Haddon Hall

Sunday started bright and sunny and first thing the mist as settled in the dales making for some nice pictures from our peak district cottages.  With the clocks having changed Chris had his changing clock routine to go through.  One cottage departed and we decided to go to Haddon Hall as it had a Peak District Artisans Fair with a nominal entry fee to Haddon Hall.  On the way there we did some recycling.  We have never been to Haddon  Hall so early in the year and with trees not yet in leaf a lot more of the Hall was visible so we took a lot of photos.  We had also watched the John Sergeant programme on photography the previous night and seen the photos of Haddon Hall (as well as Chesterfield and Eyam).  We had a good look at the wares on display and I bought some cards.  The only disappointment was that the gardens were not open as it would have been nice to see the views from the terrace.  After a late coffee we set off back for home through Bakewell which was very busy but before we reached home we called in to Green Cowden Farm to see how lambing was going on.  Whilst we were there a sheep gave birth to two lambs but we stayed a distance so as not to frighten her.  I tried taking some pictures of the cades (rejected lambs or a triplet that cannot be cared for by mum) but they were bouncy so none of my photos came out well.  Chris has put his good one on Facebook.  The weather is good enough for the lambs to go out into the fields in a couple of days and there are already some out. Back home had lunch on the patio with the clearest of views before our guests arrived, they had been before as B and B guests a number of years ago.  Time for some jobs around the house before sitting down for the evening.

Here are the pictures from Haddon Hall