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Around the Peak District

The Derbyshire Peak District has long been renowned as a place of

beauty, becoming the country’s first national park in 1949. Despite

being in the heart of industrialized England, the area’s villages and

towns have a remote feel and retain an individuality often lost

elsewhere – within minutes of parking the car, visitors can be

exploring secluded valleys, or striding up over hills with

fabulous views. The Peak District divides in two, between

the limestone “White Peak” to the south, where water

has scooped out the soft rock into deep caves and

sheltered valleys, and the “Dark Peak” north of

Buxton, where the harder millstone grit has

created a dramatic landscape of ridges

and windswept moorland.

BACK ROADS GREAT BRITAIN

ACTIVITIES

Cycle along the beautiful Tissington Trail from Ashbourne

Walk through amazing Peak District scenery at Ilam

Take the waters at the handsome spa town of Buxton

Hike the Pennine Way, or at least part of it, from Edale

Climb down into Castleton’s watery caverns to see the

area’s unique blue minerals

Get lost in the maze at Chatsworth and marvel at the sheer

grandeur of the country house and gardens

Feast on an original Bakewell Pudding and other goodies

on a stroll around Bakewell’s shops and markets

Travel back in time to the Middle Ages at Haddon Hall

Look down on the world from the cable car at Matlock Bath

Above Typical Peak District scenery on the lovely

road to Edale, see p173