I started by catching the 09.50 bus to Buxton from S h e f f i e l d Interchange, arriving at Buxton at 11.00. My first pub was the Swan, a regular GBG entry, which I’d not visited for nearly a year. Here I had a pint of Pedigree at £2.16 a pint, and then headed off to Burlington road and Ramsays Bar at the Buckingham Hotel.

Despite my initial dismay at the hotel prices, I quickly warmed to the bar, with its friendly service and range of beers. First I tried a pint of RCH Anniversary B i t t e r , 4.5% and £2.50 a pint. This w a s followed by a pint o f Trossachs C r a f t Brewery Spring Gold, same strength and price, and a half of North Yorkshire Gold, at 4.3%. All the beers were well kept.

Heading back to the Market place I caught the bus to Monyash, where I visited the Bulls Head for the first time. Starting on a half of Tetley Mild at £1.00 a pint, I also tried a pint of Shaw’s Best Bitter, 4% and £2.15 a pint. Out next for the bus to Chelmorton, and the Church Inn, a pub I’d not been in for a while, where I also had Shaw’s, Ladysmith Pale, 4.5% and £2.20 a pint. Here I learnt that my intended first stop, the Plough at Flagg, had recently closed and was up for sale, which doesn’t bode well for it’s future as a village local. The Shaw’s here was good enough to warrant another quick half, before I walked over to Taddington in the sunshine. As I had come out at the Waterloo on the A6, I popped in for a quick half of Robinson’s Old Stockport, 3.4% and 90p a half, b e f o r e heading up the road through the village to the Q u e e n s Arms.

Here I had a pint ofCopper Dragon 18.16 at £2.10 a pint, before stepping outside to await the TransPeak service. Frustratingly, this service never turned up, and being past 17.00 I had no way of contacting them to find out just how late this service was, so had to walk back out onto the A6 to catch the X18 to Bakewell. Thanks to the Queens Arms for the use of their phone though.

In Bakewell I tried another new venue, the Rutland Hotel, where I got to try a pint of Peak Ales Swift Nick, 3.8%, and £2.50 a pint. I dread to think how much the Landlord would have cost.

Out next for the bus to Matlock, where I went in the Crown for a half of Smiles Bristol IPA, 5% and 80p a half. From here I caught the bus to Milford and visited the King William, the first time since Leadmill brewery took it over. Here there were 7 beers on tap – up to 11 at other times – and I started with the Archers SSB, 5% at £2.00 a pint. I was mighty glad of the pork pie and pickle for 50p, and after filling up on a couple I opted for a pint of Leadmill ESM, the King William house beer, 6% and also £2.00 a pint.

Back into Derby for 22.10 I had just enough time to nip round to the Brunswick for half of their Station Porter, 4.3% and £1.00 a half, before the 22.42 train home. A single Derbyshire Wayfarer costs £7.50, and got me to 10 pubs to try 14 different beers.