This weekend we went further afield ( being a bank Holiday ) to the Peak Railway in Rowsley, Derbyshire.
A Beautiful location on the A6 between Matlock and Bakewell.
This was our first trip with the newly formed Motor Roamers. Although this is a new group, it was all the old faces from previous encounters. Great bunch , Good company.
Zoe had managed to get us parked in the Station car park so the steam trains were running within yards of the Motorhomes all day. A fantastic sight and completely operated by local volunteers.
We took the motorbike and managed to dodge most of the rain and get a run to Glossop via the Snake Pass , then back via the Woodhead Pass. Excellent biking roads, but lots of speed traps.
As part of our site fees we also got a ride to Matlock on the steam train. Beautiful town.
In the evening the club pub ( tent ) was opened and the socialising went on until the early hours.
On Sunday we had a group breakfast.
The weekend weather was kinder than had been predicted and on the Monday Pat and I went on the Bike to Matlock Bath, a very picturesque riverside Spa town .
It was great to see such enthusiasm for Trains and nostalgia..
The celebrity Peter Waterman opened the line on the Saturday. Apparantly he is train mad.
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