Just a few pictures of views of the gardens at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire.
Chatsworth is the home of the Dukes of Devonshire. A family that has lived there for about 14 generation if not more, and which has owned – and this is no exageration – vast tracts of land in the UK.
There's a good page about the
Dukes of Devonshire on wikipedia
Anyway, here are some pictures
An easy day. There's no such thing. 10k is not very far, a couple of hours max. A leisurely breakfast and a long lunch. Thats the ideal... But, there were hills on this bit, hills we'd forgotten about since we came this way two years,ago.
We left our Vigo hotel at 0940 and started on the clearly signed path out of town. The first notable thing we saw is Vigo Guixar Station. We got off the train here yesterday. A train which, had come through Redondela yesterday. We're not being very efficient at
Its not easy getting from Portugal to Spain, or Spain to Portugal by train. The most accessible route is from Porto to Vigo. One train each way 12 hours apart. It's almost like the passenger railways don't want to do it. But, I'm getting
A couple of days was more than enough to see this lovely little town. But, there's definitely scope for a beach holiday. The town has an Art Nouveau trail, and an art nouveau museum. The cathedral is not large. But it has some great objects including this Madonna