Monday mystery tour

Yesterday hubby had a day off. We had already decided that we were going to go out for the day, but weren't sure where. So with walking boots and cameras in the boot of the car we headed for the great blue yonder. Well it was a glorious blue sky!
Our first stop was here.....

..it's been a year since we were at Dovedale. It was lovely and quiet,the best time to come, when everyone is at work!
The air was so fresh, a little chilly, but gorgeous...

....the sheep were people watching....

...it was so quiet and lovely..

On this occasion we didn't walk all the way to Milldale as we had other plans, so on the way back to the car....

.....I took a couple more shots of the magnificent scenery...

......some of these shots will make wonderful scrapbook pages.
We headed off and stopped here..

Hartington. It's a beautiful village....

.....we went to see if the "Pot" shop was open. We are in need of some terracotta pots for the garden, but it wasn't open today. Never mind we will just have to make a return visit, no worries!
It was very quiet...

...the spring flowers were all bursting into bloom...

....the cheese shop is open....

...I love cheese, much more than chocolate!!
Anyway it was time for a bite to eat and today we had our lunch here....

..... todays lunch was:- beef hotpot with spotted dick and custard to follow, Mick had syrup sponge. It was delicious, all home made and the service was wonderful, but it always is! Do stop off and try it if you are ever in the area!
After lunch we headed for Buxton. It's been a while since we were here too. Very quiet here also. The last time we were here the Pavillion indoor garden was closed, but today it was open. Just take a look...

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.....it's beautiful!
I also had time to take a few shots of the beautiful gardens too, and the bandstand..

....I always wish I could step back in time, to see what it was like a hundred years ago....

...then it was a look around the shops, a cup of tea at the chocolate shop and a nice drive home.
Today it's back to normality, and housework. Here's to the next trip out!!