Our cottage was part of a B&B called Alstonfield Manor. This was the manor house.
The village was tiny, consisting of not much besides an charming old pub and an old Parish Church.
Almost every morning we strapped Olive into the sling and walked down the valley to walk along the river Dove.
A sample of the local wildlife!
On the nicer days, we enjoyed many rambles in the lovely Derbyshire countryside although Olive didn't have to do much walking!
We worked up a real appetite!We often stopped by the George for a bite to eat (and pints of Marstons bitter!), after wrapping the sling around Olive's waist a dozen times, she was able to join us at the table like a big girl! That lasted about 5 minutes!
On the 30th, Papa celebrated his Birthday and had a nice little cuddle! Olive would have baked him a yummy cake but we were a little limited in the kitchen. Instead he had a nice pint from the pub up the road, the George!
During the week, we had plenty of quality time for Olive Mum and Dad!We also did a bit of exploring. There are several stately homes in the area but the grandest is Chatsworth House.
OK History lesson! Chatsworth is a beautiful old stately home originally built by the 1st Duke of Devonshire William Cavendish (1640-1707) on land awarded to him for his role in the accession of William of Orange to the throne of England in 1689. It was also the home of the Duchess of Devonshire as featured in that movie starring Kiera Spamface. But most importantly, it was the house name for Tom's class at Chiswick secondary school!!!
On one of the rainier days we drove to Castleton, a town famous for their Blue John mines. We did some spelunking in Treak Cliff Cavern and saw some VERY old stalactites and stalagmites.
All-in-all it was a wonderful holiday! The town, the cottage, the pub, the peaks!...All perfect!
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