'There was no possibility of taking a walk that day. We had been wandering, indeed, in the leafless shrubbery an hour in the morning; but since dinner (Mrs. Reed, when there was no company, dined early) the cold winter wind had brought with it clouds so sombre, and a rain so penetrating, that further out-door exercise was now out of the question.'
(first lines of Jane Eyre).
Whatever idea I had of the Peak Districts' moors and dales after reading the Brontë sisters - - it wasn't what we saw when we came there to spend our holiday: a stunningly beautiful, mid summer landscape.
In between visiting the cities that surround the Peak District we came back again and again to this splendid countryside. At the beginning of August we drove around in total silence, and in blazing sun - only once we drove in the mist the Brontë sisters described so strikingly. We did love that special atmosphere but alas, no eery countryside for us, bright blue skies it was!
We kept taking pictures. We can only show you a tiny selection.
If ever you can: go and see the moors and dales in real life. You won't regret it.
(first lines of Jane Eyre).
Whatever idea I had of the Peak Districts' moors and dales after reading the Brontë sisters - - it wasn't what we saw when we came there to spend our holiday: a stunningly beautiful, mid summer landscape.
In between visiting the cities that surround the Peak District we came back again and again to this splendid countryside. At the beginning of August we drove around in total silence, and in blazing sun - only once we drove in the mist the Brontë sisters described so strikingly. We did love that special atmosphere but alas, no eery countryside for us, bright blue skies it was!
We kept taking pictures. We can only show you a tiny selection.
If ever you can: go and see the moors and dales in real life. You won't regret it.
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