The Peak District
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Probably the most fun way to explore the Peak District is by the 58 bus from Macclesfield (known as the gateway to the Peak District) to the 1000 ft above sea level spa town of Buxton , then on to the pretty stone built village of Bakewell . A bus ride along the Cat and Fiddle pass best illustrates the contrast between the rolling orchards of the lower hills and the bleak heather covered Pennine mountains and peat-bogged moorland of the higher peaks along one of the most dangerous roads in England.
The bus will stop at request at the Cat and Fiddle pub, which, at the top of a 1700 feet mountain on the Cheshire / Derbyshire border, is the second highest pub in Britain. Every few months it is possible to book helicopter rides over the mountains surrounding the pub. From here it is possible to walk for hours in total solitude except for sheep, hawks, hares and the occasional paraglider. But beware of moorland fires in Summer and quick heavy snowstorms in Winter. For light snacks and delicious homemade cakes check out the tea rooms (on the left before the pub on the bus) with its views over the aptly named peak, Tegg's nose, and the medieval Macclesfield Forest.
Having splashed my way across Wessenden Moor via the paving slabs and wooden slats of the Pennine Way , I have to advise only exploring the northern tors of the Peak District in a drought. For experienced walkers, a good circular route starts from the car park at Wessenden Head lake on the Marsden Moor Estate , the most northern part of the Peak District between Manchester and Huddersfield . There a boggy footpath leads to Butterley Reservoir past its extraordinary water steps and lakes to the 1600 ft high tor of Black Hill, then follow the Pennine Way back to the carpark. This famous 250 mile long footpath starts in Edale in the south of the Peak District and goes past Kinder Scout, the National Park's highest peak, with it's surprisingly bizarre summit landscape northerly through the Pennines (often referred to the backbone of England) all the way to Scotland.
Other Peak District attractions include the stately home Chatsworth House , a network of large caves at Castleton , remains of a Roman settlement in Hope Valley and stone circles including the bronze age barrow and stone circle Arbor Low , also known as the Stonehenge of the north.
- Bateman’s Mill Country Hotel & Restaurant, Chesterfield, Derbyshire
- Best Western Moorside Grange Hotel & Spa, Stockport, Greater Manchester
- Biggin Hall, Buxton, Derbyshire
- Boars Head Hotel, Ashbourne, Derbyshire
- Cavendish Hotel, Baslow, Derbyshire
- Charles Cotton Hotel, Buxton, Derbyshire
- East Lodge Country House Hotel, Matlock, Derbyshire
- Fischer's Baslow Hall, Baslow, Derbyshire
- George Hotel, Hathersage, Derbyshire
- Hanover International Hotel & Club, Ashbourne, Derbyshire
- Izaak Walton Hotel, Ashbourne, Derbyshire
- Lee Wood Hotel, Buxton, Derbyshire
- Losehill House Hotel, Hope Valley, Derbyshire
- Makeney Hall Hotel, Derby, Derbyshire
- Midland Hotel, Derby, Derbyshire
- Old Hall Hotel, Buxton, Derbyshire
- Palace Hotel, Buxton, Derbyshire
- Peacock at Rowsley, Matlock, Derbyshire
- Peveril of the Peak Hotel, Ashbourne, Derbyshire
- Red House Country Hotel & Restaurant, Matlock, Derbyshire
- Riber Hall, Matlock, Derbyshire
- Ringwood Hall Hotel, Chesterfield, Derbyshire
- Riverside House, Ashford-in-the-Water, Derbyshire
- Rutland Arms Hotel, Bakewell, Derbyshire
- Santo's Higham Farm Hotel, Higham, Derbyshire
- Shottle Hall Country House Hotel, Shottle, Derbyshire
- The Derbyshire, Derby, Derbyshire
- Whitworth Park Hotel, Matlock, Derbyshire
- Wind in the Willows Hotel, Glossop, Derbyshire
- Alison House, Matlock, Derbyshire
- Alison Park Hotel, Buxton, Derbyshire
- Biggin Hall, Buxton, Derbyshire
- Buckinghams Hotel and Restaurant with One Table, Chesterfield, Derbyshire
- Cannon Croft, Hathersage, Derbyshire
- Cressbrook Hall & Cottages, Buxton, Derbyshire
- Croft Cottages, Bakewell, Derbyshire
- Dog & Partridge Country Inn, Ashbourne, Derbyshire
- Four Seasons, Castleton, Derbyshire
- Grendon Guest House, Buxton, Derbyshire
- Holmefield Guest House, Matlock, Derbyshire
- Hungry Bentley Barn, Ashbourne, Derbyshire
- Lion Hotel, Belper, Derbyshire
- Maynard Arms, Grindleford, Derbyshire
- Old Station House, Rowsley, Derbyshire
- Robertswood Country House Bed & Breakfast, Matlock, Derbyshire
- Sunnybank, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire
- Swiss House, Castleton, Derbyshire
- The Ashford Arms, Bakewell, Derbyshire
- The Old Lock-Up, Matlock, Derbyshire
- Turlow Bank, Ashbourne, Derbyshire
- Underleigh House, Hope Valley, Derbyshire
- Valley View B&B, Hope Valley, Derbyshire
- Windy Harbour Farm Hotel, Glossop, Derbyshire
- Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese Inn, Buxton, Derbyshire
- Yew Tree Cottage, Matlock, Derbyshire
- Calke Abbey, Derby, Derbyshire
- Caudwell's Mill, Matlock, Derbyshire
- Crich Tramway Village, Matlock, Derbyshire
- Eyam Hall, Hope Valley, Derbyshire
- Eyam Museum, Hope Valley, Derbyshire
- Haddon Hall, Bakewell, Derbyshire
- Heights of Abraham Cable Cars, Caverns & Hilltop Park, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire
- High Peak Trail, Middleton by Wirksworth, Derbyshire
- Lea Gardens, Matlock, Derbyshire
- Peak Cavern, Castleton, Derbyshire
- Speedwell Cavern, Hope Valley, Derbyshire
- Tissington Hall, Ashbourne, Derbyshire
- Ullswater Steamers, Glenridding, Cumbria
- Cottages in Derbyshire, Countywide, Derbyshire
- Cressbrook Hall & Cottages, Buxton, Derbyshire
- Darwin Lake, Matlock, Derbyshire
- Haddon Hall, Bakewell, Derbyshire
- Hallishaw Cote sleeps 8, Birch Vale, Derbyshire
- Holiday Cottages In Derbyshire, Ashbourne, Derbyshire
- Knockerdown Farm Cottages, Ashbourne, Derbyshire
- Middle Cottage, Eyam, Derbyshire
- Mill Farm Holiday Cottages, Barlow, Derbyshire
- National Trust Cottages, Ashbourne, Derbyshire
- Offcote Grange Cottage Holidays, Ashbourne, Derbyshire
- Ringwood Hall Hotel, Chesterfield, Derbyshire
- Shatton Hall Farm Cottages, Hope Valley, Derbyshire
- Wye-House, Buxton, Derbyshire
- Boars Head Hotel, Ashbourne, Derbyshire
- Dog & Partridge Country Inn, Ashbourne, Derbyshire
- George Hotel, Hathersage, Derbyshire
- Lion Hotel, Belper, Derbyshire
- Maynard Arms, Grindleford, Derbyshire
- Millstone Inn, Hathersage, Derbyshire
- Peacock at Rowsley, Matlock, Derbyshire
- Rutland Arms Hotel, Bakewell, Derbyshire
- The Ashford Arms, Bakewell, Derbyshire
- Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese Inn, Buxton, Derbyshire
- Yorkshire Bridge Inn, Hope Valley, Derbyshire
- Shatton Hall Farm Cottages, Hope Valley, Derbyshire
- Days Hotel Derby, Derby, Derbyshire
- Days Inn Donington, Derby, Derbyshire
- Legacy Aston Court Hotel Derby, Derby, Derbyshire
- Cannon Croft, Hathersage, Derbyshire
- Grendon Guest House, Buxton, Derbyshire
- Holmefield Guest House, Matlock, Derbyshire
- Millstone Inn, Hathersage, Derbyshire
- Old Station House, Rowsley, Derbyshire
- Robertswood Country House Bed & Breakfast, Matlock, Derbyshire
- Sunnybank, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire
- Swiss House, Castleton, Derbyshire
- The Old Lock-Up, Matlock, Derbyshire
- Turlow Bank, Ashbourne, Derbyshire
- Underleigh House, Hope Valley, Derbyshire
- Valley View B&B, Hope Valley, Derbyshire
- Windy Harbour Farm Hotel, Glossop, Derbyshire
- Yew Tree Cottage, Matlock, Derbyshire
- Yorkshire Bridge Inn, Hope Valley, Derbyshire
- Bateman’s Mill Country Hotel & Restaurant, Chesterfield, Derbyshire
- Biggin Hall, Buxton, Derbyshire
- Boars Head Hotel, Ashbourne, Derbyshire
- Cavendish Hotel, Baslow, Derbyshire
- East Lodge Country House Hotel, Matlock, Derbyshire
- Fischer's Baslow Hall, Baslow, Derbyshire
- George Hotel, Hathersage, Derbyshire
- Izaak Walton Hotel, Ashbourne, Derbyshire
- Losehill House Hotel, Hope Valley, Derbyshire
- Midland Hotel, Derby, Derbyshire
- Millstone Inn, Hathersage, Derbyshire
- Peacock at Rowsley, Matlock, Derbyshire
- Red House Country Hotel & Restaurant, Matlock, Derbyshire
- Ringwood Hall Hotel, Chesterfield, Derbyshire
- Santo's Higham Farm Hotel, Higham, Derbyshire
- The Ashford Arms, Bakewell, Derbyshire
- Wind in the Willows Hotel, Glossop, Derbyshire
- Yorkshire Bridge Inn, Hope Valley, Derbyshire
- Cottages in Derbyshire, Countywide, Derbyshire
- Cressbrook Hall & Cottages, Buxton, Derbyshire
- Darwin Lake, Matlock, Derbyshire
- Haddon Hall, Bakewell, Derbyshire
- Holiday Cottages In Derbyshire, Ashbourne, Derbyshire
- Knockerdown Farm Cottages, Ashbourne, Derbyshire
- Middle Cottage, Eyam, Derbyshire
- Mill Farm Holiday Cottages, Barlow, Derbyshire
- National Trust Cottages, Ashbourne, Derbyshire
- Offcote Grange Cottage Holidays, Ashbourne, Derbyshire
- Shatton Hall Farm Cottages, Hope Valley, Derbyshire
- Bateman’s Mill Country Hotel & Restaurant, Chesterfield, Derbyshire
- Boars Head Hotel, Ashbourne, Derbyshire
- George Hotel, Hathersage, Derbyshire
- Millstone Inn, Hathersage, Derbyshire
- Peacock at Rowsley, Matlock, Derbyshire
- Rutland Arms Hotel, Bakewell, Derbyshire
- The Ashford Arms, Bakewell, Derbyshire
- Yorkshire Bridge Inn, Hope Valley, Derbyshire
- Izaak Walton Hotel, Ashbourne, Derbyshire
- Losehill House Hotel, Hope Valley, Derbyshire
- Midland Hotel, Derby, Derbyshire
- Ringwood Hall Hotel, Chesterfield, Derbyshire
- Tissington Hall, Ashbourne, Derbyshire
- Biggin Hall, Buxton, Derbyshire
- Crich Tramway Village, Matlock, Derbyshire
- Fischer's Baslow Hall, Baslow, Derbyshire
- Losehill House Hotel, Hope Valley, Derbyshire
- Tissington Hall, Ashbourne, Derbyshire
- Wind in the Willows Hotel, Glossop, Derbyshire
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