FORGET THE PENNINE WAY, LET'S HEAD TO SOUTH YORKSHIRE

Right, I've cancelled the Pennine Way, so we stay in the Hope Valley and make our way to the village of Hope. Here, in the centre, is the Cheshire Cheese pub.

 Outside Hope village is the Travellers Rest, once a cider house owned by Bulmers, Today, it has beer too.

North now (see the map here), to the Ladybower Reservoir, with the railway built to aid in the construction.

Down into the valley and Bamford station, seen in 1966 (Ben Brooksbank - Creative Commons License).

The next station along the Hope Valley line is Hathersage. 156 468 arrives in 2012 (Phil Richards - Creative Commons License).

Now we know where we are! (Creative Commons License).

St Michael & All Angels church in Hathersage (Creative Commons License).

The Little John is a nice pub, handy for the station.

The Millstone is pretty decent too, in the centre of the village.

Next, we're into the outskirts of Sheffield (though we're not going into the city just yet), where we meet the city's trams at Fulwood terminus.

On Fulwood Road is the Rising Sun, owned by Abbeydale Brewery.

On the same thoroughfare, the Ranmoor Inn.

Sadly, the nearby Fox & Duck is now deceased.

Up the hill to Crookes in 1906.

The centre of Crookes.

Sheffield tram 256 at School Road, Crookes.

Today, the Ball is owned by Greene King.

The Noah's Ark is a busy boozer.

The Old Grindstone is a great ex Ward's pub.

Down into the Rivelin Valley.

The Man's Head Rock peers down over the valley.

The Rivelin is a tributary of the River Don. Here's a view below the Rivelin Dams.

At the Rivelin Dams terminus is Sheffield Transport Leyland bus 712.

Stannington comes next, with a view between the fields circa 1906.

The Robin Hood, at Little Matlock, Stannington, was worth a visit, but no longer. It's closed.

Oh dear! The Royal at Dungworth has also recently shut.

Up into the hills and we reach Bradfield. Sheffield Transport 1008 was once found here.

By the church in High Bradfield is the Old Horns Inn.

From here there are views of the reservoir and the hills.

That's where I'll end this post. Next time we'll have to drop down into the Upper Don Valley.

TO THE START OF THE PENNINE WAY

New Mills Central was once the junction with the short branch to Hayfield. The only intermediate station on that line was Birch Vale (Ben Brooksbank - Creative Commons License). 

Back to a line that's still open - at New Mills South Junction. The map here will explain all.

Furness Vale is a station on the Buxton Line.

The Peak Forest Canal is alongside.

Moving on, we come to Whaley Bridge village (Creative Commons License).

The terminus of the Peak Forest Canal is in Whaley Bridge. Goods were once transhipped to and from the Cromford & High Peak Railway.

The trackbed of the Cromford & High Peak Railway is still walkable in Whaley Bridge.

Buses of Trent Motor Traction and Bower's Coaches operated in Whaley Bridge in 1999.

The Goyt Inn is a welcoming pub in Whaley Bridge.

High above Whaley Bridge is Fernilee Reservoir. This tiny loco aided in its construction.

To the north of Whaley Bridge (there's logic to this route, see the map) is the junction of the Peak Forest Canal "main line" and the Buxworth branch.

The Buxworth branch was derelict in 1985.

At Buxworth Basin, the remains of the Peak Forest Tramway can be seen.

The basin has since been rewatered (Creative Commons License).

The Midland Railway ran through a deep cutting at Buxworth.

Buxworth once had a railway station, seen in 1965 (Ben Brooksbank - Creative Commons License).

Here's a view of the village (Creative Commons License).

Sadly, the Navigation Inn has now closed.

Not far to the east is Chinley station, once an important stop on the Midland Railway.

Two class 40s pass at Chinley.

Next stop, but on the former LNWR line, is Chapel-en-le-Frith station, still open today.

In contrast, the Midland station at Chapel-en-le-Frith is closed to passengers, but sees regular freight.

Bower's Coaches had their depot in Chapel-en-le-Frith. A Bristol LH bus resided there in 1980.

We now take the ex Midland Railway route eastwards through Cowburn Tunnel, emerging into the Hope Valley.

Soon we come to Edale station, where D7590 and 48073 are seen in action.

The signal box was still in use in 2011...... and receiving a new coat of paint.

Modern traffic in 2011.

Beside the station is the Rambler Inn.

Let's go into the village, passing the Church of Holy Trinity (Creative Commons License).

At the other end of the village is the Nag's Head. It hasn't changed a lot.

This is the southern end of the Pennine Way. Are we going to follow it? Find out when the next post appears.