Rainy-day ideas

The Peak District when it rains

10 indoor places from our the Peak District guide, grouped by area. Tagged by type of place (museums, galleries, theatres, libraries and similar), so check opening times and booking with each venue. Month-by-month weather

Indoor options by area

Hathersage, Longshaw & Eyam (3)

Bakewell, Haddon & Monsal (2)

Buxton & the Northern Peak (2)

Castleton, Hope Valley & Edale (1)

Dovedale, Ashbourne & the White Peak South (1)

Matlock Bath, Matlock & the Derwent Valley (1)

Dry or bright day? Outdoor picks

The same tagging in reverse: 25 parks, gardens, streets, bridges, viewpoints and similar places that are best when it is dry.

Dovedale, Ashbourne & the White Peak South (7)

Bakewell, Haddon & Monsal (6)

Buxton & the Northern Peak (3)

Castleton, Hope Valley & Edale (3)

Hathersage, Longshaw & Eyam (3)

Matlock Bath, Matlock & the Derwent Valley (3)

Places are tagged from their type and a short list of manual overrides (src/data/weather-fit.json). Anything we cannot place with confidence, such as colleges, castles and mixed sites, is not listed. This is not a weather forecast.

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