A day off from our peak district cottages. I had planned a walk with a difference today but we didn’t set off until nearly midday just to give the weather a chance to brighten up which it did. The plan was to start the walk at Calver but there was nowhere to park so we drove over to Curbar near the church and started the walk from there. Initially we walked along the Derwent River before heading into Calver. We had never explored the village of Calver itself so it was a very pleasant surprise to find some quiet streets behind the busy A623. Out of the village we headed into the countryside before taking a path down into Stoney Middleton. Again we were surprised to find a lovely village ‘blighted‘ by the A623. We came across a house for sale and the owner happened to be nearby so we chatted for a while. We then took a steep lane out of the village to the minor road that leads to Eyam although at this point we picked up a path that went back down to the River Derwent. Before we headed down we stopped in the field to have lunch. We enjoyed a wonderful view and of all days I forgot my camera! From where we were sitting we had a panorama from the Chatsworth Hunting Tower along Baslow, Curbar and Froggatt Edges to the Lodge House o the Longshaw Estate. We then set off towards the river crossing the B6001, a road we have travelled along many times, before reaching the river which we followed back to Curbar. Back home to our Bakewell cottages and a quick bite before we went and picked up Andrew and Joanna and headed to Over Haddon Village Hall for the first film of the season. This was Quantum of Solace which I have to admit I did not enjoy as much as I thought.