Holiday Cottage - £295 for 3 nights and £450 for a week
Alton Towers 3 miles; walking in the moorlands, woods and valleys is on the doorstep
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I hadn’t walked through Carr Wood since the last day of term when we picked the raspberries. Seven weeks of summer holiday have passed and we have had a lovely time and met some interesting people and lovely families who stayed in our cottage, Barks, for a self-catering holiday. All but one group of guests went to Alton Towers, and some stayed longer and took in some extra local attractions.
During this time I didn’t do much walking. My old dog Echo was pleased about this but the young dogs wanted more. So the young ones were pleased by the resumption of our school routine this morning, and I am sure Echo joined us in spirit. Raspberries have been replaced by blackberries but we didn’t stop this morning. It is time to shed some calories and get marching up that hill again.
The walking is so wonderful around here that I am disappointed that more guests don’t pack their walking boots. Having said that, with Alton Towers Skyride out of action I would recommend walking boots for the miles you need to walk when you go for the day.