A Miller's Tale
BBC Countryfile Magazine
|November 2017
Enjoy an absorbing autumnal amble en route to a striking post-industrial landscape veiled by Peak District woodland, says Neil Coates
WALK: Padley Gorge, Derbyshire
Enjoy an absorbing autumnal amble en route to a striking post-industrial landscape veiled by Peak District woodland, says Neil Coates
The river Derwent arcs through the eastern Peak District in a wooded vale with looming moorland shoulders. Tributaries tumble from the tops, foaming amid wizened woodlands little-changed in centuries. Padley Gorge has the best of these, draining Burbage Moor to the Derwent at Grindleford. An enchanting stroll explores this chasm before looping up through woodland shrouded industrial heritage.
1 A SURPRISING START
Opposite the car park at Surprise View, heathery paths lead half-left over shapely Owler Tor to a footbridge across Burbage Brook. Don’t cross it!
2 IN CONTORTIONS
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