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Castle
Peveril Castle
Ruined 11th-century castle above Castleton, founded by William Peverel between the Norman Conquest and the Domesday Survey.
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Castleton, Hope Valley & Edale: things to do
Places worth your time in Castleton, Hope Valley & Edale
Top places
Things to do in Castleton, Hope Valley & Edale
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Show cave
Peak Cavern
Show cave known as the Devil's Arse, with the largest natural cave entrance in Britain.
Show cave
Speedwell Cavern
Former lead-miners' passage below Winnats Pass, entered by a long staircase and visited by boat.
Show cave
Blue John Cavern
One of Castleton's four show caves, and one of two places where Blue John stone is still excavated.
Show cave
Treak Cliff Cavern
Show cave in a Site of Special Scientific Interest, the other source of Blue John stone.
Hill
Mam Tor
Hill of 517 metres whose name means 'mother hill', shaped by frequent landslips on its eastern face.
Limestone gorge
Winnats Pass
Hill pass and limestone gorge west of Castleton; the name comes from 'wind gates'.
Moorland plateau
Kinder Scout
Moorland plateau and National Nature Reserve; at 636 metres it is the highest point in the Peak District.
Village
Edale
Village at the foot of Kinder Scout and the northern starting point of the Pennine Way.
Ridge pass
Hollins Cross
Lowest point on the Great Ridge between Mam Tor and Lose Hill, on the old route from Edale to Hope.
Hill
Lose Hill
Eastern end of the Great Ridge, which runs west over Mam Tor to Rushup Edge.
Reservoir
Ladybower Reservoir
Large Y-shaped reservoir, the lowest of the three in the Upper Derwent Valley.
Reservoir
Derwent Reservoir
Middle reservoir of the three in the Upper Derwent Valley, between Howden and Ladybower.
Limestone valley
Cave Dale
Dry limestone valley rising from Castleton, with a viewpoint back down the dale to Peveril Castle.
Church
St Edmund's Church
Grade II* listed parish church in the centre of Castleton.
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Bakewell, Haddon & Monsal
A market town on the Wye with Haddon Hall, Chatsworth nearby and the Monsal Trail
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13 sights · 8 places to eat
Matlock Bath, Matlock & the Derwent Valley
A gorge village with a cable car, and Arkwright's mills in a World Heritage valley
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13 sights · 5 places to eat
Dovedale, Ashbourne & the White Peak South
The River Dove's stepping stones, rail trails and the market town of Ashbourne
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- Castleton, Hope Valley & Edale (area photo): Peter Barr, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Peveril Castle: Darren Copley from Sheffield, CC BY 2.0, source
- Peak Cavern: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Speedwell Cavern: Chris Page, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Blue John Cavern: The original uploader was Espresso Addict at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Treak Cliff Cavern: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Mam Tor: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Winnats Pass: Jonathan Clitheroe, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Kinder Scout: Steven Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Edale: Martin Richard Phelan, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Hollins Cross: Raymond Knapman, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Lose Hill: Brianej at English Wikipedia, Public domain, source
- Ladybower Reservoir: Anthony Parkes, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Derwent Reservoir: The original uploader was Year1989 at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.5, source
- Cave Dale: Mick Knapton at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- St Edmund's Church: Elisa.rolle, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bakewell, Haddon & Monsal: Kmtextor, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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