Wednesday had been forecast to be a fine day at Bolehill but by Tuesday it had changed to clouding up by lunchtime with the possibility of showers in the afternoon.  Despite this we opted to go for a walk.   I had chosen one of the classic Peak District walks based on the Edges but with an extension should the weather hold.  It was certainly a warm morning, we even removed our jackets on the walk.  We parked at the (currently free) car park by the Robin Hood Inn and picked up the path below Birchen Edge.  We haven’t done this walk for a number of years and last time we did it was winter and the ground was boggy in places so I thought with it being so dry we wouldn’t have to worry about wet boots.  We kept to the lower path although we could have climbed up to the ridge and had a closer looked at the Nelson monument and the Three Ships Stones (named after Nelsons Three Ships).  The area that could have been boggy was fine and we crossed the Baslow-Sheffield road and picked up the bridleway leading up to the Wellington Monument.  On the way we passed some Longhorn cattle, the guide stoop on the old Chesterfield road and a new stone sculpture.  By the time we got to the Wellington monument it had clouded up but we decided to add Baslow edge to the walk rather than head back to the car.  First we admired the view to Chatsworth and considered it an option to watch the Red Arrows from when they appear at Chatsworth later in the summer.  By the time we had walked along Baslow Edge the sun had come back out again.  We picked up the path below Baslow Edge which again can be quite boggy but apart from a few little damp spots it was easy going under foot.  We lunched at a nice sunny spot on one of benches along this part of the walk, if we stood up we could see Chatsworth. We then started walking back up to the Wellington monument but before reaching it picked up the path that descended through Yeld Wood to the Sheffield Road.  We had to pass the couple of houses that have their own bridge from the road.  As we walked up to Gardoms Edge it felt very warm again we had some lovely views of the local area including Nelsons Monument and the Three Ships.  As it was such a nice afternoon we stopped at Hassop Station for afternoon tea and had a nice piece of cake.  Some more cows were out out and stayed out overnight.  In the evening it was my turn to host the monthly WI committee meeting.  Enjoy the photos.