Bamford up to Ladybower Reservoir, Derbyshire – October 2021

A decent walk from Bamford in Derbyshire up to Ladybower Reservoir which supplies drinking water to the East Midlands.

The plan was originally to walk for Bamford up to Bamford Edge, another one of those granite cliffs which dominate the skyline. Unfortunately the road up there (‘The Clough’) is closed off, so we had to settle for walking along the Thornhill Trail heading north.

It’s still a lovely walk…

Were pretty lucky with the weather but the day was quite changeable. Five minutes later, it looked like this…

These pictures and videos are @Aidan Parr 2021, so please ask permission if you want to use them. I’ll probably say ‘yes’!