The weather forecast for Friday was so positive that I had to get out into The Peak District - aiming to make good use of the sunshine. I had parked up near Newhaven by eleven thirty bound for Aleck Low. It's a wooded hilltop I have often seen from afar but until yesterday I had never been up there.
There's an ancient "bowl barrow" burial mound on Aleck Low and other evidence of our distant forebears' presence. The bowl barrow dates to the Late Neolithic era - over four thousand years ago.
Afterwards, I got back in the car and headed for Alsop-en-le-Dale. It is a tiny Derbyshire village with an ancient church. It is dedicated to St Michael and All Saints. It was so nice to find the church open to visitors. I left my usual comment - "Thank you for leaving the church unlocked for passing visitors like me to appreciate". All the pictures that accompany this blogpost were taken there - including the impressive "millennium window" which was installed as recently as 2001.
After Alsop I went on to Tissington and a path that leads northwards from that delightful village. I needed to bag a particular photo square I had missed for the "geograph" website.
You had a pleasant walk that many more people should experience. Take the good weather while you can.
ReplyDeleteWhen you walk in places like that you forget the stuff that the media churns out each day.
DeleteIdeal weather for walking; it's always a bonus when you spot some wildlife.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately I didn't spot a rhinoceros or even a dog pretending to be a bear!
DeleteLooks and sounds like exactly the kind of walk in exactly the kind of weather I like. Isn't it a wonderful time of year, with the light having a special quality it only has in autumn?
ReplyDeleteI think you are right. There's a rich quality about autumn light when the sun is shining and of course the colours of turning leaves can add to that richness.
DeleteI haven't seen a hymn board like that in years.
ReplyDeleteIt's a lovely church.
And in spite of the tininess of the community, it still appears to be living, breathing and cared for.
DeleteIt looks like you had a very pleasant afternoon out and about in pleasant surroundings.
ReplyDeletePleasant and I even saw a pheasant.
DeleteAnd it didn't make you hesitant...
DeleteI love the stained glass window in that last photo. How lovely!
ReplyDeleteAnd in a remote country church serving a very small community, it was surprising to find such a beautiful new window.
DeleteFriday was an amazing day here, too! (At least, from what I could see of it from the library windows!) I love the modern stained glass -- there must still be a pretty active congregation there to fund that, don't you think?
ReplyDeleteI would estimate that no more than thirty people live in that village though it will draw others from outlying farms etcetera. Somebody is doing something good to keep it trucking.
DeleteThe great outdoors is a fine antidote to all the negativity fed us by the media.
ReplyDeleteSmashing post, as usual.
Walking in the countryside fills one's thoughts with better things than the tittle tattle of TV and radio. Thanks for dropping by again Christina.
DeleteThank you Mr pudding. The pleasure is all mine.
DeleteA beautiful spot. I hoped to find time to go for a fall walk before the actual fall weather set in (i.e., grey and wet) but didn't. Thanks for posting about yours.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to some Yorkshire walks next year.
ReplyDeleteit's always a bonus when you spot some wildlife.
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