A train to Alfreton with an overnight stay was the start of a family reunion and short holiday in Derbyshire. The following day, after a reunion lunch, we moved on to the attractive spa town of Buxton, our base for the next three days.
On our first, full day in Buxton we took a bus ride to Bakewell (see warning in the last paragraph) and ate a very nice lunch at the Rutland Arms followed by a short, 3-mile circular walk on the outskirts of Bakewell.
The following day a short but stunning walk along a river by an old mill was followed by a nice pub lunch with family.
On our last day we did a hilly walk through the woods to Solomon’s Temple followed by a delicious dinner at Ithaca Greek Taverna.
Visits to two bookshops in Buxton, including Scrivener’s, were fruitful!
Note for future reference that when catching a bus in Derbyshire the bus will only stop if you wave it down! Also, a bus may not turn up although the bus stop display says it’s on its way, or it may turn up despite the bus app / bus stop display saying it won’t. In our case the 9:25 didn’t turn up, the 10:15 didn’t stop, the 11:15 didn’t turn up, the 12:15 did turn up! [While waiting for a bus we got talking to a man walking from Lands End to John O’Groats, putting my long distant walking into perspective].
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