So off I went southbound down the M1 and got off at junction 28. Turn right onto the A38, turn right onto the A610, and take a right turn onto the A6, and look for the sign to Crich. It was very busy so I parked on the edge of the village, which is almost as big as a town. I always look for a church as a landmark.
The view from the back of the church looking over the graveyard.
Lots of stone cottages around here.
Here is the Clifftop Memorial. It's open to the public, with a steep climb to get up there. There is a car park for those who cannot walk. It's free to enter the grounds with a 50p donation to climb the spiral staircase to the top of the tower. I didn't do that. It was a boiling hot day and I was sweating buckets.
Crich Stand was built in 1923 and is dedicated to the memory of the men who died in the Sherwood Foresters Regiment during the Great War. Subsequently the men who served in the Second World War have been remembered. A pilgrimage takes place on the first Sunday of July each year for a memorial service. It is a landmark that can be seen for miles around and on a bright day it is possible to see Lincoln Cathedral, 50 miles away.
Some of the views from the Memorial.
Right next to it is The Tramway Village. The car park is looking pretty full.
Ooooh, there she goes. Fully laden with visitors.
The reason for my visit was to go on a tram ride, so I made my way back down to the bottom.
The following post shows what happens next.
Catch ya later. Toodle pip. ilona
What great pictures. The cottage is beautiful, the purple flowers are so bright and cheerful. The view from the memorial are amazing. You can see for miles……
ReplyDeleteHello Tammy. A sunny day makes everything look a whole lot better. Derbyshire is a beautiful county. Today it is raining so I will stay indoors until it stops.
DeleteBeautiful pictures Ilona. The cottage with the red door and purple flowers is quite eye catching!
ReplyDeleteHello Carrie. I think the surrounding area is more important when you are choosing a place to live. I could live in a caravan in the middle of a field, rather than a box in a city.
DeleteI love your photos and all the day trips you take. You really enjoying exploring your own country. Thank you for sharing these with your readers.
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DeleteI used to think that other places were a lot better than where I lived. Now that I carry a camera I realise that my own country is the best place to live.
Off topic but may be of interest: https://www.itv.com/news/2025-04-14/electric-hgvs-being-trialled-across-the-uk-in-a-bid-to-help-lorries-go-green
ReplyDeleteps - meant to add these comments to my previous comment:
ReplyDeleteCost twice that of diesel
Range less than a fifth that of diesel
Payload 20% less than diesel
Sounds like a pretty effective way to kill your business going down this route??!?
Thank you Will. I follow trucking magazines, and see that they are reporting on the progress of producing electric trucks. A big mistake in my opinion, for the reasons you state above. It has always been the case of getting the tare weight down as low as possible, to increase the weight of the payload. Hauliers are paid by weight. Another downer is that there will never be the amount of charging points needed around the country.
DeletePrevious Governments have been destroying the British truck making businesses, selling them out to the Europeans. British Leyland went to the Dutch firm DAF. ERF the last British truck building business was taken over and our factory was closed. I suspect a lot of back handers were dished out in the quest to reduce our debt mountain. Corruption is rife.
Loving that purple and red.combo in your photo🟪🟥 Arilx
ReplyDeleteYes, they go well together. My own front door is red. Not painted by me, it was that colour when I moved in 25 years ago.
DeleteSome fab piccies there Ilona. The cottage is beautiful. Great views across the English countryside as well. Well worth a visit. Thank you for sharing with us. 😃
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