Peak District weekend in autumn
Posted: Thu 14 May 2015, 15:46
All
As some of you may know I visited the Peak District in February this year and had a great time shooting numerous locations in a relatively small area. With that in mind Im proposing a club weekend this autumn, provisionally Friday 6th November to Monday 9th. Would anyone be interested in joining me?
Travelling
Would be driving myself so could take another 2 passengers (maybe 3). Journey time around 4 hours from the Croydon area. Most points of interest are within 30 mins drive and we could plan a day covering a certain area and its points of interest. Most of the interesting things to shoot are close to car parks so its not that arduous. Mam Tor (the highest point in the park) took less than 30 minutes of uphill walking and that was the most distance I covered.
Accommodation
I stayed here - http://www.yorkshire-bridge.co.uk/ - and can thoroughly recommend it. Its centrally located, offers good rooms, a very hearty breakfast & good evening meals. Its not group accommodation like the Brecon Beacons but there is plenty of space in the bar (which has free WIFI) if we wanted to gather for group chats. All extra meals & bar drinks can be added to room bill to make life easier. Double rooms are approx £200 for the 3 nights including breakfast.
What to shoot
Spoilt for choice! It has gritstone ridges, forests, open moorland, dams, reservoirs (Talybont Reservoir is a few minutes walk from Yorkshire Bridge), modest waterfalls and plenty more. An online search will give you far more details. Sunrise (just after 7am) and sunset (around 4.30pm) are respectable times also.
I used this book - http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0992683424 - as our main guide and found it invaluable. The Amazon reviews will give you an insight to how others found it helpful, especially having postcodes for the nearest car parks for satnav use.
Would be interested to hear peoples thoughts on this potential trip.
As some of you may know I visited the Peak District in February this year and had a great time shooting numerous locations in a relatively small area. With that in mind Im proposing a club weekend this autumn, provisionally Friday 6th November to Monday 9th. Would anyone be interested in joining me?
Travelling
Would be driving myself so could take another 2 passengers (maybe 3). Journey time around 4 hours from the Croydon area. Most points of interest are within 30 mins drive and we could plan a day covering a certain area and its points of interest. Most of the interesting things to shoot are close to car parks so its not that arduous. Mam Tor (the highest point in the park) took less than 30 minutes of uphill walking and that was the most distance I covered.
Accommodation
I stayed here - http://www.yorkshire-bridge.co.uk/ - and can thoroughly recommend it. Its centrally located, offers good rooms, a very hearty breakfast & good evening meals. Its not group accommodation like the Brecon Beacons but there is plenty of space in the bar (which has free WIFI) if we wanted to gather for group chats. All extra meals & bar drinks can be added to room bill to make life easier. Double rooms are approx £200 for the 3 nights including breakfast.
What to shoot
Spoilt for choice! It has gritstone ridges, forests, open moorland, dams, reservoirs (Talybont Reservoir is a few minutes walk from Yorkshire Bridge), modest waterfalls and plenty more. An online search will give you far more details. Sunrise (just after 7am) and sunset (around 4.30pm) are respectable times also.
I used this book - http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0992683424 - as our main guide and found it invaluable. The Amazon reviews will give you an insight to how others found it helpful, especially having postcodes for the nearest car parks for satnav use.
Would be interested to hear peoples thoughts on this potential trip.