Wednesday was a quieter day.  With a warm day forecast I washed another duvet.  Chris had planned to spread some weedkiller/fertiliser on the lawn but the spreader broke so we went to Focus in Buxton to see what they had.  Unfortunately they had nothing suitable but we did buy a replacement hob, which was on offer, for one of the cottages.  Came back via Longnor where we stopped for lunch and when we got back found more plants had been delivered so spent some time in the greenhouse potting on plants whilst Chris cut the grass.  I had planned a walk for Thursday but the forecast was for rain so in the end we opted for a visit to Sudbury Hall which is abut 10 miles south of Ashbourne.  On the road out of Ashbourne we stopped at the garden centre in the hunt for a spreader but again nothing suitable so Chris will have to hunt on the Internet. We had a coffee break and I bought some planters and plants and checked prices as the annual plant auction is on Saturday and I am hoping to make some purchases this year.  We parked at the car park for the Hall, which is a short walk from the Hall and which also has the recently revamped Museum of Childhood in its buildings.  After buying tickets we thought we would walk around the grounds and visit the church whilst it was still dry.  We then went to the Museum of Childhood which was quite a nostalgia trip!  In the museum they have a ‘Victorian schoolroom’ area and we observed a small group of school children ‘being educated’ in a Victorian manner with a slate board and chalk!  After a bite for lunch we toured the Hall which has some amazing plasterwork.  Photos can be taken (without flash) so some photos will appear soon.  There was some slow moving traffic on the way back so we stopped at Hartington and visited the Cheese Shop and had a walk around the village in the drizzle.  With a busy weekend ahead in our peak district cottages spent some time preparing for the next few days.