Thursday was our day off at our Bolehill cottages near Bakewell (see here) even though we had one arrival.  The cottage was already prepared and guests not expected until the evening.  Anticipating that the heather would be in its glory I had planned a walk in the Goyt Valley which is one of the heather hot spots.  When we got there though we found it still was not fully out so we drove out of the valley via Derbyshire Bridge onto the Cat & Fiddle road and stopped at the Peak View Tearoom for coffee.  From here we had a scenic drive via Winnats Pass and Castleton to Hathersage where we had recently walked. We were pleased to see that the heather here was really good so we donned our walking boots and set off on the same route along Millstone Edge we did a couple of weeks ago.  We found a different lunch spot with lovely views over the Hope Valley but with a steep drop if we had lost our footings!  Before we got to Higger Tor we headed down and took a lower footpath along the bottom of Millstone Edge passing a number of oldd workings. We crossed the main road and walked a green lane through the old Bolehill Quarry where there were plenty of millstones before heading back to the main road and car park.  We took plenty of pictures of the heather so enjoy.  On the way home we stopped in Hathersage to browse the outdoor shops.  It had stayed cloudy most of the day but at least the sun came out before we left the heather. It turned into a pleasant evening and guests arrived just before 9pm.