Wednesday started off a bit dreary at our Bolehill cottages near Bakewell see here.  No departures or arrivals. I had planned to go to Leek with one of the cleaners but she couldn’t make it so Chris and I went instead. We haven’t been to Leek for a while and drove there via Longnor where we stopped for coffee. Wednesday is market day in Leek so it was quite busy and after a wander around the shops we had lunch before heading back home for mid afternoon. Chris had arranged to provide some computer advice at the village hall and as he had to go back later we stopped at the pub for a quick drink.  Thursday was mainly cloudy but stayed dry.  One departure and a number of bookings first thing but finally we set off to Hayfield which I had planned to visit for some time.  Hayfield is about thirty minutes away if traffic is OK and is an interesting village.  It is where the Kinder Trespass started from and it was the birthplace of Arthur Lowe (Dad’s army).  More recently it was used in filming for the BBC series The Village.  From the Sett Valley Trail car park on the edge of the village we crossed the A624 and walked through the village picking up the bridleway that led to Middle Moor.  There were some nice views back to Hayfield and the surrounding countryside and over to Kinder Scout.  Close to a shooting hut we picked up a footpath along White Brow on the upper reaches of the Kinder Reservoir where we found our first heather of the season.  Here we stopped for lunch before reaching William Clough.  It was along the Clough that the Kinder Trespass took place in 1932.  We then walked back along a lower pathway beside the reservoirs before we reached the River Kinder.  Here we could have followed the river back to Hayfield but we took a higher path threading our way through a number of farms before arriving back in Hayfield.  It was too late for tea and cake as the cafes were closing so on the way home we stopped at Hassop Station and had an early tea instead!  Enjoy the photos.