entries tagged 'peak-district'
Hathersage Swimming Pool / Lido 2009 Opening Times
Hathersage outdoor swimming pool / lido in the Peak District is a great place for a splash around, even when the weather's not perfect since it's heated to a balmy 29C. Because the people of Hathersage understandably don't want to give up their pool to the village's many visitors all the time, there are some season-ticket holder only sessions, which makes the opening hours a bit unpredictable. I couldn't find the opening times for 2009 elsewhere on the web, so here's a photo of the sign outside the pool. The pale blue areas indicate Public ...
Full entry: http://www.martynj.com/hathersage-swimming-pool-lido-opening-times
Peak District Walks Accessible by Bus & Train
A friend recently asked me about walking routes in the Peak District that can be reached by public transport. There's some great walks easily accessible by bus or train in the Peaks. You'll need a 1:25000 OS map of the Dark Peak area (OL1 Explorer Map) to follow these rough suggestions. Bing Maps do Ordnance Survey views of certain areas too -- just search for eg. Hathersage and click the Ordnance Survey Map link in the top-left corner. Train from Sheffield or Manchester into the Peak District Train to Edale - Walk north-west up Kinder Scout then follow the ...
Full entry: http://www.martynj.com/peaks-walks-public-transport
Camping near the Roaches in the Peak District
Taking advantage of the fine weather last weekend, we had an impromptu camping trip to the Roaches in the Peak District near Leek, Staffordshire. The Roaches are a grit stone ridge on the high ground south of Buxton and are great for single pitch trad climbing and bouldering. There's a few multi-pitch routes on nearby Hen Cloud too. Our trad climbing skills are a bit rusty and the bouldering mat wouldn't fit in the car with all the camping gear and passengers, so we entertained ourselves with a walk along the Roaches down to natural chasm Lud's ...
Full entry: http://www.martynj.com/camping-roaches-peak-district-climbing