We woke up to blue skies and sunshine on Sunday 17/6 and although it soon clouded over we decided we would go for a walk.  First we said goodbye to two cottages and went and got the paper as well as doing some recycling.  Lunch packed and dogs harnessed we set off for Longnor, a short drive from out peak district cottages.  From here we were going to do one of the walks we do every now and then but I like it because of the views of Chrome Hill and Parkhouse Hill.  One of our guests recently did Chrome Hill and I hope we will do it this year.  Parking on the outskirts of the village we set off along the Manifold Way and then picked up the track which took us past Over Boothlow and up to the Longnor-Sheen Road which is on the ridge which separates the Manifold and Dove valleys.  I had hope to have lunch before the top of the ridge with views towards my favourite hills but with a variety of cows present we crossed the ridge to descend into the Upper Dove Valley and after a very short while we found a nice spot for lunch.  From here we had views towards High Wheeldon and Waggon Low.  Despite the pleasant weather we hardly saw any other walkers.  A muddy section followed before we crossed the River Dove and the outskirts of Crowdecote.  From here we picked up the track that headed to the base of High Wheeldon before we turned and headed back to Longnor.  We crossed the River Dove again and then accompanied by a herd of young heifers crossed a few more fields, some of which were a bit boggy before the final climb back into Longnor.  By now the dogs were quite muddy and rather than go back to the car we went to the Market Place and had a cup of tea and cake sitting outside the old Market Hall before heading home and giving the dogs a swoosh!  It started to cloud over and there was a little drizzle in the air but it had been nice day for a walk.  When we were having dinner one of the guests knocked to say there was a cow in the garden.  By the time we got up there it had gone but we could see the evidence with hoof marks in the grass.  Chris made sure the fence was secure but we could see they had knocked down a section of the wall so we will have to keep an eye on them.  Enjoy the photos.