Camping at Rowsley

Another camping weekend over, this time our annual trip to the Grouse and Claret at Rowsely. A lovely pub just through Chatsworth which conveniently has a campsite at the back of it. Normal routine on Friday - get there, pitch tent, have minor argument about how to do it, fill tent with all gear, and join friends in sunshine for drinks and nibbles. Dinner in the pub, and back to gazebo for nightcap. I have new, solar powered fairy lights for our tent, whch was very exciting!



Saturday morning was a communal fry up, then the bus to Ashford in the Water and a walk to Bakewell, partly along the Monsal tail which we joined at Thornbridge station.



Then walked to Hassop station where there is a lovely tea room and book shop. Lots of wild flowers along the way,



and lots of bikes. Groups of hikers and groups of bikes on fairly narrow trails don't exactly mix well, but not sure there's an answer. Arrived in Bakewell in time for lunch at The Peacock and a look round the shops and a visit to the ducks of course



Where we saw some interesting coloured babies



before starting the walk back, which involves a bit of a climb but gets you some lovely views.



More early evening sunshine and a BBQ - normal stuff, chicken, burgers, sausages, gammon, lamb - and a bottle of chef's privilege (Prosecco) for the two cooks.



Got some good pictures of the "supermoon"



Next morning a leisurely start, mainly because we could hear it raining, so stayed in the tent Then we went to Rowsley station and caught the steam train at Peak Rail which goes to Matlock and back several times while you have Sunday lunch in their Palatine cars.


Joined by some of my family including my Mum and Dad who were celebrating their Diamond wedding anniversary, so the Queen came too.


Lunch is excellent, roast beef and all the trimmings followed by a real sweet trolley! And you get to see the steam train .




Luckily it stopped raining for the walk back to the campsite, and we sat around a bit or played on the now empty campsite


and then had another BBQ.
Next morning we were up and off early, leaving a couple of wet tents so we could get to work by 9. But the sun Shen all at, and when we went back to get them in the evening they were dry. Apart from the inside of ours, and we seem to have sprung a leak!

Another great weekend, good company and some sunshine.