jon atkinson
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My beloved & I have booked a cottage in the Peak District for a week next month & Lord be praised I'm allowed to take a rod . Given my seeming inability to travel remotely lightly for still waters in conjunction with 1 car, 2 people & 2 dogs, I'm hoping to spend a few hours trotting for whatever comes along. The cottage we've booked is in a village called Curbar, not far from Bakewell - on the map, the river Derwent looks close enough to walk to, but I get the impression that it is very much fluff chucker territory around there. Having done a little 'research' I'm lead to believe that the river Rother has some reasonable swims around Chesterfield which is only about 10 miles from where we'll be, but I was hoping that there might be some more locally based intel as to whether to go there, or would it be better to hit the Derwent further south. I'll almost certainly only get a few hours on one day as I'll be leaving poppet to fend for herself with 2 dogs & no car [I'm sure she'll cope!]. Any opinions / suggestions most gratefully received! Thanks in advance - Jon