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The Peak District
was the first National Park to be set
up in the United Kingdom. It comprises
many square miles of exquisite natural
beauty.
Mountains, gorges, streams,
rivers, lakes and valleys, pretty stone
villages, hill farms and stone walls have
been carefully preserved for the enjoyment
of outdoor life.
For the active, walking,
hiking, horse riding and trekking, rock
climbing and cycling are abundantly
available to suit all expectations. Do
not forget the walking boots or be prepared
to hire. Cycles can be hired locally and
used on the famous Tissington
Trail.
All walks are well
sign- posted – we provide the maps.
If you just want to relax, we’ll
offer suggestions for quiet spots where
nature and the elements can wash over
you.
The mountains of the
Peak District are either sandstone or
limestone. In times afore minerals were
mined such as lead and silver. There are
still a number of quarries and one or
two fluorspar mines.
Well Dressings
are a particular feature of the Derbyshire
Villages in the Summer months when they
are dressed with intricate pictures of
flowers and blessed in a local ceremony.
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The
Peak District
is accessed from
the M1 Motorway
through Exit
29 via
Chesterfield. Follow
the signs to Baslow
and Chatsworth House
from Chesterfield
city centre. From
the M6 Motorway
exit to Buxton through
Stoke-on-Trent and
follow the signs
for Bakewell.
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When you carefully inspect
the cottages, farms and stonewalls in
surrounding fields they will reflect the
local sandstone or limestone.
Numerous Old Stately
Homes such as Chatsworth House,
Haddon Hall and
Eyam Hall are open daily throughout
most of the year offering a fare of conducted
tours, music, concerts and festivals and
country fares.
An endless list of cottage
cookeries, pubs, restaurants and fine
dining in historic places savours all
palates. Country Stores sell ingredients
or whole meals for party cook-ins.
The most important small
market towns and villages are Bakewell,
Hathersage, Ashbourne, Eyam, Tideswell,
Castleton, Foolow, Ashford-in-Water, Hartington
and Buxton Spa Town.
If you would like to
check
availability or make an
enquiry on this, or any other
of our superb Heritage Holiday
Homes, please contact us here |
