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Ladybower reservoir

November 11, 2018

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Drought unveils lost village

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Derwent was a village in Derbyshire that was demolished (or technically drowned) in 1944 to make way for the Ladybower reservoir. The extremely dry summer/autumn has allowed the left over structures to emerge and visitors went there in their hoards…
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September 10, 2012

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Alport Castles

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Dave Horton and I went for a circular walk that took us up Win Hill, over to Hope Cross, down to Alport Farm, and then up to Alport Castles. The final leg was a descent to Westend and round the…
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April 25, 2011

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Cycle around Ladybower

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We drove over to Ladybower Reservoir in Derbyshire and cycled around the three dams with my son William. We parked just before Fairholmes and cycled along the road to Derwent Reservoir then Howden Reservoir and over the old packhorse bridge…
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Lucas Brey

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