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 …

Richard Arkwright – Masson Mill

After walking the Derwent Valley Heritage Way I am now on a continued mission to educate myself in all things Arkwright. The next location on my list was Masson Mill, I have visited before many years ago but that was only to browse the shops that are now part of this diversified mill. Masson Mill …

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 …