Visit the Peak District and Derbyshire!
There’s always plenty to do the Peak District and Derbyshire, whether you’re uncovering the secrets of the ancient custom of well dressing, participating in a National Park Ranger guided walk, swinging high above the Derwent Valley on a cable car ride at the Heights of Abraham or having fun with the whole family at Alton Towers!
Whatever your interest, you’ll find a huge range of events available, from walking festivals, sheep dog trials and country shows to farmers’ markets, art exhibitions, music festivals, culinary demonstrations or even woodland laser quest in the National Forest!
Don’t miss the regular concerts and events at stately homes such as Chatsworth or Calke Abbey, the joys of the famous opera house at Buxton or the annual food fair and historic re-enactments at Bolsover Castle. Use the search panel on the left to find attractions and make your break in the Peak District and Derbyshire truly memorable!
Travelling north from the rolling farmland and the National Forest in the south of the county, you first reach the limestone plateau – here, hedges and fields give way to drystone walls and deeply incised, verdant river valleys and dales – this is the White Peak.
Continuing north eventually brings you to the Edges – the start of high gritstone moorland which sits in an arc across the top of the limestone. This is the Dark Peak – a wild and barren landscape punctuated by weathered tors towering over heather moorland – an area which changes dramatically with local weather and light conditions, but one which has a powerful, stark beauty.
Across this varied landscape lies the Peak District National Park, Britain’s first created National Park. There are few areas in this country where you can see such varied landscape within just a few miles.
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