Hartington to Milldale

Took both cars and drove down the A515 and across to Milldale, where Mum and I left my car in the car park and hopped into Paul's car to travel the few miles north to Hartington.

We changed into our walking boots and stood by the car admiring the snowdrops in the garden of the house next to which we'd parked.

We set off across the fields and soon came to the start of Beresford Dale, shortly followed by Wolfscote Dale, a steep sided valley with screes and scrubby trees.

Wolfscote Dale

Mum & Dad in lower Wolfscote Dale

Our walk took us to the lower end of Wolfscote Dale where we met the lane that runs from the A515 to Milldale.  The house on the west bank of the river at this time was surrounded with white, a show of snowdrops the like of which I've never seen before - this photo really doesn't do it justice!