Marian and Martin, picked us up from the train station with their miniature schnauzer Dusty in toe. We hopped into their Mercedes and off we went to Baslow. We rode through the country side and arrived at their home which used to be an old pub!
We got their unloaded our stuff into our adorable room,
got the tour of the house and sat down to some proper English tea with buscuits (cookies) and fruit cake. After that we took a walk with everyone and dusty. It was so beautiful and green there, not to mention all the sheep!! After our walk we headed to the house were Marian had made us a wonderful English lamb roast!! I don't think I need to explain how delicious that was. After which we watched the new and like the old people Callie and I are headed to bed (no shame).
The next day we got up went for another walk with Dusty and Marian around a farm, with pigs cows and horses. After that we went to the Chastworth House which is where the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire live and it is also a museum and the movies Pride and Prejudice and the Dutches were filmed there!!
(Martian in Costume at Chatsworth House)
There were also beautiful gardens in the back that we explored, which reminded me a lot of secret garden! After that we went back to the house ate a quick lunch and headed out to a town called Eyam which is where the black plague started it was a small town but crazy to see. Then we headed back and got changed and headed out to an Italian dinner which was divine! Almost as good as Italy. After dinner we took Dusty for another walk around a little creek which had all sorts of ducks and geese in it, really quaint.
(Chatsworth House)
The next day we woke up and headed out to a town called Castleton where there is some caves, which are the only caves in the world that mine a stone called Bluejohn, it is quite rare and very pretty. We went in the cave and saw some great stalagtights and stalagmights, as well as some raw blujohn stone. After the cave we went back to the town and walked around and looked in some shops and just ejoyed the small village.
(The View from the caves of Castleton)
Then Marian and Martian took us to get a proper English roast at a pub which apperentally you can't get in London, it was amazing, and I ate far too much! After that we headed back to the house and lounged and packed up, sadly the time rolled around and it was time to go. We didn't want to leave at all, it was like staying with your English grandparents, they were so gracious, paid for EVERYTHING and never stopped asking us if we needed anything. Although we just had met them I felt like we had known them for years. The fresh country air and a break from London is just what we needed!
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