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Camping – Hardhurst Farm, Bamford, Peak District

Posted on August 16, 2018September 6, 2019 by Steph

Another camping trip – can’t get enough of them!  This time we went to Hardhurst Farm Campsite at Bamford which was great – pretty basic – there’s a cafe that’s open in the mornings, but we prefer Paul to cook us our bacon cobs.

So Paul and I went Friday morning and set up the tents ready and then Chantelle, Ross and our niece, Lauren will  arrive tonight.

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Gorgeous sunny day and it was beer o’clock – of course.  We had a BBQ and the usual card games and the drinks flowed into the evening!

Saturday – walk planned is Win Hill and Thornhill (taken from Peak District Outstanding Circular Walks) – just over 6 miles – with a steady ascent to the summit of Win Hill (beautiful views from the summit) and a more direct descent through woodland paths down to Ladybower Reservoir – so off we went …

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Quite nice and flat so far … and beautiful views already

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Cheeky little goat
Cheeky little goat
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Onwards and Upwards!
Onwards and Upwards!
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First glimpse of Ladybower
First glimpse of Ladybower

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Then the slow, steady climb began – it was quite hard going (for me anyway!) especially just as we got near the summit of Win Hill – but so worth it for the amazing views – you can see Mam Tor, Bamford Edge, Kinder Scout – fabulous.

Loz and I bringing up the rear –

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Resting at the top –

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And then the easier bit – the descent!

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The descent takes you through a beautiful wooded area –

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And then on to a track leading down to the lakeside –

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This is such a beautiful walk – although my little legs were quite tired by the end – Tilly had to have a little sit down and cool off

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Cool down time

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Ladybower

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By this time we near the pub was near – and we were so ready for a pint so we had a lovely lunch and a couple of beers before heading back to the campsite.

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Tilly and Winston

That evening we went for another walk to the pub – think we walked about 13 miles today – no wonder my legs are tired!  Was such a lovely day though – enjoyed every minute.

Sunday was spent packing up, little game of cricket and then to the local pub to watch England – and they won – happy days – great end to our trip.

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