The location doesnt bother me Leisl, I can control mine or they go on a lead but I was just thinking about other people who might have a problem and perhaps dont know Chatsworth that well. I know Aimee wants to come along and I warned her and that got me thinking about other dogs...!

Wow, sounds like an excellent place. I think a place with water needs to be a consideration at this time of year.
Get a little handbag for your pup, i've seen them in PAH!

Sounds like a fab place for a walk. Can you not carry your pup? My 3 little ones won't walk far anyway, so you won't be left behind anyway

Anyone else up for meeting here??

I think I would need a sack or a trolley rather than a handbag, Leanne and Pilgrim. Last week Bonnie weighed in at 14Kgs (over 29lb in old money). I can't wait to get her up there though; it really is a great place and you can easily spend the whole day there. My OH was there last week and he says the reservoirs are very low at the moment. If you Google (Linacre Reservoir) and go onto the panoramic earth 360 degree virtual tour you can see the middle reservoir and thats only a bit of this beautiful area.

Count me in at the place in Chesterfield!

Aerolor are there any roads near by or livestock?

Had a look and it is beautiful!

So we have agreed a place now we just need a time!! We are easy and it is only 25 mins away, so whenever suits us

You can get into Linacre various ways and it depends how far you want to walk really.

No livestock to be careful of once you are in there, but surrounding land is farming land and there may be sheep and cattle in the fields, but once you are in Linacre there is nothing to worry about at all, except the top reservoir has a bird sanctuary. Middle and bottom reservoirs are fine and there is tons to go at without bothering with the top one.

To get there you need to be roughly North West of Chesterfield about 4 miles out - on Newbold Road for the Cutthorpe entrance or Ashgate Road for the Old Brampton way in.

If you are all getting there by car you can get in at either (Old Brampton) Ashgate Road or Cutthorpe Road, but Cutthorpe is probably easier if you don't know the area.

There is a good car park at the Cutthorpe end and you can then drop down to the reservoirs. Follow the road through Cutthorpe village until you come to The Gate Inn and then there is a signpost to Linacre and it is a left hand turn along a narrow road (with passing points) which takes you straight into the car park, which is free.

If you want a really long walk you can go in at the top end of Holmebrook Valley Park (and then onto Linacre) on Newbold Road (again there is a good car park) but it is a fair walk from there until you get into Linacre proper. You can also get into Holmebrook Valley Park and then Linacre on the bottom Ashgate Road way and again there is a car park off Linacre Road. It is a long way into Linacre from there, but it all off road and the dogs can be off lead.
I think you will only be able to do a very small part of it first time and I think there are some maps to download which will help orientate you.

Another good way in is again on the Cutthorpe Road, but not so far up. Once just through Cutthorpe village you will see a pub on the right hand side - The Peacock and I think you can still park in their carpark and cut across the field and get straight into Linacre, but a bit lower down.

I am not very good at explaining, but if you get a map you will be fine. Take sandwiches and drinks as there is nowhere to get anything to eat if you stay a while.

I hope you and the dogs enjoy it.

Not sure how well the greyhound will cope with a long walk thinking about it (still trying to build up some fitness in her but haven't had her long and struggling to get weight on her so she doesn't look like a bag of bones so don't want to push her too far).

If we are looking at the 13th, it will be before Flynn's had his check up regarding his cruciate so he probably wont be coming along, depends how well he's doing on it.

This place sounds lovely, will have to check it out myself, i'm always up for somewhere new to take the dogs. Might treat myself to a birthday walk this weekend and do a reccy!

You're not allowed a birthday yet - I haven't sorted your present out!

Aerolor I only asked about roads because my young'un will shoot off after smells so it can be dangerous for me but if there is none he can get into trouble with then it's all fine, same with the livestock

The bird sanctuary may be a problem however - but Louie hasn't bothered much with birds lately except chasing them into the water or off the ground (normally when I don't catch the chase before it happens) "just keeping them on their toes" as an old man who saw the above said to me And besides I can always put him on a lead...

Sounds like a fantastic place though!

Aerolor are you not joining us? Your pup could walk for so long, then be carried - you could borrow a pram from someone