In reply to deacondeacon:
> I can't remember what time we got home but it was in the height of summer so if we managed to climb until ten then we would have been home about 12.30.
Sterling effort!
> I honestly don't remember the long drives ever being an issue, unless there was some serious delays, and London to the Peak really isn't that far, we lived in Sutton and it'd rarely take more than 2.5 hours to the Peak.
I have heard these sorts of claims but have very rarely managed to make it up in less than three hours.
> And as for not going on Southern Sandstone in the evening, you should be ashamed
I know, terrible! I'm never quite convinced it's worth the effort for an evening...