Leanne and Patrick, who stayed in Tom’s Barn earlier this month  with their beautiful dog, Bailey,  have just sent us a batch of five photos which can now be seen in the ‘Your Photos’ gallery. (I couldn’t resist sneaking in this beautiful water lily that John took this morning- it is the most lovely pink!)

Patrick and Leanne really made the very best use of their time here – including a 12 1/2 mile  hike round Carsington which is steeper and more tiring and indeed feels longer than many people realise before they set out…

They loved Dovedale and she writes: “We all had a wonderful time and can’t wait to come back next May!”

Meanwhile, in their photo you can spot the newly ‘repaired’  stepping stones.  The rumpus about this still rages on. Whatever the rights and wrongs the repair work has certainly been shoddily done and the poor National Trust, which does so much good work quietly and unseen  to help keep the banks of the Dove safe and pleasantly walkable for us all finds itself under sustained attack.