#family holidays Peak District

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Friendly Activities in Hope Valley: Fun for All Ages

Discover year-round family-friendly activities in Hope Valley, Peak District. Enjoy wildflower walks in spring, cycling the Monsal Trail in summer, hiking Mam Tor in autumn, and festive fun in winter. Plan your visit and experience the outdoor adventures that Hope Valley has to offer. Book your stay now!

[themaynard]

Top Family-Friendly Activities for Half Term in the Peak District

Discover the best family-friendly activities for half term in the Peak District. Enjoy Chatsworth House, Heights of Abraham, Gulliver's Kingdom, and more. Explore scenic walks like Longshaw Estate and Padley Gorge. Dine and stay at The Maynard for a perfect getaway. Book your stay now for an unforgettable half term experience.

[thegeorgehathersage]

Friendly places to stay in Hathersage for a fun-filled holiday

Explore the best accommodations in Hathersage, from The George to the Plough Inn. Whether you seek a romantic escape, a family holiday, or a group adventure, Hathersage offers options for everyone. Book your stay and enjoy the perfect blend of relaxation and adventure in the Peak District.

[headcanonsandmore]

I feel as if the week of "The Giggle" was just the weirdest time for the rest of the companion support group.

Ryan, Graham and Ace spent the entire week trying to stop the extended Khan family from micromanaging Ryan's marriage to Sonja.

Dan had to stop his parents hitting each other with pans.

Ian and Barbara had to stop their neighbours at the assisted living complex from throwing walking sticks at each other.

Tegan and Nyssa had to cancel their queer book club for that week because a fist-fight almost broke out amongst the other participants.

Jo Grant had to sternly tell her adult grandchildren off for swearing at each other.

Yaz, meanwhile, was on holiday in a small cottage in the peak district with her phone turned off. She had the most relaxed week of her life (and, tbh, she deserved it).

[sabaldax]

happy holidays & merry christmas! now that they're a year old, i've been revisiting the christmas chapters of my batjokes fic this week, editing back over them & just generally giving them a bit of a makeover - here's a couple paragraphs, more under the cut

Finding Joker on Christmas Eve isn’t exactly difficult. Bruce just has to seek out the brightest, happiest place in Gotham. Tonight, that’s the towering light-up tree in the middle of the Diamond District. Families are out in droves, wrapped in winter coats and scarves to see the sound and light show running twice an hour on the artificial tree. It’s almost midnight, and it’s the perfect picture of Christmas cheer. Then there’s Joker. He’s in peak form tonight, his usual purple pinstripes swapped out for a forest green vest and swooping crimson cloak. His spats are buttoned neatly around his ankles, white with green felt soles right to the toe. There’s a sprig of mistletoe peeping out of his bouncy green hair.

He’s gorgeous, in a word—even next to the pure magic of the Christmas tree—even rigging illegal fireworks on the highest rooftop around the square. Bruce has no goddamn hope of looking anywhere else. Joker’s smile stretches right to his molars the instant Bruce flutters down to the rooftop. ‘Now, there’s a sight for sore eyes.’ The clown doesn’t try to hide his delight, meeting Batman without an ounce of fear or hesitation. He tucks his fingernails against the glowing Bat symbol when he curls his hands up on the suit’s chest. It would be an embrace, if Bruce only lifted his arms. ‘What took you so long?’ Joker demands, pouting up at him. ‘You nearly missed the countdown.’ Bruce steals another glance at the fireworks. They’re aimed into the sky and not at the crowd, so he’s happy enough to look the other way, returning his attention to the peppermint jester practically purring into his chest. Somewhere in the quiet, lazy part of Bruce’s consciousness, he’s noticing how right this all feels. There’s no malice to it. There’s no pressure of justice or revenge. Joker hasn’t done anything wrong, and the only reason Bruce could even consider fighting him is just for the excuse to catch Joker in his arms. He’d rather have this tonight, though: Joker aglow in the light from the Christmas tree, running his hands along the Batsuit like it’s his God-given right. Bruce can’t help his smile. ‘I thought that was a New Year’s Eve thing.’ ‘Don’t you fret,’ Joker grins. ‘I’ll have one for you then, too. Mm! Speaking of.’ The clown takes half a step back so he can pull open his long crimson cloak, feeling around the white fur lining until he finds the hidden pocket there. He’s pulling out a sleek obsidian box a moment later, complete with a yellow star-shaped bow. ‘I have a present for you.’ Of course he does. Bruce should have seen it coming a mile away. It makes it a little bit easier to surrender his own gift, he supposes. He’s not putting himself on the line now so much as he’s just matching Joker’s energy, anticipating his greatest enemy’s next move. ‘Should I be worried?’ Bruce wonders aloud. ‘Should stars shine?’ Joker’s smile is sharp, cheeky and altogether beautiful. He makes a little gesture toward the neatly wrapped box. ‘Go ahead, baby. Open it.’

you can read the full thing at my ao3 if you want!! it's chapter three and chapter four of waste of confetti

[lboogie1906]

Amii Stewart (January 29, 1956) was a disco and soul singer known for her hit song “Knock on Wood,” a disco remake of Eddie Floyd’s original 1966 R&B hit of the same name. Born in DC to Joseph Stewart II and Mary Stewart, she was named after her mom’s sister and in her words, “raised in a big, [strictly catholic, but fun-loving, country style family.”

At the age of four her father enrolled her in singing and dancing lessons. She changed the spelling of her first name because there was an individual named Amy Stewart registered with the Actor’s Equity Association. She attended Howard University but left to study modern dance and ballet with the District of Columbia Repertory Dance Company. She toured with numerous musical productions, including the stage production, Bubbling Brown Sugar (1975). In London’s West End Stewart met Barry Leng of Hansa Records who became her record producer. Her first recording with Leng was “You Really Touched My Heart” in 1978. In February 1979 Stewart released “Knock on Wood,” and “Light My Fire/137 Disco Heaven,” both produced by Leng.

“Knock on Wood” peaked at #1 on April 20, 1979, on the Billboard charts followed by “Light My Fire/137 Disco Heaven” which peaked at #5 on June 16, 1979. “Knock on Wood” earned Stewart a Grammy nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 22nd Annual Grammy Awards in 1980. In 1985 she relocated to Italy and recorded “Together, Together” a collaboration with Mike Francis, an Italian composer/musician. The song peaked at #1 in Italy and #12 in the US.

In 2000 she resumed her acting career, playing Mary Magdalene in the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar. In 2003 she starred in the musical, Lady Day, written and produced by her and centered on the life of Billie Holiday whom she portrayed. She worked as a goodwill ambassador for the Italian UNICEF, recording “Love Song” for the charity in 2006. She collaborated with Ennio Morricone on the recording. All proceeds from the single went to the “Check Out for Children” campaign. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

[fantasyonfilm]

If the theory of dimensions existing is true I think I’d belong in the one where cartoons exist off screen. I have always found an immense joy in taking a peak into the “lives” of cartoons.

Growing up episodes of House of Mouse would come on and I would fall apart seeing cartoons from all movies and shows sitting together eating dinner like a dysfunctional family at the holidays trying to keep it together for the sake of love and tradition.

Or, in Roger Rabbit where the toons have a mind of their own and have their own alley ways and apartment buildings and spots where they stop to hang for a bite or a drink. Perhaps that spot is a couple blocks over in the goon patrolled dark alleys of Cool World. The concept of them having an off time, clocking out and existing elsewhere to be themselves always fascinated me.

To be able to be a cartoon. Where I perform but not for money, just for fun and laughs with friends. When the shows over I then slink off to my colorful and aesthetically perfect home with a chimney on top that puffs heart clouds. Where my neighbors are dear friends I grew up with and have known for years like Doug, Alice and the Mad Hatter, Mickey and Minnie and even good ol’ Betelgeuse over in the Netherworld district.

I have the latest fashions doodled on or waiting to be revealed in my romantically Rococo boudoir. My hair is always picture perfect and my perfume is a smoky waft of hands that lure and entice the nearby noses of those that admire. My garden is full of gossiping flowers from Alice in Wonderland and if you’re lucky you can spot a Momerath or two. The garden is large so if you wander on you’ll notice my pond covered in fantastical fantasia fairies, lounging Pegasus and centaurs, dancing fungi, and even a mermaid who’s quite friendly as long as you don’t share her beaux.

What I’m trying to say is someone to doodle me so I can live forever within the cels of dreams come true.

[rockislandadultreads]

Let it Snow!

Curl up with one of these wintery reads and let it snow!

Invitation to a Killer by G.M. Malliet

Crime novelist Augusta Hawke expects to be quizzed on her writing skills when she's invited to a dinner party by aspiring writer Callie Moore. What she doesn't expect is to be solving a mystery, but that's just what happens when a kindly celebrity doctor in attendance meets his untimely end. Consequently, Augusta decides to host a writer's retreat and invite all the suspects, most of whom are connected in some way with writing. Can Augusta flush out the culprit before anyone else gets hurt?

This is the second volume in the "Augusta Hawke" series.

The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo

In the last years of the dying Qing Empire, a courtesan is found frozen in a doorway. Her death is clouded by rumors of foxes, which are believed to lure people by transforming themselves into beautiful women and handsome men. Bao, a detective with an uncanny ability to sniff out the truth, is hired to uncover the dead woman’s identity. Since childhood, Bao has been intrigued by the fox gods, yet they’ve remained tantalizingly out of reach - until, perhaps, now.

The Hollows by Daniel Church

In a lonely village in the Peak District, during the onset of a once-in-a-lifetime snow storm, Constable Ellie Cheetham finds a body. A local man appears to have died in a tragic accident: he drank too much and froze to death. But the facts don't add up: the dead man is clutching a knife, and there's evidence he was hiding from someone. The next victims are two families on the outskirts of town. As the storm rises and the body count grows, Ellie realizes she has a terrifying problem on her hands: someone - or some thing - is using the storm to kill indiscriminately.

Three Holidays and a Wedding by Uzma Jalaluddin

Strangers and seatmates Maryam and Anna, confessing their deepest hopes and fears to one another during severe turbulence on their shared flight, soon find themselves snowbound in a picture-perfect town after an emergency landing. As Maryam finds the courage to open her heart and Anna feels the magic of being snowbound with an unexpected new love - both women soon realize there’s no place they’d rather be for the holidays.

[tumibaba]

Happy Friday GPODers! The amazing contributors we’ve had on Garden Photo of the Day have really taken us all over the world. From home gardens to public parks and expansive botanical gardens, we’ve seen a plethora of plant life and design styles from countless corners of the globe. We continue our world travels today with the help of Helen Stephenson. Helen has shared her beautiful home garden in the Halton Region of Ontario, Canada with GPOD in the past (Helen’s Mostly Native Garden), but today she’s sharing photos from a trip she took to Japan last fall. Last November, I had the chance to visit Japan (Tokyo and Kyoto). Unfortunately, that part of Japan was having a late fall and the colours on the trees hadn’t changed as much as in previous years. Despite that, I was able to take a few good photos of the maples just starting to turn colours as well as other interesting plant photos. It was an amazing trip that I was fortunate enough to be able to take! The Imperial Palace in Tokyo. – As Helen mentions above, the fall color wasn’t on full display when she made her visit, but the rich tradition of artistic pruning in Japan meant there was still plenty of interest to admire. Here you can see several trees with ‘cloud pruning’, a method that is pretty self-explanatory with clusters of trees that look like floating green clouds. Learn more about this technique in this article from the Royal Horticultural Society: Cloud pruning. Another view from the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. A truly peaceful retreat in the middle of a bustling city, the innermost gardens of the palace can only be accessed through guided tours and on special holidays, but the tranquil nature that surrounds in the ��Outer Gardens” allow for easier access and a taste of the stately grounds. Learn more about the Imperial Palace here: Visit the home of Japan’s Imperial family. Another famous green spot to escape the lights and crowds of Tokyo is Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden. This city park is one of the most iconic places to see Japan’s cherry blossoms in spring, but it must have been far more peaceful and relaxing outside of this “peak” time. Like many large public city gardens, Shinjuku Gyoen is divided into different sections that are designed in distinct styles. Aside from the traditional Japanese landscape design, another area of the garden is designed in a formal French garden style (pictured above). Another space is done in an English garden style. Even in a major city like Tokyo, inventive people find ways to infuse greenery into unexpected places. Helen says this “Living Wall’ was on the outside of a commercial building in Tokyo. What a gift to all that work and live in the area! The following were taken in Kyoto. One of many bamboo forests. – If you’ve heard of any bamboo forest, it may be the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove in Kyoto, with its winding walking paths being one of the most photographed sights in the city. However, as Helen says, there are many bamboo forests throughout Kyoto and some less-photographed areas are likely more peaceful. On the Kodaiji Temple grounds. – The grounds around this temple feature tsukiyama-style gardens, or ‘hill gardens’. These gardens look to mimic natural landscapes on a smaller scale, this man-made hills and mounds mimicking mountains and ponds of various sizes mimicking larger bodies of water like lakes and oceans. Trees and shrubs are selected and planted to mirror the plants that would naturally grow in these areas. Learn more about tsukiyama gardens here: Real Japanese Gardens. Maruyama Park in the Gion district of Kyoto. – Another park in Japan that is famous for its spring cherry blossom display, but is full of history and interest that make it worthy of a visit in every season. Taken in the Kibune area (north end of Kyoto). – Looks like Helen did get a little glimmer of fall in Kyoto, the perfect backdrop to these incredible traditional light posts. Finally, another spot in the Kibune area that looks to be a quiet moment with nature amongst all of the busy sight seeing Helen was doing. And yet another glimpse of spectacular fall color, with the leaves of this tree resembling colorful paint strokes. Thank you for sharing your spectacular tour of Tokyo and Kyoto, Helen! Japan is high on my travel bucket list, as I’m sure it is for many other readers, but the long flights from North America do make it a more daunting expedition! Getting this first-hand account is not only a great taste of the nature these cities have to offer, but are also a big motivator to bite the bullet and book that flight one day! Did you do any international travel in 2024? Whether it was across the globe or just across a border, we’d love to see that plant life and nature you experienced in this new destination. Consider following the directions below to submit photos via email, or send me a DM on Instagram: @agirlherdogandtheroad. Hope you all have a lovely weekend!   Have a garden you’d like to share? Have photos to share? We’d love to see your garden, a particular collection of plants you love, or a wonderful garden you had the chance to visit! To submit, send 5-10 photos to [email protected] along with some information about the plants in the pictures and where you took the photos. We’d love to hear where you are located, how long you’ve been gardening, successes you are proud of, failures you learned from, hopes for the future, favorite plants, or funny stories from your garden. Have a mobile phone? Tag your photos on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter with #FineGardening! Do you receive the GPOD by email yet? Sign up here. Fine Gardening Recommended Products Organo Republic 16 Perennial Wildflower Seeds Mix for Indoor & Outdoors Fine Gardening receives a commission for items purchased through links on this site, including Amazon Associates and other affiliate advertising programs. Premium 16 Perennial Wildflower Seeds Mix - Special Garden Flower Seeds Blend designed for planting indoor & outdoors across North America. With over 16 varieties and 100,000 wildflower seeds, this mix is the best solution to attract pollinators - bees, butterflies & birds are essential for garden plants health. Our Special Perennial Wildflower Seeds Mix Includes White Yarrow, Columbine, New England Aster, Siberian Wallflower, Shasta Daisy, Lance-Leaf Coreopsis, Sweet William, Purple Coneflower, Blanketflower, Gayfeather, Blue Flax, Lupine, Dwarf Evening, Primrose, Mexican Hat, Prairie Coneflower, Black Eyed Susan. Easy & Fun Growing Experience with our online guides - Don’t plant disappointment - Add more colors to your wildflower garden! We send only super hearty heirloom flower seeds with the highest germination rate and fast sprout. Our detailed growing guide helps you grow seeds the garden of your dream like a PRO. Colorful Wildflower Garden from Seeds - Grow wildflowers everywhere - Indoor in window garden or Outdoors Flower garden Garden make a beautiful design for your garden borders, pathways, field or meadow and attract pollinators. Made in the USA by Small Family-Owned Business - Quality You Can Trust - Our wildflower bulk seeds variety pack are tested at the highest germination rates before being sealed to last for up to 3 years before you need to plant. Each packet of our flower seeds variety pack is resealable to make it easy to store and has its own label with a QR code for the growing instructions. The Regenerative Landscaper: Design and Build Landscapes That Repair the Environment Fine Gardening receives a commission for items purchased through links on this site, including Amazon Associates and other affiliate advertising programs. 2024 Nautilus Award Gold Medal Winner! This awe-inspiring guide weaves together permaculture design, food resiliency, climate adaptation, community organizing, and indigenous wisdom that you can implement in your own backyard. Spear & Jackson 4930FZ Razorsharp Telescopic Tree Pruner Fine Gardening receives a commission for items purchased through links on this site, including Amazon Associates and other affiliate advertising programs. Telescopic tree pruner with SK5 carbon steel blade which stays sharper for longer. Variable length telescopic handle extends up to 92 Inch (2340mm). Lopper for cutting branches up to 1.2" (30mm). 13 inch (330mm) saw is ideal for cutting thicker branches. Supplied with a long cord and pull-action handle. Part of the Razorsharp Advantage collection, the obvious choice for gardeners who demand and expect precise, powerful performance. "Grow Your Own" Great British Growing 2020 Award Winners. Source link

[monaleen101]

Happy Friday GPODers! The amazing contributors we’ve had on Garden Photo of the Day have really taken us all over the world. From home gardens to public parks and expansive botanical gardens, we’ve seen a plethora of plant life and design styles from countless corners of the globe. We continue our world travels today with the help of Helen Stephenson. Helen has shared her beautiful home garden in the Halton Region of Ontario, Canada with GPOD in the past (Helen’s Mostly Native Garden), but today she’s sharing photos from a trip she took to Japan last fall. Last November, I had the chance to visit Japan (Tokyo and Kyoto). Unfortunately, that part of Japan was having a late fall and the colours on the trees hadn’t changed as much as in previous years. Despite that, I was able to take a few good photos of the maples just starting to turn colours as well as other interesting plant photos. It was an amazing trip that I was fortunate enough to be able to take! The Imperial Palace in Tokyo. – As Helen mentions above, the fall color wasn’t on full display when she made her visit, but the rich tradition of artistic pruning in Japan meant there was still plenty of interest to admire. Here you can see several trees with ‘cloud pruning’, a method that is pretty self-explanatory with clusters of trees that look like floating green clouds. Learn more about this technique in this article from the Royal Horticultural Society: Cloud pruning. Another view from the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. A truly peaceful retreat in the middle of a bustling city, the innermost gardens of the palace can only be accessed through guided tours and on special holidays, but the tranquil nature that surrounds in the “Outer Gardens” allow for easier access and a taste of the stately grounds. Learn more about the Imperial Palace here: Visit the home of Japan’s Imperial family. Another famous green spot to escape the lights and crowds of Tokyo is Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden. This city park is one of the most iconic places to see Japan’s cherry blossoms in spring, but it must have been far more peaceful and relaxing outside of this “peak” time. Like many large public city gardens, Shinjuku Gyoen is divided into different sections that are designed in distinct styles. Aside from the traditional Japanese landscape design, another area of the garden is designed in a formal French garden style (pictured above). Another space is done in an English garden style. Even in a major city like Tokyo, inventive people find ways to infuse greenery into unexpected places. Helen says this “Living Wall’ was on the outside of a commercial building in Tokyo. What a gift to all that work and live in the area! The following were taken in Kyoto. One of many bamboo forests. – If you’ve heard of any bamboo forest, it may be the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove in Kyoto, with its winding walking paths being one of the most photographed sights in the city. However, as Helen says, there are many bamboo forests throughout Kyoto and some less-photographed areas are likely more peaceful. On the Kodaiji Temple grounds. – The grounds around this temple feature tsukiyama-style gardens, or ‘hill gardens’. These gardens look to mimic natural landscapes on a smaller scale, this man-made hills and mounds mimicking mountains and ponds of various sizes mimicking larger bodies of water like lakes and oceans. Trees and shrubs are selected and planted to mirror the plants that would naturally grow in these areas. Learn more about tsukiyama gardens here: Real Japanese Gardens. Maruyama Park in the Gion district of Kyoto. – Another park in Japan that is famous for its spring cherry blossom display, but is full of history and interest that make it worthy of a visit in every season. Taken in the Kibune area (north end of Kyoto). – Looks like Helen did get a little glimmer of fall in Kyoto, the perfect backdrop to these incredible traditional light posts. Finally, another spot in the Kibune area that looks to be a quiet moment with nature amongst all of the busy sight seeing Helen was doing. And yet another glimpse of spectacular fall color, with the leaves of this tree resembling colorful paint strokes. Thank you for sharing your spectacular tour of Tokyo and Kyoto, Helen! Japan is high on my travel bucket list, as I’m sure it is for many other readers, but the long flights from North America do make it a more daunting expedition! Getting this first-hand account is not only a great taste of the nature these cities have to offer, but are also a big motivator to bite the bullet and book that flight one day! Did you do any international travel in 2024? Whether it was across the globe or just across a border, we’d love to see that plant life and nature you experienced in this new destination. Consider following the directions below to submit photos via email, or send me a DM on Instagram: @agirlherdogandtheroad. Hope you all have a lovely weekend!   Have a garden you’d like to share? Have photos to share? We’d love to see your garden, a particular collection of plants you love, or a wonderful garden you had the chance to visit! To submit, send 5-10 photos to [email protected] along with some information about the plants in the pictures and where you took the photos. We’d love to hear where you are located, how long you’ve been gardening, successes you are proud of, failures you learned from, hopes for the future, favorite plants, or funny stories from your garden. Have a mobile phone? Tag your photos on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter with #FineGardening! Do you receive the GPOD by email yet? Sign up here. Fine Gardening Recommended Products Organo Republic 16 Perennial Wildflower Seeds Mix for Indoor & Outdoors Fine Gardening receives a commission for items purchased through links on this site, including Amazon Associates and other affiliate advertising programs. Premium 16 Perennial Wildflower Seeds Mix - Special Garden Flower Seeds Blend designed for planting indoor & outdoors across North America. With over 16 varieties and 100,000 wildflower seeds, this mix is the best solution to attract pollinators - bees, butterflies & birds are essential for garden plants health. Our Special Perennial Wildflower Seeds Mix Includes White Yarrow, Columbine, New England Aster, Siberian Wallflower, Shasta Daisy, Lance-Leaf Coreopsis, Sweet William, Purple Coneflower, Blanketflower, Gayfeather, Blue Flax, Lupine, Dwarf Evening, Primrose, Mexican Hat, Prairie Coneflower, Black Eyed Susan. Easy & Fun Growing Experience with our online guides - Don’t plant disappointment - Add more colors to your wildflower garden! We send only super hearty heirloom flower seeds with the highest germination rate and fast sprout. Our detailed growing guide helps you grow seeds the garden of your dream like a PRO. Colorful Wildflower Garden from Seeds - Grow wildflowers everywhere - Indoor in window garden or Outdoors Flower garden Garden make a beautiful design for your garden borders, pathways, field or meadow and attract pollinators. Made in the USA by Small Family-Owned Business - Quality You Can Trust - Our wildflower bulk seeds variety pack are tested at the highest germination rates before being sealed to last for up to 3 years before you need to plant. Each packet of our flower seeds variety pack is resealable to make it easy to store and has its own label with a QR code for the growing instructions. The Regenerative Landscaper: Design and Build Landscapes That Repair the Environment Fine Gardening receives a commission for items purchased through links on this site, including Amazon Associates and other affiliate advertising programs. 2024 Nautilus Award Gold Medal Winner! This awe-inspiring guide weaves together permaculture design, food resiliency, climate adaptation, community organizing, and indigenous wisdom that you can implement in your own backyard. Spear & Jackson 4930FZ Razorsharp Telescopic Tree Pruner Fine Gardening receives a commission for items purchased through links on this site, including Amazon Associates and other affiliate advertising programs. Telescopic tree pruner with SK5 carbon steel blade which stays sharper for longer. Variable length telescopic handle extends up to 92 Inch (2340mm). Lopper for cutting branches up to 1.2" (30mm). 13 inch (330mm) saw is ideal for cutting thicker branches. Supplied with a long cord and pull-action handle. Part of the Razorsharp Advantage collection, the obvious choice for gardeners who demand and expect precise, powerful performance. "Grow Your Own" Great British Growing 2020 Award Winners. Source link

[the-ashford-arms]

Family-Friendly Places to Stay in the Peak District: Best Picks

Discover the best family-friendly places to stay in the Peak District. From The Ashford Arms in Ashford-in-the-Water to Chatsworth Cottages, each spot offers spacious rooms, fun activities, and proximity to family-friendly attractions. Make your next Peak District adventure unforgettable and book today!

[themaynard]

Celebrate Christmas 2024 at The Maynard with Festive Events and Dining

Experience the magic of Christmas 2024 at The Maynard. Enjoy festive menus crafted from fresh local produce, perfect for family dinners, work functions, or friendly get-togethers. Explore exciting events, holiday dining, and our special Christmas brochure. Book now for a memorable festive season!

[scumtrout]

My family doesn't celebrate Christmas, so I'm considering using every ounce of my Single Woman With Disposable Income And No Dependents privilege to stay at somewhere in the Peak District over the bank holiday. HOWEVER, I don't know how I feel about driving up there if it's icy or extremely rainy and/or foggy.

Yesterday I drove on Kirkstone Pass in the Lake District with heavy rain and partial flooding, and now there are permanent finger marks left in my steering wheel. The drive required 100% of my brain power to the extent that I almost attained Nirvana and transcended my physical form, leaving behind nothing but a USB drive containing a single text file that said 'aaaaaaaaaa'.

Kirkstone Pass looks like this, which is very pretty but doesn't convey the discomfort of driving on it while there are huge fuck off puddles taking up half the road:

[victusinveritas]

Patrick Pearse spent much of the last summer of his life (1915) in Rosmuck, Connemara with his brother Willie and a friend named Desmond Ryan.

It was a relaxed holiday although Pearse found the time to write one of Ireland's most famous speeches - 'Ireland unfree shall never be at peace,' spoken at the graveside of O'Donovan Rossa and considered by many as a key moment in the lead up to the Easter Rising.

Ryan recalled the summer fondly:

"The next day we proceeded to Rosmuck by train, or rather part of the way, for Rosmuck lies nine miles from a railway station, and we had a long drive by side-car through granite and peat from Maam Cross Station over winding, peak-screened roads.

It was a stirring view along those serpentine roads, ever winding and twisting to avoid the bog.

The horse trotted bravely while an O’Malley drove, and Pearse explained what famous people the O’Malleys were in Connemara.

All the while, bluish granite mountains soared and all around spread the peat-bogs starred by the tiny lakes, each with a local name and every name known to Pearse, who declared for the hundredth time he could find his way blindfold on any road in Connacht.

The Twelve Bens came in sight and Pearse waved his hand here and there over the land, naming lake, mountain and district away to the Joyce Country under its purple mist.

He told us many stories he had learned from the people.

Away there on that gloomy mountain yonder a stranger had lived for years, coming suddenly in the night from nowhere, henceforth a hermit, perhaps doing a penance of solitude and silence for some deed of blood.

We passed a peculiar green building of corrugated iron, a Protestant Church, [Screebe?] and then Pearse remembered that many years before the Bible Societies had carried out a proselytising campaign, and even in 1915 a small remnant of the Irish-speaking Protestant colonies still survived.

Once on his rambles, Pearse had met one of the members, an old man up in a cottage among the hills who opened his Gaelic Bible, read it aloud and argued with Pearse for an hour until the old man’s daughter came in and told her father that he had no manners and that he did not know how to treat a learned man who knew enough Irish and enough Bible to make up his mind for himself, and the attempted conversion of Pearse went no further.

A lonely letter-box on a post at a crossroads led Pearse to tell of the extravagant family, long bankrupt and extinct, who had had the box erected as a monument to their exclusiveness, recklessness and pride.

A barracks rose beside the rattling wheels and Pearse knew that the sergeant within was a crusty and cantankerous fellow companioned by six splendid constables, enthusiastic Irish speakers who spent their time in shooting wild ducks, fishing and studying with zeal the poems of Eoghan Ruadh O’Sullivan.

The car stopped at the schoolmaster’s house and Patrick Connolly welcomed Pearse warmly. His wife came out too.

Inside like startled birds, the four daughters of the schoolmaster retreated from our gaze while their mother laughed and said they would grow out of all that, but when young people lived among lakes and bogs they became curlews and mountain birds, easily startled by wild young men from the cities and poets from Dublin, all this for Willie and me whose ties and locks must have startled her ducklings.

We proceeded to the cottage, a white, thatched, oblong building with green

door, porchway and two windows in front, approached by a peat-sodded path from the main road. Here was the spiritual home of Pearse, which in the last years he visited every summer to pay a last farewell.

Below lay a fifty-acre lake legend tenanted with a Water Horse.

Beyond the rare walls of the cottage, the Atlantic heaved and moaned with tales of lost ships or murmured a summons to ride on its bosom to the Aran Isles on a fair day.

On every side rose the purple hills and peat, agleam with unnumbered lakelets. Pearse sat at the kitchen table writing the closing tales in his book of short stories, 'The Mother.'

He turned aside to discuss the completed stories with Willie and me, and said he thought the best the grimmest one, a tale of a woman under a curse called the “Black Chafer.”

Then he sighed that he had never written a story about turf or shown up enough the

hard life of the people. He said this sadly with almost the air of a man who all at once comes upon an intolerable personal grievance.

Sometimes he went down and bathed in the lake while Willie guarded him from the banks with a long, strong rope as Pearse was no swimmer. This tickled the brothers so much that they gave up the attempt with loud merriment and mutual criticisms.

Returning, Pearse mused on his cottage and said that one of the builders had been an old man who took his task very slowly and seriously, making progress by inches, but consoling Pearse’s impatience with the sole remark:

“Won’t it be a fine house when it is finished. Indeed it will be a fine house when it is finished.”

Pearse was more outspoken than I had ever known him before.

Night by night he spoke to Willie and me about everything by turns.

Much about the future of the Irish language. Here in this self-contained community which he had once known as purely Irish-speaking, English was creeping in among the younger generation.

It amused him when we walked abroad in the day-time to speak to the men working

the land and smile at the English expressions speckling the Gaelic:

“Becripes, tá . . . bedamned but tá...' from those who knew no other words of English, but he said this was the beginning of the end unless some great change came.

And what the change would be sometimes broke through his thoughts...

Who could have guessed that behind his gentle words and look, an insurrection simmered, a certainty that his days were irrevocably numbered and in this place he would never see in another summer?"

Pictured above are Patrick Pearse and his brother Willie, neither of whom would live to see the summer of 1916.

Taken from Desmond Ryan's 1934 auto-biography 'Remembering Sion.'

All of this was taken whole cloth from The History of Connemara Facebook group.

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