Billy no mates drive out + (PIC'S).

[rothers2901]

Having looked at the thread of the recent Wales drive out and feeling a bit left out. I decided to have my own personal one in the Derbyshire Peak district which is on my doorstep.

Starting on the South Sheffield moors

Then the suprise view which looks down from Fox House to the valley of Hathersage

Ladybower reservior and the actual dam wall the dam busters used to practice on to develop the bouncing bomb.

Some of Castleton's landmark sights. Mam Tor is a famous viewpoint and landmark, rearing up above the valleys of Hope and Edale. Known as the 'shivering mountain', it is comprised of shale and the East face is a dramatic and loose expanse of crumbling rock. The area below the face is constantly on the move and each period of heavy rain undermines the loose shale and causes it to slip further down the valley. The former A625 main road from Stockport to Sheffield once went down this way but was swept away by a landslide in 1974 and has not been rebuilt.

Winnats Pass is in the High Peak area of the English county of Derbyshire. It lies to the west of the village of Castleton, in the National Trust's High Peak Estate. The road winds through a cleft, surrounded by towering limestone pinnacles. The pass was once thought to have originated as a giant collapsed cavern; however, a more recent explanation is that it was a ravine between the coral reefs that originally formed the limestone.[1] The name is a corruption of 'wind gates'. A local legend is that the pass is haunted after a young couple were murdered by miners

Overlooked by the Iron Age fort on Mam Tor, Edale Valley is the wide expanse of green which lies just to the south of the great gritstone and peat mass of Kinder Scout, which is usually accepted as the southern end of the Pennines.

And like all good outings ending up at a local watering hole

[AK350Z]

Very nice mate, You don't need anyone with you to have a nice drive out

[Husky]

that was brilliant, thanks for that

[Wasso]

Good looking pics and the car looks great outside the pub.....

 

At least if you have your own/meet/drive there will be nobody lagging behind or speeding too far ahead....

[M13KYF]

drive those roads everytime I pop down and see my mum.

[martinmac]

Very nice mate, those roads look fantastic Also great to see that sticker in the window.

 

Was that a yellow line I saw.

[mbs]

Nice one and good timing, 10 of us are going to the peak disrict next weekend, staying in Castleton, walking up Edale valley and over Kinder Scout on the Saturday then a stroll up MamTor on Sunday Morning, never been before so good to see what it looks like.

[rothers2901]

No definately white, identifying the edge of the road. You cant be too careful you dont know who may turn up whislt taking pics.

[craigo]

Love the pics. You ended up about 3 miles from where I live. Superb pictures.

[narcotix]

Great pics!

 

The Zed looks very clean too!

[Ebized]

Now that looks like a good practice run with some great scenery - wanna get a set up for the rest of us

[rothers2901]

Most definately. If sufficient interest in a drive around the Peaks i will plan and organise a drive out taking in some of the local sights.

[Will370z]

Nice pics there, wouldn't mind a play on those roads. Bet you had fun

[Husky]

im in

[rob d]

That was great :-) Best guide book I 've read....

[BACON]

Fantastic Pictures and guide........even makes me what to go on a little tour of my own!!!!

 

If only I wasn't stuck at work until the weekend

[SwanageDave]

Brilliant, It brought back a lot of memories of my old stomping ground, Well Done

[Tarmac@TarmacSportz]

Great stuff

 

Its on my doorstep too, I went in that pub after a 15 mile hike round the hills.

 

This is a place called Downfall at Kinder, not far from where you have been but not accessible by a car

 

Fantastic place... thanks for sharing your pics Billy

 

[MITZ@CougarStore]

Excellent photos, some superb roads and scenery to boot….