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Kedleston Hall – A Country House and Parkland Walks

Kedleston Hall – A Country House and Parkland Walks

Sarah and I have spent the weekend in Derby attending the wedding of Sarah’s niece Suzy to Carl. So, after all the partying, a more relaxed activity was required. Kedleston Hall and Parklands is just a few miles outside of Derby and seemed the perfect place to visit. We arrived before the Hall opened. Fine, an excuse for tea and cakes! Kedleston Hall is an eighteenth-century mansion with Adam interiors. The estate has been in the hands of the Curzon…

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Cycle it to Long Eaton from Derby

Cycle it to Long Eaton from Derby

As soon as we arrived home from our Way of the Roses cycle tour we set off for another break! This was a short trip to Derby where Sarah would join in with a hen-party. Suzie, Sarah’s sister’s daughter, is soon to be married. The following morning, however, started with Sarah joining in with the Markeaton Parkrun. Sarah has wanted to run her home cities parkrun for some time. We were staying at The Stuart Hotel, part of the Best Western…

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Markeaton Park – And a Derby Family Visit

Markeaton Park – And a Derby Family Visit

Sarah’s family roots are based in the village of Etwall near to Derby. And this weekend we had the opportunity to return to those roots and spend some time meeting up with her sister Jo and nieces and nephews – Suzy, Rob and Matthew. Our journey began with the drive through the Derbyshire Dales where we stopped off for some coffee at a garden centre in Duffield, Belper. We were staying at the Holiday Inn Express in Derby near to…

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Derby – All Change!

Derby – All Change!

We had the weekend all planned out with a trip to Derby. A cycle ride on the Saturday with a couple of stops to do some touristy type things then to watch them turn on the Christmas lights. We were staying at the Derby Travelodge. Sunday was either going to be a cycle ride out to Sudbury or a walk in the National Forest near Burton. So much for well laid plans! Things started to go wrong last weekend when…

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Visiting Etwall

Visiting Etwall

We set off from the Pride Park Travelodge in Derby and followed the cycle path (both NCN 6 and 68) along the river into the city centre. The Vernon Gate is a grade II listed facade of the former 19th century County Gaol but now is a business park. From there we headed out of Derby and joined up with the beginning of the Pennine Cycleway, also known as National Cycle Network route 68 (NCN 68) which headed out into…

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