Saturday was another fine day but just a little cooler than Friday at our cottages near Bakewell (see here). Four cottages out and most guests away by 9.30 and with three cleaners up cleaning was finished by 11.30 and I had done my checks by midday.  So guess what! We did something unusual for a Saturday. We went out for a few hours!  We had seen signs for Open Gardens at Edensor but hadn’t expected to go as it was on Saturday.  Yet we set off just after midday but we were concerned when we joined a long queue on the road to Chatsworth but luckily most were going to a Food Fair at Chatsworth House.  There were only a dozen or so gardens to see as the village is quite small but they were interesting and we saw where the Dowager Duchess lived and saw the current Duke and Duchess as they visited some of the fete stalls as it was also the village fete.  We had time for some lunch before heading home.  We drove back through Bakewell which is hosting its first Baking Festival this weekend.  Mowing was well under way at Andrews with rowing and carting also having started.  Chris cut the grass and first guests arrived about 3.30.  Second cottage arrived about 4pm, they have been before and final cottage arrived about 5pm.  Had first request of year for a BBQ.  After tea Chris helped Andrew move some cows in our front field to the side field and take some back across the road so that silaging can continue on our side of the road.  There will be more musical cows in the next few days as cows are allowed in the silaged fields to eat round the edges and any grass that’s fallen from the collectors.  Sunday was another sunny warm day.  One departure, our Australians off to their next stop, and one arrival later in the day.  In the meantime we thought we’d go down and have a look at the Bakewell Baking Festival, in particular the stalls dotted around the town as the main events were ticketed.  As some of the car parks were in use for stalls and marquees we thought we would park at Lady Manners and walk down into town.  We took the dogs with us too.  Down town we had a walk round the stalls but there wasn’t as many as I thought but I bought a few bits.  After lunch outside the Nice Cafe (next to Costa Coffee) we headed off to Chatsworth farm shop to get some more provisions.  Back to welcome new guests and spent some time putting in bedding plants.  Later in the afternoon I felt it was nice enough to go for a picnic so we packed the food and headed across the fields where the grass had been cut, rowed but not collected as the machine had broken down in the afternoon.  A nice couple hours in the evening sun.  Enjoy the photos from the weekend.