The forecast for Wednesday was mainly dry with a risk of showers.  I abandoned Chris first thing and set off for Castleton where I had arranged to take part in one of Sally Moseley’s guided walks.  Today’s walk was to a chocolate factory discreetly hidden in the Hope Valley.  http://www.sallymosley.co.uk/   With the promise of chocolate tasting what other incentive was needed!  We were a small group of half a dozen, but the the group sizes have to be limited.  We set off from the Visitor Centre and headed towards Ma Tor via the Odin mine, a former lead mine.  En route Sally gave us a commentary on the area and there is always something new I find out.  Passing through one farm we were kindly asked if we would help move some sheep who had escaped from where they should be and many feet make light work, saving a couple of hours work for one person.  We carried on, arriving at our secret destination where we found the Cocoadance factory, having just got wet in a shower.  http://www.cocoadance.com/  We were welcomed with a hot chocolate drink then treated to an hour of information about chocolate.  We tried 100% chocolate and 70% chocolate from different sources.  We were able to sniff ingredients, such as marc de champagne which is put in champagne truffles.  We were able to sample a number of chocolates and make some purchases before heading back to Castleton.  We made a small diversion to look at what remains of the A625 outside of Castleton.  This was the Sheffield to Chapel en le Frith road, closed in1979, as continual subsidence as it crossed the bottom of Mam Tor made it unsafe to use.  Castleton now is most probably a better place for not having heavy traffic drive through.  We had a nice view down the Hope Valley with Back Tor, Lose Hill and Win Hill to our left on the Dark Peak side and Peveril Castle and the Hope Cement works on our right on the White Peak side.  We walked back along the road as it was a bit showery then said our goodbyes at the Visitor Centre.  Back home at our peak district cottages I found the cement for the foundations had been poured and was setting.  A quiet afternoon with a chance to catch up with accounts and some jobs around the house.  Blue has been in demand this week as a number of children have been calling in to see him and stroke him.  Smudge doesn’t get left out though.  Andrew has started his second silaging with the field being cut at the back.  The amount cut is expected to be less than usual, overall the two silages will probably produce the least grass ever.  Have heard there is hay rustling going on.