Walking in the Peak District

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Summary

The Peak District of Derbyshire offers some of the finest walking in England, with its distinctive limestone-scarred landscape of rolling hills and wooded dales. Bracing walks in the morning are complemented by stimulating visits in the afternoon featuring the historic houses and natural wonders of the region.

The first of our walks takes us from Bakewell to Chatsworth House, Derbyshire’s jewel in the crown, through wonderful woodland and peaceful pastures with far reaching views to the peaks beyond. The next day we can expect gentle gradients as we walk along the trackbed of a former railway line to Bakewell and beside the River Derwent to Haddon Hall, a romantic and historic property with a lovely rose garden. Our final walk takes us from the village of Eyam, which famously ‘self-isolated’ during the plague years of the 16th century, over heather-covered moors into the deep and sheltered valley of Bretton Clough and an idyllic (and no doubt very welcome) country pub. In the afternoon we venture underground at the Blue John Cavern where beautiful blue semi-precious gemstones were once mined.

A good degree of mobility is required to get the most from this tour.