Bought a "Wayfarer" ticket at Chorley Rail Station. Ticket is £9.20 and will get you by train to the Peak District and is valid on all train and bus services once you get there. Took direct train from Chorley to Buxton and then bus from Buxton to Hartington, where this walk starts and finishes.
Start of the walk by the public loos in Hartington.
The well-made path takes you across pastures to Beresford Dale.
May I pass, please?
Pike Pool, Beresford Dale. So called because of its grey monolith or pike that rises out of the water.
Into Wolfscote Dale.
It had started to rain, so I sheltered for lunch in the cave.
And finally up through Biggin Dale.
To end at Hartington Hall Youth Hostel.
From Hartington, bus back to Buxton, bus to Bakewell and then bus to Hathersage and the Little John Inn for refreshments. Train from Hathersage to Manchester and then onwards by train to Chorley. Not bad for £9.20!