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Gritstone edge
Stanage Edge
Gritstone escarpment north of Hathersage, famous for climbing; its highest point, High Neb, is 458 metres.
A mini guide to
Hathersage, Longshaw & Eyam
Gritstone edges, Padley Gorge and the Eyam plague village on the eastern side of the Peak
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1 / 7Welcome to the area
Gritstone edges, Padley Gorge and the Eyam plague village on the eastern side of the Peak
Hathersage is a village on the River Derwent in the Hope Valley, with Stanage Edge, a gritstone escarpment known for climbing, a couple of miles to the north. Higger Tor and the Iron Age hill fort of Carl Wark lie on the moor to the east, and the Longshaw Estate, a National Trust area of moorland, woodland and farmland, sits between Hathersage and Grindleford.
Grindleford has a station that gives immediate access to Padley Gorge, a wooded valley along Burbage Brook, and Padley Chapel stands on the site of the former Padley Hall. Eyam, a few miles south, is a village in the National Park with a museum devoted to its plague story. Froggatt Edge and the other gritstone edges run south towards Baslow.
Highlights
Start here
If you only have a few hours, these are good places to begin.
Village
Hathersage
Village and civil parish in the Peak District, just north of the River Derwent.
National Trust estate
Longshaw Estate
Moorland, woodland and farmland in the National Park, with remains of Bronze Age and medieval settlement.
Wooded valley
Padley Gorge
Deep wooded valley of Burbage Brook, one of the furthest inland examples of temperate rainforest in the UK.
Chapel
Padley Chapel
Grade I listed chapel in Grindleford on the site of the former Padley Hall.
Hill fort
Carl Wark
Rocky promontory on Hathersage Moor with a prehistoric embankment, interpreted as an Iron Age hill fort.
Find your way
On the map
The map shows Hathersage, Longshaw & Eyam and the streets around it. The Getting there page lists nearby stops and stations.
Insider tips
Before you go
1
Train to Padley Gorge
Grindleford station is the start of the Padley Gorge walk, which follows Burbage Brook through woodland described as temperate rainforest.
2
Climbing country
Stanage Edge is famous for rock climbing, and Froggatt, Curbar and Baslow Edges continue the gritstone line to the south.
3
Longshaw and the moors
Carl Wark and Higger Tor are on the moor east of Hathersage, close to the National Trust's Longshaw Estate.
4
Eyam's plague story
Eyam Museum is known as the Eyam Plague Museum; check its website for opening arrangements.
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- Hathersage, Longshaw & Eyam (area photo): Neil Theasby, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Stanage Edge: Dave Pickersgill, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Hathersage: DAVID M GOODWIN, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Longshaw Estate: Robrocket82, CC BY 4.0, source
- Padley Gorge: Gregory Deryckère, CC BY 2.5, source
- Padley Chapel: Chris Morgan, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Carl Wark: polandeze, CC BY 2.0, source
- Higger Tor: Oosoom at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Burbage Rocks: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Froggatt Edge: John Fielding, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Grindleford: Andrew Abbott, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Eyam: Jon Bennett, CC BY 2.0, source
- Eyam Museum: Brian Deegan, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- St Lawrence's Church, Eyam: Michael Garlick, 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
- 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
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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