Chatsworth to Bakewell via Edensor - Monday 20 April 2015
Route
Chatsworth - Edensor - Bakewell - Calton Pastures - Edensor - Chatsworth
Parking
We started from Chatsworth CAMC Site but this walk is easily started from Baslow where there is plenty of parking.
Mileage
9 miles
Terrain
Woodland & field paths with some road walking along quiet lanes.
Weather
Warm and settled with sunny spells.
Time Taken
3hrs
Total Ascent
1105ft 337m)
Map
OL24 - The Peak District (White Peak Area)
Walkers
Dave, Angie & Fudge
Chatsworth - Edensor - Bakewell - Calton Pastures - Edensor - Chatsworth
Parking
We started from Chatsworth CAMC Site but this walk is easily started from Baslow where there is plenty of parking.
Mileage
9 miles
Terrain
Woodland & field paths with some road walking along quiet lanes.
Weather
Warm and settled with sunny spells.
Time Taken
3hrs
Total Ascent
1105ft 337m)
Map
OL24 - The Peak District (White Peak Area)
Walkers
Dave, Angie & Fudge
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Route Map
Heading through the Chatsworth Estate with Chatsworth to the left
Not a bad gaff - the seat of the Duke of Devonshire. Apparently he does not own the house but rents it from the Trust.
A close up on Chatsworth House
The bridge over the River Derwent with the Hunting Tower visible
Approaching the village of Edensor
The gate house at Edensor
Edensor & St Peter's Church
In the graveyard of the church is buried the body of Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy, the younger sister of John F Kennedy. Kathleen was married to the Marquess of Hartington who, had he not been killed during the war in Belgium would have become the 11th Duke of Devonshire. The couple were only married 4 months before the future Duke's death and therefore the title passed to his younger brother Andrew who became the 11th Duke in 1950. Kathleen herself was killed in a plane crash in France in 1948, aged just 28. Yet another example of the supposed "Kennedy Curse".
In the graveyard of the church is buried the body of Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy, the younger sister of John F Kennedy. Kathleen was married to the Marquess of Hartington who, had he not been killed during the war in Belgium would have become the 11th Duke of Devonshire. The couple were only married 4 months before the future Duke's death and therefore the title passed to his younger brother Andrew who became the 11th Duke in 1950. Kathleen herself was killed in a plane crash in France in 1948, aged just 28. Yet another example of the supposed "Kennedy Curse".
Spring lamb near Edensor
Heading to Bakewell through Manners Wood
The Drinking Fountain at Castle Hill, Bakewell
Bakewell's Medeival Bridge over the River Wye
The weir at Bakewell
Edensor in the evening light..........
... and Chatsworth