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Issue 1, January 2026
Issue 1, January 2026
A new monthly digest from Peakrill Walks, giving brief recommendations and interesting facts about Peak District folklore, history and culture
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Thoughtful walks in the Peak District, using folklore, history and literature, to find new perspectives on the landscape. Click to read Peakrill Walks, by Luke @ Peakrill Walks, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
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Bretton to Bradwell // Dogs in Peak District Folklore
Bretton to Bradwell // Dogs in Peak District Folklore
On a walk round Abney Moor and Bretton Clough with my four-legged friend, we sniff out signs of ghostly hounds and phantom dogs in old stories from across the Peak District
Peak District Farming & Folklore
đFarming the Peak District â Part 3: The precarious life of the sheep farmer
đFarming the Peak District â Part 3: The precarious life of the sheep farmer
Hartington // Farming the Peak District â Part 2: Milking cows
Hartington // Farming the Peak District â Part 2: Milking cows
Join me on a walk through rolling White Peak farmland, through pastoral scenes of milking parlours, cheeseboards and lush green fields⌠plus a decapitation
Edale // Farming the Peak District â Part 1: Horses, tractors and fieldwork
Edale // Farming the Peak District â Part 1: Horses, tractors and fieldwork
The first of a series of walks, exploring the history and rich culture of farming across the Peaks, in the words of real farmers
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Alton // A strangely decorated tree
Alton // A strangely decorated tree
Hoo knows Peak District dialect?
Hoo knows Peak District dialect?
My research on farming culture in the Peak District has shown me more than I expected about the voices of Peak Folk in time gone byâŚ
â¨Spooky season recipes
â¨Spooky season recipes
Castleton // Ah haaaa, itâs Alan Partridge in the Peak District
Castleton // Ah haaaa, itâs Alan Partridge in the Peak District
John Flamsteed, a Derbyshire hero through time and space
John Flamsteed, a Derbyshire hero through time and space
đŤA rhapsody on Bilberries
đŤA rhapsody on Bilberries
đSecrets Buried Beneath Wirksworth
đSecrets Buried Beneath Wirksworth
Three treasures unearthed from beneath this beautiful White Peak town
Wakes cakes, carnivals... and saints?
Wakes cakes, carnivals... and saints?
Ilam to Tissington // The Old Woman and the Hob
Ilam to Tissington // The Old Woman and the Hob
An old story in the picturesque village of Tissington
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