Today was the day of my quiz team's previously postponed excursion to Buxton. We were going there to meet up with our old pal Danny and have a handsome lunch with a few beers. Mike's wife Jill kindly offered to drive us out there. She said she would be perfectly happy just toddling round Buxton's shops.
I was picked up at 11.45. There are other ways to get to Buxton but Jill decided to drive along The Hope Valley and then up through Winnat's Pass - shown in the top picture thanks to Google Streetview. However, as Robbie Burns wrote, “The best laid schemes of mice and men go aft astray" and sure enough, Winnat's Pass was closed because of road works. This meant we had to turn around and follow a detour via Bradwell and Peak Forest.
Consequently, we arrived a few minutes late at the highly recommended pub restaurant "Lubens" shown above. We had reserved a table. Beers were quaffed, happy flowing conversation occurred and our meals were duly consumed. My lunch was good but not especially memorable. I would just about give it ★★★★ out of five. I had steak pie with chips (American: fries), broccoli, red cabbage and gravy - it was the day's "special". This was followed by sticky toffee pudding with vanilla ice cream.
Afterwards, we crossed the town's marketplace to visit "The New Inn" - shown above. Actually, the Streetview image is a bit dated as the pub enjoyed a major refurbishment just this year. Inside, it was lovely and welcoming. A log fire was burning merrily in the fireplace. Buxton is the highest market town in England and the air temperature is always two or three degrees colder there than it is in Sheffield so that fire was just the job on a chilly afternoon in December.
Jill arrived after her shopping expedition and had half a pint of "Cruzcampo" Spanish beer with us before we headed back to the big city via Taddington and Ashford-in-the-Water. By the way, all the food we ate and the drinks we sank were paid for with past pub quiz winnings!
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