This is the third post of 4 from my trip to the Peak District National Park. I was traveling with V & T and we'd been in the park for a couple of days walking the Tissington Trail and visiting Dovedale. On this day, we packed up our things at the B&B and headed north towards Sheffield.
We still wanted to take in some sights so we drove the hour north to Mam Tor, in the High Peak (also called Dark Peak) area of Derbyshire.
Here's where we were:
Mam Tor means "mother hill" "so called because frequent landslips on its eastern face have resulted in a multitude of "mini-hills" beneath it. These landslips, which are caused by unstable lower layers of shale, also give the hill its alternative name of Shivering Mountain." (See wikipedia article for more info).
We didn't have a lot of time and it was super windy so we parked the car (possibly illegally!) right at the bottom of these stone steps and made our way up.
The view from up there is spectacular - truly awe-inspiring. And with the wind as it was the clouds were flowing by, making really interesting shadows on the land. So many shades of green. It was a quick stop but definitely worth it.
Next up: Treak Cliff Caverns.
You can see more photos of my trip in the Peak District album.
We still wanted to take in some sights so we drove the hour north to Mam Tor, in the High Peak (also called Dark Peak) area of Derbyshire.
Here's where we were:
Mam Tor means "mother hill" "so called because frequent landslips on its eastern face have resulted in a multitude of "mini-hills" beneath it. These landslips, which are caused by unstable lower layers of shale, also give the hill its alternative name of Shivering Mountain." (See wikipedia article for more info).
We didn't have a lot of time and it was super windy so we parked the car (possibly illegally!) right at the bottom of these stone steps and made our way up.
The view from up there is spectacular - truly awe-inspiring. And with the wind as it was the clouds were flowing by, making really interesting shadows on the land. So many shades of green. It was a quick stop but definitely worth it.
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| Great example of the common way to get over a fence onto the public footpath (called a stile) |
Next up: Treak Cliff Caverns.
You can see more photos of my trip in the Peak District album.
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