THE PEAK DISTRICT
Being in a major city like London, you have so much entertainment right on the doorstep. Theatre, film, culture and of course great pubs, restaurants and bars to meet with friends and have some fun. However, we have other great places of natural beauty also just on our doorstep. The Peak District can be reached by rail or car and is just a short 3hr journey away. There's great things to do like horse riding, hiking, cycling and nature watching.
The area also has some great pubs with local beers and hearty meals - and what better way to enjoy a pint after a full day's excursion walking or cycling the famous trails around the area than stopping at The Lady Bower Inn which is where we are today after completing a 28mile Ladybower loop on our mountain bikes.
The extra reward at the end of the trail was seeing the sun setting over Derwent Dam, which had a kind of other-worldly glow and gave the illusion of a floating reservoir of water and submersed castle at it's edge. After a heavy 4 hour exertion cycling up and down steep and rocky hills, the pint in the sun at the end was all the more sweeter and my 'fix' for taking on an adventure like this - new places and sites to explore, gave me a satisfaction that a workout in the gym can never compete with and a reminder to get away more at the weekends.
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