenuous walk  but it was nice re acquainting ourselves with paths we haven’t walked for many years and also time to explore bits we usually see from a car.  Before we went home I had an ice cream from the Aisseford tea room in Ashford and we had a look at a friends kitchen that has finally been completed. Once again a late afternoon breeze thwarted hopes of eating al fresco at our peak district cottages despite the warmth, but I think we can say goodbye to summer for the moment looking at the forecast for the week ahead.  Enjoy the photos.