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Stately home
Chatsworth
Seat of the Duke of Devonshire, home of the Cavendish family since 1549, beside the River Derwent.
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Bakewell, Haddon & Monsal: things to do
Places worth your time in Bakewell, Haddon & Monsal
Top places
Things to do in Bakewell, Haddon & Monsal
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Medieval manor house
Haddon Hall
Manor house on the River Wye near Bakewell, with parts dating from the 11th to the 17th centuries.
Museum
Bakewell Old House Museum
16th-century yeoman's house with a museum on the house and the lives of people in Bakewell.
Church
All Saints' Church
Grade I listed parish church of Bakewell.
Bridge
Bakewell Bridge
Grade I listed stone arch bridge over the River Wye, also a scheduled monument.
Viewpoint
Monsal Head
Viewpoint over Monsal Dale, a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the White Peak.
Rail trail
Monsal Trail
Walking, cycling and horse-riding trail of about 8.5 miles on a former Midland Railway line, opened in 1981.
Lead mine
Magpie Mine
Well-preserved disused lead mine near Sheldon; the walled enclosure of five mines is a Scheduled Monument.
Valley
Lathkill Dale
Valley of the River Lathkill, which rises from springs below Lathkill Head Cave.
Estate village
Edensor
Village in Chatsworth Park, largely owned by the Cavendish family, whose members are buried at St Peter's Church.
Village
Ashford in the Water
Village on the River Wye, two miles north-west of Bakewell.
Village
Baslow
Village on the River Derwent, just over a mile north of Chatsworth House.
Gritstone edge
Curbar Edge
Gritstone escarpment above Curbar, a significant rock-climbing venue within the National Park.
Village
Great Longstone
Village in the Derbyshire Dales near Monsal Head, with Little Longstone nearby.
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A gorge village with a cable car, and Arkwright's mills in a World Heritage valley
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The River Dove's stepping stones, rail trails and the market town of Ashbourne
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Hathersage, Longshaw & Eyam
Gritstone edges, Padley Gorge and the Eyam plague village on the eastern side of the Peak
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- Bakewell, Haddon & Monsal (area photo): Kmtextor, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Chatsworth: Rprof, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Haddon Hall: Jeff Buck, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Bakewell Old House Museum: Elisa.rolle, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- All Saints' Church: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Bakewell Bridge: Kmtextor, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Monsal Head: Ian Rob, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Monsal Trail: Jonathan Thacker, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Magpie Mine: Peter Barr, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Lathkill Dale: Douglal, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Edensor: Nessy, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ashford in the Water: Derek Voller, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Baslow: Jonathan Clitheroe, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Curbar Edge: Neil Theasby, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Great Longstone: Dave Dunford, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Matlock Bath, Matlock & the Derwent Valley: Janine Forbes., CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Dovedale, Ashbourne & the White Peak South: Paul Albertella from Manchester, UK, CC BY 2.0, source
- Hathersage, Longshaw & Eyam: Neil Theasby, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Buxton & the Northern Peak: Eugene Birchall, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Castleton, Hope Valley & Edale: Peter Barr, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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