Whaley Bridge to Buxton 2007 Trip Report

Fourteen people caught the train to Whaley Bridge for another Peak District adventure. We left at the very civilised time of 9:55, allowing people who’d been to Pangaea the previous night plenty of time to join us. Strangely, none of them did.

We followed the Goyt valley down to Fernilee Reservoir, and from there walked over Shining Tor and down to Buxton. On the way, we met two pigs and three horses and found some snow for snowballs (but we didn’t throw snowballs at the pigs and the horses, because that would be mean and there’s probably something about it in the constitution). At one point, the path was blocked by some fallen trees. Catherine wondered if a clumsy giant had been there before us. We also had an unplanned detour to try our hands at gorge scrambling, and Sean assessed the safety of a concrete pipe by crawling through it.

As the light began to fade we spied the bright lights of Buxton. But then, crisis! We arrived in the town centre and saw shops everywhere, but no pubs. Following Iain’s nose, we eventually found one and it was pints and pots of tea all round. A splendid time was had by all.

The less said about missing the train the better.

People who walked
Paul Hoffman, Catherine Jones, Sean Wheeler, Iain Cartwright, Rachel Beezley, Melanie Mucke, Zoe Harris, Florian Goedecke, Sanjo Nibschke, Daniel Wagner, Fanny Delaval, Louisa Vogiazides, Mayum Hayase, Sophie Christophe

Random Musings

 * We filled in an attendance list with everyone’s name and mobile number. It took about two minutes, and had anyone got separated (e.g. when we were all running to the train station) it would have made it very easy to find them.


 * The route was about the right length for a train hike – four people fell asleep on the train back.


 * Everyone likes pigs.


 * There must be more pubs in Buxton. Where are they?


 * On a related note, where is the water factory?

Photos
Whaley Bridge to Buxton 2007