One of the great things about walking is making new discoveries especially those that are unusual or strange. Non more so than the Spanish Shrine we came across on Saturday in Derbyshire.
There's nothing about the building that reminds me of Spain; it has to be local building material to keep to the spirit of the National Park.
When you step inside you see the link;
but why is it here ?
A new month a new walking experience...the need to keep cool in hot weather. After the driest June for 3 years I expected to find the waterfalls a trickle but you will see from the pictures there was still a good force of water. Just shows how much water the peat moors hold and what a sponge they are.
There are different waterfalls along this little known valley and they do require a good walk and a bit of scrambling. The path went through lots of knee high ferns and acres of billberries. I lost count of how many times I had to cross the stream.
Ideal for cooling you off in this hot sultry weather ... imagine dangling your feet in it ....
