With the forecast for Tuesday being good I had selected that day for our day off.  It turned into a bright sunny warm day.  We usually visit Lea Gardens at this time of year and when we got there we were surprised at how busy they were.  We had coffee sitting outside the tea room surveying the gardens in bloom.  We had our stroll around the gardens with the dogs, they got made a fuss off, and found a spot to enjoy the sun.  Some of the plants were at their best so hopefully we got some good pictures.  We then set off for Crich.  On the way we passed Crich Stand, the world war memorial to the Sherwood Foresters and as the grounds were open we parked and climbed the tower.  We had some nice views over the countryside from the top. We then went next door to the Tramway Museum.  Another place that welcomes dogs – even on the trams!  They had two old trams running today, one from Sheffield and one from Johannesburg.  We had a sandwich and then took a ride on the Johannesburg tram.  We then went for a walk though the woodland and stopped for a while where there were some views over the Derwent Valley.  Back home to another fine evening.  Chris had to water the plants at our peak district cottages and for the first time this year the milk cows stayed out overnight.