Peaks District, UK

Matlock Bath

1st trip of 2012! Peaks district in England!

So there is a WWII story that goes like this: Once upon a time there was a Nazi spy that parachuted into England to steal secrets.  He didn't parachute just anywhere it was in the snow filled peaks. True story! The parachute was in a museum that we went to in London and I remember hearing a little boy say to his mom "there are no mountains in England".  So Mike and I asked around and sure enough there are some Peaks and they are in the Peak district. I don't know if this is where the Nazi parachuted in to but I can only assume that is the case.

So this Peaks district is on the way north past Nottingham (really there is a place called Nottingham) It's towards Sheffield (the town that was featured in The Full Monty - good movie). Any way, we stayed in Matlock Bath. And now since visiting Bath we know that any town name that includes Bath in it is built on top of a natural hot spring. It was really neat and our hotel seemed really old and maybe a little haunted. We visited Matlock, Bakewell (home of the amazing Bakewell tart), Buxton (where the bottled water comes from) and a couple little towns between. 

So your probably wondering what is there to do? Well hike, rock climb, kayak, eat and drink! You know... the usual... We had an excellent time hiking around.  And here during your hikes you walk through farms of sheep or cows grazing. It makes for a real interesting walk.

So I think we will be going to the Peaks district more and more. It's only 2.5 hours away from our house and a good place to go for some outdoor activities.

<-----------Daddy and Baby eating at the Pub!