TheCharlesLloyd On Abandoned Railway Walk Two In Buxton

Some Photos Of The Journey.

When The Sun Shines In Buxton, it's time to get out there on an adventure.

Here I have put blue and grey sky views for you, I paused in the morning and met the clouds.

So Charles; Tell us about the walk.

Living in Burbage I do this walk often. Mr Storme (The Husky) and I cross the road from The Duke where we meet the hedge of the Church and turn left. We walk along to the road junction and just keep walking. This takes us through a Housing estate down then up a hill. To the right at the bottom of the slope you will see a field that sometimes holds sheep. Keep walking up the hill until the estate ends and farms buildings can be seen. At the top of the hill the pathway splits into two, take the right and you are on the Railway Line.

Oh I Say.

Here you will get breath taking views of Buxton and Burbage, enjoy. Make sure you have boots on, unless the sun has been shinning for many days, there will be big puddles. I always keep Mr Storme on Lead as there are some lovely farm animals up there. Some very hansom cattle and fluffy sheep.

As you are enchanted by the scenery, you will see a farm house and barns coming up infront of you. Very shortly you will come to end of this part of the Railway and turn left down to Bishops Lane. The Farmer has asked you to go no further, it's private land. Have no fear at the bottom of the slope to your right down to the lane, you can turn left and carry on with the walk below of this post.

Have Fun

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TheCharlesLloyd Finds An Abandoned Railway Line Near Buxton

The Cromford and High Peak Railway.

Here Is The Route In Sun and Cloud

Myself and my friend Mr Storme (The Husky) woke up on Friday and went seeking out the Cromford & High Peak Railway.

Mr Storme understood that he had to be kept on a tight lead; as when we got onto the High Peak National Park there were rare Wading Birds nesting. Also that we should keep to the wild animal tracks; as it is very boggy up there. 

We had already found part of the Abandoned Railway and use it as a circuit walk regularly in Burbage. 

Now we were off to find the Burdage Tunnel. Part of the Railway is on Private farming land, so we walked up Bishops Lane and found a stairway up to the Park where the tunnel lays.

As we kept to the tracks we did not disturb the nesting Birds but did have the treat of seeing them on the walk. We marvelled at the breath taking view and went down a steep incline to find the disused tunnel. Closed up we paused to enjoy the scenery. 

There was the Abandoned Rail Line that can take you to the lake or you can follow it to a great pub which does a fantastic Lunch. Alas Mr Storme and I were busy in the afternoon, but will take you there soon.

What's The History Of The Abandoned Railway Mr Charles?

Well it was going to be a canal, Josias Jessop completed a survey of the route and found it was unsuitable for a canal, but a railway would work.

In 1825 an act of parliament gave permission to build it and in 1831 it opened. Horse drawn to start with, then Steam Locomotives from 1841. Mostly for Cargo, in the 1850's it started to take passengers until a triadic accident saw some fellow killed on the Line in 1877 so it stuck to cargo until closing in 1892.

It cost £180,000 and over a hundred years later we can enjoy a good walk surrounded by beautiful countryside.

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Adventures In #Buxton #Derbyshire

If You Like To Walk Buxton, Derbyshire Is The Place To Be

Here We Have A View Of A Large Car Park ready for your car.

Below the trees is Go Ape for the teenagers, to the right Pooles Carvern for family fun and a bite to eat. Hidden behind those trees are many routes up to Solomon's Temple, a folly with a panoramic view of Buxton and the stunning Derbyshire.

Up there often with Storme the faithful Husky enjoying the many paths up to the Temple. Have not been fitter in my life. Will be posting photos on Twitter later, join us for a walk.

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#TheCharlesLloyd Remembers Fun #England

While The Press & The Politicians Nag, Only Good News With #TheCharlesLloyd

Above Is Vintage Vine From Mothers Day 2016

At the radio channel we took pride in only bringing good news to you. Only sharing the positive and searching for people that wanted to make the world a better place, rather sucking the fun out of life by a continued fascination of sneaking the doom to on to the electorate and youth. 

Oh I Say Charles, What Now?

Ditto ladies and gentlemen, we are looking for people to join us very soon on air. My personal twitter feed @thecharleslloyd boasts no neggative ninnes. Follow me until we launch again.

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TheCharlesLloyd Does Westminster 2015

TheCharesLloyd Does A Periscope Live In Westminster.

TheCharlesLloyd Takes Some Friends Around Westminster.

The Great Thing About All These Lovely Social Media Sites Is Everyone Has The Chance To Share What They Love.

I took Periscope, Vine and Instagram to task and had a lot of fun.

On the return of the radio channel, Periscope, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Vine2, Blooger and Soundcoud will be where I share and you can keep up with anything you miss.

Wow that's a lot, will defiantly need an assistant to help.

Anyway, it's Tuesday and I must get on with the Business of the day, thanks for joining me.

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TheCharlesLloyd March 2016 Happy Easter

As we Enjoy Easter this Is what I Was Up Too In 2016

Shaftesbury My second Home, Enjoy The Vines.

As we enjoy Easter 2018 we see two years ago above, but four years ago a was getting ready to Launch thecharleslloyd.com a radio station in Ivybridge.

Here Is How I Did It.

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TheCharlesLloyd August 2016

Here Is Some Fun From My 49th Birthday

While On Tour I Made These Vines In My Spare Time.

This was just before I visited Buxton for the first time and fell in Love. Now the town is my home, the great thing about Buxton is the creative s that dwell here and the energy the people put into the arts. We have the Buxton Opera House that boast a program for all, as does the cinema at the arts centre attached to the opera house.

Then you have the many friendly bars and restaurants. At 50 I had been at a loss as what to do with the rest of my life, well Buxton has given me the spark to venture into new pastures. Have a lounge show I do around the town, Directing Moon Quest for the Fringe Festival here and in Manchester, with many new projects in the pipe line. Life begins at 50. Looking forward to broadcasting Adventures to you all again via the Radio.

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TheCharlesLloyd Commuting To Manchester Adventures

TheCharlesLloyd From Buxton To Manchester

I Made Some Vines On The Journey To Use The Time.

The Christmas of 2016 a very tired TheCharlesLloyd commuted to Manchester six days a week. Trying to keep sane; these Vines were produced.

Am very glad to be working again in Manchester Directing Moon Quest. Here you will find all the details. The journey is not so bad in 2018, as I am looking forward to meeting with a great cast and working with a Wonderful Script!

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