Tuesday 31st March
Edale Woodlands Walk We chose a nice walk in familiar surroundings for our first walk together for a while, and the Edale Woodlands Walk really fitted the bill. We started in the classic way- with a coffee at the Penny Pot Café. Then it was up to Edale proper, and the start of the Pennine Way, which we followed to where the paths diverge under Broadlee-Bank Tor. The weather was moody, with Mam Tor drifting in and out of the cloudbase. Mam Tor and clouds After passing the plantation, the path heads up towards Crowden Clough and the impressive Crowden Towers. Heading towards Crowden Clough Crowden Towers in the mist This was the first walk this year where Jacinta had the chance to see lambs, so here are two: Two lambs with their mum The walk passes through Barber Booth, where the farmer has installed vending machines for coffee and ice cream. Of more interest, though, was the ewe taking an interest in us. Interested in us! By this time, as we made our way back to Edale, Mam Tor was ...