Peak District Ice Cream Run, SUNDAY 16th Dec 1100 Tagg Lane

[Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative]

Meet at Tagg Lane Dairy, Bakewell, DE45 1JP at 11.00, what for? well to eat ice cream of course. The seasoned travellers amongst us are getting used to Julie's naughty ways of eating unconventional things at unconventional times, and I have had no complaints so far!

After a very unusual brunch we will take the stunning roads West across the Peak District, arriving at Blaze Ice Cream Farm, Macclesfield where the Tea Room serves proper food for lunch, topped off with more ice cream (or cake) which is made on the premises.

Bring your cool box and take some home with you, festive flavours are on offer such as their Christmas Pudding flavoured ice cream, crammed with sultanas, cherries, peel, spices and nuts. OMG I have just died and gone to heaven writing that one down!

I can't wait and we are going, even if it is raining and we just meet at one place in the rag top. I will probably try and go for the Sunday unless either the weather dictates otherwise or anyone prefers the Saturday.

Is anyone else coming or can you actually resist the temptation?

[Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman]

Will be there with cool box. (Though possibly in the tin top!)

[Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative]

Ooh, this means your car will be off the road for a while, I need therapy to prepare for it.

[Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman]

17 minutes ago, Julie Hall - AO Representative, Peak District AO said:

Ooh, this means your car will be off the road for a while, I need therapy to prepare for it.

You and me both.

Might need a double iced cream, just to calm my nerves!

[Trevor Little (Trevturtle) - Treasurer]

Sorry..  no again  other  events mean I need to be home early

It's going to be cold 

[stephenh]

Sorry Julie, but both days I have commitments.

And I like ice cream.

[Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman]

I may not be able to do Saturday now, but Sunday still OK, I’d be tin top anyway though, so will see how your plans go..

[Andy Westwood]

So Julie can't make this one as I'm working again  

[Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative]

The weather is forecast rain, sleet and snow for Saturday so Sunday it is.

11.00 Tagg Lane Diary

[Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative]

I have checked the Buxton Webcam and there is no snow, thankfully, plus the outside thermometer has just risen to +1. Forecast is good for tomorrow morning and I just fancy eating an ice cream, er well maybe not, but I do fancy a little drive in my muchly loved car. Can't wait.

[Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative]

Brace yourselves for the magnificent line up of Westfields in the car park of Tagg Lane Dairy

It is a whole, thoroughbred Westfield, soon to be joined by Dave Eastwood who promptly dwarfed my car

Christmas Pudding Ice Cream on top with the very favourite Jaffa Cake ice cream underneath

After a good car-i chat it was revealed why Dave had pretended that his car was off the road and he needed to come in the very large, freezer sized pick up. It was because he was stocking up on ice cream, tubs full of the stuff 

GUILTY

After an enjoyable chat and a strange brunch it was time to get home before it all melted depart. We are not ones to go directly home so it was a little sight seeing tour taking in the rather great hairpin road to Litton on the way. With almost frozen tarmac that was drenched from the overnight rain it was a little frustrating on the really quiet roads.

The Monsal Head Viaduct

Fingers crossed for some of this fine weather for the Santa Run next Sunday.

 

[Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO]

Glad you've had a good but quiet run. I had a tricky trot round the villages this morning in my trainers with a few 'Torville and Dean' moments. Let's hope the sun shines next week!

[Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman]

Was slippy at the dairy too.

All iced cream safely now tucked away in the freezer at home ready for Christmas, and no, none of the tubs are missing even the slightest little taster scoop!

yum, yum!