THE MAGAZINE 



O F 



HORTICULTURE. 



APRIL, 1845. 



ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. 



Art. I. Notes arid Recollections of a Tour through part of 

 England, Scotland atid France, m the autumn of 1844. 

 By the Editor. 



(^Continued from page 96.) 



Matlock, August 23d. — The distance from Chatsworth is 

 about ten or twelve miles. After leaving Baslow, for several 

 miles the road winds through the park and grounds of the 

 Duke of Devonshire ; but, save what little we could see of 

 the scenery, as the moon occasionally cast a dim light through 

 the fleecy clouds, our ride afforded us but little gratification. 

 Two hours brought us to the village of Matlock, where we 

 found lodgings for the night. 



Matlock is one of the most romantic spots in Derbyshire, 

 and has long been noted for its baths, which are celebrated 

 for their invigorating qualities. To the tourist, and especially 

 to the geologist, it is one of the most interesting^places. It is 

 situated in a gorge of rocks, whose almost perpendicular sides 

 rise to the height of three hundred feet ; through the vale 

 thus formed, along the base of one of the cliffs, flows the 

 river Derwent ; and on the other side of the road, which bor- 

 ders the river, are situated the dwellings, many of them inns 

 for the accommodation of the many strangers who visit the 

 town for its picturesque beauty, or remain to receive the ben- 

 efit of its baths. 



Having an hour or two to spare, we devoted the time to 

 a visit to the celebrated Cumberland cavern, several hundred 

 yards deep, and afterwards ascended to the top of the highest 

 clifl^, locally called " Abraham's Seat." From this point, a 



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