My hubby and me absolutely adore the roaches etc. We're up there every week at least once because were less than half an hr drive for us! Magical place

Good short video. Another one for the list!

Roaches and Luds End walk great one that’s Near my former home in Leek Staffordshire thanks for tour weather wet a Normal site bug can also be great in summer.River Diane great one in full flow.Great show thanks.

I love this place, spent many a happy day playing around there as a kid!

I did the roaches a couple of years ago. Typical end of august weather: miserable and misty. We parked at gradbach, but headed straight for roach end and up to the trig from the car park, then back down and through luds church. I'd love to revisit one day as we missed hen cloud.

Peak District - The Roaches & Lud's Church This week I headed out to meet my friend Andy for another very wet and wild wander in the glorious Peak District. We parked up at Gradbach and made our way up and over the moors to the southern slopes of Hen Cloud, from there we battled through the wind and the heavy rain towards the top of the Roaches. The next stop was the impressive Lud's Church before a short walk back to the car..... Then as is customary, coffee and cake but this time it was at Flash Bar Stores. Links related to the video Axe Edge Moor Wild Camp - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jJadmdmg19jOYZ8.html Chrome & Parkhouse Hill - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e6yil8x7ndHPhGQ.html Blog Post & Route Map - bit.ly/1Bgb7Fj Micro Muff DSLR Wind Protector - amzn.to/1EsNYF7 My Websites www.DeanRead.net www.PeakRoutes.com Twitter twitter.com/Dean_Read twitter.com/PeakRoutes Instagram instagram.com/deanread Subscribe to my channel bit.ly/KZfaqDeanRead All music by Dean Read. Footage shot with a Canon 550D with a 18-55mm Lens and edited in iMovie

Cracking walk with lovely scenery/views & a bit of history thrown in. What's not to like ! Thanks for taking us along. Take care & all the best, Neil.

thankyou again....an inspiration

Another exciting and scenic walk in the Peak District, my home area. There is always a profusion of amazing views to keep all tastes happy. Brilliant! Take care...

Hi Dean, Ive seen Dire Straits a few times too!! Great Vids by the way, love watching them, we only live 30 mins from Peak District, my wife is from Buxton, love walking up there, hopefully bump into you one day!! Keep up the great work, regards Nick

The micro buff works...really does make a difference. Enjoyed the church and the river and its confluence was looking and sounding good. Haven't got a great deal to say..all been said I think. One thing...Coffee, Cake and Crags....Mark. Edit...Mark Knopfler Cool!

I live in Leek, I can see the Roaches from my kitchen window, yet I've only climbed them once. But you've inspired me to visit them again, never been to Lud's church either.

Dean - thanks for replying! I concur in the matter of Knopfler's brilliance as composer and musician - which may explain why I was so anxious to have him credited, having somehow missed your "tailpiece" about him. I hope you saw my almost immediate recantation, once I discovered my mistake. For those of us who don't get out as much as we'd like, your videos are a great solace - so if you're ever tempted to think "why do I bother?" Remember you're performing a great public service! Regards, William.

Easter weekend we stayed at a farm cottage in reapsmoor, my son & his gf drove over to walk the roaches, bearing in mind their walking usually consists of taking the dog for a bimble, they had a great day, clear skies, if we go back, i will try to have my own bimble across them loved the soundtrack to this one atb Barry

Nice video I went up Shutlingsloe on August 3rd this year 2020 also Black Hill on the same day. Nice music Dire Straits play that song.

Fantastic video and scenery as always, Dean. Loved the soundtrack too. Thanks for letting us tag along.

Thanks Dean - another great adventure. That one has to be on my hit list soon and some great history to check out. Will await the willy wonka to dry out a bit.. I find mud more slippy than snow.. Hopefully, some sun soon in the GPD! Really like that remix too btw.

Brilliant and inspiring as ever Dean. Thanks so much for including the route maps too :-D

Another fine production Dean. Not a place I've been, so after watching your film its now on the list! I thoroughly enjoy your videos and always look forward to the next one. Thanks for sharing and keep'em coming!...Atb Nige.

Another brilliant vid - well done Dean. Luds Church is an amazing place. Last time I did a walk similar to this it was clear enough to spot Jodrell Bank from the Roaches ridge.

Stunning video Dean Luds Church looks very interesting.

Thanks for visiting my chapel. Sorry about the mud.

dean that was amazing mate, really wanna go there. my friend roach would love it :) thanks for putting it together my friend take care darren

Magic Dean it is through watching one of your Videos that I visited Lud's - Thanks for sharing - ATB

another brilliant video thanks

Lud's Church is magical. I've been there so many times. Last time - last spring (2019). Parked up at Gradbach as well. (y)

Best tune ever local hero by Mark knopfler

Just got back from a long weekend around luds church. Great vid. Keep them up!

Hello Dean another impressive walk, did most of that in June, thanks for passing on some excellent routes of the Peak District / White Peak area, great work.

Great video Dean! 3 of us did this walk 2 days ago using your gpx file. Great walk but it can be hard going at a few points. And that 'short cut' at the end to descend down to river dane is very tricky indeed. But nevertheless, great walk and morning out!

Quality as per usual Thanks for sharing ATB Wink

When I was a student in Sheffield I went to the peak district about 3 times a week for a year. Sometimes I would walk from Sheffield and just keep going until late then catch a bus home. I need to start walking in the hills again.

Than you for sharing yet another great video Dean. A thought that crossed my mind, while you were out in that wind and rain, would be to use something like the Kestel 2000, wind anemometer, which not only gives you wind speed, (max, ave and current), but also current temp and wind chill. They are waterproof. ;)

Wish I would have had this to show students when I taught Gawain & the Green Knight in my Early British Lit course! Very interesting landscape indeed.

Another great video Dean, shame about the wet weather again, (Those Sealskin socks would have been handy there mate!) I reckon you just have to go for it! Interesting seeing all the old carved initials and dates in the rocks at the start, a lot of similiar stuff up at Higher Shelf Stones. That Luds Church looks a great spot and the coins in the tree is becoming commonplace all over, seen these in Yorkshire and up in Scotland. Thanks again for sharing. Dave

Excellent video Dean! Liked and subscribed! Very informative.

Ha started watching this as for some reason it said it was uploaded 3 hours ago, then half way through realised I’d seen it ages ago LOL still great to see the roaches again I need to get back over there myself soon 👍 hope your keeping well buddy.

Thanks for the video, we’re heading up to the Peaks from down south over Easter and plan to do this walk with the teen/preteens....bribing them with a trip to Alton Towers, lol. Although they love a good walk once we’ve got them away from their gadgets.

Excellent as per Dean - top tune as well. M.K is a guitar legend - never seen him live though. ATB Dave

I'm ashamed to say that I hadn't realised what Lud's Church actually is! Now I really need to visit. Another great vid mate, thanks for sharing. One day, we'll see Andy without a waterproof jacket on! :-P

Hi Dean, As always a great video, really enjoyed it. :)

Today we did a walk from Gradbach to roach End and a look at Luds Church, mostly cold fog and very wet under foot. But enjoyable all the same ! (And put another 2p into the tree !)

Lovely video ❤️I actually went to Roaches today, thanks for the guide it did help😁only shame that doxey pool was dry be couse of the heat wave that lasted past 3 weeks, and actually had an Idea to go for swim but such a shame all what I found was a mud bath😂so don't suggest to anyone to go and swim there.

Now that looks more like I remember Derbyshire, we enjoy your videos after leaving for warmer climes many years ago but nowhere matches the Peak district for beautiful scenery.

great to get the GPX off the blog post mate. Going to tackle this next weekend now :-)

Hi Dean. Have you been to rowter rocks at birchover? Really interesting place. A local vicar carved a bench there in 19th century so he could admire the view.

Local rumors say ol' Jenny Greenteeth be layin' up in that there Doxey pool..

Im doing this walk on Thursday, whilst I have half a day to kill in the Peak District.

Dean Read I've been meaning to get a minimuff ever since seeing FunForLouis use one. You can deffo notice the difference in this video :)

Great video, as ever. The music, however, is not quite all by Dean Read - Mark Knopfler composed the Local Hero theme which features at the beginning; albeit in a rather different arrangement.

Silly me - I'd somehow lost the end of the video, wherein Dean credits Knopfler fulsomely. Of course he would. Grand.

Hi dean, i really enjoy watching your videos and they are very informative,could you please tell me what model your berghaus jacket is and what do you think of it only i have been thinking of buying one myself,cheers dean all the best,mark.

Great video man, I'm heading there sometime in march can't wait!! Also what is the postcode or where about of the car park used?

Good vid again Dean!! Any Pink Floyd in future posts!? :)

Hello matey do u have a post code for ur start point looks ace