One place that never fails to give me happiness is the Druid Caves up Birchover in the Peak District.

It’s a collection of local gritsone rocks that were carved in the 18th century by Thomas Eyre, he fashioned them to reflect his passion of druid order, he himself was a member of Ancient Order of Druids, and hoped to bring people to the area to see them, and use them in their spiritual ways.

Man made or not, it’s a stunning place, and it certainly does bring people to the area to enjoy them, so mission accomplished.

There are areas to climb, to boulder, and sit on, or even climb inside and take shelter. Your imagination can run wild here, a perfect place to be inspired and let the child inside run free.

Some are a squeeze to crawl into, but not all of them, one even has a spy hole we had great fun shining lights at each other.

We sit up here for our sandwiches and look out to the views, listening to the glorious birdsong and scampering squirrels. It’s as close to heaven as you can get.