WALK DETAILS
745 Bakewell and the River Wye

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Bustling Bakewell has almost as many ducks as people, yet downstream, beside the River Wye, birdsong is often the only sound. On the hillside we had an aerial view of Haddon Hall then returning to the riverside park a game of croquet completed the pastoral scene.


LOCATION: Twelve miles east of Buxton
START: Bakewell Bridge (Grid ref 219686). Bakewell Bridge car park off Coombs Rd.
DISTANCE: 4.5 miles
GRADE: Easy, probably muddy
TIME: 3.0 hours
MAP: Explorer OL - White Peak
Landranger 119

REFRESHMENTS: Pack a flask