Exploring the Peak District with Cottages.com

Doesn’t autumn seem to have well and truly arrived? While the leaves have been on the turn since the end of August, last weekend was the first time that I really noticed the autumn colours…

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Monyash & Upper Lathkill Dale

Recently, I feel a bit like I’ve been bombarding you with posts about Scotland! While it’s one of my all time favourite places, I realise that for some people it’s a bit too much of…

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Stanage Edge

We’ve just arrived home from a wet and windy weekend in the Peak District – that’s two birthdays there in the torrential rain, so maybe next year we’ll go somewhere else! After a quick walk…

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The Shivering Mountain: Mam Tor

Mam Tor, while not the largest hill in the Peak District, is one of the most famous. In fact, despite it’s nickname of ‘the Shivering Mountain’, it’s not even big enough to classify as a…

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Win Hill

We had a quick mini-break at the end of last week in the northern fringes of the Peak District. Sam had entered the Montane Spine Challenger race which starts from Edale, so we decided to…

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