A walk around Chatsworth Park

We had some Chinese friends come to stay with us for a few days recently, so as well as showing them the delights of Lincoln (which I think surprised them, as it surely does many first time visitors who have never heard of us) we decided to take a drive out to the Peak District.  The rain stopped us going on the hike we had originally planned, but it did allow us to go for a nice wander around Chatsworth Park, the little estate village of Edensor and the always charming town of Bakewell.  Actually, with regard to Edensor, if anyone can tell me the proper 'local' way to pronounce it, I'd be much obliged.  I always feel I've walked into a fantasy novel when saying it...

As always, here are a few pastoral photos I took along the way, including an alarming amount of smoke coming from the woods behind Chatsworth House, and a chicken, who I've decided to call Alan.

A nice surprise was the church at Edensor, which certainly has an impressive setting.  What I didn't realise until going inside was that it was modified by George Gilbert Scott in the 1860s, and possesses a rather fine memorial to the sons of Bess of Hardwick, Henry and William Cavendish, who died in 1616 and 1626 respectively.  It includes a very nice example of a cadaver tomb, though its a strange and rather morbid concept to have to explain to someone from a completely different cultural background.

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