The once-magnificent country house of Errwood Hall, enjoying wonderful views over the picturesque Goyt Valley, is now just a sad pile of stones. It survived for less than 100 years. It was built around 1843, and demolished in 1934.

The ruins are accessible from the same car park we used for our circular walk of Errwood Reservoir. The walk was some 5 miles and classed as moderate. It certainly wasn’t an easy trek around a flat body of water.

Part way around is the Packhorse Bridge – this has seen better days and has been flagged as having a structural weakness and, had we been able to read the notices, we would have had to turn around. Having failed to produce our reading glasses until after the bridge, our walk continued un-abated and the bridge didn’t collapse under our combined weight.

Here are a selection of photographs from the walk, including a spectacular show of Rhodedrums, which had been planted along the river towards the derelict hall.

Back at the caravan, it’s now time to watch the Exeter v Sale semi-final and then a BBQ for dinner.