We set off from Miller's Dale Station to walk the Monsal Trail which was created on the old Midland Railway line from Manchester to London. There are views of the dales and the local mills and we remarked how difficult it must have been to create this railway line in 1860.
The first tunnel we reached was Litton Tunnel, the longest on this route which is well lit and it is over one third of a mile long with a curve in the middle.
This was the stunning view as we came out of the tunnel at the other end.
Just through the very pretty village of Ashford in the Water we stopped to view Headstone Viaduct from above.
We walked down a very steep track onto the viaduct with lovely views of the River Wye.
We then went down an even steeper track to the meadow below the viaduct.
In the evening we strolled through Pavilion Gardens in the centre of Buxton.
Down at one end we got a view of the Devonshire Dome built in 1779 by John Carr of York to house the Duke of Devonshire's horses. It is bigger than St. Pauls and the biggest unsupported dome in Europe.
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