WALKING TOURS / MINI HOLIDAY
Date: Friday 11 – Sunday 13 October
Start/Finish: YHA Hathersage
Difficulty: easy/medium
Highlights: trespass, fermentation, autumnal scenes, good food and design.
ITINERARY
Friday 11 October: 2/3miles easy, start at 3pm
After checking in at the hostel, our resident artist Chiara Dellerba will lead a local exploration around Hathersage, among the explosion of autumnal delights of the peaks and all the nourishing fruits with health benefits, before she leads the Fermentation Extravaganza.
Can eating bring us closer to our bodies? What can it teach us about our connection with the land and the soil? This workshop provides a hands-on introduction to the art of fermentation and other natural preserving methods. Over the course of the session, you will be introduced to the history, health benefits and methods of these techniques, while using a range of ingredients to create your own edible stories to take away at the end of the workshop.
Saturday 12 October: 12 miles and intermediate level of walking required
Don't forget to bring your beret, as we recreate the legendary Kinder Scout Mass Trespass.
On the 24th April 1932, activists from numerous Marxist sports clubs approached Kinder Scout to protest against the great landed estates who restricted the public from accessing their land (most of the Peak District that we know and love today).
Violent scuffles broke out with gamekeepers and several of the 'trespassers' were arrested. But it is said the protests paved the way for the 1949 National Parks Act.
We will follow in the footsteps of the trespassers, as Zig Zag Tours' Toby Ebbs recounts the background to the event, also considering the wider context of communist activism on the eve of the Spanish Civil War (many of those who were on Kinder Scout that day went on to fight Franco in Spain).
Sunday 13 October: 4 miles easy
We don't have to rush to pack everything up we can have another relaxing breakfast before rambling down towards the river Derwent.
Saria Digregorio, as well as being head chef and designer of Zig Zag Tours will now guide us through her appreciation of gates (WHO KNEW?) and the design of everyday things that are often overlooked but all around us.
We will then visit the fantastic design museum of David Mellor where we have a tour of the factory for £5.
PRICING
Room prices include:
2x nights stay with breakfast at YHA Hathersage.
2x aperitivo and evening meals.
3x fantastic tours.
Room prices:
Single private room £220 (limited availability)
Private double room £380
Private double room with en suite £425
Family room for up to 6 people £750
Bed in shared dorm £170pp
Own campervan £170
Dogs are welcome but YHA chargers £30
If you would like to stay an extra night on the Sunday we will be charging an additional £30pp. No tours planned on monday but we can still have more Zig Zag fun on Sunday night.
BOOKINGS & ENQUIRES
For booking please email Toby and Anthony on info@zigzag.tours.