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: 12 miles east of Buxton
START: Bakewell Bridge
Grid ref: SK219686 Postcode: DE451BF
DISTANCE: 4.5 miles
GRADE: Easy, probably muddy
TIME: 3.0 hours
MAP: Explorer OL - White Peak Landranger 119
REFRESHMENTS: Pack a flask
EN ROUTE: Wigger Dale
This walk was originally published by
The Manchester Evening News