Ep24 The hidden HORROR of the Peak District

We're hiking in the Peak District this week, one of the UK's national parks! In need of a break from narrowboat renovations we hopped on a train and within 90 minutes we were surrounded by nature, history and some of the most beautiful walking trails in England.
Along the banks of the River Wye, up the steep sides of the old quarry and over the abandoned mines we took in all the views and met some friendly farm animals on the way.
It's no secret that being outdoors is good for mental health and it didn't take us long to switch gear and clear our heads of all thoughts of DIY. We'll be back on the canal next week but for now we hope you enjoy an autumnal adventure with us.
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[@avidviewer1]

Great video of fabulous countryside. That ending was hilarious! Thanks!

[@MichaelMurrayballb]

yes you are not the only people feeling a little frazzled as we move into autumn

[@kellinigh2398]

After today's new restrictions here in Canada it was wonderful to be transported by your walking adventure and wit. Always fun!! My husband loves your entrepreneurial spirit. I am afraid you have spoiled us. We no longer want to watch TV or Netflix.

[@stewal6835]

Vic has such a laid back and smooth voice he really should be on late night radio! I will be coming up for coffee just to hear it!

[@HollyTheCafeBoat]

It certainly sends me to sleep :-)

[@lordbelvoir2543]

Yeh he could work radio Norwich 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@SecretSquirrelFun]

@@HollyTheCafeBoat ha ha ha ha 😂 Yes, that is a 2 year delayed reaction.

[@hilaryledingham2906]

You are the sweetest of couples, don't ever change. I loved this video, makes me long for the English countryside. Nice to see you taking a well deserved break, and don't lose heart. Holly is beautiful and she'll be well worth all the hard work. I'm hoping that one day, God willing, I'll be able to stop by for a coffee and a dairy free ice cream. From an Ex-pat in Ontario. P.S I'm fairly new to the vlog and I just wondered if anyone else has ever said how much Vic looks like a young version of Colin Firth?

[@claremaidofthewave251]

Hitchcock would be proud😱, what a great place to stay. I love the autumn colours but definitely feel a sense of being overwhelmed at the speed of mother nature’s changes, as if time is running out. Unlike the Spring when it feels like bright sunny possibilities and new growth. Maybe I’ve got hedgehog leanings to hibernate 😝. Bet you are both feeling recharged from your time away. 🥳x

[@timhill1389]

Brilliant!

[@paultaylor9652]

Great story from a great couple.

[@OmarSher]

Really loved this. Love from Pakistan 😍

[@stephennicholson2833]

We are staying in Millers Dale in the beginning of May for the fourth time. That was quite the hike. I've climbed out from the Monsal Trail like you did near Millers Dale and had a memorable trip through a field full of cows who I hoped wouldn't be spooked and stampede over me. Always have to take a picture at Monsal Head and get an ice cream.

[@roysimpson5898]

My auntie used to live in the bottom left cottage at Ravensdale cottages. All the best with your cafe adventure.

[@bobgarner1402]

Love it!! I always save your videos for Sunday morning (when I can have a brew in bed) Great 👍 Thank you

[@beckystevens3255]

who knew vic would be a rap god and jo a beatbox queen!!

[@markb1487]

Wow,, fantastic place Crestbrook Hall.. Been to loads of weddings there,, Lived in Bakewell 10 years.. Great video.. 💯👌👍💯

[@BCTGuitarPlayer]

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[@johnallen148]

Hi guys great blog so beautiful the scenery was beautiful,was that a Hotel you stopped in or was it wear you was brought up as a child ,the music was great at the beginning very Hitchcock music,it’s made a change to see you doing something else besides Holly ,nice to see your Mum & Dad ,thank you for inviting me along with you really enjoyed the trip ,take care keep till next time ,John 💐💐💐🌹🌹🌈🌈✅✅

[@stevestikihutable]

You have to be the most chill people I’ve ever met. It’s restful just listening to you, even when your huffing and puffing up a hill.

[@Smokeysbandit]

Another excellent one. Nice to see you both taking a well earned break.Refresh your bodies and minds. Take care stay safe and thank you to you both.

[@craigjones325]

Brilliant video and what a "rappin" ending! Keep up the great work.

[@NickandRachel]

Such a beautiful place! Thanks for sharing

[@HollyTheCafeBoat]

Thanks for watching! :-)

[@NickandRachel]

@@HollyTheCafeBoat you're welcome! We really enjoy making outdoor content also

[@joshtheintern]

This is lovely. I also recently went to the Peak District, it was my first time and absolutely loved it. Thanks for sharing such a nice trip!

[@grahamlewis6062]

You two SO well deserve time out, and what a beautiful way to do it. Really enjoyed that walk. Sat here in front of the stove with pouring rain and grim skies, after getting soaked walking the dog, here in Wigan 🙁 and my coffee 👍. Don’t lose heart folks, Holly’s looking good and you really are on the end run now .........onward to you’re dreams they will be soon reality 👍👍👏👏💐💐😃

[@onefunnyoldman]

Lovely just lovely...Now get back to work! :)

[@patrickmclead5534]

Hi. Joe I loved your early morning walk about. I have to add that there is something very calming about Vic’s voice. Enjoyed the vlog and beautiful views

[@juliaclements8853]

Really enjoyed the vlog. Enjoy your break, it will do you both good. When you get back to Holly you'll be energised and ready to get stuck in. Have a great time.

[@iandodd14]

That was good fun. The Peak District is lovely; years ago we went to Bakewell and Matlock and visited the Heights of Abraham. The scenery is spectacular! A little break will do you the power of good and you'll get back to Holly ( who's looking really good- perfect colour scheme by the way-) with renewed enthusiasm. Best wishes with your endeavour, you've made good progress thus far and I look forward to seeing the finished article. Regards from a cold, wet and windy Northumberland.

[@richardearth2848]

Cracking video guys. Made a change for us and I ber it did for you. Lucky with the weather! 👍

[@thedogfather5445]

Why so many Wye's? It comes from the Brythonic word for water. It is found in Wye, Wey, Usk, Esk and - Whisky, or Uisge Beatha - meaning "water of life"

[@HollyTheCafeBoat]

Thank you fact-checking dog father!

[@mjallenuk]

Did someone say Whisky? Just a single please. Malt that is. And bottle. Chin chin!

[@mickb6285]

Vic's right, its been a strange old year and I think as the nights draw in we just naturally want to go on a wind down. Nice to see you out and about enjoying the countryside. Be safe.

[@neilv2022]

Thank you for brightening a dull and wet Saturday, love the vlogs and it’s always good to get an alternative. Sometimes you just need a few days away.

[@rossdavies8167]

It’s beautiful there. We stayed in the lodge. Love that they have maps of local walks of different distances

[@HollyTheCafeBoat]

Yeah we loved that, it made it so easy to choose a walk!

[@marilynriccio4095]

Great video. We loved it!

[@paisleyjane9606]

What?! You take us for vicarious ice cream and don't tell us what flavors you got? Loved this video. On the early morning walk I kept expecting Vic to pop out from behind the shrubbery even though you thought he was still asleep. You two really deserve this break!

[@HollyTheCafeBoat]

ha I think I was expecting the same! It was spooky! I went for raspberry ripple and Vic opted for Vanilla, he's a classy guy! :-D

[@paisleyjane9606]

@@HollyTheCafeBoat Sorry, but vanilla is disappointing.

[@eamonnflanagan4180]

Both of you are so great to watch, you are like two peas in a pod. Hoping for your success. Your endeavors are a great way to spend the Covid year! Unlike so many others, yours will be very productive.

[@HollyTheCafeBoat]

Yes we feel very lucky to have been able to be so productive! Thanks for watching Eamonn :-D

[@keltic_nomad]

@ Alfred Hitchcock "The Birds" comes to mind 🙂over the accumulation of many years I visited the beautiful Peak District more times than I can remember it comes a close 2nd to my number one place to visit North Wales 🙂Peak District and no Bakewell Tart's guys?

[@imagine4793]

Enjoyed this walk with you all... dogs are awesome too...

[@sheryld1957]

Great video. Loved the walk you took. Even the chicken joke.

[@MrFroglips69]

Nice to see you two busy bees taking a short break, and what a beautiful place you choose to take it in. Lovely everything, including your parents Jo. The locations you were vacationing seem almost seemed magical, from a fairytale storybook, if you like. Love your rapping Vic but I think it's best you two stick with gourmet coffee. Don't want to put Snoop Dog out of a job do you?

[@eleanorchapple8772]

Lovely family time, quirky delightful vlog.

[@anya-3966]

Lovely views and the rap was a nice touch.

[@samannsing6919]

We thought taking us along for your picnic on the river was great but this was even better, thank you so much for sharing your walk with us it certainly made us smile and we even enjoyed the RAP at the end! As for the spooky start with you Jo, were we supposed to laugh? Because we did, a lot! Thanks so much for brightening our whole week, you certainly deserved your break, hope you and your families re keeping safe and well.

[@leonlowe]

A nice change of pace for you, and for me. It was nice to see more of the District I drove through (spending a night in Buxton) over forty-five years ago. I'd love to spend a few more days and night there, but that's not likely to happen, so thanks for the vicarious experience! I enjoyed it from the comfort of my recliner. 🙂

[@yeoldfart8762]

I’m envious! I’ve had so many projects this year it seems that’s all I’ve done. Scrambling to get the last Bit of outside clean up done before the snow covers everything. Fortunately we are having the longest, warmest fall I can remember in Alaska. Worked in short sleeves yesterday and it was a little to hot. Enjoy your break!

[@890zg]

lovely vlog ... and a change is always good ... keep safe you two Goran

[@orchidhouse297]

Thanks for showing a Derbyshire walk. I spent many happy hours as a teen cycling all over that area.

[@martinheslip376]

Thought I was watching Midsommer Murders for a minute.....stay safe......xx

[@DianeRichRhea]

Loved the rap at the end. Glad you could have a little vaca......now get to work! LOL

[@sebxiou-lifestyle4465]

OK... here goes. That was brill; thank you very much. As an exiled Derbian (here in deepest, darkest Southern England) I enjoyed seeing many familiar landscapes. And... (sycophancy NOT) that is in addition to our labelling you as the best new canal boat channel of 2020 (and better than most established ones too). Ok, so we love your channel... you seem really decent people (yes I know hat sounds patronizing but how else can one say it?) and your video production qualities are excellent. Your videos seem friendly and bloggy but they are always done so very well. OK, the Americans might say "we love you guys!" but we cannot say that - we're British, we don't know you and that would be far too forward. Besides, if you knew us, you might hate us and then we would be over-committed. Anyway, Vic's trepidation about brand-confusion for your channel is not seen here; thank you for videoing, even on your break, and for such a great September fillip in this October monsoon. NB London Boat Girl, Lorna, has just rebranded her channel "Lorna Jane Adventures" but I think you should keep "Holly - The Café Boat" - a great advert for when you start catering but that does not say "Holly - The Café Boat - and NOWT else! - Variety is the spice of boat-life, etc. Stay safe, don't over-work and we look forward to having a coffee on board one day, we hope. PS sorry my spell-checker keeps accenting that French coffee word - it doesn't know how we pronounce it in Derbyshire (ie "Kaff"). Cheerio.

[@simonhaines3441]

Lovely Vid, Love the early morning mist shots.

[@didnot6961]

Great video guys brought back great memories, 🇬🇧🇵🇦👍

[@NarrowboatPreciousJet]

Vic missed his calling as a rapper 😂😂👍 oh and mummy is a babe 😂👍

[@clivesquire6463]

Hey you too just watched your latest upload in the peaks fantastic , You deffo need a break you have worked your socks off to get holly to where she is now well done !!! she is looking amazing .enjoy the break hopefully will get to find you somewhere on the cut for a tea & coffee take care stay safe and happy boating .from Clive & Sharon in Nottingham.

[@JISJ1964]

Jo and Michael of the Minimal List cruised the river Derwent a bit and if I remember things correctly they said that it was the emptiest navigation they had been on.

[@briyeo]

The Derbyshire River Derwent isn't navigable except for kayaks and similar as far as I know, you couldn't take a narrow boat up it I'm sure. There are three other R. Derwents in England though.

[@redjacc7581]

that place looks like something from the hound of the baskevilles........lol

[@patrickhayes6348]

And just like that I learned your both beat boxers and rappers. 🤣 😂

[@HollyTheCafeBoat]

Haha! Good to have a fallback if the cafe doesn't work out.

[@lesleysilverstone2868]

In my youth I spent many holidays at Losehill Hall in Castleton where my aunt and uncle ran a co-operative youth hostel. I love the Peak District and I envy you. When you are up and running you will have to do the Peak Forest Canal. Enjoy your break. Hugs.

[@grumpyclark]

Once again, brilliant! I look forward to this so much and every week it gets even better! It's so interesting, the music, the commentary, the places you visit, the jingles, the cheese! 🧀 So funny too 🙂 You guys should both do a film 😊👍🏽

[@paulayala4816]

The who, what, why and when? I loved the early morning suspenseful sequence. I half expected you to round a corner and be surprised by Vic "taps off". All that hiking for an ice cream. Beautiful area the Peak District. You are actually close to Alton, Froghall Wharf and Eyam, some of the places I have been exploring on Google Earth and KZbin.

[@danielreeves6851]

A nice break and well earned. You both seem a bit frazzled in the last video (for good reason). Things will get sorted soon and you'll be serving customers. Great video!

[@annickrochester3232]

Love your videos

[@HollyTheCafeBoat]

Thanks Annick :-D

[@billstarr7224]

Outstanding vlog. Seeing a different side of your life. I see the resemblance between you and your mom. Is that really the magnificent home you grew up in? A tour of that would be interesting.

[@lordbelvoir2543]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@PhillPurnell]

right I need to stop binge-watching and get to bed!

[@cathythompson8734]

Great vlog, lovely scenery and cute dogs!

[@26DR715]

Good rap at the end, overall excellent video

[@texasdeb23]

Fun times!

[@SongOfEire]

What a great vlog!

[@britdude4508]

What a Brilliant vid ! Fantastic content, beautifully edited, gorgeous people, great narration, specially Vic’s monologue. Jo’s parents seem very spry. Long life to all and many more vids. Cheers! Bob Rose

[@HollyTheCafeBoat]

Glad you enjoyed it! :-)

[@johnmac6202]

I think I said a few weeks ago you should take a break and you have, Awesome. although some one else may have said the same thing at some time. looks like you enjoyed and survived all the happenings that you had, The boogie man spirits dragons and things that went boom in the night. LOL take care you in the next one. John in New Zealand Kai-ora mi

[@drawbridgep]

Love it. Love the Peak District. We were there a few years back. Love Bakewell (tart).

[@madeleineeltham8166]

Great video and good to see you having the well earned break you so very much deserve. How stunning is the Peak District? Gorgeous! (Pun intended) xx

[@measureoncecutthreetimes8677]

ROFL, this episode is called "The Who, What and Wye". Too witty for that hour of the morning. What an absolutely beautiful part of the country. I just so enjoyed that walk with you and your parents. When do we get to meet them? And that rapping at the end, marvellous! Take care, Jo and Vic.

[@michw3755]

Spooky beautiful house, blue skies, amazing scenery, weird method of measuring distance with fingers, cows, dogs and a lone chicken, ice-cream quest (I felt your pain especially as you didn't get a flake 😩) hill gradient debate and finally white dudes beatboxing and wrapping..... Subscribed!! 😎👍👌 P. S. Forget to mention tunnel yodelling 😀

[@djmarine4499]

Some of my favourite places to visit . . Curbar edge and Wetton Mill are also rather lovely to visit! Good to get some fresh air and have a break 😊👍 you sooo need a whippy ice creameam machine aboard Holly for sunny days passing trade

[@-TheRealThing-]

Thanks for the virtual trip/walk, enjoyed it, my mind will never know it has been duped. Okay maybe it sussed when I casually glided up that long steep hill & then my ice cream reward didn't materialise. I bet you both slept well that night 😁

[@haw_n_thorne]

“I’m sure some of these birds sound like...ominous footsteps...” scaring ourselves with vivid imaginings; what a tingle😱

[@wulfmaer1]

Nothing to be afraid of. Only the local troop of clog dancing sparrows, returning from terrorising any caravanners in the area.

[@pepperpot542]

Jo is such a character

[@FridayTuber]

Thumbs up 👍 my friend! 🍭 So beautiful experience! Very nice and wonderful video uploaded 👍👌🤗🤗🙏🏿🙏🏿 I also love explore the city by walking, Thank you for sharing! ✌😃 watching from Saudi Arabia.

[@HollyTheCafeBoat]

Hi FridayTuber! Thanks so much! I've also had a look at your videos and subscribed. Very well shot and interesting - especially perhaps because I used to live in Saudi Arabia in Dammam. Thanks for commenting!

[@FridayTuber]

@@HollyTheCafeBoat Wow what a interesting sound, thanks my friend.

[@mjallenuk]

I'm one of those terrible people who can usually guess how a show/film is going to end. Gotta admit I didn't see this one coming so well done. All the best both. Glad you took some time off for a change.

[@billstarr7224]

Found Cressbrook Hall, looks like a lovely place for a B & B. Keep up your journey.

[@HollyTheCafeBoat]

Thanks Bill. Yeah we can highly recommend Cressbrook if you're thinking of a break!

[@michaelbundy3867]

Brilliant 👍

[@rickterry8148]

Hi, interesting, I thought it would be boring as its off subject, but no. It was good. I guess that's a compliment for your vlog style. despite the camera work :-) which you have to admit, was out of focus some of the time. But don't let that stop you, I did enjoy it, especially the creeping around the house gardens. Spoookky.

[@Mikeybike]

loved it

[@juliewillis2988]

Fab up ous 😁👍💗

[@cskeise]

Love the rapping..🤣😂...💙👊😎

[@michaelnicholl7517]

Well Victor and Joanna that was very nice change, we also get to meet Mam and Dad 😃 I am not a beat bop or was it hip hop 🤥 more of a be bop a loo lar 😂 take care you beautiful people Lol old man saying good night 😘

[@lordbelvoir2543]

Does ya mam want another snozzle???... Our Ozzie's going to get his P45 if he don't stop shattering our glasses with his yap!!! 🤣

[@HollyTheCafeBoat]

HA! I think two's enough for my mum as well to be honest!

[@AndyCutright]

Love the schnauzers :)

[@stuartkiy3170]

Loved the chicken reference, made me 🤣

[@Leonard_Smith]

According to the font of all modern knowledge...(Google) Wye originates in the Celtic word 'weg,' meaning 'flowing water' Good to see your comedy slowly returning...

[@Edsbar]

Nothing like teasing people "Holly the cafe boat, open now, somewhere". This will be how your sign will read.

[@kevc8759]

Started like a horror movie, great vid thanks.

[@JB-F10-M5]

😊brilliant

[@bazw5929]

Very spooky house👻

[@Avaloniac]

that freestyle....u know that will become a thing now....

[@againstthegrain438]

Awesome, and I’ve not even watched it yet. Lol

[@HollyTheCafeBoat]

haha, hope you enjoy it!

[@DavidLasoff]

Loved the orphan jokes!

[@haw_n_thorne]

“So there’s Jeopardy here” “And there’s cows” 🐮

[@smbawden2198]

Beautiful😍🌈

[@niwals]

if just for the ending, you get a like XD

[@philiproseel3506]

"We could do with a little less of...was that rapping?" "Sort of..."