Browse through our blog posts to find out what life is like at Hoe Grange Holidays along with some great ideas for days out in the Peak District.
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The Hoe Grange Hike 2014
May 1, 2014
Animals, archeology, Birds, Derbyshire, Family, Renewable energy, Wildlife, Wind turbine,Last Sunday the 27th of April, 19 people joined us for the Hoe Grange Hike as part of the wider Peak District Walking Festival. This year saw a change of route from the walk we have done for the past 4 years and explored the footpaths over the hill to Brassington. Following Derbyshire Dales countryside ranger Patrick Mountain, the group were lead over the private land at Hoe Grange where they saw and heard lots of wildlife, along Pinder's lane. Did you know that a "Pinder" was the keeper of the Pinfold where stray animals were kept until clai...
Underground in the Peaks
June 18, 2013
archeology, Caving, Chatsworth, Derbyshire, History, Peak District,Peak Tangent are a group of girls who meet every two weeks and in the summer we like to get out and about to make the most of our stunning Peak District. This week we ventured underground into one of the richest and deepest copper mines. Ecton in the Manifold Valley has been mined probably for much of the last 3500 years, but became famous as one of the highest grade and productive copper mines in the World during the 18th century under the ownership of the Chatsworth Estate. It is said that the fifth Duke of Devonshire made such a huge pro...
Rambling Along
May 10, 2012
archeology, Derbyshire, Eco, Farm, Food and drink, General, History, Peak District, Tourism, Walking, Wildlife,It was all sunshine and smiles for our "Roman and Railway Ramble" lead by Derbyshire County Council Ranger Sarah Fanthorpe-Smith. It was the fourth year we have hosted the walk as part of the Visit Peak District & Derbyshire Walking Festival, and it proved as popular as ever with 30 guests setting off over the farm fields. David was on hand to explain some of the historical farmland features, such as the dew pond, and ridge and furrow. He also talked about how we manage the land today as a commercial enterprise under the Uplands Entry Le...
A Winter Walk
January 21, 2012
archeology, Derbyshire, Eco, History, Peak District, Walking, Wildlife,Here at Hoe Grange we are fortunate to live in one of the most spectacular and diverse landscapes in the UK; no wonder that the Peak District was the first National Park to be created. I thought I would share Terry's latest video of Chrome Hill and Parkhouse Hill with you, as they are just 20 minutes down the road from Hoe Grange Holidays. Whilst not one of the official Seven Wonders of the Peak District they are well worth a visit, and Chrome Hill is designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The video captures how stunning our landsca...
More ramblings from Hoe Grange
May 10, 2011
archeology, Derbyshire, Farm, History, Peak District, Tourism, Walking,Once again Hoe Grange hosted the "Roman & Railway Ramble" as part of the Peak District Walking Festival, in conjunction with the Rangers from Derbyshire County Council. Around 25 people enjoyed the May sunshine on this moderate 5 mile walk over the farm fields at Hoe Grange, up through the Royston Grange and back along the High Peak Trail, via Minninglow Neolithic burial mound. Ranger Sarah explains the history of Minninglow burial mound purple spotted orchid in full bloom Ranger Sarah leading the walk pointed out some of the rarer speci...







