Dam Busters

On Sunday morning we went into Sheffield city to visit the Sheffield Wednesday Superstore to purchase some essential blue and white merchandise, and to perhaps walk around Hillsborough stadium. Sadly Sunday trading doesn't exist in a lot of the UK so we were disappointed to find it was shut. Instead we had a walk around the area of Hillsborough and the huge public park that's across the road from the stadium.

In the afternoon after a bit of a Sunday roast my Dad took us to the Derwent Valley, 10-15 minutes drive into Derbyshire. This is the home of three reservoirs - Derwent, Howden and Ladybower. We had a stroll through the surrounding woods and alongside the Derwent Reservoir. It's not hard to see why this is a popular weekend destination for a lot of people in the Sheffield area - you could be mistaken for thinking you were in foreign lands like New Zealand or Canada (what what what, I hear you say).


This was the location used for practising the attack of German damns in World War II. These specially designed 'bouncing bombs' were used by the Air Force Squadron later known as the Dam Busters.

We popped into a nice pub on the way home for a beer, or a glass of red wine with a fly in it if you're Sheryl, where you can have a drink and a bite to eat across the road with great views of the valley. The weather ain't that flash this week but it has been the hottest July in the UK on record so we've timed our trip here pretty well. August is forecast to be hotter.