A grand tour of the Peak District by bike

[simato73]

The UK is enjoyng a prolonged heat wave; the temperatures are close to what I consider summer, and the grass in the fields is turning yellow, just like it should during summer (at least, where I come from).
I never experienced such enjoyable weather in 11 years of living in England.
Given all this, and that I had leftover holidays to be taken by the end of June, this morning I embarked on a big tour of the Peak District  by bike.
Differently from my usual bike rides, this time I allowed time for a few stops for photos and carried with me the small but reasonably capable RX100.
The images are little more than snapshots, but I enjoyed the day and the different kind of cycling, more relaxed and less focused on performance.

[Bent Hjarbo]

Nice pictures, must have been a joyful trip. Most of Northern Europe seems to have what you call summer
Have we seen the old Morris before?

[Ann]

Lovely photographs of English country lanes, fields and old stone pubs: you make me feel quite homesick.

[Akira]

This is a pleasant pictorial travelogue.  Thank you for sharing, Simone!

[simato73]

Nice pictures, must have been a joyful trip. Most of Northern Europe seems to have what you call summer
Have we seen the old Morris before?

Thank you Bent.
The Morris is indeed an old acquaintance, last time I photographed it was covered in snow, and it hasn't moved at all since then.

[simato73]

Lovely photographs of English country lanes, fields and old stone pubs: you make me feel quite homesick.

It's not quite as glamorous as the rain forests of Costa Rica or of Borneo, but it gives different feelings and you certainly know how to get there.
I would love to see your take on rural England.

[simato73]

This is a pleasant pictorial travelogue.  Thank you for sharing, Simone!

Thank you Akira.
The photos should be geotagged so if you download them you should be able to see where they have been taken.

[Jakov Minić]

The 4th one is for a travel magazine! Really like it!

[Hugh_3170]

Jakov, I agree.

A most enjoyable series indeed.  I also really like the way that the farmers have worked with the contours of the land in how they have placed the stone fences. (I grew up on farm many years ago....)

No.4 is geotagged - or at least its EXIF certainly is. 

For the curious, the Google Maps view is here:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/53%C2%B020'13.0%22N+1%C2%B052'23.7%22W/@53.336931,-1.8754487,639m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d53.336931!4d-1.87326

The 4th one is for a travel magazine! Really like it!

[simato73]

Jakov, I agree.

A most enjoyable series indeed.  I also really like the way that the farmers have worked with the contours of the land in how they have placed the stone fences. (I grew up on farm many years ago....)

No.4 is geotagged - or at least its EXIF certainly is. 

For the curious, the Google Maps view is here:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/53%C2%B020'13.0%22N+1%C2%B052'23.7%22W/@53.336931,-1.8754487,639m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d53.336931!4d-1.87326

The 4th one is for a travel magazine! Really like it!

Thank you both, Jakov and Hugh.
I agree from a purely photographical perspective this is probably the best shot.
I can vouch the picture was taken where the geotag says

[armando_m]

....
Differently from my usual bike rides, this time I allowed time for a few stops for photos and carried with me the small but reasonably capable RX100.
The images are little more than snapshots, but I enjoyed the day and the different kind of cycling, more relaxed and less focused on performance.

and the images do reflect the relaxed mood, great series

[simato73]

and the images do reflect the relaxed mood, great series

Cheers Armando!

[Akira]

Wow, thank you Simone and Hugh!  I could nail "Bulls Head" (a pub or a cafe?) where you took your selfie!

[David Paterson]

Yes, very nice series. I especially like the ones looking down into the fields.

[simato73]

Wow, thank you Simone and Hugh!  I could nail "Bulls Head" (a pub or a cafe?) where you took your selfie!

The Bull's Head is as typical a pub name as there can be, at least in the countryside. I know several of them within a few miles.
In these places you will almost invariably find a pub rather than a cafe, cafes are more urban.
Country pubs are a very nice aspect of local culture, people go walking in the countryside and stop at pubs for a well deserved (in their minds, at least!) drink.