The terrace at Morridge View, with views across farmland at Lane Head

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Stories from Lane Head Farm

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The "Welcome to Peak Wildlife Park" sign painted on the barn at the entrance

Family Days Out · 31 August 2026

Alice meets the locals at Peak Wildlife Park

Angela, Vicki and Alice spent the day at Peak Wildlife Park near Leek — wallabies, lemurs and deer close enough to touch, and one five-year-old who still had energy for a headstand by the time they got home.

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Driving through Winnats Pass towards Castleton on a grey Peak District day

Family Days Out · 29 August 2026

Ben & Alice go underground at Speedwell Cavern

Ben and Alice headed off to Speedwell Cavern in Castleton for the afternoon — helmets, underground tunnels, a boat trip through the old mine workings, and a very Peak District drive through Winnats Pass.

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A walker approaching Thor's Cave in the Manifold Valley

Walks · 25 August 2026

Our first Peak District walk: Thor's Cave, tired legs and a tactical retreat

Five months after moving here, Jason finally went for a proper walk — up to Thor's Cave from Wetton Mill, defeated by elevation rather than distance, and rescued by two pints and Hartington cheese.

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The approach to Lane Head Farm, with the Lane Head Barns sign and Morridge View beyond

History · 21 August 2026

The farm that helped cancel the third world's debt

Before either barn existed, Lane Head Farm was worked by a Keele University politics lecturer who went on to found Jubilee 2000 — the campaign that persuaded the world's richest nations to write off billions in debt.

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