Sunday October 8th
Around Chatsworth A lovely, sunny day and really warm for the beginning of October. Described in the guidebook as a walk though an "incredible mix of man-made and natural landscape"- this was a walk that we had wanted to do for quite a while. Leaving Calton Lees in the Chatsworth Park, the first section of the walk goes up the hillside and across to a wooded knoll, passing many estate houses on the way. Then, all the height is lost as the walk descends to Edenor- a sort of model village almost, owned by the Devonshires. It was noteworthy because of the size of its church and the delicious cake that we were able to buy from a stall outside a house- it was the best ginger and apricot parkin that we'd ever had. Edensor church with hunting tower just visible in distance (no picture of parkin available...) The next section took us through the grounds of Chatsworth itself- always an imposing sight and we worked our way past the farmyard towards the woods. Obligatory picture of...