Overview

We are staying at Vicarage Farm.  Specifically we have got two self-catering cottages known as Prince’s Seat and Miller’s View.

Here is a link to Google Maps.

Dates

	Arrive	Depart
Overall dates booked	Fri 15 Aug	Fri 22 Aug
Mum	15 Aug	22 Aug
Alex and Rich	Sun 17 Aug orMon 18 Aug	Fri 22 Aug
Steph, Pete, Matthew and Daniel	15th Aug	22nd Aug
Dani, Phil and Caleb	Sun 17 Aug	Fri 22nd Aug

 Activities

Possibilities

See also the cottage’s guide to the local area.

• Lyme Park
  • 15 miles – 25 minutes
  • Pemberley, Colin Firth, BBC
• Kedleston Hall
  • 36 miles – 1 hour
  • The Duchess, Keira Knightley
• Walk to include Kinder Scout
  • 11 miles – 20 minutes (drive to walk start)
  • Wikipedia entry
  • Various options possible
• Walk from cottages
  • Limestone Way
• Walk to include Mam Tor
  • 8 miles – 15 minutes
  • National Trust walk
• Visit to Buxton
  • 7 miles – 16 minutes
  • Wikipedia entry
• Watersports – Carsington Water
  • 24 miles – 47 minutes
• Cycling
  • E.g. Monsal Trail – 9 miles – 16 minutes
  • Or cycle to Mam Tor

Preferences

• Visit a house
  • R&A up for this – have already done Chatsworth
  • Mum ok with this, have also done it – would like to do the Pemberly house
  • The Lewis’ are happy to do Lyme Park
  • Knoxes are happy to visit everywhere
• Go for a walk
  • R&A up for this – happy to plan something which works for everyone
  • Mum – not up to walking more than a couple of miles but happy to be with the little ones so others can go
  • Pete is very up for a long walk, Matthew maybe, Steph and Daniel not!
  • Knoxes are happy to walk

Don’t forget to bring

• Walkie talkies
• BBQ
• Walking gear

Just a note to say, the Knoxes are up for everything! We are very excited. Caleb is constantly saying ‘Is it today we are off to Vicarage Farm mummy. One does hope so’