'Walk in Footsteps 50,000 years old' the leaflet for Creswell Crags says on it's front cover. When we were children I don't think we realised that is what we were doing. I grew up in a village close by. In fact there was one village in between Scarcliffe and Creswell and that was Elmton. We passed through it again on the way to Creswell driving down the narrow lanes, verges white with Cow parsley and May blossom and fields yellow with Buttercups. A group of us children from our village used to cycle as far as Elmton and back, Creswell was just that bit too far. My Dad used to take our car to a garage in Creswell ( I still remember the number plate RTU 498) and in those days you could drive straight past the crags. All is very different now.
The last time we visited Creswell Crags was in August 2021 when we took a car full of Paul's stone age tools and other artifacts to donate to their education department. It was pleasing to see that some of the items had been placed on display whilst others were used for children's activities.
We spent a couple of hours looking around the indoor displays and walking across the meadow and around the lake in the gorge. I didn't take too many photos this time.
Well, I say I didn't take too many photos but I was enthralled, not by the lake or the caves but the wildflowers we saw along the way. On both side of the lake were swathes of both Cow Parsley and Comfrey. There was also Wood Avens (we have a lot of that in our garden here and it is quite invasive) here it was perfect. On the grass banks there was loads of Yellow Rattle.
Next time in the returning to childhood places trip posts - Part Two - the Harley Gallery and Portland Museum on the Welbeck Estate.
Quite a beautiful place.
ReplyDeleteIt is especially at this time of year:)
DeleteLovely Rosie & the Crags sound interesting . Your walkabout photos are always great and with so much flora to see. We also find so much changed & most of the houses I lived in as a child in Sydney have gone to make way for other things. Thanks for sharing, take care & hugs.
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoy the photos, Susan. The first house we lived in in Leicester before we moved to Derbyshire was demolished,along with the whole row, it's now the hospital car park. Take care:)
DeleteThat looks absolutely gorgeous! 😊
ReplyDeleteIt was, it was like seeing it with new eyes. It's lovely at this time of year:)
DeleteWonderful Rosie - looks such a lovely place to visit. We have Wood Avens in our garden at home too and as you say it spreads! You certainly grew up in a beautiful place.
ReplyDeleteWe've pulled up quite a lot of Wood Avens over the years but each year more and more come back. I think we are suck with it now, I don't mind it and it's leaves look a bit like Geums of which we have quite a few. I'd rather have more Wood Anemones than Wood Avens though:)
DeleteLovely to visit places that remind us of our childhood.
ReplyDeleteWe move to the village from Leicester when I was six years old, I was so lucky to grow up there:)
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