Wild Camping UK | Peak District | Shining Tor

A recent trip, with Des Greene, to a relatively unknown park of the Peak District for me, the Goyt Valley and Shining Tor.
Here is a link to Des' You Tube station were you can see his take on the trip:
/ @desgreene

[@chrissiepebbles]

Down our way! You're always welcome to call in for a brew if you're passing...and if you're camping on the west side of Kinder, you're welcome to park out side our house😊

[@ChrisJB]

Hello Chrissie, that is very kind and something I'll certainly keep in mind. ATB, Chris

[@fraserconnell21]

Lovely # head for'T hills... Brilliant film as always 😊🙏👍🏼

[@ChrisJB]

Thanks Fraser. Hope you are well pal.

[@michaeldenham9681]

That film brought back memories! I have only walked in the Goyt area once or twice, and Shining Tor just once - all many years ago. But when you reached Windgather that really rang a bell. I don't remember it, but I think we must have climbed there once. I noticed the heather was looking really colourful there - it seems to be man especially good year for it everywhere. Lovely holiday, then back to the reality of British weather. Thanks Chris.

[@ChrisJB]

Hello Michael. Yes, my companion mention Windgather and nearby as a popular climbing area. I agree, the heather has been magnificent, as has the wimberry crop.

[@ronpowell6372]

Nice one Chris, good to see you back. Hope you and your family enjoyed ʻO Hawaiʻi. Looking forward to your Autumn and Winter Adventures. Thanks for sharing this. R

[@ChrisJB]

Thanks Ron. Hawaii was just awesome mate. It really was the holiday of a lifetime. I suffer the post-holiday blues even after a night in Blackpool, so getting over this one has been particularly bad! Bye for now, Chris

[@krisgleave]

Haha…what a chuffing blow 😂. Do love all the little places and features you look for. Looked like a good camp too.

[@paulryan2081]

Nice work again Chris with some stunning colours in the footage. You should develop a geology app for numpties like me, so I can learn more when I'm out. 😂 Shame about the clough. One day you'll find you are a landowner, but please allow us serfs to access it? 😊 Thanks again, Paul

[@ChrisJB]

Great idea re the geology app but being a technological numbskull Paul, I've no chance 🙄. Yes, the clough was pretty crap. there is a Jep Wood just round the corner from me too and that's not the best either....😭

[@anthonypayne1]

Nice one Max!🤣🤣Stunning location and quite an atmospheric morning to greet you both! Loved the rock formations and info Chris👍👍

[@ChrisJB]

Glad you enjoyed it Anthony. Yes, the black leggings aren't very flattering are they 🤔? I might just reserve them for special occasions! 🙄😆

[@Fellmandave1]

More youtube gold Chris. Too many funny moments to comment on. Top probably was , "there is Jodrell bank, disappearing into the gloom " - just as Des appears from the gloom of his bivi. Well Chris,I Hope he wasn't ! Seriously though, lots of great memories from my youth brought back on this one. One of which was a weekend staying in a blizzard at windgather cottage when I was in the scouts. All the pipes froze. At about 2 am I vomited about 2 pints of chicken supreme and blackcurrant jelly all over the dorm floor. But the scouts I lead have executed 2 am shenanigans many times so balance is restored.

[@ChrisJB]

How do Dave. I didn't realise you were familiar with this area, being a north-eastern chap, etc. Is Windgather Cottage still in existence as a scouting venue? Chicken Supreme and blackcurrant jell sounds like a winning combination 🙄😉. My last few camps have been a catalogue of bad weather, ticks and midges. I'm not a huge fan of autumn and winter but at least my next few camps should do away with the last two. Hope you are well mate. ATB, Chris

[@Fellmandave1]

@@ChrisJB grew up in Staffordshire Chris, so the peak was hill heaven for me. Was a very young member of the North staffs mountaineering club that used to meet in Leek on a Wednesday night at the Dyer arms. I could save £2 out of my pocket money and get 4 pints of beer and a pack of pork scratchings.

[@DaveCollierCamping]

Amazing views

[@ChrisJB]

Deffo Dave. It's a fantastic viewpoint.

[@davgregeric]

Nicely put together Chris as per usual. Dave here from your MiL's pub quiz. You need to pack a 600mm lens to better pick out those distant hills 🤣 I'll hand Doreen some authentic noodles so you can up your camp food game.

[@ChrisJB]

How do Dave and thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. Whilst not quite 600mm I do have a 300mm lens which I occasionally used to take. I soon realised it was a big mistake with the weight and gave that up! Hope the quizzing is going well 😎. Bye for now, Chris

[@gainesy_walks]

Hang on a minute, evey time you're out its peeing it down 😂 Great video the Goyt Valley is a olace I keep meaning to get to but always end up beggaring off some where else. Looks a really pleasant spot. Cheers David 👍

[@ChrisJB]

Aye, more rain Dave....though merely spitting a trifle compared to our recent outing 😉. I've done a camp near Alport since then and managed to find some rain that wasn't in the forecast. I think I'm jinxed. 😭

[@blogpackinglight]

The Goyt Valley is a treasure. Go there when the Rhododendrons are blooming. Errwood Hall is quite sad. Why did they demolish it? The views along the Shining Tor ridge are lovely. It’s a shame there’s so few places to wild camp. You can camp a few hundred metres south west of the trig point on Burbage Edge on the other side of the valley near a shepherd’s shelter, which is one of the few places that is secluded away from paths. The whole area is worth exploring. You can park on Macclesfield Old Road in Buxton. The other area to explore is Combs Moss north of Buxton. ATB.

[@ChrisJB]

Yep, I was very taken with the area. It seems many of the rhododendrons are being removed as they are rather invasive. I think the aim is to replace with native species. I've been looking at Combs Moss on the map. Des is very familiar with it and it's definitely on the agenda. Best wishes, Chris

[@WyeExplorer]

Great to see you out with des Chris. It's always a treat to get together with like thinkers. Ha, the the woodlands it seems are better than the Cloughs there. That's something on your way up I suppose. A wind and wet one up there - both had to retreat into your tents, which probably wasn't the plan - another time. You did have the daddy long legs for company though. Ha ha! Well, not a great nights sleep but a reasonable decent on that path. I agree love the name of that hill 'windgather.' All in all not as hoped but good finishing up at the church there. See you both out on another maybe. All the best. Mark

[@ChrisJB]

How do Mark. It was good to finally meet up with Des. It had been in the offing a good while but as if often the case, trying to coincide a mutually convenient day isn't always easy. Still, we got there in the end. I've been a bit unlucky with the weather on camps of late and considering this is summer, it doesn't bode well for the months ahead. The daddy long legs have been a feature of a subsequent camp too, plus a particularly unpleasant incident with some of the worst midges I've encountered outside of Scotland. The bites I received were terrible. I suppose that is one good thing about autumn and winter, I shouldn't encounter any of those for a while. Bye for now, Chris

[@WyeExplorer]

@@ChrisJB Hey, yeah it is tricky making that connect but you made it happen. No, winter is looking wet and cold - perhaps it will be perfect though eh? As for the insects I can handle the daddies but them midges sound viscous. Gotta go armed and with amour. Ha ha but not in winter. Well, have a good rest of the week. Peace.

[@thewanderingforester]

Good views from up there - shame you couldn't see it most of the time because of the rain. Loving the hat.... ATB Roger

[@ChrisJB]

Brilliant viewpoint it is Roger, though one thing I looked at reckoned you can see the Malverns and Plynlimon in clear conditions. I have my doubts on those but would loved to be proved wrong. Hope you are well mate. 👍

[@andrewschofield7452]

Great video and good to see you back out again Chris. Pity about the rain, but as always on point with the geological information, flora and fauna.

[@ChrisJB]

Thanks Andrew. Yep, it was a good trip. Cheers, Chris

[@Hengists_Wild_Camps]

Great video Chris. I had watched Des's video prior to viewing yours, so it as good to see it from your perspective. Despite the rain, it looked like you both had a great time. Loved the surrounding scenery in this mate. 👍

[@ChrisJB]

Thanks as always Hengist. We did have a good time, the walking was excellent as was the company. Bye for now, Chris

[@siegfriedschlag4353]

Hallo my best friend, tolles Video 👏danke für gegenseitige Unterstützung, wir wünschen dir noch eine schöne Woche, liebe Grüße Anne & Siggi 🔔 Abofreund 🔔

[@ChrisJB]

Thank you Anne and Siggi for your continued support. I hope you are both well. Best wishes, Chris 🙂

[@BorderRambler]

That looked an interesting area , “chris aka rain cloud above his head” weather has been so changeable and basically crap all summer with the exception of an odd week . Still you captured the scene perfectly and great history lesson too. Atb Dave

[@ChrisJB]

How do Dave. Soz for the late reply but I'm away for a couple of days and in and out of radar. Yep, it''s been a dreadful summer.....lovely leading up to the holidays, shite during them and nice when I go back to work! I could really do with a camp in decent conditions. ATB pal. 👍

[@paulhicklin1318]

Looked a good walk/ camp, the notch certainly looked more appealing than Des’s bivvy!

[@ChrisJB]

Cheers Paul. Yep, a very interesting area. I agree, I'd need near perfect conditions for bivvying. 🙂

[@Black73Cat]

Nice video Chris...first time I've come across your channel. Lovely scenery and I really like the little snippets of information as you go. Thanks for sharing 👍

[@ChrisJB]

Thank you. Yes, I like delving a bit deeper into the wildlife and landscape as I go along. 🙂

[@atrampinthehills.841]

Glad the walk was enjoyable after a poor night, such a shame about the rain...the pudding shaped hill that you mentioned would have been the Wrekin...it's been on my to do list for years...i reckon it would make a good Autumn walk so hope to do it soon...nice video, looking forward to the next un.

[@ChrisJB]

How do Steve. I know.....bleedin' weather! I think you could be right re The Wrekin. I did some homework when I got back and it's either that or Brown Clee Hill. Saying that, the view indicator image I used reckoned you can see both the Malverns and Plynlimon also in good conditions, which I find doubtful if I'm honest. 🤔 I should go back in more autumnal conditions too. I reckon it would be great for fungi. 😎

[@mountainmantararua8824]

Here in NZ, we have rock formation like that and it's due to uplift, where an earthquake has uplifted the land and tilted it to the east or west, In the past earthquakes, the land has tilted up to 9m.

[@ChrisJB]

The Pennines (where this walk was located) is something similar, being a large uplifted anticline running the length of northern England. Thanks for watching, Chris 👍

[@seasicksteve8089]

Good one Chris. Went to the Goyt valley earlier in the year. Apparently a lot of paranormal activity there. Maybe that’s why you couldn’t sleep well😂

[@ChrisJB]

Cheers Steve. Hmm, not heard about the paranormal stuff. Though someone told me about some pretty gruesome murders there several years ago. 😢

[@paulryan2081]

Watching it from the bar in yha Borrowdale Chris. It's a bit noisy in here, and I'm a bit mutton, so can't play it too loud. Network is lousy here generally so I'll probably catch it fully when I get home. Atb, Paul

[@ChrisJB]

No worries mate. Hope you are having a good time whatever you are up to. Best wishes, Chris

[@krisgleave]

I do love how the rain always find you too 😂😂

[@ChrisJB]

I'm cursed Kris. My last few camps have been either rain, ticks or midges. I took a leaf out of your book recently and finally got round to a camp near Alport (midges were the issue on that one 😭). Bye for now, Chris

[@krisgleave]

@@ChrisJB Haha they must be drawn to you. Glad you managed to get out around there it’s lovely isn’t it. I’m heading to Seathwaite this afternoon and will camp up on the fell somewhere and do a 5 wainwright circuit. Nice to get back there as going back to the same spot I stayed on my mountain leaders course. The Mrs should love it as she’s coming and plenty of water there.

[@ChrisJB]

@@krisgleave Have a good un mate 👍

[@TimHudspith]

The sweep of view you get from that position is quite amazing, from Pendle Hill, aross to Winter Hill, the Welsh Mountains, not forgetting good old Blackstone Edge of course. As for Clee Hill, I can quite believe it's visible from there. If you are ever down that way, it gives you a fantastic view of the Welsh borders and the Ludlow area. My grandmother used to live in Worcestershire and we would go up there occasionally.

[@ChrisJB]

Hello Tim. Yes, it's a tremendous viewpoint. I really fancy walking in Shropshire. I love Ludlow and fancy hills like Caer Caradoc and The Stiperstones. Definitely on my radar.

[@Karen-dq8nw]

Daddy longlegs in America is quite a different beast. Until you showed it on camera, I was a bit horrified that there'd be multiple ones in your tent! on the sleep difficulty - could it be the alcohol? helps you fall asleep but disrupts deep sleep. I liked the fog drifting about, very pretty.

[@ChrisJB]

Oooh, what are American daddy long-legs? Some horrible spider? I think my main sleeping issue is being over-stimulated by my situation and surroundings......I find it hard to switch off!

[@Voodoo_Ray]

Cracking video Chris. As you can probably guess from past discussions I spent most of my visits to the Goyt Valley in my old ‘official’ capacity. Never for pleasure sadly. I need to address that I think

[@ChrisJB]

Cheers Ray. Yep, I really liked the area and should head that way on some day walks too. Hope you are well pal. 👍

[@Voodoo_Ray]

@@ChrisJB I am thanks. Heading off camping myself tomorrow actually. YDNP.

[@ChrisJB]

Have a good un mate.

[@Voodoo_Ray]

@@ChrisJB cheers dude

[@Darrenfive0]

Top vid mate 👍

[@ChrisJB]

Cheers Darren

[@titothetroddler]

Hi Chris, looked like you had a good time despite the blinking rain, still need wild camp in the Peak District and surrounding areas, always worried it’s too busy, but you looked like you found a quiet spot. All the best Tito 👍

[@ChrisJB]

The Dark Peak especially is great but you are right, Kinder Scout, although brill' is very popular at the moment. You'd do better on Bleaklow, or the very northern end of the Derwent Valley if you are seeking solitude. Bye for now, Chris

[@titothetroddler]

@@ChrisJB cheers Chris, will get there one day 😊

[@Darrenfive0]

The hill you could see in the distance was most likely Mow cop 👍

[@ChrisJB]

This one was further south than MC Darren. I've done a bit of homework since and it was probably either The Wrekin or Brown Clee Hill.

[@CountrysideWalking]

Nice to see you with company out on your walks. Like the trendy hat bet cool in hot weather. Some nice wild plant shots included. New to me too Shining Tor. Unlucky with change of weather though. That's our unpredictable climate though. Was that your winter anarak?

[@ChrisJB]

Hello Shanita. The jacket is a bi of an all rounder. I do use it in winter but it also comes in handy on cooler summer evenings. One think I do know, I'm never satisfied when it comes to the weather. This September heatwave I'm finding very uncomfortable! 🥵

[@CountrysideWalking]

@@ChrisJB Michael's the same with heat weather. I love it with always feeling cold!!

[@DesGreene]

Really enjoyed that, Chris👍 A bit more "camping" on your version. Not much filming to be done inside a bivvy! 😁 Hopefully we'll get a better evening if we meet up again👍

[@ChrisJB]

Thanks Des. Yes, although the walking time weather was decent, we were a little unlucky for the tent/bivvy time. I'm sure we'll do better when we get round to Combs Moss. 🙏

[@rossontinternet]

Needs a bit more than maintenance that old hall 🤣

[@ChrisJB]

Aye, just a bit Ross! 😉

[@Olan...]

Welcome back Chris. Nice part of the Peak District and pretty savage conditions down there during winter time . I felt for Des in that bivi bag for all that time. Personally i wouldn't use a bivi bag in the UK unless its a cold winter forecast with no rain otherwise its like a solitary confinement punishment experience . Looking forward to more of your vids. ATB

[@ChrisJB]

Many thanks Olan. I have bivvied in the past (or used just a sleeping bag) but the last time I picked an awful humid and still night and got hammed by the midges. It was utterly horrendous and put me off a bit. Conditions would have to be much better if I was to do it again. Bye for now, Chris

[@Olan...]

@@ChrisJB With these UL tents it doesn't make much sense anymore. My X Mid , Duomid and Sigma all weigh less than my Army Goretex bivibag Which i am only saving just in case they try to lock us down again because they won't be locking me down ;)

[@GAPTCHANNEL7]

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[@ChrisJB]

Hello Rudy. Yes, this is the Peak District National Park in the UK. Best wishes, Chris

[@GAPTCHANNEL7]

@@ChrisJB I love the national park at your place 👌👍🤝🙏