Fast food heaven!

A superb place to find a snack, or big meal, is Peveril Stores on How Lane in Castleton. Very friendly staff and superb food, well worth a visit if you are in the Peak District. We had sausage and bacon hot sandwiches and were very impressed with the amount we got :-) Brilliant place. Would recommend very highly.

Castleton Visits...

Above: Mam Tor (Mother Mountain) high above Castleton Village, Derbyshire

We’ve been here 1 week at Losehill, or Lowshill as its pronounced locally (Lows means burial mound or hill in Derbyshire). We have visited some amazing places in-between snow storms. Ladybower dam, where the Dambusters trained and the subsequent film was made; Wynatts pass and Mam Tor high above Castleton village, Castleton village itself with the imposing view of Peveril Castle and its lovely CoE Church dedicated to St Edmund. 1 week to go so more exploring to do…

Favourite places visted in 2006

Favourite castle : Kenilworth Castle, Kenilworth, Warwickshire (Oct 29th 2006) EH
For its links with Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley

Favourite hall, house or garden : Witley Court and Gardens, Witley, Worcestershire (Nov 3rd 2006)
For its atmosphere and interesting history

Favourite abbey/priory : Malmesbury Abbey, Malmesbury, Wiltshire (Oct 23rd 2006)
For its architecture, displays and tomb of Ethelred

Favourite cathedral : Peterborough Cathedral, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (Dec 13th 2006)
For the tomb of Catherine of Aragon, first resting place of Mary Queen of Scots

Favourite roman site : Piercebridge Roman Fort, Piercebridge, Darlington, Cleveland (Sept 16th 2006) EH
For its amazing design and location

Favourite church : Haverton Hill, site of St John’s Church, Middlesbrough, Cleveland (Sept 21st 2006)For its history, location, and the fact its gone

Favourite lighthouse : Souter Lighthouse, South Shields, Co Durham (Sept 10th 2006)
For it’s tour guides and the view from the lightroom

Favourite memorial or landmark : Windsor Great Park, Windsor, Berkshire (Nov 17th 2006)
For its history and amazing location

Favourite museum : Eden Camp Malton North Yorkshire (Oct 3rd 2006)
For its atmosphere, layout and overall interesting subject

Favourite community, village : Turville, Buckinghamshire (Vicar of Dibley and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Location) (Aug 25th 2006)
For its chocolate box appearance, friendly locals and the fact it was used in Vicar of Dibley

Favourite industrial visit : George Stephenson’s Birthplace, Wylam, Northumberland (Sept 28th 2006) NT
For its amazing location, superb tour guide and inspiring

Favourite pier : Dover Prince of Wales Pier, Kent (May 11th 2006)
For its views of Dover, for its location and for the atmosphere

Caravan Site Number 12 - Losehill, Derbyshire

Just arrived at the next site. Internet aint working very well and the TV reception aint brill so Mart is not chuffed lol. Nice site, lovely town, Castleton, and lots to explore. Hope to see some friends this weekend and visit the Bookstore near Buxton again - bargain books! :-) Lots of amazing views :-)

Caravan Site Number 11 - Boroughbridge, Yorkshire

Above: Boroughbridge Caravan and Camping Club site looking towards the A1M

Blooming heck! We were supposed to be at a site near York from yesterday (10th) but got a phone call to say that the site was on flood alert. Instead of wading to the caravan we decided to try another site but at this time of year there aren't too many open. We found the site at Boroughbridge and what a site it is. Great staff, lovely pitches with own water and aerial - hey these luxuries are a must when you caravan! One small disadvantage is the additional water they have, as the River Ure has burst its banks and most of the caravan site is under quite a few feet of water. Thankfully, we are over the other side with a flood barrier between us. Only the high winds to contend with but it hasn't been too bad... apart from one scary moment at 3AM when the caravan shook rather a lot but it's all good fun... or am I just sick? hmmmm