Parwich to Alstonefield

Another walk in the peak district. This time starting at Parwich and then on to Alsop en le Dale,Alstonefield and then to Milldale and down Dovedale back to Ashbourne. Unfortunately the BBC weather forecast was hopelessly inept yet again and after promising nothing but sun the cloud came by the time I reached Parwich and stayed for the rest of the day. The BBC weather forecast has proven again and again to be nothing but a vague guess and has let me down time and time again.

I started at Ashbourne when the sun was still out.



Parwich Village was pleasant but not particular picturesque and not as good as many other peak district villages.



After a short walk I came across Alsop en le Dale, a very small village with a small church.



After a steep hill climb from Lode mill I came across Alstonefield which was a larger and much nicer village with some very pretty cottages and a lovely church.The Old vicarage.


Inside the church with the home made cushions for kneeling


It was then a short walk downhill to Milldale to rejoin the Dovedale walk back to Thorpe and then Ashbourne