Above: John Mills and his co-star come down Old Goyt’s Lane towards the packhorse bridge. It’s been five years since Chris and I created the Goyt Valley Facebook Group and we’re already up to 2,500 members. It’s proved a wonderful source of...
Above: The presentation starts with this wonderful illustration of a young girl crossing the stepping stones at Goyt’s Bridge, with the packhorse bridge in the background. I’ve had approaches from various local groups over the years asking if I’d...
Above: Neil on the left interviews yours truly at the ruins of Errwood Hall. Professional photographer, Neil O’Connor, got in touch a few weeks back to ask whether I’d be happy to be interviewed for a video he was creating on a walk passing the ruins of...
Above: Joe and Prudence Hibbert feature in the video. They lived at Bunsal Farm and were the last family to leave the valley. I’ve just posted another Goyt Valley video on YouTube – on the history of Fernilee Reservoir. It’s less than 10-minutes...
Above: This postcard showing a group of children beside the gate leading into Goytclough, with a carriage full of tourists in the background, is one of my favourites. It’s something I’ve been meaning to do for ages – create a video of the valley...
Above: The walk starts from beside Buxton’s famous Opera House, before heading across to the ancient packhorse bridge which now spans the Goyt, and once stood in the heart of Goyt’s Bridge, before the hamlet was submerged beneath the waters of Errwood...
Thanks to the work of the Forestry Commission in clearing a lot of the fir trees, there are now some great views across the valley from the first section, along the wide woodland track. And the return path, alongside the western shore of the reservoir, is always...
Walk 17 along Foxlow Edge starts from a small lay-by on the old Roman road known as ‘The Street’. It passes St. Joseph’s Shrine (above), and includes some wonderful panoramic views. I’ve just added the video for walk 17: a short, 1.5 mile...
I’ve taken a look at the drone on the maker’s website and it does look fairly idiot-proof. Which it would need to be if I’m not to drop such an expensive bit of kit in the middle of Errwood Reservoir! With Christmas fast approaching, I thought it...
Above: This suave gentleman features in the video (click to enlarge). He is Captain Preston, who married the younger Grimshawe sister, Genevieve, in 1891. He’s pictured on the steps leading up to the family’s hill-top cemetery – which is where he now...
