Peak District Walk – The Derwent Valley Heritage Way

The Derwent Valley Heritage Way is a 55 mile route tracing the course of the River Derwent from Heatherdene to Derwent Mouth. The river begins up at Swaines Greave near Bleaklow and then flows down in to the chain of reservoirs in the Upper Derwent Valley. It flows in to Howden, Derwent and then Ladybower … Continue reading Peak District Walk – The Derwent Valley Heritage Way

Peak District Walk – Monsal Trail & The DJI Phantom 4

In this video we walk along the Monsal Trail from Bakewell to Millers Dale then back via Litton Mill and Cressbrook. I took my DJI Phantom 4 for it's first flight in the Peak District, we captured some great views of the Headstone Viaduct and even flew it though the headstone tunnel. After the flight … Continue reading Peak District Walk – Monsal Trail & The DJI Phantom 4

Peak District – Mountain Biking – Parsley Hay & Millers Dale

In this video I met up with my mate Andy at Parsley Hay on the High Peak Trail with my mountain bike, we had decided to follow a route he had done before that was plotted in his Garmin 800 GPS. It takes in some great locations and some nice bits of downhill too, my … Continue reading Peak District – Mountain Biking – Parsley Hay & Millers Dale

The view down to the Headstone Viaduct from Fin Cop

Peak District – Wild Camping – Monsal Dale & Fin Cop

This week my friend Ray and I decided to head out for a last minute wild camp in the Glorious Peak District. I had been day dreaming about a certain spot for weeks which would require a bit of stealth as it was a rather cheeky location. We packed our bivvys, grabbed food and headed … Continue reading Peak District – Wild Camping – Monsal Dale & Fin Cop

Cromford Wharf

Cromford Canal – Cromford to Langley Mill – History Walks

This is the first video in a series i'm going to call History Walks, this instalment sees me walk the entire length of what was once the Cromford Canal in Derbyshire. The Canal once stretched some 14.5 miles from Cromford in the Derwent Valley to Langley Mill in the Erewash Valley. The 33 minute video … Continue reading Cromford Canal – Cromford to Langley Mill – History Walks

Peak District – MTB & GoPro – High Peak Trail

This is a rather large video of a great ride along the High Peak Trail on a glorious sunny day. I was armed with my GoPro Hero 3 Silver Edition and I managed to capture some of the highlights along the way. We started at the High Peak Junction and cycled to the northern end … Continue reading Peak District – MTB & GoPro – High Peak Trail

Peak District Walk – Limestone Way – Matlock to Castleton

Ever since my journey along the southern half of the Pennine Way (The Pennine Way – 7 Days from Edale to Thwaite – April 2013) I've been trying to get out wild camping as much as possible. I love the freedom of being able to pitch anywhere (with in reason) and enjoy my surroundings. I … Continue reading Peak District Walk – Limestone Way – Matlock to Castleton

The Pennine Way – 7 Days from Edale to Thwaite

This is an HD video of my Pennine Way adventure in April 2013, we walked for 7 Days from Edale to Thwaite and it was a thoroughly enjoyable experience. I uploaded a lot of this footage in daily updates but this is the full HD version. Thank you to everyone who followed at the time … Continue reading The Pennine Way – 7 Days from Edale to Thwaite

Derwent Valley Heritage Way - Canal at Shardlow

Peak District Walk – Derwent Valley Heritage Way

UPDATE - I walked the Derwent Valley Heritage Way again in 2017 and the full video and description can be found at Peak District Walk – The Derwent Valley Heritage Way For a long time now I've felt the need to walk the length of the River Derwent, simply because it has featured in many … Continue reading Peak District Walk – Derwent Valley Heritage Way

Litton Tunnel

Peak District Walk – Monsal Trail

The weather this summer has been terrible, that is no understatement, it really has been rubbish. I know it must be digitally programmed into our British DNA to complain about the weather but this year it really is a valid complaint. We have had the odd day here and there where it has been nice … Continue reading Peak District Walk – Monsal Trail