Fern Dale

The weather forecast was for some rain today, and it wasn't wrong! First, Karen and I stopped off at the Orpheus CC cottage to wash and put away the ropes and ladders we had used on last week's caving trip to County Clare.
Then, we drove to nearby Monyash and leaving the car by the village green, we walked down the Bakewell Road to the start of Lathkill Dale and after a short distance along the beginning of Lathkill Dale, we turned to the South-West where the smaller Fern Dale headed off and followed that dale as it gradually rose until we reached a walled lane leading back to the village centre.
After following the lane for 400 or 500 metres, we crossed a wall stile into the adjoining fields and then followed the path leading across the fields to soon arrive at Monyash church, with the path continuing through one side of the churchyard via a wall stile and then again through a squeeze stile back onto the Bakewell Road.
Still the rain was falling, and we had a brief stop at the Old Smithy café for lunch.